Food Matters
Eve Adams, co-owner of the unassuming Six Olives Lounge in Tacoma, has been serving her mega cocktails and massive Jell-O shots on Sixth Avenue since before the business district became a favored child in Tacoma. With so much change lately with the restaurants and bars in the area, I was
Music
There is only one month and some change left in this year and the scene is staying strong. It's not dying down at all. There's still so much local music dropping that I'm once again having a hard time keeping up. So here it goes. ... Riding the national buzz from
Food Matters
CHOWDER DAY Duke's celebrates International Chowder Day Thursday, Nov. 10 by giving away free chowder, all day, at all its locations. CHILI COOK-OFF The Key Peninsula Civic Center (17010 S. Vaughn Road KP N., Vaughn) will host a chili cook-off with prize money for first, second and third place from noon to
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Micaela Cooley. All Ages. 6 pm. 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. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts
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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 Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Show, featuring Moonlight Matinee, Tip To Base, Grizzled Mighty. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Nolan Garrett & NGT. 8 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 Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Gerry O’Beirne. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Luke Strong
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Adam Small. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Chris Chandler, Paul Benoit, Kathy Jonas, Pat Butler. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Graham Crackers. All Ages. 8 pm. Cafe Luna Vashon. Jeneen Terrana. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Justin
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bobby Jo Valentine, Andy Kong. All Ages. 6 pm. LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Crimson Thread. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jeneen Terrana. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. John McCutcheon. All Ages. 8 pm. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. The Accordion Babes. All
Features
After getting my you-know-what handed to me at the Gladiator Rock'n'Run event last weekend, I toured the Proctor Farmers Market - voted Tacoma's best farmers market last year in the Weekly Volcano Super Best of Tacoma Readers' Poll. What struck me most was not the variety, pricing or how many people
Music
The evocativeness of the name Tender Forever is unusually representative of the music that Tender Forever (AKA Melanie Valera) creates. It may be somewhat difficult to track amongst the invigorating percussion that permeates the music, but Tender Forever's lyrics have a strong center in the intimate and revealing. Valera's slick
Music
GEMS >>> FRIDAY, NOV. 4 For the release of Umber Sleeping's latest CD, there's no better pairing to go with one of Tacoma's favorite bands than Gems. Both emphasize rhythm - with Umber Sleeping's frontman, Peter Tietjen, sitting behind the kit, and with Gems utilizing two drummers. And both are lead by
Arts
Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month kicks off its 10th year this month. This ever-growing, ever-morphing event strives to highlight Tacoma's vast art scene - not just for the artists, but to get everyone involved.ABOUT ART AT WORKArt at Work - an annual celebration of all things artistic in Tacoma
Stage
I know it's gauche to rely on national stereotypes, but golly, those Canadians sure are nice. Nice is all over Welfarewell, currently making its Northwest premiere at Olympia Little Theatre. Not only is the play harder to resist than a Snuggie full of kittens, but its author, Cat Delaney, wrote
Stage
What a fun show! Folk Art Treasures of Mexico at Tacoma Art Museum, I mean. Nelson A. Rockefeller, former Governor of New York and former Vice President of the United States, owned one of the world's largest collections of Mexican folk art, which was given to the San Antonio Museum
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Vickey Lyn. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. 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 &
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Pat Moss Blues Band. 8 pm. 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. 6-8
Food Matters
SPICEY HOLIDAY GIFT Babblin' Babs Bistro (2724 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) has its awesome hand-blended spices on sale - three for $25, which equates to a $5 savings. Nice. HALF-PRICE WINE SALE The Social Bar & Grill (1715 Dock St., Tacoma) hosts a half-price wine sale from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. WINGS WAY Buffalo
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Tacoma Public Library Olympic Room Tacoma - Downtown. Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher. 2 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues