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at every party when you show off your master skills. Come learn how to make a perfect cocktail and try a few along the way. 3–5 pm; $55; cancel by February 8 TICKET CENTRAL TICKET HOT LIST: Be the first to know when we get tickets. Send an email with the subject line "Hot Tickets" to clubprograms@wac.net. Going to the theater? Contact the Inn at the WAC for overnight reservations: 206.464.3055 or innreservations@wac.net. Important Ticket Information All tickets are noncancelable, nonrefundable. If you do not receive your tickets by the week before the event, or if you misplace them, contact Club Programs at least two business days prior so that arrangements can be made. N E W Bassem Youssef: The Joke Is Mightier Than the Sword at The Moore Theatre Thursday, January 26 Bassem Youssef, dubbed "The Jon Stewart of Egypt," was a practicing heart surgeon when he became the creator and host of the popular political satire show Al-Bernameg. Originating as a five-minute YouTube show shot from Youssef's laundry room while protests in Tahrir Square unseated Egypt's ruling elite, Al-Bernameg evolved into a TV broadcast with 30 Silver & Soul: Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert at Benaroya Hall Sunday, December 4 The Seattle Men's Chorus holiday concert shimmers with the sounds of beloved carols and shakes with a fresh and soulful celebration of the season. All the ingredients are here for Seattle's biggest holiday extravaganza. Start with 250 joyful voices singing favorites like "Sleigh Ride" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful." Add a tender David Bowie tribute, mix in a clever karaoke singalong, heat things up with gospel harmonies, and top it off with a disco Santa finale. Bring friends and family to this enjoyable and entertaining Seattle tradition. 2 pm; $66 million viewers each week. The show achieved unprecedented ratings before Youssef announced its termination due to overwhelming political pressure. Jon Stewart declares, "Bassem Youssef is my hero." Youssef will be discussing the role of satire in revolution and giving a brief modern account of the Middle East. 7:30 pm; $41 N E W National Theatre of Scotland Presents Let the Right One In at The Moore Theatre Thursday, February 2 Oskar is a lonely teenage boy living with his mother at the edge of town. Eli, a girl who has just moved in next door, doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two quickly become devoted friends. But Eli has a secret that Oskar doesn't know. And as their friendship deepens, a series of sinister killings shock the neighborhood. An enchanting production, Let the Right One In is a truly rare piece of theater replete with vampire folklore and a coming-of-age love story. 7:30 pm; $59 THE 5TH AVENUE N E W The Pajama Game February 9–March 5 Things are getting steamy at the Sleep- Tite Pajama Factory where handsome new superintendent Sid Sorokin is falling hard for Babe Williams, the feisty firebrand 38 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2016 CLUB PROGRAMS 206.464.3060 • clubprograms@wac.net • wac.net/club-events