“What Yankee Candle Means to Me” Ep 11: Just Say No to Cherries On Snow

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October 31st, 2011

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“What Yankee Candle Means to Me” Part 10. ‘Time to start bringing in the warmth’

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October 3rd, 2011

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There Will Come A Day When This Blog Is No Longer Just About Yankee Candle: That Day Is Not Today

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July 31st, 2011

“What Yankee Candle Means to Me” Episode 9.

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What Yankee Candle Means To Me: Episode 8.

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July 26th, 2011

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The Memorial Coatroom Literary Society Reads Colette

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July 9th, 2011

Last month, the Memorial Coatroom Literary Society met to discuss Colette’s “The Vagabond” (1910). By an odd chance (or inclination?) we chose yet another book translated from French, written by a famous woman author. None of us had read any Colette, though Courtney directed a play about Colette’s stint as a stage performer, so we [...]

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The Memorial Coatroom Literary Society Reads George Sand

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May 29th, 2011

Those of us who worked at Intiman Theatre over the past few years, couldn’t fail to notice that nearly everyone employed as Front of House staff had or was working on a Masters Degree, or had attended a conservatory, or was basically just incredibly erudite. This may have resulted from the fact that working FOH [...]

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Little Did She Know…

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May 17th, 2011

Late at night, Friday April 15, I wrote yet another post about the many businesses in my adopted neighborhood of Lower Queen Anne that were closing their doors. What I could never have predicted, is that only 12 hours later, I would receive notice that the place where I’ve worked since 2006, the entire reason [...]

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Block-Busted

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April 16th, 2011

Only a few weeks ago, I stepped out of the Closing Sale of the Lower Queen Anne Blockbuster holding the copy of Jane Campion’s Bright Star I’d just purchased for $5.99, and found myself facing the closed movie theater across the street where I had seen the film one year ago. Both businesses now bereft [...]

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“What Yankee Candle Means to Me” Vlog Part 3

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March 25th, 2011

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Narrative Mixology

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March 21st, 2011

I’ve fallen a bit behind in my cocktail recipe posts. Something I’ve been super excited about is that at the end of last season I launched Intiman’s first Signature Cocktail Menu, offering a selection of crafted cocktails in addition to the two Show Specialty drinks we do for every production. The genesis of the Signature [...]

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