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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. 41 Miles. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Nanci Griffith. Includes a free pre-show lecture in studio I at 6:30 p.m. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $30-$69. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports
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Big Wheel Steakhouse and LoungeWhere: 11401 Steele St. S., Suite 102, Tacoma, 253.537.0801Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.Friday and SaturdayCuisine: American Bistro/Bar on RedbullScene: 75 percent sports bar environment, 25 percent family restaurant dining. Late night live music, dancing, DJs, pool table and
Food Matters
NEXT NOSH LEAGUE EVENT: The Nosh League, the Weekly Volcano's foodie/drinkie group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 for a whiskey Tasting inside the Big Whisky Saloon in downtown Tacoma. We will be tasting an assortment of Jim Beam brands (Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, etc.). To RSVP for
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Thursday, Jan. 13 Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003. Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Abby's on Broadway: A Wine Shop, 743 Broadway,
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GREYLAG >>> Thursday, Jan. 13 The folk revival of the indie scene seems to find its basis in an interesting ideal: the continuing search for beauty in little moments. Though it's difficult to avoid the perception of artifice - perhaps rightly so - in hipsters reprising a genre that more or less
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At Pastiche, the newest wine bar to grace Tacoma's bustling Sixth Avenue business district, homemade pasta dishes are on the horizon. Via e-mail, co-owner Art Britton shares that currently Pastiche offers "simple combinations of wine and appetizers that will complement and emphasize certain notes in the wines." For eats, platters
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I hardly know where to start reviewing the new show at South Puget Sound Community College, and I know I can't do each of the artists justice in the limited space of this column (in print). The show is called Contexts: Contemporary Image Makers, and it features works by Amy
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I recently visited The Evergreen State College to meet with the individuals behind the local concert series, Olympia Winter Nights. Upon sitting down with the show's creators, talk does not begin with logistics, planning or any of the other topics one might expect to start off an interview. Instead, we
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Portland multi-instrumentalists Dragging an Ox Through Water and Ghost to Falco make enveloping, hard-to-categorize music. Dragging an Ox Through Water (Brian Mumford) colors his folky jams with circuit-bent flourishes from tweaked oscillators and light-dependent resistors. Historically, Ghost to Falco (Eric Crespo) has played his eclectic, Elverum-esque compositions solo, but for his
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The folk revival of the indie scene seems to find its basis in an interesting ideal: the continuing search for beauty in little moments. Though it's difficult to avoid the perception of artifice - perhaps rightly so - in hipsters reprising a genre that more or less defines itself as
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Heidi Vladyka. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 21+.
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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 Dominique Stone and Glenn Hummel. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The
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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. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Shillelagh Jack. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Phil Hansen. All Ages. 1 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Vashon Celtic Players & Knitting Group. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Beale Street Kick-Off Party, with The Randy Oxford Band,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Dustin Darnold. All Ages. 6 pm. Paul Mauer, Karl Penn. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $5. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne's Irish
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jam On My Muffin CD Release Show. All Ages. 6 pm. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Ric Gillman. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys. 21+. 7
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tin Man. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 21+. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Open Jam, with The
Arts
"Always in motion is the future," a wise philosopher once noted, "difficult to see. Alan Kay added, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." With that in mind, we look forward to a new year of expression, innovation and imagination in our thriving local arts scene. Thriving? Wait, isn't
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Skep & Skein TavernWhere: 2106 Harrison Ave. NW., Suite B14, Olympia, 360.292.4400Hours: 2-11 p.m.Tuesday-Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Sunday-MondayCuisine: Available from neighboring restaurantsScene: Older women knitting, young hipsters, solos readingDrinkies: Beer, mead and cider onlyPrices: $5.50 to $8 a pint What do Double Jack, Old Man Winter, Bitter End, Highway to Ale, Hopportunity Knocks
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Bobble Tiki is an island themed souvenir of many skills and talents. For instance, no one at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters can balance more quarters on their chin than Bobble Tiki. Also, Bobble Tiki is a two-time champion pocket-pool player - having honed his skills throughout adolescents at a stifling