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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Eric Montgomery. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam.
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? ROBBY SWIGER: My name is Robby, and it is an honor to be validated. By night I bartend at The Mix. By day I whittle unicorns and fairies out of driftwood at Point Defiance. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? SWIGER: The outdoors, rock and roll, breakfast foods and robots. Not in that particular
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? JOHN LEDINGTON: Hello. You may have heard of me. My name is John Ledington. I reside in the City of Destiny. I am an important cog in the wheels of commerce, working for Big Brown delivering joy and happiness. WEEKLY VOLCANO: Biggest
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? JORDAN TAYLOR: In person I'm untouchable, but I can be found online at facebook.com/jordant. For several years I drove myself crazy, until I found serenity in playing music. I studied philosophy, computer science, chemistry, applied mathematics and color by numbers. VOLCANO: Biggest
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? LISA HEPFER: I'm a fit, fabulous and fun redhead named Lisa. I'm married to Morgan and we have two adorable kids, Finley (3) and Xavier (1). We own CrossFit Tacoma and I own Lisa Monet Photography. I also teach pre-school gymnastics
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? VICTOR CELIS: My name is Victor Celis and I am a police officer for the Town of Ruston. I've been a police officer for about 17 years and when I'm not working I'm totally obsessed with my golf game. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? CELIS:
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? EMILY COOK: I used to be the Orange Power Ranger, but the only stunts I could do were giving the finger and sometimes vomiting, so they cut me out of the show. I also did backup vocals for Nickleback until I found out what real music was. And in
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? JIHEE SHIN: I'm Jihee! I'm a barista at both Satellite Coffee locations. I make your coffee and force you to listen to every Blue BrownHeel album that has ever existed. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? SHIN: A man without a mustache is much like a
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? AMANDA CROWSON: I am just one member of Team Sexy-also known as the staff of Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. We make coffee, incredibly delicious coffee. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? CROWSON: Kind eyes, a sharp wit, someone who knows their way around a baseball ...
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? RENEE ALLWINE: Most know me as Hit-O-Honey from Tacoma's original flat track roller derby league, the Dockyard Derby Dames. I make broken bones and roller rink floor burns look like the sexiest accessories you've ever seen. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? ALLWINE: Seamed hosiery that
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? JOE ISENBARGER: I am Joe Isenbarger, owner of All Star Tattoo. Been tattooing 10 years. VOLCANO: Biggest turn-ons? ISENBARGER: The 253 and all the awesome people in it. Oh, tattooed girls never hurt either. ;) VOLCANO: Biggest turn-offs? ISENBARGER: Closed-minded people. VOLCANO: How do you explain
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: Who are you and what do you do? MARGUERITE GIGUERE: Just a girl in Tacoma with a dream. I like jumping out of planes, singing karaoke and going to happy hour with my friends! I'm a Realtor at Windermere Professional Partners specializing in houses and condos in downtown Tacoma
Music
Bobble Tiki isn't above sloppy seconds. He never has been. While you take a moment to digest all the implications of that statement (and Bobble Tiki means ALL the implications, even the really icky ones from Bobble Tiki's frat days), Bobble Tiki would like to clear his throat, shift uncomfortably in
Food Matters
COOKING CLASS Primo Grill (601 S. Pine, Tacoma) hosts a cooking class with the bounty of local farms at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4. The cost is $65 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.383.7000. WINE DINNER El Gaucho (2119 Pacific Ave., Tacoma) hosts a five-course Boudreaux Cellars wine dinner with winemaker Rob
Music
The Tri-Cities hip-hop scene started much later than the scene in Tacoma. Perhaps the first time people took note of it was around 1995, because of a compilation Shao Sosa was on. Shao (formerly known as Shaolin) is basically the father of Tri-Cities hip-hop. In the late '90s he released
Music
THE BILLY NAYER SHOW >>> Thursday, June 2 American Astronaut is a bizarre new film classic, celebrating American underground rock, made by and starring Cory McAbee and other affiliates of the Billy Nayer Show, which has long stood as a shining example of the collision between alternative rock, filmmaking and performance art.
Food Matters
High ceilings, walls of windows and spread-out seating enhance a relaxing sensory experience that already rivals other dining and sipping establishments in the South Sound. Owned and operated by Pacific Lutheran University, 208 Garfield features beers and wines by PLU alumni. A rotating selection of Washington and Oregon wines are
Features
Through my 15-year stint in the hospitality and live music industry I've come to regard cooks and chefs, and even bartenders at times, as I do some musicians: They have songs they've written and never performed live for an audience. Much of the time, they're the backup band hired to
Arts
Tacoma has the divine privilege of welcoming another new comedy club to town. But there's slightly more to the story ... Comedian and filmmaker Aaron Flett-Riggs, sans former business partner Adam Norwest, will be bringing comedy back to the former Tacoma Comedy Club locale in Malarkey's on Tacoma Avenue. He'll launch this
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Walk, bike, drop in by parachute. However you do it, make your way to the Elks Lodge Saturday, June 4, for the third occasional Olympia Record Show. Naturally, the Olympia Record show will feature live music by DJ Wildman James and Selector Edmund, a full bar for those of drinking age