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APhoto Of The Day — 9.19.11

While waiting for their turn to audition for the Nutcracker, a few boys spent part of the time making faces as they stared into a mirror. Kids auditioned for one of the much-coveted roles in Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the Nutcracker at the Phelps Center at Seattle Center Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Ellen Banner)

Top Cutlines

  • 1. Kids audition for the role of melting ice caps as the Pacific Northwest Ballet attempts to incorporate environmental issues into its Nutcracker production -- Nic.
  • 2. Hey kid, your mom told you if you kept doing that your face will freeze into that shape -- Charlie.
  • 3. “Ohhhh macarena" -- Brent Andrews


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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