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ARTIFAKT >>> Friday, April 22 Well hot shit. Literally. The regular art-meets-music-meets-socializing-meets- (usually) booze phenomenon that is Artifakt has finally made it to Hell's Kitchen - throwing some flames on the show flyer for good measure. Those who know art in this town know about Artifakt and the cats behind it, so
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What's not to love about Olympia? Great house parties, cutesy shops, home brews and home grown, progressive people. A thriving music and arts scene. Plus, it's a place of connections. Seems like everybody's got a friend who's got a brother who dated the girl who's in the band. Because of this
Stage
Regular readers of this column know I do my best to avoid Arts Walk. I can't stand the crowds, and you're subjected to a dozen bad works of art for every good work of art. Still, for those who are willing to put up with that, there is some great
Arts
If Olympia had an official holiday, it would be the day of the annual Procession of the Species.With no words and no motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs), the procession is a celebration of Earth Day, green power, the web of life ... you name it.It's also the year's best people-watching opportunity,
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Not as much a romantic as she is a realist, there's a palpable pragmatism to Tacoma's new poet laureate, Josie Emmons Turner.If you expect the usual june-moon-spoon doggerel from this poet, you won't find it. There are no cute, rhyming monosyllabics in her writing. Emmons Turner takes on tough topics
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Do you know, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, there have been more than 35 earthquakes in Washington state just in the last two weeks? Do you know we live near one of the most hazardous faults in the world? Do you know this particular fault line - the Cascadia Subduction
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Darby's Cafe in Olympia has always been a spot filled with quirky things to look at - sarcastically funny posters and signs, Wizard of Oz memorabilia and a huge mural on the back wall of the dining room.If you're picturing an African drum circle and a tree frog, then you
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For those wondering how a wine bar, a deli and a restaurant will fit in the one space Kris Blondin and partner Jack Noble secured in downtown Tacoma, it's simple ... it won't. "STINK is not a bar, it's an elevated deli. Not a restaurant, not even your typical deli, we're
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I know this is hard to believe, but I have another solid mixtape to report on this week. The crazy thing is: the next two weeks will be just as heavy. So, without further delay I present to ya'll Gazmo the Great's iBeast. This is a pretty high-caliber mixtape. Notable guest
Arts
In a town full of coffee shops, rainy days and open minds, it's fair to say everyone in Olympia has an "inner artist" - each person has a story to tell through a stroke of a brush, a curve of a line or the ramblings of a doodle. This town full
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Place: Pick-Quick Drive In Located: Fife Open since: 1949 Building: 450 square feet Average employees inside: Six Most ever: Eight Picnic tables: 22 Top seller: Double cheeseburger with bacon Top milkshake: Wild mountain blueberry Goddammit: Now I'm hungry. Simply from habit, most Tacomans will testify Frisko Freeze has top billing in the world of drive-ins. But I will declare that
Food Matters
For most, the term "American food" brings to mind fried food, milkshakes, burgers, dogs, pizza and meat and potato platters - probably not wow-inducing items in global culinary circles. The team behind Gig Harbor's youngest dining establishment, JW Restaurant, hopes to alter that 1950s diner perception by presenting familiar American
Food Matters
NEW BREWS: Can't get enough locally-made craft beer? You're in luck! Wingman Brewers in Tacoma will hold its first public tapping at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21 inside The Red Hot (2914 Sixth Ave., Tacoma). The new brewery will unleash its Ace IPA and P-51 Porter while you stuff your
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. James Coates. 7-9 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. The Charleston Bremerton. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 8 pm. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Terry & Jerry Holder. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Charlie's
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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 David Dickerson, Glenn Hummel. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jesse Hill & Eric Heaton. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Memorial For Andrew Thomas Blues Jam. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 9 pm. NC. Steilacoom Pub and
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Shelly Ely. 7-10 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Flying Boots Restaurant & Spur
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Blue Heron Arts Center Vashon. An Evening With Danny O'Keefe. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $15-$18. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Open mic and acoustic jam with Billy Farmer. All Ages. 9-11 am. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Arts Walk Procession Night, with The Holly
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Arts Walk Stage, with The Burren Boys. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Earth Day Event, with Greg Parke. All Ages. 11 am. NC. LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Gina Belliveau. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jam
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Eliza Gilkyson. 8 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Mud Cat. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6 pm. donation. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma -