The art-pop songwriting maestro behind the Magnetic Fields is joined by a small ensemble (including Daniel “Lemony Snicket” Handler on accordion) to perform his original score for the 1916 silent classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, screening in a new 35 mm print. Originally commissioned for the 2010 San Francisco International Film Festival, this audiovisual treat promises golden melodies, wry words, and old-timey underwater adventure. (Paramount, 911 Pine St, thestranger.com/siff. 7:30 pm, $23/$25.)
David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest... More by David Schmader
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