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Call box by litlnemo Via Flickr: A few years ago I wrote a paper about the Stimson-Green mansion, on Seattle's First Hill... This is the old servant call box.

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Last Days of the Tsars, the west coast debut of immersive theater company Witness, will premiere February 2020 at the historic Stimson-Green Mansion in Seattle for a limited run.

A fully immersive experience, Last Days of the Tsars will plunge the audience into Imperial Russia circa 1917. Surrounded by figures such as Tsar Nicholas, Princess Anastasia, and Grigori Rasputin, audience members will be free to follow whichever characters they please throughout the evening, heeding their impulses as they explore the dark and mystical final days of the Russian Empire.

Last Days of the Tsars runs at the Stimson-Green Mansion (1204 Minor Ave.) for a limited three-week engagement from February 25th-March 15th, 2020. Space is limited for this exclusive immersive experience, which will play Tuesdays-Fridays and Sundays. For tickets and more information, go to www.witnessimmersive.com. 

Witness is a New York City-based immersive theater company. Their last show, Noirtown, premiered at the inaugural Rave Theater Festival and was hailed as "electrifying" by the New York Times. The cast of Last Days of the Tsars includes Cheyenne Bilbrey, Alana Cheshire, Ivan Guillermo, JP Hamilton, Frank Lawler, Sienna Méndez, and Annie Willis.

[thepictorialist]

Nice woodwork—Stimson-Green Mansion, Seattle, WA 2016

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Seattle Destination Wedding

After two people madly in love become engaged to one another, they must figure out the plans for the big Seattle yachts For some, getting married close to home feels like the best thing in order to keep it intimate, but for others they like to create a new experience with their family and friends by having a destination wedding, but whether the destination has a value of significance for the two love birds or it doesn't, the concept of a destination wedding is a completely different ball game than walking into the courthouse or having a reception at home.

One of the destinations for weddings that seems to be on the rise in popularity is that of Seattle, Washington. From my understanding, this is occurring because the climate of Seattle is pretty consistent year round which makes it pleasant for all guests.

Planning Your Seattle Destination Wedding

If it's a small intimate wedding or a huge grand luxurious Seattle wedding and reception for 200 friends and family members, your wedding will be memorable, and you will remember this day for eternity, so you need it to be perfect.

Seattle destination weddings are usually beautiful and pretty but they do take lot's of planning and research, as planning a destination wedding in Seattle can be very stressful, our recommendation for housing would be a Seattle vacation rental to at least have a home base to go to with a home atmosphere, plus vacation rentals in Seattle tend to be more cost effective than a hotel room. Regarding the wedding itself we do recommend working with one of the many Seattle wedding planners as they know and understand the city more than any of the research could bring to you.

Wedding Venues in Seattle For Destination Weddings

Below are some venues we feel would be great for destination weddings in Seattle or around the Seattle area.

1. The Washington Athletic Club 2. The Fairmont Olympic Hotel 3. URBAN enoteca 4. SODO Park by Herban Feast 5. Stimson Green Mansion 6. Canlis 7. Hotel 100 8. The Great Hall at Union Station 9. Bell Harbor International Conference Center

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Stimson-Green Mansion details. Tombow marker

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My life is pretty awesome! #cityliving #thegraylife (at Stimson-Green Mansion) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2z_NwgAIO_ig1a6jQFDfa7CFcTtQl9K20X_qs0/?igshid=wrl308fexp3h

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Stimson-Green Mansion Winter Wedding of Ashley and Dan.

Stimson-Green Mansion Winter Wedding of Ashley and Dan.

The Classy pinch of D&D was carefully sprinkled throughout Ashley and Dan’s Winter solstice wedding at Stimson-Green Mansion in the heart of Seattle. The bride and groom Proclmed their vows in pure dungeon master fashion with the tale of a quest for a ring where a dragon was fought for the honor of the joyful wed of two braze souls.

Venue: Stimson Green Mansion

Videographer: Michael Dyrland

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NWNW @ OTB: 16 Short Pieces Capture America in a Nutshell

By R Barron

Devoting a night to watching new work from artists you’re unfamiliar with, especially in the modern dance and performance art areas, is always a questionable proposition.  With On the Boards’ Northwest New Works (NWNW) Festival, however, you can entrust yourself in their care.  

Now in its 35th year (!!!), NWNW is an annual showcase that allows, as the name suggests, local artists to present segments of new pieces or works in development.  It serves audiences and performers alike, in a few ways: for audiences, an opportunity to view works in early stages, find artists they may otherwise not hear about, or experience formats they might normally not find themselves drawn to; and for performers, a way to reach those audiences, showcase their work, or test their pieces in development on an established stage, in a lower-stakes way.  

Whether intentionally or not, this season of NWNW seems poised to capture America in a nutshell: its present-day struggles, including those that have existed since the founding and those that are relatively new; and its diversity of modern art forms, from dance to film to theatre to storytelling and song.  That breadth is a nice fit conceptually with next week’s Spotlight on Seattle Now showcase (co-curated by OTB Executive Director Betsey Brock), at the Seattle International Dance Festival, which promises to capture “Seattle in a nutshell” specific to its world of dance.  

And great news: this year’s NWNW lineup seems better, more diverse, and more queer-ified than ever.  

In last week’s assortment, the curation was exceptional: the lineup featured diversity of styles, narratives, and performers; relevance and urgency of topics; and accessibility of art forms and messages.  Individual pieces were alternatively humorous, wrenching, and many feelings in between; and in a world full of too-long art, the brevity and tightness of the segments was refreshing like a summer ale.  

Here’s what you missed (or caught) last weekend:

Studio (more intimate, smaller-stage) showcase:

The Most Popular Unpopular, performance/narrative by Smitty Buckler.  A one-person show, where the performer has several costume changes from a suitcase they carry, and their face is never seen.  A recorded narrative runs throughout: contending with bodies, trans and queerness, sex, and learning consent when forced is all one has known.

140 Lbs, multimedia/storytelling by Susan Lieu.  Lieu is on a personal mission to uncover the details of her mother’s death (by a plastic surgeon).  Her story (told through spoken narrative, film, and photos) is both warm and chilling, as she honors her mother, grapples with questions of blame and forgiveness, and raises issues of her own self-acceptance.  Hers is the story that has followed me around all week.  

Invisible Touch, performance art/dance by Allie Hankins.  A solo performance involving several old tape recorders, an iPhone providing countdowns between each sequence, and several shimmies, one of which looked like she was using a “Shake Weight” (of awkward infomercial fame).  Where the other pieces had defined themes, this one was more choose-your-own-adventure.  I decided it looked most like moving out of depression, and the maintenance steps required to keep yourself there.  

Your Thoughts, My Reality, dance/narrative by Majinn (Michael O’Neal Jr.).  This solo crossed over between different dance styles, as a recording narrated the performer contending with expectations of blackness and masculinity as a queer man, dancer, nerd.  An exploration of facts vs. uninformed opinions (and the entitlement to express them at will).  

Mainstage (larger scale) showcase:

AJE IJO: Rivers of Nine, film segment by Kiana Harris.  Two contrasting settings and styles were interwoven in film sequences exploring gender, resilience and joy in the African diaspora, featuring all Black performers, vivid colors, dance and music.  The film, part of which was also featured in this year’s Translations Film Festival, was beautiful and created a rich sensory experience, though the fast hops between scenes in certain parts made me dizzy in both screenings.  (Also, who knew OTB had such great film projection equipment?  That may have shown better than in an actual movie theater.)

The Great Noise, a short play with music by The Horse in Motion.  Fresh off its sold-out run of Hamlet at the Stimson-Green Mansion, the Seattle theatre group presented a fresh take on The Witch Hunt -- this one questioning how little men have to do, and the sense of entitlement to forgiveness, for the harm they do through sexual assault and other manifestations of toxic masculinity.  A surprising, funny, and thought-provoking take on gender power dynamics and just deserts.  (Note: if you’re like me and always thought it’s spelled desserts -- it’s not, though that’s apparently becoming an accepted alternate.)  

Falling Short, a modern dance piece by Elby Brosch.  The piece explored differences, real and perceived, between trans and non-trans men, their bodies, and the interplay between the two.  The title could refer to the enormous height disparity between the two dancers, or that nagging feeling or fear that a trans body will fail to measure up.  A poignant piece, with plenty of humor too.

In the White Frame, a modern dance/performance piece by Moonyeka (Angel Alviar-Langley).  The performance contended with expectations placed on multiracial people, and featured dancers on a dark stage, dancing in white-light frames that resembled white boxes while, in the foreground, a multiracial woman and multiracial child together go through their ABCs.  The elements complement each other, bringing the personal very close, in this beautiful piece.  

This weekend, the Festival’s second and final of the year, you can see eight total pieces in two different showcases (Studio thrice, Friday through Sunday, and Mainstage twice, Saturday/Sunday only).  Like last weekend, performers and art forms are diverse, and the lineup looks excellent.  View schedule and performances here.

While the mainstage performances might be the most well-known, the studios are often my favorites -- they’re more intimate, often more in-development/raw, and equally talented.  Since they’re intimate, they’re also limited-seating -- a few tickets remain!  Or show up early to get on the wait list if, against advice, you’re not buying ahead of time and would prefer to stand around waiting to luck out.  

Northwest New Works runs through 6/17 at On the Boards, in Lower Queen Anne (Studio Showcase 5 pm, Mainstage Showcase 8 pm, Saturday & Sunday).  Tickets $16 for one showcase or $22 for both, available here.  

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Two weeks until LAST DAYS OF THE TSARS opens in Seattle

Join us at the Tsar’s Palace for an all-new immersive theater experience that takes you into the final, glittering days of Imperial Russia. Tickets and more at www.witnessimmersive.com.

Photo: Nathan Tain Photography 

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Love these storms... #seattleliving #thegraylife (at Stimson-Green Mansion) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2IqKOCghoZRj-nxjtoAhY20psy_BhJvyMAlcc0/?igshid=1p3zvwsfuyna

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So green!!! #thegraylife, #happymothersday (at Stimson-Green Mansion)

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Spring time fun!!! #thegraylife, #cityliving, #blessed (at Stimson-Green Mansion)

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Love my son!!! #thegraylife, #muggingfaceon, (at Stimson-Green Mansion)