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Could 'Faust' be the last full-length opera for Claudia Simpson-Jones?How much does Claudia Simpson-Jones love opera? A decade ago, she founded Opera Pacifica with her husband, tenor Robert William Corl. “Olympia didn’t have an opera company, and it should have because we have some really great singers,” she said. But being the founder means Simpson-Jones doesn’t just conduct the operas, she produces them, which is a huge endeavor.
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Olympia playwright Nick McCord's 'Good Night, Good Doctor' explores our medicated society
Although his first full-length play is a dramatic thriller, Nick McCord has spent a lot of his life making people laugh as a stand-up comedian. McCord — who is producing, co-directing and acting in the play he wrote, “Good Night, Good Doctor,” this weekend at The Midnight Sun — said, ““One of the reasons I quit stand-up comedy was that I felt limited on stage to expressing just one facet, just the funny haha stuff. ... I didn’t just want to make my audience laugh, I wanted to make them cry. I wanted to make them leave the theater talking about what they saw.”
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OLT's 'Same Time Next Year' follows couple through their once-a-year affair
“Same Time, Next Year” is a romance about a couple who carries on a once-a-year affair, sharing joys, sorrows and changing times while remaining more-or-less happily married to other people. Behind the scenes of Olympia Little Theatre’s production, opening Friday, is another love story.
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‘Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding’ lets local actors work with pros, audience be part of the action
“Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding” isn’t your usual theater production, for the audience or the actors. It’s a hilarious combination of scripted lines, improvisation and real-life drama set in a crazy Italian-American wedding, where the audience eats real cake and plays its own part. And it’s a golden opportunity for locals to work with touring pros in a play where everyone has a good time. “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding” flies by the seat of its tuxedo pants, so it’s not surprising that New York director Tony Lauria and his cast, both pros and amateurs, have an “it’ll be right on the night” attitude.
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Restaurant Inspections for May 29
Comments are taken directly from the latest Thurston County inspection reports, which are available at each food establishment and at the Thurston County Environmental Health Office. For questions concerning these reports, contact the health office at 360-867-2667.
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Garden Masters: Celebrating 40 years of the Master Gardener program
On Thursday, Kurt Laidlaw sits at Tacoma’s Broadway Farmers’ Market, advising about slugs. On Saturday, Irene Reed offers gardening wisdom to visitors at Fort Nisqually. On Tuesday, George Frey spends hours in a Puyallup demonstration garden, weeding and fixing the greenhouse. On Wednesday, Cyndy Dillon and Maureen Rinehardt man the desk at the WSU Extension’s office on Pacific Avenue, diagnosing plant problems.
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Good time to prune, aerate and fertilize
The last week of May means it is time for some pruning if you have spring flowering shrubs such as rhododendrons, forsythia, quince or viburnums that already have bloomed.
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Any time can be taco time
When salsa overtook ketchup as America’s favorite condiment in the 1990s, you had to know that “taco night” wasn’t far behind.
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Versatile egg can spruce up a brunch
You can fry them, shir them, scramble or roll them up. Is there a more versatile food at your fingertips? It’s the incredible egg, long on the upswing after its battering on the health front.
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Fresh spring flavor
It’s the season for brighter, fresher flavors. The tangy sweetness of strawberries, the tender grassiness of just-picked asparagus, the refreshing sharpness of sorrel and the spice of young garlic and onions are just what we’re longing for after the darker, heartier foods of winter.
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