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A salute to Taste Washington, which expands into a two-day event
By GENE STOUT
A Nov. 25, 2011, Seattle Times editorial salutes the expansion of Taste Washington into a two-day event in 2012, further raising the profile of Washington State’s “robust” wine industry.
“Washington is working hard to maintain the aerospace industry’s vigorous presence in the state, but another event in the news is a reminder of the [...]
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Wine tourism has added a new dimension to sunny Lake Chelan
By GENE STOUT
Lake Chelan isn’t just for summer vacations anymore.
Sun-tanning by the pool, boating, waterskiing, jet-skiing, golfing, cruising the main drag in your street rod/convertible/monster trunk, carousing in your Tommy Bahamas, and/or cavorting in your teensie-weensie bikini. Kiss most of these activities goodbye now that fall has arrived.
As the seasons change, so do the tourism [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Steve Miller flies like an eagle at Chateau winery
By GENE STOUT
“Space Cowboy” Steve Miller made a smooth landing at Chateau Ste. Michelle, parking his rock ‘n’ roll mother ship amid a field of high-spirited fans.
With roots dating to the San Francisco scene in the late ‘60s, the Steve Miller Band is known for songs that are now staples of classic rock radio, among [...]
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A ‘repurposed’ Neptune Theatre reopens June 17 with Mark Lanegan
By MIKEL TOOMBS
If you attended any of the Seattle International Film Festival screenings at the Neptune Theatre, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was business as usual at the venerable (est. 1921) cinema.
In fact, the seats on the main floor of the University District landmark were loaners, the originals having been removed earlier this year [...]
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Peter Frampton, Jeff Bridges, B-52s heading to Chateau Ste. Michelle
The 2011 summer concert series at Chateau Ste. Michelle features a lot of top musicians and one movie star — Jeff Bridges — who performs songs from the movie “Crazy Heart” with his band Aug. 28 at the winery’s amphitheater in Woodinville.
The series opens with two previously announced shows — The Moody Blues June 4 [...]
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