Zach Carstensen from the Gathering Note, a local blog dedicated to classical and chamber music around Seattle, sat down with Mikhail Shmidt from Seattle Chamber Players to talk about Icebreaker V. Zach sums up the video interview as follows: "In addition to talking about Icebreaker V generally, Shmidt also talked about learning and playing 'Kafka Fragments.'" Read his preview and watch the videos here.

by Kate Ratcliffe

Looks like my box of Valentines chocolates was delivered to On the Boards this year. Last evening's exciting opening night performance of "Break a Heart" had all of the variety and surprises of that holiday heart shaped standby. I got the impression right off the bat that this was not the usual high brow OtB fare. The lobby was filled with volunteers, patrons and OtB staff all decked out in reds and pinks and golds.

Here's some of what you can expect to see in the OtB lobby tonight though Sunday: