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NOSH LEAGUE Beer likes company, so the Nosh League will hold its next nosh pit inside the Engine House No. 9 for a beer and cheese tasting Thursday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. Weekly Volcano Grocery Stories columnist Kris Blondin will sift through her knowledge of cheese to find a few
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Thursday, July 22 Gordon Brothers Winery tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. 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, July
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Cheers South Hill Grill Bleu cheese crumbles lay scattered across mixed leafy greens, grilled, sunny yellow squash, dark green zucchini, mellow red onion and sweet mandarin orange wedges with a citrus marinade finale. Mmmmmm, summer has arrived. If you're like me, you appreciate the fact that Cheers South Hill Grill's menu has
Music
I don't envy aging rock stars. It seems like, for the vast majority, aging in the music business is a lose-lose situation. Most likely an aging rock star will never make music that's as creatively satisfying - or "good," as we'll call it - as the music they made when
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OSAMA BIN ROCKIN Friday, July 23 Tacoma's Osama Bin Rockin did not win "Best Band Name" in the 2010 Weekly Volcano Best of Tacoma poll. That's unfortunate, because they probably should have. Sure, there are some pretty sick-ass band names out there, some fairly memorable monikers, but just hearing this band mentioned
Stage
Here & Now, the latest show at Fulcrum Gallery, is an investigation of the styles and concerns of Tacoma artists of different generations, from Lynn Di Nino, born in 1945, to Ian Wheelock, born in 1997 - 16 artists in all including students from the Hilltop Artists in Residence Program. So
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The Outfit Theatre Company is 11 friends and colleagues who want to make the kind of theater that they want to make. This may seem like a pointless tautology, but in the world of commercial theater, survival often requires a single-minded focus on what other people want. "It's really difficult to do
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Legendary producer and MC Warren G will grace Tacoma this weekend, headlining a dope show for any hip-hop head to consume. Joining the legend on stage will be Tacoma's own Fice, Island Trybe, and EvergreenOne and Todd Sykes with DJ Slimrock - known collectively as City Hall. One Warren Griffin III,
Stage
It wasn't long into Animal Fire Theatre's outdoor production of Macbeth before I was reminded of Jerzy Grotowski's indispensable book, Towards a Poor Theatre. It's a must-read for any director. Theater can't hope to compete with film in terms of spectacle, so Grotowski argued it should concentrate on writing and
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Link to previous installment. Part Two Indeed, Deception Pass Marina was scenic and picturesque, but definitely closed. As we sided up to the dock, we saw one other occupied craft. It was an Emergency Response boat - a big red thing with a lot of obvious wear reflecting many a trip
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I like surprises. The good kind of surprises, like a birthday party or finding an extra bottle of premium vodka in the cupboard. And certainly not the bad kind, like a spider in your shoe or absolutely NO vodka in the cupboard. This week's grocery story was a bit of
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Les Gove Community Park Auburn. Auburn Kids SummerStage, featuring Eric Herman. All Ages. 12 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. BLUES Charlie's Sports
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Huntamer Park Lacey. Children's Entertainment Summer Series, with Eric Herman. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 21+. 7:30
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Doug Skoog Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. The Greta Jane Quartet. 21+. 9:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Club Video. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. Breakfast Jam Session, hosted by Billy Farmer. All Ages. 9 am. NC. South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. Critter, Doug Deems. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing Group. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Folk Singers In Hell. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Otherwise. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Gig Harbor Farmers Market - Gig Harbor. Rick Gonzalez. All Ages. 11:30 am. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo
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A Croatian proverb says, "All mushrooms are edible, but some only once." Thankfully, only about five percent of North American mushrooms are poisonous, with another five percent edible and tasty. (The other 90 percent taste like ... well, what they grow on.) And of course there's our good friend
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Julia Hanowell, Kiki Means. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Pantages Theater Rehearsal Hall. Tacoma - Downtown. The Tacoma Round #11, featuring Pearly Gate Music, Troubletown, Colin Reynolds. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $8. Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Trevalyan Duo. 21+. 8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open Mic Night, featuring Mark Growden. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Westwood & Willow. All Ages. 7 pm.
Concert Alert
Being a Philly native, I can tell you from experience the Jersey Shore you see on MTV is not the real deal. Sure, it gets pretty gross on the boardwalk sometimes; I've seen my fair share of unfortunate booty shorts and deep-fried Oreos (it's the combination that really hurts)-but not