Benaroya Hall
200 University St., Seattle, 206-215-4800
4-1: Count Basie Orchestra
4-20: Pink Martini with Seattle Symphony
More: www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Sixth Avenue and Lenora Street, Seattle,
206-441-9729
4-10/11: Curtis Salgado Big Band
4-26/29: Kenny G
More: www.jazzalley.com
Key Arena
305 Harrison St., Seattle, 206-684-7200
4-9: Radiohead
4-25: …

By David White
Navigating a wine list can be daunting.
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By Colleen Toomey | Photos by Chad Coleman
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By Gabrielle Nomura
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Editor’s note by Gabrielle Nomura
Battling a severe case of star-struck, I sat there waiting for Allen Stone to come sit down next to me in Zoka Coffee shop. I was going to interview him.
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Loud & About column by Heija Nunn
Parents have a lot of rules to follow when they haul kids around town; no swearing, no singing, and for goodness sake DO NOT attempt to participate in juicy …

By Gabrielle Nomura | Photos by Jason Tang
The year is 2012, not 1970, but Allen Stone’s get-down-and-get funky music could have fooled anyone.
His Feb. 25 show in Spokane, just an hour south of his hometown …

By Gabrielle Nomura | Photos courtesy of Teatro ZinZanni
Teatro ZinZanni’s newest, “¡Caliente!” (pictured above) sets itself apart from the dinner-theater’s previous shows in many ways.
First of all, there’s the feisty, Latino vibe and Spanish-language music. …

Saturday, 3-10 to Sunday, 3-11
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents ‘Choral Journeys’ at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center and Mercer Island Congregational Church
This musical excursion takes listeners through the songs of China, India, Spain, Estonia, Scandinavia, Argentina, …

By Rachel Kiely | Photos by Chad Coleman
Some of the most talented artists on the Eastside aren’t old enough to vote or legally drink. And yet, they are already making serious tremors in the arts …