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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Veteran’s Day: Famous Dave's BBQ Restaurant is offering a free meal from their select menu for all active military and retired veterans with a military identification card today.Veteran’s Day: Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts to all veterans and active military personnel today.Veteran’s Day: Cutters
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MICHAEL SWAN: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2009 >>> 1. Art House Designs in Olympia hosts three top-notch musicians - Hammond B3 organist Wil Blades, drummer Scott Amendola and saxophonist Skerik - for a night of amazing funky jazz beginning at 8 p.m.2. The Washington State Dept. of Veteran Affairs has a
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MICHAEL SWAN: TODAY’S HAPPY HOUR DISCUSSION TOPIC >>> Discuss the above video over happy hour at:McMenamins Spar Café & Bar114 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.357.6444Happy Hours: 3-6 p.m., 10 p.m. to close dailyDrink Specials: $3.30 McMenamins Ales, $2.75 Coors Light, $2.25 PBR, $3.30 wells, Edgefield Wine $5.50 a glassFood Specials: $3
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Show Off Your Wine: The Dockside Bistro and Wine Bar in Olympia offers a $1 cork fee every Tuesday. This Is Bogels: Panera Bread has invented Bogels - bite-size pieces of their Cinnamon Crunch bagel coated with cinnamon and sugar prepackaged in cup holder friendly containers
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REBEKAH CORCORAN: LOCAL VETERAN'S ARTWORK ON DISPLAY FOR VETERAN'S DAY >>> Tacoma Art Place - the nonprofit art center located in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood - hosts the bronze and copper works of local veteran Charles Minton through the end of the month. His work is amazing. He first draws the
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MICHAEL SWAN: THE SCORE WILL FINALLY BE SETTLED >>> Mozart versus Beethoven. One of the oldest rivalries in classical music. A battle that will resume Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 22 when the Northwest Sinfonietta and Tacoma Symphony Orchestra pit the two composers against each other at the "Mozart
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MICHAEL SWAN: ONE CITY. 30 DAYS. WHAT WILL YOU DO? >>> Art at Work Month: Tuesday, Nov. 10November 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month: lectures, music, dance performances, readings, workshops, theater performances, visual art exhibits and more.Here are
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MICHAEL SWAN: TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009 >>> 1. Garbage Dreams, the story of three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo, will screen at 4 p.m. during the Olympia Film Festival.2. Thirty-two of Washington’s clay artists
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MICHAEL SWAN: PA RUM PUM PUM PUM >>>KNDD 107.7 The End announced the line up and location for Deck The Hall Ball 2009. This year’s Deck The Hall Ball goes down Tuesday Dec. 15 inside the WaMu Theater at Qwest Field Events Center in downtown Seattle. The theme is “Electronic Drummer
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JAKE DE PAUL: MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND MASSIVE CLUB OFF 38TH STREET >>> Two hombres drank Coronas in the corner; one with a belt buckle is the size of small land mine. It read "Mexico." Six senoritas sipped margaritas and laughed (I’m positive at me) in the other corner.Sixteen mules for
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MICHAEL SWAN: KEEP AN EYE (AND EAR) ON DOYLE’S >>> Thought I would alert you to a few great, free shows coming up at Doyle’s Public House.Robbie Walden & the Gun Slingers will perform boot stompin’ tunes this Thursday at 8 p.m.Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller performs his legendary blues-rock
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MICHAEL SWAN: THE FABULOUS WAILERS WILL PERFORM AT THE SWISS >>> As we reported back in late September, The Fabulous Wailers debuted their new CD, Rooster Rock, at the new Stonegate Pizza. It was a quiet affair, to say the least.Thursday, Nov. 19, the Tacoma legends will celebrate the new CD
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MICHAEL SWAN: STEVE HAVERLY WILL BE ON THE GUYS TELL ALL PANEL >>> Last week we announced that Tacomans James Hume and Steve Haverly were in the finals to be on the TODAY’s Show Guys Tell All panel. This morning on the national morning show Haverly was announced the winner.Haverly
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MICHAEL SWAN: US 2010 >>> Live Nation announced that U2 is coming back to Seattle: SEATTLE, WA - Having performed in a limited number of North American cities in 2009, U2 360° is set to touch down in a new set of stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland;
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MICHAEL SWAN: ONE CITY. 30 DAYS. WHAT WILL YOU DO? >>> Art at Work Month: Monday, Nov. 9November 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month: lectures, music, dance performances, readings, workshops, theater performances, visual art exhibits and more.Here are
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MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2009 >>> 1. The Graphic Novel Book Club discusses The Walking Dead, Vol. I: Days Gone By by Robert Kirkman et al at 7 p.m. inside the Tentwentytwo South lounge in Tacoma.2. Tacoma basket artist Jill Nordfors Clark, recently in a prominent group show at
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JOE IZENMAN: ENDED UP A ONE-BAND SHOW. OH WELL. STILL AWESOME >>> There's no point in beating around the bush, so I'll just get right to it: Sordid Sentinels are awesome. They're really, really good. Maybe you'll think I'm saying this because I've become friends with the band, because I've
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MICHAEL SWAN: ONE CITY. 30 DAYS. WHAT WILL YOU DO? >>> Art at Work Month: Sunday, Nov. 8November 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month: lectures, music, dance performances, readings, workshops, theater performances, visual art exhibits and more.Here are
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MICHAEL SWAN: SUNDAY, NOV. 8, 2009 >>> 1. Cappy Thompson's exhibit Dreamscapes: Heaven and Earth closes today at the Traver Gallery with a party featuring food including a honey tasting, libations, classical Indian music and more form 2-5 p.m.2. Warren Miller's new snow sports flick Dynasty screens at 5 p.m.
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MICHAEL SWAN: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LITTLE DIZZLE >>> Attention film festival junkies: The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, screening tonight at 7 p.m., is one of the Olympia Film Festival’s best. Check it:Quirky, dark, and deeply humorous, Seattle filmmaker David Russo’s feature debut The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle