Stage
If you believe that it isn't polite or proper to discuss religion or politics, you may be offended by Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara. Thankfully for Tacoma, theaters and actors have never been too concerned with being considered polite or proper. Although Shaw wrote this play in 1905, it is still
Music
Around Christmas last year I received a group message on Facebook from my high school band director's daughter. She was putting together a present for her dad in the form of memories from former students. One of my closest friends during my time at Woodway High School was Steve
Features
I can't run. I can't hide. I'm being stalked. Not by an ex-boyfriend, which by the way has happened to me and it sucked, but by a grocery chain. Yes, you heard me right - a grocery chain - Safeway. It's not like they know who I am or anything, just
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Skansie Brothers Park Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Free. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and
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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. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Open Mic, hosted by Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times.
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 21+. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rebel Monday/Industry Night. DJ Jason Diamond spinning roots reggae, 21+.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hi-Fidelity Lounge Bremerton. Freedom Rocks Music Festival & Benefit Weekend, with Mason Reed, Gina Belliveau, Gentry Lange. 21+. 8 pm. $8. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Straw Hat String Band. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. Open Shape Note Singing Group. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Gig Harbor Farmers Market - Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Common Ground. All Ages. 1 pm. NC. Nathan Vialo. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Steve & Kristi Nebel. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. HG Bistro Puyallup. Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Graham Crackers. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. 41 Miles. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. David Rogers. All Ages. 8 pm. $8. HG Bistro Puyallup. Lewis/Lane. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. The Diggers. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Antique Sandwich Company Ruston. Ancient Victorys Open Mike. This quarterly historic Open Mike brings back some of the 3,000 acoustic music performers from open mikes run by Chris Lunn in CA and WA from the 1965 through 1990. All Ages. 7 - 10pm. $5.00 general, $3.00 members,
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling... To those astute readers of Bobble Tiki's weekly column out there - all seven of you - who have perhaps noticed this
Stage
Community theater actors come in a number of types. There are the classical amateurs, who can memorize their lines and speak them loudly and clearly, still a step above many of us but without much art. There are the painful over-actors, whose version of performance is to put on a
Arts
So stress is a creativity killer. If you're one of the folks who believe stress makes your art better, you can just stop reading now. For those of you interested in working hard to be the best artist you can be, I am going to share some secret techniques
Music
So, they cut me open and saddled me. I came out of the surgery and recovery quite well. Looking back now, it seems almost comical that one of my first worries was whether I could rehabilitate my abdomen muscles in time to play two sets I had committed to
Food Matters
NEW WINE RELEASES Tacoma's 21 Cellars has released two new wines - 2004 Pont 21 (Bordeaux blend) and 2008 OmRikki (Sauvignon Blanc). To celebrate, They're opening the winery to the public Saturday, June 5, from 1-6 p.m. to taste the new wines, as well as their highly regarded 2006 Pont 21.
Food Matters
Thursday, June 3 Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, June 4 Wine tasting, 4-6:30 p.m., Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine View Dr. S., Des Moines, 206.824.9462. Bodegas Goulart wines tasting, 3-6 p.m., Water to Wine, 9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor, 253.853.9463. Saturday, June
Stage
It's Neddy time again. Every year I look forward to the Neddy show at Tacoma Art Museum, and every year I'm just a little bit disappointed. But along with the disappointment comes exhilaration because year after year the Neddy nominees seem to be split between some of the best artists
Music
Pioneer is a not a title to be used lightly and tossed about like a Nerf ball, but those who earn the distinction should be recognized and respected for their accolades. Steve "O" Brown is one such pioneer. Specifically, Brown has been a major player in the Northwest music industry,
Music
Have I ever met someone of the goth persuasion? Sure. Could I pick a goth kid out of a lineup? Probably. Do I know what a goth actually is? No fucking clue. Goth is one of these frustratingly murky terms that worms its way into the zeitgeist, but after years of existing
Features
Our little Northwest piece of the world will take part in global fanaticism beginning June 11 when team captains shake hands for the first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the Tacoma area, Doyle's Public House is pretty much synonymous with soccer. Doyle's patrons are quite familiar with St.