Music
It's no surprise that Rufus Wainwright should find himself years later to be a consummate showman. The son of folkies Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Wainwright grew up in a house of music, joining his mother's band at the age of 13. Even his sister, Martha, has a respectable
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest,
Arts
November is Art at Work Month in Tacoma and one of the city's shining jewels. It's not only a showcase of the best, brightest and most unique on the local art scene, but also a time that makes art accessible to everyone. Art at Work is not one event, but many
Show And Tell
Being that Halloween is almost upon us, it's both fortunate and fitting that I'm able to start this week's review with a quote from a classic horror film. In 1931's Dracula, well before Van Helsing and Harker show up with crosses and stakes, the titular Count (Bela Lugosi) entertains an
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Tacoma Opera's season opener is the Gilbert & Sullivan comedy Pirates of Penzance, Oct. 25 and 27. This will mark the first Gilbert & Sullivan show produced by Tacoma Opera. Bernard Kwiram, musical director and conductor of the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society, will conduct a cast that includes several
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar Puyallup. Natalie Hames. 7 pm. 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.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Brother Sun. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kim Simmond's Savoy Brown, with Nolan Garrett. 7:30 pm. $25. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Harris. 8:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. 16 Sparrows. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. BLUES B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Triangle District. Rod Cook. All Ages. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Harris. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Hootenanny Sing-Along, hosted by Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia -
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Gary Crooks. 9 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm.
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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 Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. An Evening With Rufus Wainwright, featuring Lucy Wainwright Roche. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $66-$86. Rose Home for Folk Olympia - Westside. Pine Hearts, Eli Conley, BSE, Woolen Warrior. All Ages. 7-10 pm. $5-10. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An
Stage
Get ready, Tacoma. The 12th annual Tacoma Studio Tour is happening Nov. 2 and 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - that's two full days to visit some of Tacoma's better artists where they create their work, talk to them, view their art and enjoy demonstrations. You might even
Stage
My husband, Christian Carvajal, is one of the regular theater critics for the Weekly Volcano, so I get to tag along. It's fun, even when the productions aren't instant classics. We see almost every show together and agree on most. Opening night of Steel Magnolias at Tacoma Little Theatre was
Stage
Tacoma Musical Playhouse opens its 20th anniversary season with the Broadway hit Les Misérables. TMP raised roughly $1.2 million to renovate the stage, orchestra location and backstage areas. The stage is larger and the orchestra is now placed above and behind the stage which helps the actors voices come through
Critics' Picks
[METAL] + FRI, OCT. 18 Oh Kylesa, how you reek of sludge and doom, yet co-mingle with the heaven of drums, riffs and vocals hammering down a mighty force of pleasure. How your psychedelia and metal create a blistering twist of emotion on the soul. This is why tens of thousands
Music
"For an event that pretty much takes the worst elements you could possibly combine together," says Craig Egan, "we've had surprisingly little amount of trouble." Egan is speaking about his annual take on Oktoberfest, called Maltoberfest. It doesn't take much detective work to figure out that Maltoberfest celebrates that most dubious
Stage
Picture if you can sculpted figures with the strength and sensuality of a Rodin, but not idealized in any way - realistic sculptures of people who may be a little overweight or less than movie-star beautiful, in natural but perhaps awkward poses with faces that register pain. Now imagine they
Arts
To the best of my knowledge, Arbutus Folk School opening in Olympia Oct. 19 will be the first school of its type in the Pacific Northwest. The school at 600 Fourth Ave. E. will offer classes in such arcane (and common) crafts as Scandinavian knife making, blacksmithing, woodworking, top-bar beehive
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Jungle brush and menacing creatures painted in 32 layers of neon paint glow under black light; in the room, a bright orange triceratops, giant hanging insects and David Ostrand's paint-splattered sneakers also glow. "I've gone through four or fives pairs of shoes," laughed Ostrand, owner of Shankz black light mini-golf, arcade