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When it comes to personal connections, Tacoma Food Co-op gets it. Recently voted Best Ecologically Friendly Green store by Weekly Volcano readers, the co-op is getting ready to celebrate its first birthday at its home on the corner of 6th Ave. and Junett. "It's about meeting the smile behind your food,"
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She has built nearly 20 sculptures in her four-year career, including tiki men surfing waves, a medieval-themed display where a dragon is wiping out a castle - complete with damsel in distress, she's done a rodeo clown theme and even a "sand bar" starring an octopus bartender, floozy fish with
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We've seen many restaurants come and go through the years, while some have remained Tacoma staples. We can celebrate the seventh anniversary of one such staple downtown with the Pacific Grill on Aug. 27. Pacific Grill has won a place in our hearts and stomachs thanks to their unpretentious fine dining
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For 30 years K Records in Olympia has been an integral part of the music scene here in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. From the people that released Beat Happening, Kimya Dawson, Karp, Fitz of Depression and so many others, K records presents the seventh annual Helsing Junction Sleepover
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Get ready to swig pints and "jump around," people! Everyone's favorite hip-hop hooligan turned bluesy troubadour, Everlast, will headline Jazzbones Saturday night, the latest old-school M.C. to visit the venue that's brought Tacoma Tone Loc, Coolio and KRS-One in recent years. But how rowdy and how old school will Everlast get this
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BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill. Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside. Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes.
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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. BLUES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub. Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. Palmer Junction. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge. Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room. Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market. Tacoma - South. Ron Fowler. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery. Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tahoma Tea and Co. Tacoma - Downtown. Fleur Jack, Jill Cohn. All Ages. 7 pm. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown. Gig Harbor. Spare Thyme. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar. Vashon. One Nite
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTICMatrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Elizabeth Salix. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.STAR Center. Tacoma. Family-Friendly Outdoor Concerts, with Nancy Stewart. All Ages. 12 pm. NC.Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar. Gig Harbor. Organic Sol. 7 pm.BLUESBuffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm.Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Mark Iler. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall. Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night.
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Tacoma artist Holly Senn is going places - both literally and figuratively. Figuratively she's going places because at this stage in her career she may well be Tacoma's most successful up-and-coming visual artist. Literally she's going to Portland and Seattle, and who knows where she may go next. She's preparing for
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Leezy Soprano, the M.C. from 45th and perhaps the most popular MC from Tacoma right now, just released an official album titled "All Due Respect." It's a pretty clear message. Soprano feels he's the best doing it in Tacoma and he's out to get his props. Leezy is locally big
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Jake: Recently expanded to include the neighboring smoothie bar, the Moon Rise Café in Lakewood offers breakfast and lunch at a reasonable price and a relaxed setting. I arrived mid week to a packed café, which was a good indicator that breakfast at the Moon Rise Café just might live
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The Deltan Club in Tacoma will rock this Saturday, as a trio of bands and a DJ will add flavor to the stage, each sound different from the next. "We wanted a unique show, we wanted a smorgasbord," says Ray Hayden, promoter and musician. The show will start at 7 p.m. with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTICThe Red Room. Tacoma - Downtown. Acoustic Show, featuring Joe Red, Sammy Haze, Without A Sound. All Ages. 7 pm.BLUESCharlie's Sports Bar and Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC.Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm.Midtown Grill. Bonney
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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. BLUES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub. Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art. Olympia - Downtown. Uke & Singalong, hosted by Steve Einhorn, Kate Power. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. Crazy Texas
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Jose Villahermosa. 5 pm. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. Puget Sound Music For Youth Performances & Jam Session. All Ages. 2 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City