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5 Things to Do Today: Ethnic Fest, Kite Festival, Whales, Hot Rods and Billy Shew Band

1. Enjoy two full days of music, dance, art, and foods from around the world. Ethnic Fest Features: Fun for Families and Kids; Music and Dance on Two Stages; Good Things to Eat; Arts of the Globe; Resource Booths; Free Click! Movie Under the Stars: The Princess

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Lord Franzannian's Vaudeville Auditions

Can you tap dance or juggle? Perhaps you have a bizarre talent? Auditions for Lord Franzannian’s Royal Olympian Spectacular Vaudeville Show are coming up. Auditions for performers will be Sunday, August 19, at 3:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, August 26, at 3:00 p.m. at the The Midnight Sun Performance Space,

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5 Things to Do Today: Summer Beer Party, Evil Dead, "Portraits," LouieFest and Vanguard!

1. Don't miss the 5th Annual SUN BLOCK PARTY, featuring some of the best beers of the season. Your pass includes lots of great beer and a summer appetizer buffet...plus great prizes! Live band karaoke afterwards.Varsity Grill, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 1114 Broadway, Tacoma 2. The Evil Dead - 1981 -

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Tractors, Race cars, and Helicopters, OH MY!

Summer is full of fun for kids. This weekend is no exception. This Saturday bring the young ones out to South Sound Center in Lacey to play with real life means of transportation. Kids can climb in, on and around a variety of vehicles, like limos, emergency vehicles, tractors, race

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Free Dinner from Ben Moore's, SWEET!

I'm not even sure I should share this lovely Olympia secret, but it's just too good to keep to myself...Ben Moore's restaurant and bar actually gives away free dinner on Monday nights (with purchase of an alcoholic beverage, but hey, that's a perk.) About six weeks ago, a little handwritten

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5 Things to Do Today: Best of Party...and some other things

1.Not your typical party. Join us as we celebrate Tacoma's Best. We're crashing Jazzbones and listening to musical stylings by Big Wheel Stunt Show and surprise special guests. Get your snapshot in with Uncle Sam, rub elbows with Tacoma's Best as they receive their awards, and enter

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Shroom fest

This weekend is the 5th annual Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival put on by the Hawks Prairie Rotary. The event is known for its family fun environment, like face painting and games for kids, special guests like Ciscoe Morris and Chef Jimbo Jitsu, and for mushroom tastings of all kinds. This

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Outdoor Cinema series for Lacey

  It's time again to pull out the blankets, grab some friends, and head down to Lacey's Parks and Recreation outdoor cinema series. Huntamer Park in Lacey's Woodland Square will open up the lawn for five evenings of free entertainment. The movies start at dusk every Saturday through August 11.  Besides a

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Kids' dance party in Olympia

How do most parents keep up with their kids? With coffee, of course. This Saturday, celebrate both at the Kids Dance Party at Dino's Coffee Bar on Olympia's Westside. A benefit for the new Hand's On Children's Museum, set to open this Fall, the festivities run from 12 p.m. -

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Handbell musicians invade Tacoma this weekend

Not familiar with handbell music, I began an online search and stumbled across a rendition of Queen's "Somebody to Love." I was sold on the unique sound and style of handbells. The dings and dongs were able to envelop the chords and harmonies with the precise movement and stopping of

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Tush Burlesque in Oly

Just days after the summer solstice, Olympia's Own Tush Burlesque is teaming up with Seattle's Stripped Screw for a night of steamy, hot strip-tease. At the historic Capitol Theater in Olympia this Saturday, the troupes will be telling their stories through dance, props and music. The theme for the night

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Cruz for the Cure, Saturday in Olympia

The 4th Annual Pig Run Car and Bike Show cruises this Saturday in Olympia as part of Cruz for the Cure to support Mary Bridge in Tacoma.   South Bay Dickerson's BBQ (the pig bar) at 619 Legion Way is hosting the event. There will be live music, barbeque, and of

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Save the Yard Bird with Burlesque

People are in love with the iconic, giant Yard Bird that has roosted in a Chehalis parking lot for nearly 40 years.  It just won Evening Magazine's best roadside attraction for the second year, a testament to the fact that the Yard Bird has long been a symbol of community

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Garage sale with an artistic twist

Nothing says garage sale season like seven sunny weekends in a row. This Saturday in Olympia, The Patrons of South Sound Cultural Arts (POSSCA), a non-profit supporting kids and culture, presents the Artists' Garage Sale, an art -lovers' extravaganza and fundraising event. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., over 70 participants

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BEHIND BARS: Photo booth pictures

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people

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BEHIND BARS: Caught in the Act, Part 4 - knob slobbin' in the ladies room

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it

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BEHIND BARS: Caught in the Act, Part 3 - the hate note

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well,

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BEHIND BARS: Chasing the drunk who stole our lamp

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the

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BEHIND BARS: Caught in the Act, Part 1

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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Saturday: Pop-cabaret circus at Olympia's Capitol Theater

ROMANTEEK IN ONE RING, TALLHOUSE CONSORTIUM IN THE OTHER >>> Saturday in Olympia Romanteek is back again, packing the group's unique sound of hypnotic vocals, sometimes breezy, sometimes moody melodies, layered with soul-soothing guitar riffs and dance-beat drums into the Capital Theater for an event called "All of

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