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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. James Coates. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Nick Sandy. All Ages. 6 pm. Robert Boyd. All Ages. 8 pm. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Rick Gonzales Band. 7 pm. BLUES Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Mike Roy. 8 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mike Beck, Andrew Greer. All Ages. 6 pm. Josiah & Sam Bogle. All Ages. 8 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Tattered Dress. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Miles Crew. 8 pm. Massimo's University Place. The Cold 102's funky blues. 8-11
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Annie Lockwood. All Ages. 8 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Battlefield Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$22. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. True Margrit. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Dawson's
Stage
The latest show at Childhood's End Gallery seems to be geared toward gift buying - a prequel to the holiday season and a celebration of the gallery's 40th year in Olympia. Everything is decorative, colorful and safe almost to the point of blandness, but very well done. It's a group
Arts
Lets see ... are you going with the dapper Grave Groom or the literary Lord Voldermort? Or maybe show some chest hair and settle on the Smokin' Hot Fireman? The only thing that's certain is last year's skimpy King of the Caves costume didn't go over too well with the
Arts
If you haven't started constructing your Halloween persona, it's not too late. Whether you go for the full-blown latex and polyester pre-fab, or make your own from whatever you can find in your basement, Halloween is your big chance to indulge your desire to be someone else. From Joe Paterno
Stage
Beyond Crayons & Finger Painting 2.0, the second annual art project at B2 Fine Art, features 75 works of art from Africa, Canada, China and the United States, all created by youth ages seven to 19. The overall inventiveness and technical quality of the work puts to shame work I've
Stage
Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde feels ripe with potential ... Potential that never quite breaks free in the Tacoma Little Theatre staging.Most distinctive (and when re-adapting a long-recognized and oft-staged work like Jekyll & Hyde, it pays to be distinctive)
Arts
Julia Jones may have found Tacoma's Halloween Pulse. She's the mind behind Le Noir Bizarre, a three-floor, dark holiday extravaganza happening Sunday, Oct. 30 at Sanford and Son Antiques. Jones has a couple dozen craftspeople, performers and assorted weirdoes lined up for this romanced/goth/steampunk celebration, and promises there will be
Music
At the heart of the tribute band phenomenon is a disarmingly naked sense of adulation. In order to properly emulate an established and (presumably) talented band, it requires talented musicians. These are people who can (and, in the case of Night of the Living Tribute Bands, do) spend large amounts
Features
A languid summer spent lounging in the shade makes way to the brisk bustle of fall and winter. Halloween launches the winter season with hayrides and pumpkin carving, costume parties and dances, food drives and service work. Wondering how to create hot, hearty meals for the family (or even a
Music
FREE WHISKEY >>> Thursday, Oct. 20 Volcano music scribe Nic Leonard is perhaps better known as Nicatine of Olympia-based rap outfit Free Whiskey. Or, we mean, he's the dude with the mustache. Now are you picturing him? Good. Anyway, Free Whiskey has been gaining steam for a while now [thanks, in no
Music
One of the major artists in our scene last year was D'Rocc The Gentleman. He made his presence known when he hit us with "The Anthem" video, and then kept it going with lots of big local shows. Currently D'Rocc is gearing up to release a new album; the first
Food Matters
LECTURE Oran Hesterman, president and chief executive of Fair Food Network, a nonprofit group that aims to guarantee access to healthy, fresh, and sustainable grown food, especially in underserved communities, will speak at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 inside Kilworth Memorial Chapel (North 18th and North Warner, Tacoma). University of Puget
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rachel Sedacca. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Rafael Tranquillino. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Battlefield Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$22. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Dan O'Sullivan. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jeff Ross, Geoffrey
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Rod Cook Band. 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 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 Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Bob Hill's Food Connection Fundraiser: The Good, The Bad, It Could Get Ugly with Bob Hill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Enchanted Symphony, featuring Maria Bachmann. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $24-$77. Cafe Luna Vashon. Jonathan Nicholson. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Luke & Lucy Band. 7 pm. The Olympia Center Olympia - Downtown. Masterworks Choral Ensemble Harvest Dinner & Auction, featuring Vince Brown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Spar Olympia. Brooke Pennock Duo. 8 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gina Belliveau. All Ages. 6 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Greg Parke. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Jennifer Lind. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Local Strangers. All Ages. 7 pm. Matrix