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Saturday's A Dinner at the Well offers dinner for two for $50. The twist: If you buy a ticket, you get one meal and the other will go to someone living on the streets in Olympia. And all of the diners in both groups, along with volunteers, will share the meal, eating
Food Matters
CHEF'S DINNER The Social Bar and Grill (1715 Dock Street, Tacoma) will host a chef's dinner Thursday, March 19 starring hops from Harmon Brewing perfectly paired with four courses concocted by Chef Tram. Start it off with Irish Sausages and Portobello Mushrooms paired with Harmon Eagle Point
Stage
I have always thought Dale Chihuly's drawings were more impressive than his glass creations, but I have never seen enough of his drawings to say so until now. "Chihuly Drawings" at Museum of Glass makes the case quite emphatically. One hundred and eighty-six drawings fill the main gallery at MOG,
Arts
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, all through the town. ... Whether you find that song a childhood travel mantra or an invasive earworm, there's one thing that rings true: There is an actual bus, of the most wonderful kind, that has been winding its way around the
Arts
There are times when it falls on the Weekly Volcano to shatter pop-cultural myths. This, we're sorry to say, is one of those occasions. No matter what the preternaturally effusive judges on America's Got Talent claim, they aren't always the discoverers of brand-new artistic geniuses. Last year, for example, contestants
Music
In the late '60s and into the '70s, there was a sea change in the world of country music. Rather than drawing from the glut of radio-ready folk and country that dominated the airwaves, a new class of country singers came up through the ranks, bringing with them a more
Music
I think we each have that friend who "discovers" Facebook memes that made the rounds two years ago. We think, "How can he just now be seeing this? Has he really never heard ‘The Bed Intruder Song?' Does he still think Rick rolling is funny?" Last month I was that
Critics' Picks
[RAP] + THURS, MARCH 12 If the catch phrases "The G-Funk, We Funk ... " or "Regulators ... Mount up" don't have you funked up for Warren G's show this week, then you must not know your '90s hip-hop/rap. Warren G is (and I don't know how this is possible) one
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Any holiday that encourages partaking in food and drink to celebrate is something I can get behind. Which, let's face it, for those who love food and drink, that's every holiday - save for maybe Martin Luther King, Jr. and President's Day. I don't think anyone celebrates those with more
Food Matters
STROOPWAFELS Tacoma bakery Hopboom Bakery is supplying local sipping spots with Stroopwafels. Get excited to nibble on this Dutch waffle cookie highlighting rich, spiced caramel sandwiched between two thin waffle slices. It's recommended you place this baked good atop your piping hot beverage to allow the steam to soften the snack.
Outdoors
Sometimes you just want to get away. Not in an epic, across the world adventure way. Just in a run off to Southern California for the weekend so I can run on the beach way. Ya feel me? And then the credit card bill from Christmas comes. Womp womp. Let just
Stage
"Eloquent Objects: Georgia O'Keeffe and Still-Life Art in New Mexico" is a major coup for Tacoma Art Museum. This major national touring exhibition featuring 22 of O'Keeffe's paintings and 42 paintings by her contemporaries who lived and worked in New Mexico for a while. Over a period of approximately 30
Critics' Picks
[GRUNGE POP] + FRI, MARCH 6 Seattle quintet Great Grandpa exudes an effortless cool. The grungy pop recalls bands like the Breeders and Garbage, with their sly melodies and crunchy guitars. Lead singer Alex Menne brings a detached swagger that is offset by unobtrusive harmonies from her bandmates. A band like
Music
For anyone out there with children, I know it can be tempting to bring them to Disneyland when their soft, young brains are still forming. This, after all, is the moment in their lives when they would be most excited to meet Mickey and ride the teacups, but taking them
Guides
BEST SWAN SONGThe HystericsSadly Hysterics, who have managed to make my personal best of list in numerous ways over the past few years have stopped performing. But before they did they pulled off one mighty swan song of a show at Olympia's Northern this past October. Though the band would
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the best of Olympia 2015 Readers' Poll. You are the best. BEST BAND: Full Moon Radio BEST NEW BAND: Hot Cops BEST SUPERGROUP: Survival Knife BEST INDIE ROCK BAND: Full Moon Radio BEST METAL BAND: Christian Mistress BEST PUNK BAND:
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BEST ONRAMP Olympia Audition League Are you a singer, actor, dancer or singer-actor-dancer who's wondering how to break into Olympia's thriving (though admittedly cliquey) theater scene? Perhaps you're a new arrival, or you may have just graduated from high school or college - in which case, no one off-campus is hip to
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the best of Olympia 2015 Readers' Poll. You are the best. BEST LOCAL FILMMAKER: Red Williamson BEST MOVIE THEATER: Capitol Theater MOST CREATIVE PERSON: Lauren O'Neill BEST THEATER COMPANY: Harlequin Productions BEST DANCE COMPANY: TUSH! Burlesque BEST PERFORMANCE SPACE: The
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BEST MULTICULTURAL TACO Quality Burrito We don't have to tell you about Quality Burrito, readers. You've voted it the best restaurant in Olympia more than once. (Don't you like upscale restaurants?) But if you go there and always order what you've always ordered, you might be missing out. QB doesn't just have
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the best of Olympia 2015 Readers' Poll. You are the best. BEST RESTAURANT: Dillingers Cocktails and Kitchen BEST FARM-TO-TABLE RESTAURANT: New Moon Café BEST RESTAURANT SERVER: Jessica Nicoletti BEST BARTENDER: Sherilyn Lightner BEST HAPPY HOUR: The Brotherhood Lounge BEST CRAB