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MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 2009 >>> 1. Internationally acclaimed medium, clairvoyant and star of Lisa Williams, Life Among the Dead on Lifetime TV Lisa Williams will give a large audience reading at 7:30 p.m. inside the Pantages Theater.2. Poets Antonio Edwards, Gwendolyn Faye and Robert Lashley will be performing
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MICHAEL SWAN: TODAY’S HAPPY HOUR DISCUSSION TOPIC >>> Today’s Happy Hour Suggestion:Meconi’s Pub & Eatery709 Pacific Ave., downtown Tacoma, 253.383.3388Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10-close (includes food only)Drink Specials: $2 domestics, $3 microbrews, $3 wellsFood Specials: Nearly half price appetizersLINK: South Sound happy hours
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STEVE DUNKELBERGER: KRYING INTO JAGER SHOTS >>> The cover band Shifter had big shoes to fill last night at Jazzbones. Regular Ladies Night band Kry was on vacation. It was obvious. The crowd wasn't the usual wall to wall hormonal 20-somethings rubbing up against everything in site. However, Shifter held
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MICHAEL SWAN: E-MAIL OF THE DAY >>>This just arrived at the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters via e-mail:I am Kevin Morries the CEO Manager of the Johnson Company Inc who deals in buying and reselling of rock bucket. We are a new company that is now trying to establish its new
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MICHAEL SWAN: ON SALE NEXT WEEK >>>The American Living Unstoppable Tour 2009 will pull up to the Tacoma Dome Oct. 20 with Rascal Flatts and Darius “Don’t Ca;ll Me Hootie†Rucker. Tickets prices haven’t been announced yet, but with JCPenney sponsoring the show, they’ll probably be less than a leisure
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RON SWARNER: MUSIC & ART IN WRIGHT PARK PRIMER >>>This Aug. 15, Music & Art in Wright Park 2009, which began in 1993 as Music in the Park, returns to Tacoma â€" showcasing some of the best bands in the area, including Guns & Rossetti, Girl Trouble, Post Stardom Depression,
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PAUL SCHRAG: SKIE BENDER AT THE PRESS TONIGHT >>> Skie Bender, painter, writer, and voice and bass player for L.A.'s Fire Ants will celebrate the release of her latest writing project, Short Lived, tonight. The novel follows the true-life adventures of Skie and her canine soul mate as they cross
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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>Referendum 71: Backers keeping eyes on state’s signature validity checkers.Not Cold As Ice: South Cascade Glacier shrinking.Shitty Satchers: They persuaded nearly two dozen Tacoma-area residents to file false income-tax returns.You Want It You Got It: You’re getting more cash for your clunkers.Slowly, But Surely
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MATT DRISCOLL: PARIS SPLEEN PLAYS O'MALLEY'S TONIGHT >>> Paris Spleen is easily one of my favorite Tacoma bands. Never mind the fact they sometimes get overlooked in a crowd rife with indie talent â€" bands like the Nightgowns, The Drug Purse, Makeup Monsters, Motopony, etc. â€" this is one retro
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MICHAEL SWAN: FRIDAY, AUG. 7, 2009 >>> 1. Ocean Grooves throws 10 candles on the cake, and Donald Glaude, Omar and DJ dAb behind the turntables beginning at 9 p.m. at The Swiss, for a party Tacoma hasn’t seen since, well, Ocean Grooves’ ninth anniversary.2. Summer Lunch Series continues at
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MICHAEL SWAN: ON THE BIG SCREENS TOMORROW >>> CHILD'S PLAY: Meryl Streep delights as Julia Child in Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia. JULIA & JULIA: A frustrated Queens wife vows to write a blog about cooking her way through Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,†524 recipes in
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MICHAEL SWAN: TODAY’S HAPPY HOUR DISCUSSION TOPIC >>> The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
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NIKKI TALOTTA: FISHTANK ENSEMBLE >>> The Eastside Club in Olympia is on a musical roll. It’s been a hot spot for seriously talented, seriously diverse musicians. Reggae, rock, punk, blues â€" you name it. This week’s highlight is a group out of L.A. called Fishtank Ensemble. Having recently hit the
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MICHEAL SWAN: THIS JUST IN >>> The Tacoma Film Festival folks just sent this announcement to the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters:Tacoma, Wash. â€" Drum roll please…the winning poster design artist is David Mackey, a native of Tacoma who now lives in France. The contest was open to anyone who wanted
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RON SWARNER: MUSIC & ART IN WRIGHT PARK PRIMER >>>The City of Tacoma is lucky when it comes to music. Both its history and its contemporary scene are vital and full of energy. Tacoma's music scene is young enough, however, that those involved with its germination remain essential today, making
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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>Pour Us A Manhattan (Or Two): Rupert Murdoch just saved journalism.We Need Ace Ventura: Construction workers fired after chipmunks impaled with nails.Now with More Homes: 21 percent more home sales pending than a year ago in Pierce County.Social Networking Review: A Defense Department review
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STEVE DUNKELBERGER: ALL ABOUT CHILD’S PLAY >>>I have written about the niche youth theater not only fits in the communities but in the bottom line of the theaters. Such programs not only feed the pipeline of actors and volunteers for shows on the mainstages of theaters but they also provide
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JAKE DE PAUL: THURSDAY FOOD LINKS >>> Café Divino: Cheers to ten years!Julia & Julie: Roger Ebert says Amy Adams and Meryl Streep are engaging, and Streep’s impersonation of Child is uncanny, but really, is the price of total obsession worth paying for the cost of a perfect boeuf bourguignon?
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ANNOUNCER: REVIEW OF SUSHI GO ROUND IN LACEY >>> Last week’s symbol coded menu at Winger’s Grill & Bar makes way for color coding at Sushi Go Round, a kaiten-zushi, or conveyor belt sushi restaurant, in Lacey. This novelty dining experience came to the Pacific Northwest about four years ago.