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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Battlefield Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$20. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Joanne Rand & Gabriel Wolfchild. 8 pm. $5-410. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm.
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There's something otherworldly about Gary Lappier's photography show, "Sent From Somewhere Else," at Fulcrum Gallery. That does not mean the pictures are of fantasy scenes or that they're surrealistic or dreamily atmospheric. They are simple, straightforward, black and white shots of the B&I Market on South Tacoma Way. What is
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Our nation is one that has held the motto "bigger is better" for eras upon eras. But as time progresses, the little guys are getting their time in the spotlight. Smaller cell phones, hamster-sized vehicles and mini laptops are all great examples, but our love for the miniature includes culinary
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[NOISE METAL] + SAT, MARCH 29 Recently, a band called Skinny Puppy sued the U.S. government for playing their music at Guantanamo Bay. The price? $666,000. The crime was to use Skinny Puppy's music as a form of torture. We've heard many stories of these practices, over the years, of various
Music
There was a moment in my conversation with Jima, frontman of Seattle band the Purrs, when I expressed how inadequate it is to simply call the Purrs a psychedelic indie rock band. While that might be ultimately accurate, it just doesn't quite do justice to what the band does. Let's
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Jerry Miller, one of the founding members of Moby Grape and number 68 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, will be at Ted Brown Music in Tacoma on Friday, April 11, to share music, advice and anecdotes. "Moby Grape had a huge influence on their
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With South By Southwest safely in the rearview, the country is officially in full-on concert mode. Bands are continuing their tours out of Austin, making their way up the west coast, and eventually landing in our neck of the woods. Adding to the music overload is the recent announcement that
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound
Food Matters
COLUMBIA WINE DINNER Stanley and Seafort's (115 East 34th Street, Tacoma) presents a Columbia Wine Dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday March 30. Attendees will be wined and dined with a five-course dining experience, each course paired with a Columbia Winery varietal. Seats are $75; reservations are required at 253.473.7300. COOKING CLASS Primo Grill
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I'm in a conundrum this week. I can't stress how much you need to see Grand Budapest Hotel, but I want you to see it the same way I did; that is, knowing nothing about it except it's directed by Wes Anderson and the story involves a hotel, possibly in
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If you plan on doing some gallery hopping in the coming weeks, I suggested you wear some springy shoes because there's a lot of hopping to do, starting with "The Art of Wayzgoose" in the University Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University through April 9. The exhibition represents six years of
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 5 pm. COMEDY/GAMES The Ram Restaurant and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Timberland Library Olympia - Eastside. Family Sing-Along, with Eleanor Murray, Jenny Jenkins, Kimya Dawson. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Brian Moote Comedy CD Recording. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Zoltan Kaszas. 8:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Marika Straw, Wonder. All Ages. 7 pm. $6-$8. Oly Ballroom Olympia - Downtown. Olympia Acoustic Fest, with Shawn Smith, Oly Mountain Boys, Aaron English, Bradford Loomis, Science, Juniper Circus, Paul Mauer, Samsel & The Skirt, James Coates, Kat Jones, Mark Macminn, The Grey
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Chris Stevens. 7 pm. NC. Temple Theatre Ballroom Tacoma - Stadium District. Mitch Reems Benefit Show
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Cash prizes. 6-8 pm. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub
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I resolved to read Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote (1615) after the World Library declared it the "best literary work ever written," praising it above the book of Job, the Odyssey, and Hamlet. It took a year to complete my quest. In English translation, the novel runs to 391,000 words,