Rachel Gallaher
Rachel Gallaher fell into interiors writing when she applied for an internship at a local shelter magazine three years ago. Now she reports on Pacific Northwest design for recently launched GRAY magazine and covers performing arts for City Arts. Worst design trend in history? Shag carpet in the bathroom—gross!
Recent Articles
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Village Theatre Raises the ‘Iron Curtain’
Nick DeSantis as Yengenyi Onanov in Iron Curtain.
In a glittery presentation of “us” vs. “them,” Iron Curtain, which opened at Issaquah's Village Theatre last Thursday, spoofs Cold War era stereotypes of the Soviet Union, America’s own...
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“The Mother of Us All” Presents Open-Ended Views of Africa
Over the weekend Spectrum Dance Theatre premiered The Mother of Us All, a Donald Byrd choreographed piece concerning the weighty topic of geopolitical concerns in Africa. Steering clear from the view that Africa is merely a continent that needs the...
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Simon Ford Talks Gin at Night School
Simon Ford mixing a cocktail.
Last night gin lovers gathered at The Sorrento Hotel for Drinking Lessons, part of the monthly Night School series of cultural gatherings held at the hotel. Simon Ford, International Brand Ambassador for Plymouth Gin...
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Go Children’s Theatre, Go!
Hana Lass and Basil Harris in Go, Dog. Go!
Seattle Children’s Theatre’s current production of Go, Dog. Go!, adapted from the book by P.D. Eastman is a vaudeville-style performance that embraces silliness. Colored dogs jump and dance across the...
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Artful Lodging
Inside three inspiring spaces where home decorating is a visual art.Photography by Alex Hayden for City Arts.
Not everyone needs an interior designer. Some decorating marvels come straight from the inhabitants themselves.
For inspiration, look no...
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One Pot Contest: The Feast of the Beast
One Pot, brainchild of local culturemaker Michael Hebb, has teamed up with Architecture for Humanity to take “Surf and Turf” to a whole new level. To garner inspiration for an upcoming fundraising dinner in San Francisco, the team is putting out...
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‘Next to Normal’ Closer to Normal than it Claims
Alice Ripley and Jeremy Kushnier as patient and doctor in Next to Normal.
A musical about bi-polar disorder, electroshock therapy and depression might not sound like an enjoyable night out at the theatre, but the show’s rocking soundtrack,...
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2011 NW New Works Lineup Announced
The 28th annual NW New Works Festival at On the Boards is scheduled for mid-June, and the lineup has finally been announced.
THE 2011 FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS:
WEEKEND 1
Studio Theater Showcase
June 10 at 8pm & June 11 – 12 at 5pm
Kyle Loven -...
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Fremont Abbey’s Movement Arts Event
Karin Stevens at Fremont Abbey.
Fremont Abbey, well known for its monthly musical-artistic collaboration The Round, is treading into new territory this weekend with its first annual movement arts event. The two-performance show, A Moving...
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Artful Lodging
City Arts explores the one-of-a-kind homes of a cartoonist, a craftsman and a blogger in search of inspiration. (Read this story now in our Seattle edition.)
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Take Photos of Potatoes, Win Free Tickets
Get ready for some good, old-fashioned fun with an Iron Curtain-themed scavenger hunt, presented by Village Theatre. The new musical comedy, opening March 17, tells the story of the Soviet government setting out to create a Broadway-style show, and...
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“The New New News” Hits the Stage Tonight
In an age of new media and online information sources such as Twitter and Facebook, the latest news is often only a click away, and the death of print publication looms threateningly on the horizon. This new media, and its effect on print papers and...
