RON SWARNER: VILLAGE JAZZ AT MANDOLIN CAFÉ UNTIL 3 P.M. >>>

I'm cuddling I think.

Two years ago in the Weekly Volcano Angela Jossy suggested several South Sound spots to cuddle during the fall season, including the Mandolin Café:

With live music just about every day of the week, it’s hard not to mention Mandolin Café. Some of the Northwest’s most treasured acoustic performers frequent the joint, and its one of the few venues that provide a grand piano for performers to use. If you like a dash of conversation with your coffee and music, then you will fit right in. Oh yeah, and they serve beer and wine too.

Taking her advice I’m cuddling(?) with my laptop on Mandolin’s leather couch next to the fireplace listening to Village Jazz cruise through jazz standards and a little bossa nova. The trio play a little gem of a show.

[Mandolin Café, Saturday, Oct. 10, 1-3 p.m., no cover, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, 253.761.3482]