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Take a walk ‘Into the Woods’ Village Theatre’s production runs through Oct. 22
{ { Cinderella (Allison Standley) travels into the woods to go off to the prince’s ball in “Into the Woods,” playing now at Issaquah’s Village Theatre. Photo courtesy of Village Theatre
by Nicole Jennings
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he classic Grimm Brothers fairy tales have been done onstage more times than Cinderella had to scrub her wicked stepmother’s kitchen floor. But Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical “Into the Woods,” playing at Issaquah’s Village Theatre through Oct. 22, takes those tales that we all grew up with and adds a dark spin, so that suddenly, the stories don’t quite follow the path that we might predict. In one big witch’s cauldron of musical theatre, the plot mixes bits from what seems like nearly every fairy tale. From “Rapunzel” to “Jack in the Beanstalk” to “Little Red Riding Hood,” the characters’ journeys intertwine through their common need of traveling through the dangerous woods — a theme in many fairy tales — to accomplish their goals. In a village at the edge of a wood, a baker and his wife wish for a baby, but are unable to have one due to a curse placed on them by Rapunzel’s witch. The witch promises to lift the curse if they can get her four specific ingredients for a magic potion from the woods. ‘WOODS’ CONTINUED ON PG 10
The Don’t Miss List By Raechel Dawson, Assistant Editor
VIEW | SZ GALLERY: MIGRATIONS
SZ Gallery invites the public to view the exhibit, “Migrations,” by artist Juiana Kang Robinson. The Migrations exhibit will run through Oct. 31, with First Friday Art Walk open house on Oct. 1, sponsored by the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce. “Migrations” is a reflection on the concepts of motion and movement that take place all around us. Inspired by the arc of flight of a swarm of birds, and the fluid movement of a
school of fish, Juliana Kang Robinson’s artwork captures the transfixing and peaceful movements found within nature. For more information, visit www.suzannezahr.com. WHEN: Oct. 1 WHERE: SZ Gallery, 2441 76th Ave. Ste. 160, Mercer Island
LISTEN | SAMMAMISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Requiem Æternam: A choral spectacular featuring two Requiem settings, plus a viola concerto with guest soloist Aloysia Friedmann. Featuring Cantaré Vocal Ensemble and The Liberty Singers. For more information, visit sammamishsymphony.org. WHEN: Oct. 14
WHERE: Benaroya Hall
TASTE | SIZZLEWORKS COOKING CLASSES
Sizzleworks Cooking School is proud to announce a six-week series of culinary classes titled Real Foods for Life. This series was designed specifically to teach students dealing with cardiac, diabetes and obesity, as well as other chronic diseases, how to plan, prepare and enjoy meals that are healthy and delicious while conforming to national dietary standards. For more information, visit www.thesizzleworks.com. WHEN: Begins Oct. 23 WHERE: 14111 NE 24th St., Bellevue