Stage
First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and many a community theater
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Narrows Brewing Company Tacoma - Westside. Mind Trap Trivia. 7 pm. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Arbutus Folk School - Olympia. Professor Banjo. All Ages. 7 pm. $5-$10. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Seth Martin, Jessica Campbell, Nels. All Ages. 8 pm. $6-$9. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Robert Hawkins. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Jessica
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Seth Roth. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Mudcat. 9 pm. Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Willi
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Jeremy Clyde's One Night Benefit Concert Tour. Opening are Jeremy's longtime friends Rick Jones & Valerie Neale. 7 pm. Donations. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm.
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Cash prizes. 6-8 pm. The New Frontier Lounge
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia -
Stage
Olympia painter Barlow Palminteri tops the list of Juror's Choice Award winners in the 12th Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition at Tacoma Community College with his painting "Trailblazer Landscape." Palminteri has made a big splash in the area art scene with his realistic interior scenes (part Phillip Pearlstein and part
Arts
History is the greatest teacher. It teaches us how to start conversations, creates understanding and awareness and motivates change. Most of all, history teaches us to connect to each other in meaningful and poignant ways through ideas, dialog and the human experience. One Tacoma man believes deeply in all the teachings history
Features
I have never been so torn in my life. Chick-fil-A is coming to Tacoma and OHMYGOD I can't wait. The food in America's Southern states is to die for, even the damn fast food - including Whataburger, Taco Bueno, Schlotzky's and Chick fil-A, Tacoma's soon-to-be fast food baby. What pains me
Critics' Picks
[DJ] + THURS, SEPT. 18 If you're looking for some funk, jazz, soul, reggae, roots and foundational hip-hop to pair with your drink, you gottsta check out the award-winning DJ Slimrock's throwback night at The BroHo. Every third Thursday, Slimrock showcases the gems he's dug out of crates. You see, Slimrock
Music
Everyone knows that musicians have to be a certain level of crazy to be in the field. They have to sacrifice normal hours, humility and pieces of their very soul to survive on stage. Then, you have musicians who play in more than one band. You know those are the certifiable
Music
One of the first vinyl LPs I ever purchased - back when I was in the habit of grazing through the discount bins and picking up anything that looked vaguely familiar from years listening to classic rock - was Singles - 45's and Under by Squeeze. It's a near-perfect collection
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW New Mastersounds, The Nth Power Seattle. Sept. 23 9 pm. $15-$20 (Nectar Lounge,
Food Matters
CROWN BAR If you think Charlie McManus and Jacqueline Plattner, you think the re-opening of Primo Grill on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue. But, their neighborhood pub is still very special ... with specials. The Crown Bar (2705 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) offers smoky wines for $5 on Tuesday, Wednesday night Burgerama (burger and
Stage
Lakewood Playhouse opens their 76th season with a bang with Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. With such an ominous title (and with Christie's legacy), director Rick Hornor and the ensemble cast had their work cut out for them pulling this classic "whodunnit" together. Creating suspense while giving enough
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We're all intimately familiar with the sort of boorish character that lets every insulting thought that passes through his mind fly out at inappropriate times, only to have him fall back on the supposedly exonerating excuse that he was "just being honest." Is it better to be truthful to the
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. George Thorogood & The Destroyers. 8 pm. $45. COMEDY/GAMES The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Crack Sabbath. 9 pm. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Forest Beutel CD Release Party, featuring Squirrel Butter. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Hambone Blues Band. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South.