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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Female Singer-Songwriter Night. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Free. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. 6th Ave Farmers Market Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Julie Gribble. All Ages. 4:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mary Win, Sea Of Tides. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ethan J Perry, Connor Garvey. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Movie Night! 21+. 7 pm. DJ/ELECTRONIC O'Malley's Irish Pub
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. Julie Gribble. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC. Hi-Fidelity Lounge Bremerton. Open Mic. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Note Shape Singing. All Ages. 5 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Kathryn Logan. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Rick Gonzalez. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm. BLUES Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Roy Danger &
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. May Stands Still. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Rick May & Gil Yslas. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Orbiters. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. King Dogs. 21+. 9 pm. JR's Hideaway Belfair. MoJo Blues. 21+.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. David Wayne. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 21+. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Junkyard Jane. 21+.
Features
In a personal quest begun in 2008 to better myself and increase the health of my mind, body and spirit, I quit drinking alcohol. It seemed orange juice and Sprite, bottled water or pineapple juice with tonic were to be my only options when out on the town. I quickly
Arts
It's getting bad out there. Museums in New York are trying to sell art to make ends meet. That prompted legislation that would prevent New York cultural institutions from selling art to cover everyday operating costs. Museums call it "deaccession," which usually happens when museums want to buy more
Food Matters
NEW DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT A new restaurants called The Office Bar and Grill has opened 813 Pacific Ave. in downtown Tacoma, the spot formerly occupied by Merende. The Office serves burgers, pizza, sandwiches, salads and such. It's open 11 a.m. to midnight Sundays-Thursdays and 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Fridays-Saturdays. SWEET Sugar, an old-fashioned candy store,
Food Matters
Thursday, Aug. 12 Half-price Wine Bottle Night with two appetizer purchases, Tides Tavern, 2925 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, 253.858.3982. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, Aug. 13 Fridays Uncorked, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia, 360.754.1448. Wine
Music
Ah, the Future Show Benefit Show: the local music scene's glorious feedback loop. "Want to see a great show? Well, then you need to see this great show." Awesome. If you're at all interested in seeing next weekend's Music and Art in Wright Park festival, it'd be best for you to come
Music
SEACATS >>> Thursday, Aug. 12 Tacoma has a problem developing bands like SEACATS. It seems like if you want power pop you have to leave Tacoma, and probably even pass by Seattle. You have to hit Kelso. Or Bellingham. Or one of many other Washington towns that's unselfconscious enough to nurture a
Food Matters
Patty's Burgers & Milkshakes The quintessential mom and pop diner, Patty's Burgers & Milkshakes on South Tacoma Way opened about four months ago and has already gained a loyal following. Decorated with pictures of hotrods, James Dean, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, and photos of customers enjoying gigantic burgers, the red and
Music
The Music and Art in Wright Park festival, an annual event that carries on the torch of Tacoma's original Music in the Park festival, has a lot to do with history. A LOT. But it's also about Tacoma's future, and specifically its musical future. The seeds that have grown into the
Stage
The Donald Cole and Francie Allen show Women Concealed and Revealed at Blue Heron Gallery is worth the drive and the ferry ride to Vashon Island. I first became aware of Cole a few years back when I reviewed his show at ArtXchange in Seattle for another publication. I was tremendously
Stage
"I was typecast as a lion," Bert Lahr once said of his post-Wizard of Oz career, "and there just weren't many parts for lions." If actors have one universal gripe, it's typecasting, the process by which actors are limited to a single kind of role. Actors with limited range sometimes
Stage
It's a musty old theater saw that even catastrophic plays can be saved at the last minute. As Shakespeare in Love shrugged, "It's a mystery." Frankly, I'm not a fan of this belief. I always wonder how good the show could have been if it were rehearsed properly all along.
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling. ... Bobble Tiki has been called many things in his life - a scrub, a scab, a waste of space - but
Music
Fools are quick to throw around adjectives like "swag," "journalist," "playboy," "MC" and "legend." However, one of the few performers who embodies all of the adjectives and can simultaneously wear the adjectives as titles is one Sir Too $hort, also known as Todd Shaw. The Oakland by-way-of South Central Los Angeles MC