Features
This week ... Place: Dorky's Bar Arcade Open since: Sept. 28, 2010 Owners: Les Voros-Bond and Caroline Dennewith Cost of all games: 25 cents What I just lied about: Newer pinball games are actually 50 cents Total pinball machines: 11 Most popular game: TMNT Percentage of readers who will know what TMNT stands for: 87% Oldest games: Space Invaders
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Brad Andrews, Francis Brennan. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Cafe Luna Vashon. McDougall. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Robert Boyd. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Caroline Smith. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues
Reviews
Blue Cannon Pizza Where: 4726 Borgen Blvd., Gig Harbor, 253.851.4800Hours: Open daily at 11 a.m., close at 9 p.m. Sunday- Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Friday and SaturdayCuisine: Pizzas, sandwiches, salads, appetizers with specific vegetarian dishesScene: Casual, semi-self-serve, kid-friendly environment in primary colors, minimalist decor; slight industrial feel with arcade-style gamesDrinkies: Wine, domestic, import
Stage
In the words of director Jeffrey Painter, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night "celebrate[s] the world turning upside down." I've seen it produced as an antic farce, and I've seen Kenneth Branagh's downhearted production. The Evergreen Shakespeare-Animal Fire co-production running this weekend and next in The Evergreen State College's Experimental Theater draws from
Arts
It was 20 years before Frank Wedekind's 1890 play Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy could be performed in its native Germany. At first only legendary director Max Reinhardt had enough juice to produce it. The play was considered so pornographic that only a single performance was allowed for a limited
Music
When I spoke with Westin Glass, drummer for the Thermals, he was wandering somewhere in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the background, I could hear some mysterious trilling bird - wild turkey? angry peacock? roadrunner? - and the effect was that Glass sounded a million miles away. The trilling began as
Music
SOLVENTS >>> Friday, Jan. 21 Minus the violin, Solvents would still be a band worth watching and listening to - earthy, melancholy, lively in the face of heartache. They draw from indie rock godfathers who innovated by veering closer to the heart of pop music, not running away from it (Big Star,
Arts
If you are in the habit of attending local shows, you've doubtless seen Kris Crews and his camera - even if you haven't seen the fruits of his labor. Crews is a perennial mainstay in and cheerleader for the Tacoma music scene, and can often be found filming performances of
Stage
If I had to pick one play for a small, local theater to produce out of the current public consciousness, it would be Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon. Aside from the bevy of awards and the recent film, the subject matter seems as relevant today, in our atmosphere of ethics violations and
Stage
When I saw the announcement for the Mauricio Robalino and Betty Sapp Ragan exhibition at the Handforth Gallery I was initially blown away by the image of a Robalino collage included with the announcement, but I was slightly let down by the actual work. Although hotly colorful, playful and well
Music
Loudon Wainwright III is many things. To some in my generation, he's known as a minor comedic actor, having appeared in M*A*S*H and Judd Apatow productions like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and the short-lived college comedy Undeclared (as well as more dubious cinematic fare like 2009's G-Force - the
Food Matters
PIZZA CHOMPETITIONS: The first round of Farrelli's Pizza Eating Chompetitions are currently underway. The Chompetition is a 20 minute pepperoni pizza eating challenge to see which competitor can chomp down the most 12-inch pepperoni pizzas. Here are the remaining dates, times and locations: 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 3518 Sixth Ave.,
Features
Place: Puyallup's Organic Comfort Food Cafe Items on menu: Somewhere between 30 and 300, more toward 30 Times I made the server come back to table: 13 Times I had showered that day: Zero Server slightly victimized by my presence: Of course Kid's menu: Yes Alcohol: No Parking: Street Available seats: About 40 Hot men eating healthy: None that
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30
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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 rockin' blues jam with Dominique Stone and Glenn Hummel. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band
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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. Harmon Brewery and Eatery Tacoma - Downtown. Leanne Trevalyan & Barbra Blue. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. The Mix Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. An Evening with Chad & Jeremy ~ Benefit Concert. All Ages. 7 pm. Free. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Cris Stevens & The Surf Monkeys. 7 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bahia Rowan. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 7 pm. BLUES O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Whiskey Swillers. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Joe Fontenot. 8 pm &
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. 41 Miles. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Judd Wasserman. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Luke Sayers. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $5. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic