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THE STORY BEHIND OLYMPIA MEMES >>> In mid-December 2012, a new Facebook page was born - a page that appears on the surface to be one of mirth with a smattering of 'tude, a page that takes a cheeky look at life and times in Olympia. But Olympia Memes offers more
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BRING ON THE ELUSIVE Q-WITHOUT-U WORDS >>> When Words with Friends is not enough - never fear. When Deluxe Scrabble with your significant other loses its shine - don't you fret! The world of word games has much to offer you. Your wordy nerdiness is not at an end yet,
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TURNING HER OWN PAGES >>> The life of an author is not an easy one. While an exclusive few are rolling in the dough, most are hanging out in the middle, hoping for their ships to come in. So it goes for local young adult author Megan Bostic, who is about
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TIME TO SHARE >>> Want to check out new talent? See the singers, poets, spoken word artists and performers of tomorrow? Want to heckle innocent people and possibly shatter their dreams of fame? You can! Attend an open mic night and all these dreams and more can come true. But don't actually
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FROM HIBERNIANS TO THE FUCKING EAGLES >>> St. Patrick's Day and Tacoma go way, way back - all the way back to Tacoma's very earliest days when loggers, sailors and at least one bear (no really) roamed the city streets. The Tacoma Daily Ledger mentioned the old traditions of wearing jaunty
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CHECKING IN WITH A SISTER >>> For a month now, Tacoma's sister cities has been feeding the Mouse. And by feeding the Mouse we mean feeding the Blue Mouse Theatre with delicious foreign films and cultural programs. Each Thursday through April 4, the Sister Cities Film Festival highlight's
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WELCOME >>> Tonight at The Swiss, a new artist will enter the Tacoma arts scene. Paula Jacobson will have her first-ever art show. While this is her first public showing, Jacobson is hardly new to the unique works she creates - an intriguing combination of photography, paper and metal. "The background is
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REVISITING A VERY GOOD PLAY >>> In 2011, Tacoma Musical Playhouse stage The Drowsy Chaperone. It was a hit. TMP has brought it back, not to cash in, but to stick it to other theater companies. The show has been trimmed to a one-hour performance for the National One-Act Competition. That's
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GREENER PASTURES >>> The doctor is in. If you've been grappling with making your lifestyle choices greener, the presenters and exhibitors at the fifth annual South Sound Sustainability Expo have the answers you've been seeking. Around 70 vendors and resources are included in the cost of admission, which is FREE written
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FUNDRAISER GALA >>> Star Chefs at the Broadway Center comes with a winning formula: one part delicious dinner, one part sweet dinner show, a dash of helping out an awesome cause in the community. There are some drinks involved, too. Oh, and people have hung from the ceiling. Woohoo! Each year, Star
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THEATER >>> First, it was a book written by Susan Hill. Next, it was a play adapted from the novel by Stephen Mallatratt. In fact, it remains the second-longest running play ever in London's West End. And then, Harry Potter brought the story to the big screen in a 2012 movie. The
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THIRD THURSDAY IN TACOMA >>> There will be mini BLTs. How's that for not burying the lead. Urban Alchemy, a new Tacoma shop offering unique handmade gifts, fine art and home décor to those who enjoy shopping under Tivoli lights, will embrace the Tacoma Art Mingle, keeping its Opera Alley doors open
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YOU HAVE TO PAY TO FIND OUT >>> Each year, the Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Board - EDB to the cool kids - gathers for its annual meeting, listens to a keynote speaker, trades economic related knock knock jokes and busts out its "Excellent 10" list. The list highlights 10 great
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DISPOSABLE HEROES >>> When you think of fighting pollution and harmful waste, the images that come to mind are often of oil spills; nuclear meltdowns and bottlenose dolphins caught in tuna nets. Typically, you don't think of bowling pins, magnets, beanbags and tops. The Andersons do. Ms. Darcy and RR Anderson, wife and
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FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR >>> From the Bronte sisters to Maya Angelou to J.K. Rowling, women writers have oft changed the face of the literary world. In Tacoma, the Hilltop Women's Writing Collective seeks to build a community of women from all backgrounds, all ages and all writing levels into a
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THERE BE WHALES IN THE HOT SHOP! >>> Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13, something unique will happen in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop. An artist will return for the second of two back-to-back residencies, a rare occurrence to be sure. Said artist is Raven Skyriver, maker of intriguingly
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YES OR NO? >>> Each year, the Broadway Center seeks your opinion for its upcoming season via a humble survey. You click; they listen. "Every vote and comment is taken into close consideration," says Aaron Stevens, programming manager at Broadway Center. "There are many different ways to curate a theater. Some folks
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CARMEN REMIX >>> For its 2012-13 season, Tacoma Opera is all about girl power. Its next installment of feminine mystique is La tragedie de Carmen staged Feb. 8 and 10 inside Rialto Theater. Peter Brook’s La tragedie de Carmen is a stripped-down version of the famous Georges Bizet opera Carmen. The story
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IT'S TIME FOR THE SISTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL! YAY! >>> The 11th annual Sister Cities Film Festival is more than a film festival. It's a cultural exploration of Tacoma's sister cities, of which there are 11 located all around the world. Each Thursday beginning Feb. 7, a film from a sister
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HEAD TO THE BACK >>> Tucked into the back downtown Tacoma's vintage clothing store urbanXchange is a brand new place to hang out. The space once called The Den as well as Tahoma Tea and Co. now is called the Tacoma Tea Room. Just like The Den, it will host music.