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At 28, Stacy Jones has released five CDs, played hundreds of shows and won multiple awards, including Washington Blues Society's "Best Female Vocalist of the Year" in 2010. Way to go girl! Shoot, by the time I was 28, my finest accomplishments were popping out two little hellions and developing
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Friday, in Olympia, from 5-7 p.m., there is an art signing benefit for Safeplace put on by Compass Rose. This is the boutique's fifth time bringing in local artist and author Nikki McClure for signings to benefit the agency. Artist Mimi Williams will bring her whimsical linoleum block prints. The
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Taller-than-average Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist makes his way back to King's Books for his annual Signed Books and Wine Auction, put on by People for Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. The shindig goes down from 5-7 p.m. and features wines and signed books from Maria Semple, Garth Stein, Molly Ringwald, Bret
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Hopefully you've recovered from your Halloween hangover. ... First up is Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, directed by Stacey Peralta and starring Rodney Mullen, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain and Tommy Guerrero. Showing at the Blue Mouse Theater in Tacoma Thursday night, this film follows the roller coaster life of
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After winning 2011 and 2012 awards for Best Band in the Weekly Volcano's Best of Olympia reader's picks, as well as Best Funk/Jazz/Blues Band in the 2012 Oly Music Awards, it's high time funk masters Brown Edition made an album. Enter Soulpocalypse, a 12-track masterpiece from the 13-piece lineup featuring Miguel
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Here at The Weekly Volcano headquarters, we get a lot of emails about events, benefits and community happenings. While scrolling through the masses of suggestions, this Halloween feel-good story about a haunted house to help the hungry, stuck out. Assigned to the task, I called Tacoma resident Lillian Khan about her
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Olympia now has its own Cure cover band. And it plans to take Capitol Theater by storm Oct. 27 when the Olympia Film Society presents Night of the Living Tribute Bands 2012. Joel Shillander (Robert Smith/vocals, guitar), Stevie Benge (Boris Williams/drums), Allison Stewart (Simon Gallup/bass) and Mark Rentfrow (Porl Thompson/guitar, keyboard)
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Ever wonder what goes in those juicy, flavorful links of meat we call sausage? Besides pork, flavors and binders (more on those in a bit), the main ingredient in jagerwursts, bangers, knatwurst and bratwurst is the elbow grease involved in the emulsification process. At least according to charcutier Justin Weaver, who prepares
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You know those people you always see around town - the ones you never talk to but have seen so many times you give each other a friendly nod anyway? And then one day, some mutual friend introduces you and the two of you vibe out, realizing the nod was
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Imagine a time when great acts such as Charlie Chaplin, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire and Sarah Bernhardt graced the stage of Tacoma's nearly 100-year-old Grand Pantages Theater. This is exactly the idea behind this year's Destiny Dinner hosted by the Tacoma Historical Society (THS). The theme of Sunday evening's event is
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Fresh crab, live music, a crab derby, local beverages and more will have crab lovers clawing at the chance to attend the 11th annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in Port Angeles. The festival, declared by Coastal Living magazine as one of the top 10 Fabulous Fall Festivals on the Coast,
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In the years that I've written for The Weekly Volcano, I've covered a lot of music stories. And while they have all been about great local artists, most of them have been some sub-genre of rock. Of course, I enjoy other music and I definitely love me some hip-hop, but