Taste WA & Hop Scotch: This Weekend

It’s often quoted – misquoted in fact – that good ol’ Benjamin Franklin once said: “Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Actually, it appears that Benny Boy was in fact referring to wine, not beer … and, if one really wants to be technical, the rain (yeah, [...]

Chinook Bookin’ It

Around every October or so, something new hits the shelves. Fundraisers abound concerning the unleashing of this product. A product designed to build community, to encourage responsibility for how we live our lives, what we put in out mouths, and how we treat the Earth.
That product?
Why, none other than the Chinook Book. Founded some dozen [...]

A Psychoanalysis of Theology

Theatre is one of the many hedonistic pleasures in life. Far more than merely entertaining, theatre – if it’s good, that is – asks its audience members to delve deeper into their own respective hearts, minds, souls, morals, and beliefs. Theatre challenges us to test our own boundaries and, if we’re so lucky, to evolve [...]

Dine Around Days Numbered

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Can you guess?
Spring? (Well, let’s just say we can only hope.)
Taxes? (Once again, technically correct, although anything but hedonistic, unless you’re one of those accountants or tax lawyers who really loves their work.)
Dine Around Seattle?
Yup, you betcha.
Formerly known as “25 for $25″ this month-long savalicious event is [...]

A PNB Doubleheader

Like all art media, ballet is more than a form of dance, more than an expression of art through the body and its movements; it’s a way to draw out emotive responses in those who not only observe, but become drawn in and an actual part of a given performance. It’s also good to shake [...]

A TASTE of Polynesia at SAM

I know that I’ve said this many times before, but there’s just something about art. Something about the passion, the courage, the drive. Quite often driven by emotion rather than logic, art is the child of a love affair between the hopes and dreams of the artist. Such “love children,” if you will, go out [...]

TZ’s ¡Caliente! Getting Warmer

Sometimes it’s nice to just head on out and make a night of it – a little food, a little drink, some laughs … maybe even an occasional “ooh” and “ahh” every now and again.
One option just may be the latest Love, Chaos and Dinner! show at Teatro Zinzanni (TZ). (Your Hedonista recently caught a [...]

When Seeing Red is a Good Thing

We’ve all done it – seen red. Had the blood rise to our eyeballs, as it were. Become inflamed. Angry. Blinded by passions of one sort or another. (Think of the red cape in the hands of the toreador to deceive the bull, here.)
William Shakespeare may have asked “What’s in a name?” in Romeo and [...]

Five Shows Left: Pygmalion

Love them or hate them, romantic comedies are here to stay. And they’re not a recent creation, by any means. For love has captured the fascination of the entirety of humanity since there have been, well, human beings. Love can be either tragic or comedic (and, in real life, often both).
In 1912, Irish playwright George [...]

Last Week: Book-It’s Prairie Nocturne

Having dreams is one thing; actually living your dreams – or trying to, at least – is quite another. Obstacles abound: naysayers, jealous types, and people who hate for no real reason, for example. But what makes a success story a success is perseverance, tenacity, courage, and some luck.
Enter the life story of one Mr. [...]

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