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SIFF and The Stranger present

Chilling news: William Friedkin—the man who revolutionized the horror genre with his 1973 film The Exorcist —is coming to Seattle to receive SIFF’s lifetime achievement award on June 9th.

Mr. Friedkin has done much amazing work over the span of his career (including his new black-comedy gem Killer Joe), but we are obsessed with The Exorcist, widely accepted as the greatest horror film ever made. But it’s so long! We want to keep watching it over and over again, but we’re too damn busy with other stuff.

We CHALLENGE you, Seattle, to make a short video that will entertain us so severely that it causes our heads to spin around and green soup to shoot from our mouths fire-hose-style. Upload your 30-second remake video of The Exorcist by June 3rd for a chance to win two tickets to the tribute event and to a special dinner with William Friedkin himself (hopefully green soup will be served).

RULES OF THE CONTEST
Your film must be 30 second or less You may not simply edit together fragments of scenes from The Exorcist. Points will be awarded for originality. Your film may be live action and/or animation.

Deadline is June 3, 11:59:59 pm. Upload your video to a site with no password restrictions. (YouTube, Vimeo, your own website, etc.) After you have done this, email the link and your contact information to promotions@thestranger.com with the subject “exorcist.” The Stranger will use this link to show off your work to Stranger readers!

PRIZES
The winner (selected June 5) receives two tickets to the June 9 William Friedkin tribute event (7pm at The Egyptian) AND to the special screening of THE EXORCIST at SIFF Cinema Uptown at 10pm on June 8. You will win by amazing us!!!

Tickets and info available here!

Showbox, 90.3 KEXP, Easy Street Records and The Stranger present

Sol headlines Showbox at the Market in his last US performance before a nine-month globetrotting journey.

Sol has announced a farewell show on June 16th, providing one last opportunity to perform for fans before leaving the United States. Sol will head off on a nine-month globetrotting experience as part of the Bonderman Travel Fellowship, which he was awarded as an honors student at the University of Washington. Sol will be visiting Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Though reluctant to leave his Seattle musical roots (even for a short hiatus), Sol acknowledges the long-term benefit for himself and his fans, explaining “Its life experience that enables us to make the music that we make. After an opportunity to travel the four corners of the earth connecting with and learning from people all over, I look forward to coming back a completely changed person and artist.”

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Pabst and The Stranger present

Noise for the Needy(NFTN) is a benefit festival that takes place all over Seattle June 1st - 10th. Proceeds from NFTN 2012 benefit Seattle Community Law Center(SCLC). SCLC provides legal aid and advocacy to the homeless community and people with disabilities through programs that help individuals gain financial and medical stability.  

NFTN 2012 features:
THE DUKE SPIRIT • THE THERMALS • DAVID J OF BAUHAUS • JD MCPHERSON • THE YOUNG EVILS • BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH • GRAN RAPIDS • THE REDWOOD PLAN • THE GRAWLIX • LAURA GIBSON • THE MISSIONARY POSITION • LITTLE CUTS • HACIENDA • NAZCA LINES • THE STAXX BROTHERS • SIDE SADDLE WITH SHANE TUTMARC • VIPER CREEK CLUB • DYSLEXIC • HOUNDS OF THE WILD HUNT • DAFT PUNK VS CHROMEO W/ DJ BOOGER & BOOMBOX KID • A GUN THAT SHOOTS KNIVES  • ABSOLUTE MONARCHS + MANY MORE

Tickets can be purchased at Noise for the Needy.

More info about SCLC can be found here.

The New York Times calls AMERICAN IDIOT "thrilling and emotionally charged, as moving as anything on Broadway!" Based on Green Day's groundbreaking rock opera of the same name, this daring new musical tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia, and features the smash hits "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Holiday" and "21 Guns".

"Now everybody do the propaganda. And sing along to the age of paranoia."
- lyrics Green Day's American Idiot

Create a poster befitting the set of AMERICAN IDIOT. Finalists will have their work reviewed by Tony Award winning set designer Christine Jones. Three lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to the show's opening night June 5th, a backstage tour of the set*, and the glory of knowing their 8x10 work is part of the show! Everybody has a shot at doing the propaganda for the most meta contest you are likely to ever enter.

Rules: ALL images must be original work. [This is absolute realness: don't fuck it up.] No trademarked images will be considered, including any Green Day images. Profanity is OK, AMERICAN IDIOT contains adult content and strong language. Make up a fake ski resort, make a poster using that band name you've always thought was cool but will actually never use. Use the results of your last game of Pictionary. Just make it original and submit it as an 8x10 PDF no bigger than 4MB before 5PM May 29th to promotions@thestranger.com

*Schedule Permitting.

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The Stranger, Shorty's and Twin Galaxies present

In its 5th year at the Seattle Center, the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show will feature over 300 pinball and arcade games on free play, tournaments, speakers, seminars, world record attempts, vendors and prizes.

Featuring a variety games from the 1940's to the most modern games, the highlight of the show is getting hands on experience playing two full rooms full of pinball and arcade games--the biggest collection of arcade games ever assembled in the Pacific Northwest!

Seattle Pinball Museum will host a variety of fun pinball tournaments, there will also be arcade tournaments and a big IFPA pinball tournament on Saturday drawing players from around the Northwest competing for big cash prizes.

To win a pair of tickets to any day of the show, shoot us an email at The Stranger with PINBALL in the subject line!

Tickets and info available here!

Washington State Bartender's Guild and The Stranger present

On the eve of the closing of state liquor stores, 19 Seattle bars will debut cocktails featuring spirits from 15 Washington-based distilleries and importers. 

Visit one or more bars and don’t be surprised if the maker of your spirits is sitting at the barstool next to you. On June 1st, Initiative 1183 goes into effect and the burgeoning Washington spirit industry enters the free market. Support local and embrace a new era!

Details and more info available here!

The Stranger and Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce present:

Blitz, the Capitol Hill Arts Walk, showcases the neighborhood's visual, literary, and performing arts in over 50 galleries, cafés, restaurants, and retail stores. Check out paintings in a cupcake cafe, listen to lounge rock in an art gallery, and ponder original art in a 'zine library. Grab a map and stroll around the Hill on the second Thursday of every month!

More info available here!

Showbox, 107.7 The End and The Stranger present:

The Temper Trap and the Crocodiles will be at the Showbox at the Market, Monday, June 18.

The Tempter Trap has announced the release of their second album, The Temper Trap.

This album features 12 new songs, and will be out on May 18 in Australia/NZ on Liberation & Germany on Infectious/PIAS, May 21 in the UK/Europe on Infectious/PIAS and June 5 in the US on Glassnote/Columbia, Canada on Glassnote/Universal & Mexico on Arts&Crafts.

Tickets and info available here!

The Stranger & Can Can Cabaret present:

The Can Can Castaways are ready to bring Seattle audiences their most daring and energetic show to date just in time for summer! A frenzy of fringe, rocket rides, albino tigers, show ponies and so much more ignite a show already bursting with brilliantly colored costumes and creative contraptions. SHOW PONY will feature classic concepts of burlesque, circus, popular and abstract dance crazes reworked and reconceptualized. Introducing all new characters; Jonfried & Benroy, emcee Frau Doppelganger, the bearded lady and many more. Featuring a cast of Seattle's best cabaret all-stars including Benihana, Faggedy Randy, Fiona Minx, Jonny Boy, and Rainbow (principal dancer and choreographer).
Showtimes 7:30pm & 10:30pm
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To win a pair of tickets to the 7:30pm on Saturday night, shoot us an email at promotions@thestranger.com with SHOW PONY in the subject line!

The Century Ballroom and The Stranger present:

No Flea Market on October 22nd. Come see us on the 29th!

Come shop our indoor market every Saturday from 11am - 3pm!. Seattle is ripe with designers of clothing and artifacts, collectors and sellers of vintage wares and attire, and Century is large enough to host a weekly gathering for those who want to share & purchase these treasures. The idea for the market is to give more exposure for small businesses, and to create a centralized area (like Parisian flea markets...) where people know they will find anything and everything from baubles and trinkets to antiques and new designs! More info is available here!

If you are interested in being a vendor or hosting a booth, we are still looking for local clothing designers, sellers/collectors of vintage clothing, furniture and wares, and antique dealers to participate! Please see all details here!

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