Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main.
Arts
These days, the concept of a library has reached new heights and there is a phenomenon that is sweeping the nation, one neighborhood at a time. The Little Free Library brings the love of reading, literacy, sustainability and community building with a simple concept: build it and they will come. The Little
Critics' Picks
[BLUEGRASS] + FRI, AUG. 23 As much as I've always enjoyed the tone of bluegrass, I've tended to think that a lot of the bands in that genre more often than not sound very similar. There's not much distinction, I've found. While the Bottlecap Boys are planted firmly in the bluegrass
Features
Every business, it seems, has its signature product. In the case of Olympia's raw deli Peace, Love & Raw, it's the RawNaimo bar. With a crunchy crust, a creamy filling and a rich cacao topping, it tastes like a nutritional nightmare, but in fact is made primarily of almonds, coconut and
Features
It might be cliché to say, but "highly anticipated" is the only way to describe the early August opening of Hilltop Kitchen in the former Tempest Lounge space at 913 Martin Luther King Way in Tacoma. Fans of Chris Keil from his time at 1022 South now have a new
Show And Tell
In a series of commercials for Paul Masson champagne, (which you should definitely look up on YouTube, but I digress), the late, great Orson Welles once opined, "Ah, the French..." and while Welles then went on to extol the virtues of moderately priced champagne that was somehow French despite being
Music
In 2009, Olympia native Molly Sjoboen got together with a few friends to start the Olympia Pub Crawl, a benefit for childhood cancer research. They had a good run, got some attention and made a modest $200. The group grew, the awareness spread and the tally rose from $250 in 2010
Music
The older I get, the less interest I have in music taking itself so seriously, or having other people chastise me for not always taking music seriously. On occasions when I've DJ'd, I always put on a mash-up of "Rockin' Robin" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to gauge the room.
Stage
During the Renaissance, artists learned their craft by spending countless hours in museums painstakingly copying the works of earlier masters. That kind of dedication and discipline is rare today, but we see it in Paris Reid's paintings, a few of which are now on display at Olyphant Art Supply in
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, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Nellie McKay Seattle. Sept. 10-11 7:30 pm. $24.50
Food Matters
BEER & ICE CREAM Like beer? How about ice cream? How about combined? Pint Defiance (2049 Mildred St. W., Tacoma) hosts your perfect end of summer event. That's right, summer isn't just for the kiddos anymore. Pint Defiance is partnering with local hand-crafting, frosty treat geniuses Ice Cream Social to make
Music
All-ages venue Northern in Olympia hosts a cool event Friday, Sept. 6. Follow me on this one. The evening's event - deemed "Analogue Resurgence Tour" and brought to you by Three Peas Records - will be a musical and cinematic collaboration between the very talented Russ Forster and Skizz Cyzyk.
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Curran Apple Orchard Park - University Place. Summer Concerts, featuring 133rd Washington Army National Guard Band. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Sharon Knight. All Ages. 8 pm. $7-$15. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller. 9 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Scuff & Al. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Little Creek Casino Shelton. Sean Lewis. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Collin Moulton. 8
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BLUES Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Luke Winslow King. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Collin Moulton. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Meghan Flaherty. 9 pm. $15. Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night, featuring Nick Deckter, Mike Colleta, Sean McBride,
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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, hosted by Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. BLUES The Spot Tacoma - South. Anthony Estrada & The Cold 102's.
Listings
BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Guitarists Recording Session with Little Bill and The Blue Notes and Billy Stapleton. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Lee Koch. All Ages. 7 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
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tumwater Farmers Market - Tumwater. Vince Brown, Monica Peabody. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Sylvester Park Olympia - Downtown. Music In The Park, with
Features
The Forum, Downtown Puyallup's newest addition to the bar scene, opened mid-July and serves up more than just beer and cocktails. Their lunch and dinner menu consists of thoughtful, well-priced menu items that take traditional bar food up a notch and is served until close. "We look to create an atmosphere