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Christmas in Tacoma means many things. Battling against shoppers at the mall. Drinking hot chocolate at Zoolights. Singing while waiting for the Christmas Ship. But decades ago, Christmas also meant a contest that no longer exists. For almost 50 years, homes and businesses throughout T-town duked it out for the best
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After a tour of the Children's Hospital respiratory therapy unit in 1999, do-gooder Silvia Tapia says her "...heart opened to all the sick kids. Walking into that place changes your life. Your worries, my worries are nothing compared to those kids' worries or problems." Eleven years have passed since Tapia first
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Along with music, dancing and folklore, this year's edition of The Christmas Revels features a glimpse of Santa's dark side. The Revels - an interactive holiday performance with music at its heart - is set this year in 19th-century Bavaria, where holiday traditions range from the familiar to the surprising. It seems
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Surreal vaudevillian Saul Tannenbaum and his crew of merrymakers have made it to the legitimate theater. Tannenbaum's holiday show, stuffed like a stocking with musical medleys, silly stories and Christmas cheer, is set to play the Black Box at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, Dec. 22 and Friday,
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Zara Mediterranean CuisineWhere: 1498 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.779.0222Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, open until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Parking is validated in the adjacent Pacific Avenue garage and Commerce Street lot.Cuisine: Traditional Mediterranean, Greek, Turkish and Lebanese. Steaks, seafood,
Music
Tacoma is a metal town. Always has been. Always will be. Period! Some folks say it's the weather, the water or the drugs, but I say it's in our blood. Like any other blue-collar town, Tacoma likes no-BS, aggressive, powerful music. This Saturday Infernal Region will release its newest full-length record
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Over the years album art has grown to crazy new heights. Conveying information about the band, or a sense of what the band might sound like, has more or less faded to the background in exchange (legitimately, in my opinion) for expressing something less clear about the band's spirit. It's
Food Matters
208 Garfield is a hit with Pacific Lutheran University students for its value minded menu pricing and a hit in general for the tasty dishes (served small plate style), locally made beers and wine and organic products. Now offering brunch on the weekend, the value minded pricing at 208 Garfield
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THE MOTHERSHIP >>> THURSDAY, DEC. 8 Featuring members of Future Fossils, Radio-Flyer and Omni, the Mothership has some seriously gloomy cred. True to form, on the band's terminally grunge-leaning new LP, Ten Miles Wide, there is rarely a moment not dominated by huskily shouted vocals or an onslaught of guitars and drums
Food Matters
WINE DINNER Pacific Grill (1502 Pacific Ave., Tacoma) hosts a six-course Bergevin Lane Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The cost is $65. Reserve your spot at 253.627.3535. LINDA EVANS IN THE HOUSE Actress and author Linda Evans will sign her book, Recipes for Life: My Memories, as well as share
Stage
Scrooge: the Musical, like all incarnations of A Christmas Carol, is a transformation story. Rarely has that been so clearly represented as in this year's impeccable production at Capital Playhouse. Start with Ebenezer himself, played by veteran Tacoma actor Michael Self. It struck me in Act I that Scrooge is usually
Stage
When writing a review, especially about a play that I enjoyed, I do my best to avoid starting on the negative. But I have to get a problem I have with Tacoma Little Theatre's A Christmas Carol off my chest. I sat through the whole thing, two acts of it,
Stage
American Art Company is now hosting the Northwest Pastel Society's 25th Annual International Open Exhibition. Pastels have a bad rep, often deserved, but not always. The name is associated with soft and pretty colors, and pastel as a media has long been thought of as a media of sweet grandmothers who
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Place: Dockside DonutsOpen: 24 hoursWith: A drive-thruLocated next to: Red's Valley PubWhich is next week's: Three Drink MinimumCan you believe: I'm back off the wagon?That was: A dumb question, I knowMy point is: There's a donut placeLocated next to: A BAR!My two fantasy worlds: Have finally collidedMy overall sin: Gluttony Let
Music
I can't believe I've gone this long without writing about local hip-hop on the radio. I probably will miss some hip-hop radio shows in this run-down, so please hit me up and tell me what I'm missing. I'll update local hip-hop radio in a future column. As far as I know,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Cloud Chowder. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. Free. Tacoma
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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 Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma -South. Acoustic Jam with Jeff Morgan. 8 pm. NC BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Auburn Ave Theater Auburn. Men Of Worth: A Winter's Carol. All Ages. 8 pm. $18-$20. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Music Sunday. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Baby Gramps. All Ages. 8 pm. Cafe Luna Vashon. Gregg Curry. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Harbor Voice Music, hosted by Kathyanne Baumgardner. All Ages. 1 pm. Kings Books Tacoma - Stadium District. Bryan John Appleby. 7 pm. NC LakeBridge