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After interviewing Hot Panda's Chris Connelly, I accidentally left my recorder taping for ten minutes as I breathed heavily and read Twitter. I'm afraid to listen. Besides being generally ashamed of hearing my big fat mug heaving sluggishly as I stare deeply into my glowing computer screen (were it not for
Food Matters
COOKING WITH ITALIAN GRANDMOTHERS: Author Jessica Theroux will sign her book, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily, at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 inside The Mark (407 Columbia St., Olympia). Aperitifs are a certainty. FESTIVUS: Minoela (604 Fawcett, Tacoma) will host a holiday wine, chocolate and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Thdeaus Spae. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Blues Jam. Rafael Traquilino hosts
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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. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 21+. 9 pm. NC. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Lisa Ornstein & Dan Compton. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12. Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center Kent. Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert. All Ages. 3 pm. $16-$22. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. Tides Tavern Gig
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Hillstomp McDougal. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kelsey Alina. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Mad Silence. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ricky Venture. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Sean
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bob Crow. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. 41 Miles. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Kevin Joyce, Kat Eggleston. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Steve Poltz. As a singer/songwriter Steve Poltz is known for his lyrics creating vivid images along with his inimitable acoustic
Stage
Some families enjoy a tradition of opening Christmas presents before Christmas morning. Apparently South Sound theater does, too; I've already seen two of Olympia's holiday season productions with two more on the way. I'm happy to report Capital Playhouse finishes 2010 on a (figuratively) high note with the 2005 Broadway musical
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Mizu Japanese Steakhouse Where: 3116 Judson St., Gig Harbor, 253.853.4020 Hours: Lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, dinner 4:30-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 4:30-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday Cuisine: Teppanyaki style Japanese steakhouse Scene: Dinner and show with chefs flipping food in front of folks Drinkies: Full bar ANNOUNCER: The 15-foot waterfall wall in the vestibule sets the tone for
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There are many things we leave until the last minute when it comes to our holiday meals, and we shouldn't. It could be the cranberry sauce. Who was supposed to bring that? Nobody wants to because no one eats it. AH! Whip cream for the pumpkin pie! Who is supposed
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We were five guys who loved rock, but there were certainly other passions in the van. Literally. Johnny and the previously mentioned guitar tech, Brian Roe, had each brought their fly-fishing reels. At some point in the first few hours of day one, the tour manager/sound guy promised our fearless
Food Matters
666 NIGHT: The Swiss (1904 S. Jefferson, Tacoma) offers six wings and six beers from 4 p.m. to close every Wednesday. The wings come in three levels of heat. BREWER'S NIGHT: Farrelli's Wood Fire Pizza in Dupont (1590 Wilmington Dr.) will discount Mac & Jack's beer and throw in a DJ
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Friday, Nov. 26 Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Abby's on Broadway: A Wine Shop, 743 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.262.2902. Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m., complimentary, Olympic Wine Merchant, 101 Capitol Way N., Suite 106, Olympia, 360.786.9463. Wine tasting, 4-6:30 p.m., Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine View Dr. S., Des Moines, 206.824.9462. Washington wines tasting, 3-6
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It's been a tumultuous year and a half for Seattle party-rap provocateurs Mad Rad. The hard-living quartet recently came out the other end of a much-publicized career rehab (masterminded by former über-manager Kerri Harrop) that saw them distance themselves from scandalous headlines, and, with impressive velocity, rise from being blacklisted
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The latest show at Mavi Contemporary - the new gallery next door to The Grand Cinema - features two painters, one photographer and one craftsman. The painters are William Turner and William Quinn, the photographer is Henry Haneda. The craftsman is also Haneda. He makes exquisite handmade objects, including fly
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White Christmas Bing Crosby's recording of Irving Berlin's White Christmas is considered by Guinness to be the best-selling single of all time, at more than 50 million copies. That, my friends, is a lot of frickin' records. On the quality of Berlin's songwriting, Crosby had this to say: "A jackdaw with a
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NORTHWEST SONS >>> Friday, Nov. 26 Reggae and the march toward marijuana legislation reform just go together. Seriously. If you've ever been to a Hemp Fest, a 420 rally or a long car ride through Eastern Washington with Bobble Tiki you know this. A wise man once said you'll never end marijuana
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Since Nov. 10, every time I've adjusted my radio dial to 104.9FM, instead of having my ears rattled by some new metal, I'm greeted by a band like Pearl Jam or Soul Asylum - something hilariously on point for a station that now identifies itself as GenX 104.9FM. Everyone knows what