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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Abi Grace. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Paul Kroeger. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Gig Harbor Farmers Market Gig Harbor. Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 11:30 am. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ian McFeron, Alisa Milner. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Myles Crew. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Song Circle Acoustic Open Mic. All Ages. 7 pm. $2/Performers NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Junkyard Jane Reunion Show, the four-piece local favorite
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cedarwood Dome Milton. Biker BBQ Open Mic Night. 21+. 6 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. James Coates. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7
Reviews
Anthony's Hearthfire Grill Where: 1675 Marine Drive Northeast, Olympia, 360.705.3473Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday and weeknights, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and SaturdayCuisine: Pacific Northwest inspired steak and seafood, Scene: After hours adult scene,business typesDrinkies: Wine, beer, cocktailsPrices: $5 to $29.95 Dinner at Anthony's Hearthfire Grill is a relaxing experience.
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... Bobble Tiki doesn't need any help feeling old. Every morning when Bobble Tiki wakes up, rolls out of bed, and feels the
Features
Mayberry does not exist. Duh. But neither do the small towns of yesteryear, at least not within driving distance at lunchtime. Those small town cafes, the type Andy and Barney ate it, that served country fare like Aunt Bee prepared and delivered in that cute-as-a-dickens checkered lunch basket, those are gone,
Food Matters
Thursday, Aug. 26 Half-price Wine Bottle Night with two appetizer purchases, Tides Tavern, 2925 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, 253.858.3982. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, Aug. 27 Zesty Zinfandels tasting on the deck, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 W.
Food Matters
IPA FEST The 5th Annual Jay Fairchild IPA Fest will feature more than 45 beers, roast pigs, prime rib and more 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Aug. 28-29 at the Parkway Tavern, 313 N. I St. in Tacoma. BETTER TIMES Doyle's Public House will hosts an AIDS Walk happy hour 5-7 p.m. Tuesday,
Food Matters
Gig Harbor has no nuts Gig Harbor has recently been home to much restaurant-opening activity. Just two weeks ago (on Aug. 2), Jamie English Radcliffe opened Red Rooster Café. After dining elsewhere in the Harbor, my dining companion and I stopped in for a quick peak at 6:45 p.m. The barn
Music
The Legend of Bigfoot have a comfy position in the Tacoma music scene. Segregated though this scene may sometimes be, the Legend of Bigfoot successfully split time between heavier venues like Hell's Kitchen and comparably more indie places like The New Frontier. Their sound is loud, but not really metal;
Music
SAVE SIERRA BENEFIT SHOW >>> Friday, Aug. 27 We take care of our own in Tacoma - or try to, at least. Last Wednesday, I was at The New Frontier when I heard that beloved Tacoma citizen, Sierra Venes, had just had her wallet stolen. She lost $400 in cash, and another
Arts
The last time I walked into a middle school I was more concerned about not being called a dweeb than how art can connect kids of all different backgrounds and cultures. But this is exactly what the Hilltop Artists do. While teaching kids to blow glass and work with other
Music
For the second time in two weeks, the South Sound will be graced by a legendary MC when Houston's king of chronic - the sexual storyteller and overall original MC known as Devin The Dude - brings his distinct, nasalistic and smooth southern drawl to The Vault Nightclub in Olympia
Stage
Mavi Contemporary Art is Tacoma's newest gallery. They opened last week (in the beautifully remodeled building that was for so long home to Two Vaults Gallery) with an outstanding exhibition of paintings and sculptures by William Quinn. Little known in Tacoma, Quinn has long been successful nationally and even internationally. He
Stage
Having previously addressed the upcoming theater season in Tacoma, let's take a look at the year in Olympia. Harlequin is first off the blocks with its production of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde as adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, premiering Aug. 26. The public read-through made it clear Hatcher's eloquent voice is
Music
The Makeup Monsters are one of a handful of barely-legal NW duos whose youngness seems to be just as attention-grabbing as their undeniably brilliant music (the notoriously spastic Herr Jazz are another example). With popular culture more youth-obsessed than ever, promising talents like TMM's Shayne Weeks and Isaac Solverson seem
Features
Yours truly has been called a snob. Yes, it's true - that I have been accused of being a snob. Apparently, one of my past reviews hit a nerve with a few readers (thankfully they are reading) partially because I desire a clean environment when I shop. Does this
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. 7's Revenge. 21+. 7 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. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 21+. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 21+. 6:30 pm. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ha Ha Tuesdays, hosted by Ralph Porter, featuring top local guest comics.
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Chris Stevens' Surf Monkey. 21+. 8 pm. 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. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Movie Night! 21+. 7 pm. DJ/ELECTRONIC Latitude 84 Tacoma - South.