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CONTEST BASED ON HIDDEN NUTS >>> By now you know the Tacoma City Ballet is in the midst of a yearlong scavenger hunt for Golden Krakatuk Nuts. The nuts tie into the company's highly anticipated Dec. 7, 2013 performance, Prequel to The Nutcracker. Here's a refresher: TCB hides hand-painted Golden
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MONDAY, APRIL 1 2013 >>> 1. If you love to dance, and enjoy long lunch breaks, head to Olympia for a "Dance-In" at the Capitol Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In support of Senate Bill 5613 - the bill that will repeal the Opportunity to Dance Tax - organizers
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<<< VOTING CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 31 >>> Beginning April 2, we'll cut the field of 64 South Sound sandwiches to the Sliced 16. April 4, it'll drop to the Grilled Eight. On April 8, we'll announce the winner of Weekly Volcano's Tournament of Sandwiches - picked by you, of course
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EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 31 2013 >>> For fans of Bruce Springsteen, the Replacements and the Pogues, their latter-day answer to those icons came in 2010 in the form of Titus Andronicus' epic, messy, passionate, over-the-top masterpiece, The Monitor. Similarly, fans of the Smiths, Tears for Fears and the Church may
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HOW TWEET IT IS >>> Whether you've been on Twitter since its beginnings in 2006 or you're a Twitter neophyte, you know keeping up on important tweets can be
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<<< VOTING CLOSED SATURDAY, MARCH 30 2013 >>> Now it's getting exciting. The mustard is really starting to fly, and the salami is getting so thick you could cut it with a knife (OK, so that's a horrible analogy ...). Point is: This is serious. Yesterday, Weekly Volcano's Tournament of Sandwiches officially kicked
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SATURDAY, MARCH 30 2013 >>> 1. When Oliver Doriss isn't blowing glass, teaching glassblowing or curating his gallery, Fulcrum, you can catch him under the needle as DJ Broam, usually accompanied by a dance floor full of wild sweaty abandon. At 8 p.m., he'll walk past the grass hut, the dude
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South Sound Sidekick series offers advice from experts living in the, well, South Sound. It posts every Friday. Today, Olympia artist Chris Ross has advice on how to hang art in your house Chris Ross writes, With Olympia Arts Walk just around the corner, and
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. KC Brakes presents pop folk rock night. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Walking Papers. 8 pm. $15. Pure blues rock 'n' roll, executed with the nimble fingers, creative minds and a sixth sense
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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Partly cloudy, hi 66, lo 43 Saturday: Mostly cloudy, hi 72, lo 46 Sunday: Sunny, hi 72, lo 48 >>> FRIDAY, MARCH 29-SUNDAY, MARCH 31: THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD Here we recommend seeing Olympia Family Theater's rendition of The
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<<< VOTING CLOSED FRIDAY, MARCH 29 2013 >>> It's a simple equation: Bread slices plus edible foodstuffs equals sandwich. But hidden within this simple formula is a universe of variety. Cold or grilled? Butter or condiments? Meat or turnips? Everyone who makes this classic American staple, from national fast-food joints to
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29 2013 >>> 1. They don't come with a much better pedigree than fiddler Mark O'Connor. Having started under the aegis of Stephane Grappelli and Texas legend Benny Thomasson, O'Connor has gone on to become one of Nashville's most sought-after musicians, and one of world renown. The Grammy award
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Anyone can be a poet, you say? Actually, it doesn't work that way. It takes dedication, more work than play. The hours are long, there is no pay. Benefits? What do you think? You're lucky if someone buys you a drink. Then you find as you sip
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<<< VOTING CLOSED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 28 2013 >>> A week ago we began pitting 64 of the South Sound's best sandwiches - voted in by the Weekly Volcano readers - in head-to-head battles. Today marks the end of First Round action. The last eight sandwiches will enter the area bright
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28 2013 >>> Organist Cameron Carpenter began studying the piano and the organ at age 5. At 11, he completed Bach's entire Well-Tempered Clavier, which is like the bible of baroque keyboard music. Now, in his early 30s, he performs around the world. His technique is superb
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<<< VOTING CLOSED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 >>> Well whaddaya know! It's still March, and dagnabit if all that "Madness" isn't still in the air! What's one to do with all that pent up "madness?" It can make for quite a dilemma. ... Unless, of course, you've found something like the Weekly
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 2013 >>> 1. Derde Verde continues the grand journey set forth by bands such as Radiohead and Hawkwind. The LA-based band's new EP, Let Me Be A Light, glows with the organic warmth of the band's indie-electronica, while possessing the mechanical propulsion of Krautrock bands like
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<<< VOTING CLOSED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 26 >>> Favorites or underdogs, fancy restaurants or dive bars, it's all the same. In the end, they all have one chance to put some tasty morsels between two slices of bread that can take the prize. Sixty-four South Sound sandwiches were selected and seeded
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26 2013 >>> 1. The village of Bakhtia sits on the Yenisei River in the Siberian taiga, a vast sub-Arctic ecosystem larger than the continental United States. No roads or train lines traverse the region. Bakhtia, a community of 300, is reachable only by helicopter or boat, and is
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CRITICAL MASS >>> Spew sifts through the Internets for local arts stories so you don't have to. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame's children's classic about the adventures of four animal friends was hit the stage at the South Puget Sound Community College, as part of the Olympia Family Theater