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Music and Art in Wright Park is back with 20 years under its belt and a musical line-up that will rock yours, your dad's and your kid's socks off. Girl Trouble, Kramer, Wheelies, The Purrs and Mahnhammer are just a few of the 14 bands set to play
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After being open for eight years this month, Pacific Grill chef/owner Gordon Naccarato and his team recently rolled out thoroughly revamped menus, featuring small plates, lower prices and more vegan and gluten-free options. "After eight years, I wanted to shake things up," said Naccarato. "It felt very much like we were
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BLUES The Royal Lounge. Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. 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 Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center. JBLM-Lewis
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Pioneer Park 324 South Meridian,. Puyallup, WA 98371. Noon Tunes at Pioneer Park. Join us this Tuesday at Pioneer Park for a noon show featuring Manimou Camara & Denbaya performing celebrate Africa
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Night. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant. Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES The Spot, Tacoma - South. Anthony Estrada & The Cold 102's. All Ages. 7:30-10pm. No Cover. 2 Mile House. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. Great
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BLUES Little Creek Casino. Shelton. John "Scootch" Cungo. 7 pm. NC. JR's Hideaway. Belfair. Junkyard Jane. 9 pm. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar. Vashon. Sammy Eubanks Blues Benefit For Vashon Community Care. All Ages. 8 pm. $10. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Michael
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe. Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Sean Gaskell. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Little Creek Casino. Shelton. John "Scootch" Cungo. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Le Voyeur Café and Lounge.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar. Puyallup. James Coates. 7 pm. Cascadia Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. The Bog Hoppers. 9 pm.
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The Exhibition of Korean Artists and Korean Artists Association of Washington is now open at the gallery at Tacoma Community College. It is an interesting show if somewhat uneven in quality. Both amateur and professional artists are included. If I understand correctly from the press release, most if not all
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[METAL ROCK] + SAT, AUG. 3 Ladies and Gents, the metal void that sometimes plagues Olympia is about to be filled. Seems the metal gods have agreed it’s time bring back Olympia’s Torture Box, in a reunion show appropriately named Torture Fest. Definitely not your cookie monster metal, these guys encompass
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I know that I've talked about this before, but it honestly bears repeating until all of the mopes in the world get their stuff together: music, at its purest and most transportive, is about fun. Fun! Now, this is not to say that this energy can't be used to access
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Friday Night Showcase aims to pack more burlesque action into one building than perhaps ever been done before in T-Town. Other acts include The Shanghai Pearl, the tantalizing temptress from Taipei and Miss Kitty Baby, the action figure with curves, who is also the host of the Rebel Riot Pinup
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It seems long overdue that I take a moment to acknowledge some upcoming events in our area that are worth penciling in on your midsummer calendar. In the excitement of the city's busy summer schedule - with the recent Taste of Tacoma, Art on the Ave, Ethnic Fest, and the
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The Thurston County Fair is making some changes. The annual fair that runs now to Aug. 4 is bringing two new highlights to the event: "Savor South Sound" with cider, beer and wine tastings and "Live and Local," a concert series featuring some of the best musicians in the area. "We're
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With travel come all the wonderful stories of rats in Paris, cats in Greece, and roaches in Spain. Does anyone else track their trips through the vermin they encounter along the way? Thursday at the University Place Library you can hear even more fabulous stories about travel. That's because Jared
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Hordes of South Sounders flocked to the second annual Moveable Feast, a gathering of 38 food trucks and seven breweries held July 28 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. Organizer Alyson Jones expected 8,000 visitors for the day, making it the largest food truck gathering in Tacoma. Compared to last year, this
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When this Saturday rolls around, Tacoma's Antique District will be inundated with classic cars galore. That's right. The Rebel Riot is coming! But before the riot begins, there must be a heralding event of proper proportions to hail in said riot. Enter the Rebel Riot Friday Night Showcase. On Aug. 2
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The Northwest loves a good outlaw. We're talking the mysterious, harmless (unless needed) and legendary kind of outlaw. Many of this breed of outlaw are synonymous with the Northwest, including the barely-old-enough-to-shave Barefoot Bandit, who stole boats and airplanes with sass, the "Hollywood" bank robber who had an extravagant tree
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There have been countless movers and shakers who have made Tacoma what it is - business people, artists, corporations, state officials. Some have impacted the city short-term, others have stuck around and fought the good fight for decades, seeking to make the community all it can be. One such community