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Comedy open mics are where comedians cut their teeth, develop their chops and other folksy idioms meaning "possibly suck to get better." Polish is traded for rawness. Comedians nervously testing out premises they thought of while parking. It wouldn't be a true comedy open mic without a few rookies floundering
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Most musicians first get their feet wet by aping their favorite bands for hours in front of their mirrors, so it makes perfect sense that bands would dress up as their favorite acts for Halloween. To wit, Night of the Living Tribute Bands features Olympia's musicians and
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[ANTI-FOLK] + SAT, NOV. 1 I have a soft spot in my heart for Jeffrey Lewis. I first saw him perform in a downtown venue - the long-gone Stereolounge - shortly after I started getting underage drunk and going to see punk shows. Someone from the Drug Purse (can't remember who)
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW JeConte and the Mali All-Stars Seattle. Nov. 17 7:30 pm. $28.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com Leo Kottke Seattle.
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TEA AND TRADITIONS The first Saturday of every month, The Asia Pacific Cultural Center (4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma) hosts an enlightening gathering about tea and the traditions tied to it through different Asian Pacific cultures. The next monthly tea experience is 10 a.m., Nov. 1. Although tea drinking began in
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During the American occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, more than 100,000 native Japanese women married American soldiers. Between 1946 and 1960, they came to the United States with their husbands and were settled at remote Army posts around the country, one of which, Fort Riley,
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Vampires, alien invasion, monsters and Frankenstein: these are the things of which Misfits songs are made. And that approach makes the Misfits a one-of-a-kind band. The Misfits started during the dawn of the punk movement in 1977, and taking the title of Marilyn Monroe's last movie as their name, the
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They'll be there with their buckskins, their powderhorns and their tinware. Folks in period dress with monikers such as Chauncey, Jededian, Booshway, Eleanor, Bear Legs, Prudence and Huck will demonstrate blacksmithing, cooking, spinning, basket weaving and woodworking, along with a variety of music. All but Huck are re-enactor artisans assuming
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November seems to be one of those months. You have the best intentions not to spend too much money over the weekend, but then it's Saturday night and you just bought the whole bar shots - for the fifth time. Well, here's to a Sunday of cheap entertainment. The Tacoma
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Following the popularity of last winter's Poetry Above the Roar event, three Pacific Northwest artists - a poet, composer, and a singer - will again take the chill out of the season with a return performance at the University of Puget Sound. Mezzo-soprano Erin Calata will sing 10 works of
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Over the course of Margaret Cho's ever-evolving career, the world has watched her blossom from an insecure comedian into an empowering yet still-hilarious feminist icon. Flirtations with drugs, kicking the habit and confronting her sexuality - all before the eager eyes of her fans - have transformed Cho into a
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Rear Admiral Eleanor Valentin, the first Filipino American female to be the Commander of Navy's Medicine Support Command and the first female director of the U. S. Navy's Medical Service Corps, will be the guest speaker at the next Fall 2014-15 Saint Martin's University Leadership Lecture Series. The areas under
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[BLUESY FOLK] + FRI, OCT. 24 The Little O and his Lonely One Man Folk-Punk Band is a wonderfully self-referential project. As the one-man band in question, the Little O is a self-styled caricature of a rambling troubadour. Most of his songs are titled with variations on "The Little O Sings
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Omaha Diner with Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Bobby Previt and Steve Bernstein Seattle. Nov. 11-12 7:30 pm.
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FLAVOR Flavor, a night of dining at immigrant-owned and immigrant-supporting restaurants has reached its second birthday Thursday, Oct. 23 with participating restaurants kicking back 25 percent of food sales to Tacoma Community House. Participating restaurants include Adriatic Grill, Aviateur French Diner, Doyle's Public House, El Pulgarcito, Gateway to India, Il Lucano
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The Olympia chapter of the Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers, or Oly CLAW, will battle beneath the holiday lights at The Brotherhood Lounge in downtown Olympia. Characters such as Ivana KrushU, Cold As Isis, Vegan Villain and more will go head-to-head, or should we say arm-to-arm, in a full-out fight to
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Pimp 'n' Ho parties just aren't cuttin' it anymore, are they? Neither are the toga parties, the erotic costume contests or naughty nurses. So much bare flesh, so much cold weather. If Halloween is really to turn into The Day of Getting As Close to Naked As Possible, it should
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Listen for the honking and yelling, and then maybe you'll see them: cyclists moving in and out of traffic, between parked cars, then braking hard in front of Fulcrum Gallery on Hilltop Tacoma. Eliot Lipp, Rockwell Powers and Lozen - a musical dream lineup for many - will fill the
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Every year, the Washington D.C. comedy troupe Capitol Steps descends on Tacoma and Olympia, bringing with it a full bag of political humor and clever song parodies about things that rhyme with Scalia. Major laughs ensue. Elaina Newport cofounded the troupe in 1981 while working for Illinois senator Charles H.
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There are those among us who can make their trip to a hair stylist the most riveting story you've heard all week. People whose stories never trail off into "it was really cool. ..." Envy them. They are not like you. Not only do they have great success at parties,