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BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill. Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside. Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes.
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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 Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub. Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 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. 6-8
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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. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery. Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by
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BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Mud Bay Coffee Company. Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table, with Cary Durgin. 6 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon.
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BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table, with Cary Durgin. 6 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Jezebels Bar & Grill. Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC. PJ
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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. Eagle's Hall. Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon
Reviews
Minutes from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, past the Lakewood Towne Center and right in the heart of the old Lakewood Colonial Center you'll find the Cascade Bagel and Deli. This local bagelry and deli is co-owned by a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and chief master sergeant, whose passion is to
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I really like Alain Clerc's paintings, although not so much the ones on the left as you enter the gallery at Tacoma Community College. He's in a new two-person show with David J. Roholt, who's work I do not like as much, except for a group on the right side
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Tacoma is a hotbed of talent. I've shown in this column before how even though T-Town doesn't get all the credit, we are often making big moves right under the surface (check out my columns on Erik Blood, OC Notes and Thee Satisfaction). Another huge player behind the scenes is
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Having never seen Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I was not fully prepared for the experience at Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Webber's second musical started as a 15-minute cantata and, over time, expanded to the current hour and a half production (including intermission). Set in a museum,
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It looks like organizers of the annual Olympia Independent Music Festival are really beginning to hit their stride. This year, creators Jabe Jabberwock and Wylie Van Wenger - along with countless supporters from the community- have turned the volume on this festival to 11. In past years, the event was held
Music
Where The Dead Are, a metal grindcore band with roots in the Tacoma music scene (former Devils of Loudun and Goratorium) are set to take the stage Sunday at O'Malley's Irish Pub for the 14th annual Art on the Ave festival in Tacoma. Be there at 1 p.m. to witness the
Features
Tired of outdoor festivals that are centered on people standing in long lines in the sun waiting to eat food made in a truck and sold at prices that would be laughed at in a real sit-down restaurant? Get ready for Saturday's Gig Harbor Wine and Food Festival. In its third
Food Matters
The Puyallup Fair is inviting all cooks, home entertainers, and quilters to take part in their annual competitions at the 2012 Puyallup Fair. There are multiple competitions for bakers including: Best Quick Bread Coffee Cake, Sensational Sandwich Bread, Cake and Cupcake decorating, and much
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Kitt Bender. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. 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. Skansie Brothers Park Gig Harbor. Summer Sounds At Skansie, featuring Magical Strings. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke & Singalong, hosted by Steve Einhorn, Kate Power. All Ages. 7 pm. $10 donation, nobody turned away. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Big Nasty. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill
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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. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Blues Vespers, featuring Little Bill & The Blue Notes. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Annie Henry. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kitt Bender, Kurt Lindsay, Dave Hannon. All Ages. 7 pm. $5. Forza DuPont. Lisa Mitts Band. 7 pm. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at