In “Burkholder,” the latest old age comedy from Bainbridge Island director Taylor Guterson, wandering tongues are the source of humor.
The Community Partners award was given at Tillicum Middle School, where site activities coordinator Jonathan George received it on behalf of the organization in front of an audience of students in “Club Jubilee.” The club currently operates athletic and academic programs in seven middle schools and one elementary.
Sarah Rose Davis, the actress who plays Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s production of “Funny Girl,” demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center’s electrophysiology program is using new pressure feedback technology to increase success in a procedure to cure atrial fibrillation.
Education agency Eastside Pathways has set a goal for 100 percent of third-grade students to read at grade level by 2016.
The show will feature the BC Jazz Band and BC Jazz Band Combo, cultivated from Music 106 and Music 206 students, directed by Jim Sisko.
Partially presented against the backdrop of the mixed martial arts ban in New York state, the narrative follows several “fight pastors” and Christian fighters as they deal with the juxtaposition of loving thy neighbor and the love of violent sport.
The ending of this Franco-Austrian picture comes suddenly and ambiguously, but the ride is what makes it worthwhile.
Odle Middle School’s chess team took ninth place at United States Chess Federation’s Junior High Chess Championship, held the last weekend of April in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amrita Ram, 16, was awarded — “Without hesitation,” judge Tanya Fraioli said — first place for Fresh Steps, a company working on the development of flooring that can generate supplemental electricity for high traffic buildings.
Davis will debut in her first professional leading role May 15 when she appears as Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s production of “Funny Girl.” The musical is loosely based on the life of the vaudevillian singer and actress, focusing on her early fame and romance with Nick Arnstein, a professional gambler and white collar criminal.
Chinook Middle School staff will return to their home campus on Clyde Hill at the end of June, after operating out of the Ringdall Junior High campus in the Newport Hills neighborhood. In preparation of an anticipated influx of new students, administrators are asking the families of expected Chinook students — the campus serves students graduating from the Clyde Hill, Medina, Enatai and Woodridge elementary schools — to register between now and the end of June.
Prosecutors will recommend the mandatory minimum of five years imprisonment for 30-year-old Musab Mohammed Masmari under the plea deal, though U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez could still potentially sentence him to the 20-year maximum.
Bellevue Youth Link is requesting nominations to recognize outstanding community service by young people, for the 24th annual Community Leadership Awards. The organization is searching for nominees ranging in age from grade school to high school.
The Bellevue-based club, with students from around western Washington and the Pacific Northwest, beat Hopkins Junior High to make it to the semifinals, before taking a loss to Takoma Park Middle School. JDroids Science Club of New Jersey were the ultimate victors.
The Newport High School drama department will present “Legally Blonde: The Musical” for three 7:30 p.m. performances Thursday through Saturday.
Seattle International Film Festival programmers will offer highlights, trailers and early copies of the festival guide. The festival’s programming will be released Wednesday at the SIFF press launch.
Musical theater is a format that often leans on large ensemble casts and live orchestras, winning over audiences with a show of force. A tight 90-minute show anchored by a cast of two and mostly pre-recorded instrumentals, “Shackleton” defies the rule of strength in numbers to create a no-less grand spectacle.
Five Bellevue artists have been selected for inclusion in the 11th Annual Kirkland Artist Studio Tour, a city-spanning open house of fine artists’ studio space.
A Chinook Middle School physical education teacher who was terminated for coming to work intoxicated early in 2013 will take his case to appeal Monday.
