Sita Sings the Blues at the Seattle International Film Festival

Nina Paley's Sita Sings the Blues is a charming and provocative one-woman animated feature film that beautifully blends Indian myth, modern relationship drama and 1920'a recordings of a great jazz vocalist Annette Hanshaw. Funny, imaginative and a visual treat! Check out the trailer!

Defending the Caveman is hilarious!

Defending the Caveman is a hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate that has both sexes roaring with laughter and recognition. Affectionate nudging between audience members occurs during the performance as they recognize themselves in the stories being told on stage. It makes us laugh at ourselves about all the ways men and women fight, laugh and love. Rob Becker wrote Defending the Caveman over a 3-year period during which he made an informal study of anthropology, prehistory, psychology, sociology and mythology. With hilarious insights on contemporary feminism, masculine sensitivity and the erogenous zone, Defending the Caveman mines the common themes in relationships that go straight to the funny bone.

Roman Art from the Louvre at SAM

This extraordinary selection of ancient art from Paris's famed Musée du Louvre portrays nearly 300 years of imperial Roman life and history. The exhibition includes approximately 180 pieces—many that have never before traveled to the United States—from one of the richest collections of ancient Roman art in the world. From monumental marble sculptures and reliefs, paintings and mosaics, bronze statuettes and jewelry, to the more private realm of letters, portraits and fresco paintings in miniature, the exhibit offers a cohesive view of what Roman art represented in Roman life. A real effort is made to present the pieces in context and give the visitor a vivid picture of what ancient Rome was really like - from members of the imperial to ordinary citizens.