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May 31, 2006 at 7:48am

Ed's wife reads your numbers

Myrna Hume, wife of Northwest gardening guru Ed Hume, is offering her numerology skills at the Tempest Lounge tonight.  She's reading beginning at 7 p.m.   It's at 913 MLK Jr. Way in Tacoma. â€" Suzy Stump

May 31, 2006 at 10:05am

On sale this weekend

The following concerts are going on sale beginning tomorrow.

On sale Friday at 9 a.m.
The Kingsmen Seattle. Aug. 25 8 pm. $27.50-$30 (Triple Door, Ticketmaster).

On sale Friday at 10 a.m.
World Party Seattle. Aug. 10 8 pm. $25 (Showbox, Ticketswest).
Mariah Carey Seattle. Sept. 25 8 pm. $18.50-$125 (Key Arena, Ticketmaster).
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Seattle. Jan. 22 8 pm. $35 (Benaroya Hall, Ticketmaster).

On sale Friday at noon
Drive Blind Seattle. June 21 9:30 pm. $10 (Crocodile Cafe, Ticketmaster).
West Indian Girl Seattle. June 28 9:30 pm. $12 (Chop Suey, Ticketmaster).
The Gabe Dixon Band Seattle. July 14 9:30 pm. $10 (Crocodile Cafe, Ticketmaster).

On sale Saturday at 9 a.m.
Dixie Chicks Tacoma. Nov. 11 8 pm. $39.50-$65 (Tacoma Dome, Ticketmaster).

On sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
Neko "hail sucks" Case Seattle. July 1 8 pm. $22 (Moore Theatre, Ticketmaster).
LL Cool J Seattle. July 6 8 pm. $35 (Showbox, Ticketswest).
Pete Yorn Seattle. July 28 9:30 pm. $20 (Crocodile Cafe, Ticketmaster).

On sale Saturday at 11 a.m.
Daniel Powter Seattle. July 31 7:30 pm. $18.50 (Moore Theatre, Ticketmaster).
David Cassidy Tacoma. Aug. 18 8:30 pm. $24.50-$59.50 (Emerald Queen Casino, Ticketmaster).
Ted Nugent Tacoma. Aug. 27 7 pm. $34.50-$75.50 (Emerald Queen Casino, Ticketmaster).

Filed under: Concert Alert,

May 31, 2006 at 10:50am

Hands on

The Hands On Children's Museum in Olympia has a travelling exhibit on the way celebrating "Japan and Nature: Spirits of the Season."  Opening Aug. 5, the exhibit features four interactive areas representing a different season and regional setting in Japan.  Celebrate spring in Fukuoka and practice your calligraphy, summer at Lake Biwa and go on a bug hunt, take in fall in Kyoto and visit a shrine, and during winter, visit Sapporo and enjoy a New Year's game.  The exhibit runs through Jan. 7, 2007.  The exhibit is part of the Freeman Foundation Asian Exhbit initiative sending three programs to the Northwest.  The Portland Children's Meseum will host "Five Friends from Japan" Oct. 6-Jan. 15, whilet he Children's Museum of Tacoma offers "Song of Korea, Jan.-May 2007. â€" Ken Swarner

Filed under: Arts,

May 31, 2006 at 11:21am

Broadway Center season

While you were morning the loss of a clown's spirit crushed by The Man, the Weekly Volcano compiled a list of the Broadway Center's 2006-2007 season:

  • Opening Night On Broadway â€" October 13, 2006
  • Sophisticated Ladies â€" October 27, 2006
  • The Second City â€" October 31, 2006
  • Danny King Of The Basement â€" November 6, 2006
  • Celtic Fiddle Fest â€" November 8, 2006
  • Three Mo’ Tenors â€" November 16, 2006
  • Joan Baez â€" November 18, 2006
  • Bobi Céspedes â€" November 28, 2006
  • Seattle Men’s Chorus â€" December 9, 2006
  • In The Mood â€" January 10, 2007
  • Sha Na Na  - January 13, 2007
  • Lee Greenwood â€" January 25, 2007
  • MCT’s Beauty Lou And The Country Beast â€" January 27, 2007
  • Shanghai Acrobats â€" January 28, 2007
  • Little Bear â€" February 3, 2007
  • Bill Frisell â€" February 17, 2007
  • Turtle Island Quartet â€" February 23, 2007
  • Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatreâ€" March 2, 2007
  • Spectrum Dance Company â€" March 9, 2007
  • Berenstain Bears On Stage! â€" March 28, 2007
  • Urban Cowboy â€" March 31, 2007
  • Arlo Guthrie â€" April 13, 2007
  • Pirates Of Penzance â€" April 22, 2007
  • Queen Of Bingo â€" May 3-6, 2007
  • Out Of The Mist . . . A Dragon â€" May 5, 2007

May 31, 2006 at 12:17pm

Trivia Newton John

Trivia Newton John presents a very special Trivia Night at Le Voyeur tonight.  It has been dubbed "Dharma and Greg Trivia Night!"  You need to be a group of 2-5 people.  It kicks off at 10 p.m.  Check it at 404 E. Fourth Ave. in downtown Olympia. â€" Bobble Tiki

Filed under: Club Hopping,

May 31, 2006 at 12:58pm

Chicks are No. 1

Billboard reports: "For the third time in their career, the Dixie Chicks roost on the top of The Billboard 200. The Columbia album Taking the Long Way tallied 526,000 copies in its first week of U.S. sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the trio's best-selling week since 2002's Home debuted with 780,000."
The Dixie Chicks play the Tacoma Dome Nov. 11.  Tickets are $39.50-65 and go on sale Saturday, 9 a.m., at Ticketmaster. â€" Suzy Stump

Filed under: Concert Alert,

May 31, 2006 at 1:34pm

Spooning the Pitchfork

The Columbia Journalism Review pays homage to Pitchfork Web music magazine.  Writer Kiera Butler interviews its founder Ryan Schreiber as well as music critics Jason Gross, Robert Christgau and Joe Levy.  Check it out here. â€" Brad Allen

Filed under: Music,

May 31, 2006 at 7:35pm

Endfest 15 line up announced

107.7 The End has announced their line up for Endfest 15 Aug. 12 at the White River Amphitheatre.  Step right up and shake hands, on two stages, with:

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Modest Mouse
  • Snow Patrol
  • Wolfmother
  • Eagles of Death Metal
  • Rock Kills Kid
  • Nine Black Alps
  • The Subways
  • The Gossip.

Tickets are $55 for the 100 level, $45 for the 200 level and $35 for grass stains.  Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m., at Ticketmaster.  Endmail subscribers get first dibs with a pre-sale beginning tomorrow at 5 p.m. â€" Brad Allen

Filed under: Concert Alert,

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