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SETTING STUFF ON FIRE - EVEN PERCEPTIONS >>> The Evergreen Science Carnival promises breathtaking sideshows and unbelievable phenomena. Don't go to the carnival expecting bearded ladies, strongmen or magic shows. Think more along the lines of a chance to view solar flares or learn how to extract catnip-or see a student set his
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EVERGREEN CLUB STAGES LGBT "ROMEO & JULIET IN FOUND SPACES >>> In Evergreen Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, the star-crossed couple consists of two women - and that's just the beginning of the production's gender play. The show will also feature cross-dressing and drag performances. Different as that is, the free production's
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NOT YOUR NEIGHBOR'S JUNK >>> You never know what you're going to find at a garage sale, from antique lamps to half-used bottles of hand lotion to pottery ashtrays lovingly crafted by children. But at the Artists' Garage Sale, happening Saturday in Olympia, you do know that whatever you find will be
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IT'S THE BOMB >>> I love bacon - so much so that I've been looking at recipes for bacon chocolate-chip cookies. And while I didn't get to Big Tom's last month for the maple-bacon shake of the month, I hear it's not too late to throw caution to the wind and indulge.
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OLYMPIA'S NEW INTERNET BROADCAST NETWORK >>> Watch out, Olympia: Mathias Eichler and Brandon Rosage want to give you a kick in the butt. Eichler, owner of Olympia home-design-retailer-turned-media-company Einmaleins, and Rosage are the duo behind Einmaleins.TV, Olympia's new Internet broadcast network. The programming, including the talk show Einmaleins Live and an evolving lineup
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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE BEARD AND GLASSES >>> Saul Tannenbaum, as many of you know, is a traveling vaudeville performer who stops in Olympia several times a year - including this weekend for Girls Ahoy! Since his first show here a year and half ago, Tannenbaum has become well known for his
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SPSCC PLAY EXPLORES LIFE POST-SNOOPY >>> What if Pig-Pen greeted Marcie and Peppermint Patty with "What's up, sluts?" It must be some kind of an alternate reality. And for those who love Charles M. Schulz's world just the way it is, that's probably the safest way to think of it. For the rest
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FIRST SCREENING INCLUDES Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS >>> How unlikely was it that 40,000 works of Russian avant-garde art, forbidden by the former Soviet Union, would be housed in a museum in Uzbekistan? When told about the museum, filmmaker Tchavdar Georgiev at first didn't even believe it. "We heard about this incredible collection in
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THE TROJAN WOMAN AND LYSISTRATA STILL TO COME >>> Evergreen is going Greek. Surely you weren't gullible enough to think even for a moment that The Evergreen State College, of all colleges, could have gone Greek in the conventional Animal House sense. And as for what else you might have been thinking,
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THINGS YOU MIGHT SEE ON "THE OFFICE" >>> Imagine if you will that your boss has decreed that the office is going to mount its own dragon boat racing team. You'll be expected to paddle in sync with 19 coworkers, staying in rhythm with the lead paddlers and a drummer while
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EASTER MAY BE OVER, BUT PEEPS LIVE FOREVER >>> What is it about those garishly colored marshmallow-and-sugar candies shaped like chicks? I could call them the Easter equivalent of fruitcake, except I actually like fruitcake. But Peeps? A friend's Facebook status update revealed the existence of tequila-infused Peeps ("really gross"), although a
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DAVID JOEL AND HIS "YELLOW BRICK WALL" >>> Darby's Cafe in Olympia has always been a spot filled with quirky things to look at - sarcastically funny posters and signs, Wizard of Oz memorabilia and a huge mural on the back wall of the dining room. If you're picturing an African drum
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OLYMPIA HOLIDAYS >>> If Olympia had an official holiday, it would be the day of the annual Procession of the Species. With no words and no motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs), the procession is a celebration of Earth Day, green power, the web of life ... you name it. It's also the year's best
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MEET THE REBELS BY BUS THURSDAY IN OLYMPIA >>> When I think about public transportation (or even taking the airport shuttle), I think about smelly drunk guys. I think about being squeezed in next to people I don't want to be that close to. I think about taking the bus in
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COMEDY IN THE BOX >>> How entertaining is Damonde Tschritter, headlining at Comedy in the Box Thursday? Well, to start with, there's his name, which not only has five consecutive consonants but is also ripe for humor. (If you're not thinking yet about what he must have been called in elementary school,
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STARTING WEDNESDAY >>> Josh Anderson is playing God. The director-composer-pianist-actor is featured in the St. Martin's University production of the 15th-century morality tale, Everyman. "I had never played the character of God before, so I thought, ‘Why not?' " Anderson says. The play travels across the campus following Everyman's pilgrimage to face the angry
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PEDAL POWER >>> It just makes sense that Duncan Green coordinates the Thurston County Bicycle Commuter Contest: A bicycle has always been his primary mode of transportation. "In high school, I pretty much rode my bike to school every day, including through the snow and ice and stuff like that," says Green
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THURSDAY AT THE STATE CAPITAL MUSEUM >>> Although its sophisticated summer movie series features the likes of Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock, the State Capital Museum in Olympia isn't exactly known as a center for cool cultural events. It's more the sort of spot where you can pet a reindeer at holiday
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FRIDAY AT THE TIMBERLAND LIBRARY IN OLYMPIA >>> The ukulele isn't just for school children anymore. Yes, it's small, and yes, it's easy to learn. But after hearing Jake Shimabukuro play "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the uke, I can no longer dismiss it. It might be little and it might be cute,
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A MONTH OF WEEK-LONG EXHIBITS IN DOWNTOWN OLY >>> A gallery with free exhibitions, performances, panel discussions and live music at a space downtown is a noteworthy development - even if it's a temporary gallery. That's what the Olympia Arts Perspective is offering this month in a vacant storefront on State