Food Matters
LOBSTER: During November, Anthony's Restaurants (Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Olympia, including Harbor Lights) has lobster tails and is offering them along with guest's choice of clam chowder or fresh garden salad and basmati rice for $19.95. NOVEMBER DEAL: Cutters Point Coffee in Gig Harbor's Uptown Shopping Center (4735 Pt. Fosdick Dr.) has
Food Matters
Thursday, Nov. 4 $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003. Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Abby's on Broadway: A Wine Shop, 743 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.262.2902. Half-price Wine Bottle Night with two appetizer purchases, Tides Tavern, 2925
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kevin Jones. All Ages. 7 pm. Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Hilltop. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 21+. 6:30 pm. Midland Tavern (Lil'
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 21+. 8 pm. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Monday Night Blues. Featuring the blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. "Here's To The Women" Presented By Linda Allen, with Rebel Voices. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12. BLUES Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Jam, hosted by Shelly Ely. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kate Reid. 6 pm. Jamie Michaels. 8:30 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Linda Waterfall, The Gloria Darlings, Dean Stevens. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Cafe Luna Vashon. Russell Clepper. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional
Arts
Want to get out, take a walk in the November rain (insert badass Guns N' Roses song here) and support some local artists? Sure, we all do. We're Northwesterners and we love both rain and art. Perhaps the perfect opportunity to merge these two great facets of Northwest life awaits
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dinner & Music Evening, featuring T.R. Stewart. All Ages. 6 pm. $20. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Russell Clepper. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Matrix
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 21+. 5 pm. Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Taco Thursday, with Jerry
Stage
The strength of a play cannot rely on a good script alone. Likewise, good actors cannot make up for terrible writing. Thankfully, eleemosynary, currently on stage at Tacoma Little Theatre, features a great script with a trio of delightfully talented actors bringing it to life. Written by Lee Blessing, eleemosynary
Music
Olympia Film Society is a precious commodity in the Olympia community. OFS and The Capitol Theater have hosted a variety of awesome events, many of them annually. Night of the Living Tribute Bands is one such fine event, and this year's Olympia Halloween tradition comes shortly after OFS' purchase of
Stage
I've been thinking about Jeff Koons a lot lately. Koons is the heir apparent to Andy Warhol (who was the heir apparent to Marcel Duchamp), and he is one of today's most popular artists. Like Warhol, Koons' life is his art. A team of assistants executed Warhol's work in a studio
Music
For almost thirty years, Olympia's K Records has been a cornerstone of the Northwest music scene. Founder Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studio has played host to some of our region's most celebrated bands, and its jaw-dropping wealth of vintage analog equipment has been used to produce some of the most
Music
There's something strangely nostalgic about the music of Twig Palace. I don't mean that it evokes the ‘60s or that they remind me of any one band in particular, but rather they make me feel like I wa young again - back when I was just discovering music and the
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING TRIBUTE BANDS >>>Saturday, Oct. 30 What do L7, Iron Maiden, Pat Benatar, Aerosmith, Heart, Dinosaur Jr. and Patti Smith have in common? Well, besides all having lived their fair share of the rock ‘n‘ roll dream, they're all being covered at this year's Night of the Living Dead
Arts
If you've driven down the 900 block of Market Street in the past couple of months, you have probably noticed the spectacular new mural on the side of the Rialto Theater. Like much of Tacoma's greatest art, it arrived with little celebration or acclaim, despite its beauty, grandeur and mystique.
Stage
When people complain about critics - which, come to find out, they do with some regularity - one of their first accusations is usually, "They make up their mind before they ever see the show." Well, perhaps some do. Personally, I haven't been able to make it work. Take, for example,
Food Matters
Watching what we eat can require skill and a scientific dictionary - translating wording on labels, calculating fat grams, deciphering calories versus protein and carbs, weighing out healthy portions. Ugh. I imagine it's even harder when you have kids. For kids' Halloween parties, apple bobbing is fun but makes a mess
Features
Retail practices crack me up. Don't get my wrong - I get the psychology behind the game, but at times it does seem rather excessive. Halloween isn't even here yet and stores are cutting half their seasonal display space back for Christmas decorations. It just doesn't seem right. There are no