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CHIEF >>> Saturday, March 12 Centralia knows how to party. Seems like Podunk towns always do, especially when it comes to hometown pride. The bands come out, the kegs get tapped and everyone and their moms and grammas turn out to show some spirit. Saturday, Centralia and The Hub Bar and Grill
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It seems that, around these parts, it's something of an ongoing task to keep track of where live music is being showcased. Venues pop up quickly and disappear even quicker, leaving venue-shaped clouds of dust in their wake. Over the weekend, I heard talk that the Peabody Waldorf Gallery -
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Some bands seem to hit from the word go. It seems from the moment Santee sleepily, casually emerged on the scene, there has been an uncommon level of excitement for what was originally just an acoustic two-piece. Now a full band, Santee is running on all cylinders and continually exceeding
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Burlesque can be a drag. "Stage-ready makeup for burlesque is called ‘full drag,' " explains Frida Fondle of Olympia's Tush Burlesque. "It's a great homage to the drag queens, who really do exemplify the ultimate of feminine glamour. When we are putting on our makeup for the stage, we aspire to
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When my wife saw a photo of Richard Craig Meitner's Branch - blown glass with rust patina - she said, "That's creepy but interesting." She paused a moment and then said, "I like it."That reaction may be typical for Meitner's work. His glass sculpture can be witty and perhaps a
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Oh, the farce - such ridiculousness, always treading the fine line between absurdity and hilarity. Tacoma Little Theatre's production, directed by Frank Kohel, of A Flea in Her Ear is no exception. For the production TLT chose a new version of George Feydeau's French farce as translated by David Ives.
Food Matters
NEW BREAKFAST DISHES: Babblin' Babs Bistro (2724 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) has added the following dishes to its breakfast menu: Crazy 1949 Vegetable Get-Away, Happy Cod & Waffle, Naan a Zulu, True Grits with Shrimp, Passionally Your's Forever, and Tropical Thai Phoon Torta. The Proctor District
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What: DeRosa's fish taco de-virginization Where: Mazatlan Restaurant, downtown Puyallup When: During happy hour Happy hour days: Monday-Thursday Happy hour times: 3-7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close All day happy hour: Sundays Happy hour located: In the bar Was I happy: Oh, you betcha! For more than an hour: HELL. YES. It's a fish taco. Fish inside of
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Switched After Birth, Steve Beck, Gary Kanter. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gina Belliveau, James Coates. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. 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. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Slow Roller. All Ages. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. BLUES Harmon Brewery and Eatery Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Roy Duo. 8 pm. NC. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Olympia - Downtown. Kid's Show, with Baby Gramps, The Zaps, Greta Jane. All Ages. 3 pm. $3. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Straw Hat String Band. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. Open Shape Note Singing Group. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. The Brothers Jim, Everyday Dirt. All Ages. 8 pm. $8. BLUES C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Ron Sanders. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ty Barnett. 8 pm & 10 pm. $13. Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents: Drew Barth. Drew Barth was
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mary Tebbs, Nick Sandy. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Myles Crew. 8 pm. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Ronnda Cadle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Scott
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. 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. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw.
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Over its six-month lifespan Spaceworks Tacoma has introduced and reacquainted the community with local artists, tremendously improved the aesthetic of many downtown storefronts and been a popular subject of discussion at many a Tacoma party. This month the program releases its third installment, which includes 16 spaces and 51 projects. City
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It's Greek To MeWhere: 328 South Meridian, Puyallup, 253.200.2333Hours: Open daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Cuisine: Greek! Gyros, hummus, meat shish-ka-bob, salads, soup, Greek spaghetti, seafood, lamb, pizza.Scene: Casual, limited seating in cozy quarters. Kid-friendly, well-lit, open kitchen.Drinkies: Full bar with Greek wines, micro beers on tap, an array of
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OK, OK - Bobble Tiki gets it. He's been a complete bum lately. Like Skippyjon Jones, maybe Bobble Tiki's been lost in spice - only the "spice" was actually booze, various other intoxicants, and copious amounts of self-loathing? But you probably wont be reading stories about Bobble Tiki's recent bender
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South Bend, Indiana's Double B and Seattle, Washington's Dan Fajans - the forces behind Never Sleep - both moved to Olympia in the fall of 2009 to enroll at The Evergreen State College. In addition to providing a college education, Evergreen has served as a launch pad for the duo
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DON'T STOP >>> Friday, March 4 Friday night at the Midnight Sun in Olympia, the DNTSTP! crew will bring Olympia the best local hip-hop show of the year. You can count on this one to be packed from front to back the entire night thanks to DNTSTP! and some of Olympia's most