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While the calf-liver breakfast at Ben Moore's in Olympia (112 Fourth Ave. W.) may be a little too adventurous for most, typical breakfast offerings can be as boring as the morning conversation after a night spent tearing it up. I do not want [green] eggs and ham. Dr. Seuss may have
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The What You Got Fest offers films, bands, skateboard ramps, free workshops, a chance to watch a mural being painted outside the Capitol Theater - and zombies. The ghoulish creatures are a pop-culture trend with staying power, and they'll be modeling in the Olympia youth art festival's trash fashion show."In
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At the heart of the music created by Campfire OK is an all-consuming commitment to the crescendo. Tension reigns over the band's debut LP, Strange Like We Are - tension for the moment when the six-piece will explode, and every knot and tangle that has lived in your muscles will
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To some devout Christians, witches aren't just innocent Halloween scares: they're eternally damned brides of Hell. It may seem nutty to hear folks railing against Harry Potter, but in pre-scientific America, supposed Devil worshipers served as convenient scapegoats for any misunderstood mishap. Ostensibly rational Americans were once terrified of witches
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Allison Hyde's art speaks eloquently of time and place and memory, and sadly of deterioration and destruction over time. Her site-specific installation, Out of the Embers, in The Telephone Room consists of serigraphs with ash and charcoal on mylar, burned furniture, burned jewelry boxes and sound. (There is no sign
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SHROUDED IN VEILS >>> Friday, Sept. 23 It's OK for me to call Shrouded in Veils a progressive rock band, right? I can never quite place my finger on the line between math rock and its proggy predecessor. I somehow think Shrouded in Veils won't get in a huff about the semantics
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Last week started with a bang Thursday at The New Frontier Lounge, as Seattle's Ancient Warlocks and Portland's White Orange brought their tour to a small yet supportive crowd of hipsters, musicians and freaks. Local boys (Really! They are like 19!!!) Rooftop Warriors started simply by stating "We like Black
Food Matters
AUTHORS CAN BAKE Local baking celebrity Dani Cone, author of Cutie Pies: 40 Sweet, Savory and Adorable Recipes, will sign her book and hand out pie recipes from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Metropolitan Market (2420 N. Proctor St., Tacoma). FOOD FIGHT Chef Gabe at Salty's at Redondo (28201 Redondo Beach Dr.
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At the mere mention of dessert my first inclination is to shout, "Yes, please!" Crockett's Public House in Puyallup offers a few tasty choices so every meal gets a happy ending. Dusted with powdered sugar, a homemade fudge brownie is both dense and cake-y. A scoop of locally made Olympic Mountain vanilla
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Wednesday Sessions, with Olivia De La Cruz Trio. 9 pm. $5. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market - 6th Ave Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Last Market Day, with Billy Farmer & Friends. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Lesley Kernochan. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Dave Roberts Band. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. Last Market Day, with The Jeweled Scarab Dance Co., Billy Farmer. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Storyhill, Justin Roth. All Ages. 7 pm. $10-$15. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Sundowners. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Carl Wikkala. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. James Coates. All Ages. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Billy Mac. 9 pm. NC. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Tim Hall Band. 8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Heidy Vladyka. 7 pm. Cafe Luna Vashon. James Coates. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Jim Page. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Paul Basile. All Ages. 8 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tim Fast, David Ramirez, KC
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gina Belliveau, Adrian Bourgeois. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Joshua English. All Ages. 8 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Mark Ikler. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar
Food Matters
We came across a 1970 Better Homes and Gardens fondue cookbook at our grandma's house. It reads like a commercial on Nick at Nite. Ladies of the household are advised to "experiment with these recipes and you'll become an effervescent, day-by-day fondue hostess." There are special sections devoted entirely to
Arts
Now in its seventh year, the Tacoma Film Festival has come to be well known locally for providing South Sound film buffs with a bevy of film treasures every fall, some local, some national, some short, some long - and all artfully fantastic. This year will be no different ...
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As diehard Pacific Northwesterners, we don ensembles of flip flops, shorts, sleeveless T-shirts, scarves, tug a cap on and bring a hoodie without thought to the weather forecast. Before winter's sullen gray months necessitate adding a jacket over said hoodie, the next few weeks of purely pleasant days and comfortable,
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Way back when, as a young columnist, I wrote that I was disturbed by Roman Holiday's polish and professionalism. This is still the case, but I've made steps to come to terms with it. Now, I'm more inclined to be in awe of the band's sound, instead of suspicious and