SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011 >>>
1. Don't fuck with Deborah Henson-Constant. We're not messing around. It takes a special kind of person to make the harp hardcore, and Henson-Constant just may have done it. At the very least, it appears she wears dreadlocks, and when she joins the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra at 2:30 p.m. inside the Pantages the pre-show hype promises "a powerful experience." That hype, available on the Broadway Center website, goes on to say that "Henson-Constant has revolutionized her instrument with vibrant passion and individuality." Did we mention she has dreadlocks? True story.
2. When Perry Farrell christened his groundbreaking alternative rock tour Lollapalooza in 1991, did he have any idea the word would someday be appropriated for everything from a parenting book written by John Lithgow to the Temple Beth Hatfiloh's Blintzapalooza celebration of the humble blintz? Blintzapalooza - basically a bake sale with bagels and blinztzes - will also feature a challah baking contest and book sale. Join the fun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Temple. Can we get a Brisketpalooza 2011, anyone?
3. The juggling dangerous objects shtick is old hat for the (moderately legendary) Flying Karamazov Brothers, at the Minnaert Center for a 2 and 7 p.m. show. And juggling is just one of the tricks up their sleeve. With a history dating back to the '70s, and more death-defying stunts under their collective belt than you and I will collect in a lifetime, not to mention multiple TV appearances and stints on Broadway, the Karamazov Bros and their "cheap theatrics" will leave the masses in awe.
4. Do you think it's time your child's version of Journey's beloved "Don't Stop Believing" to be heard in public for all to enjoy? Bring the child to the dueling piano bar Chopstix on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue for its all-ages Sunday show from 7-9 p.m.
5. Strange Boys, Natural Child and The Hive Dwellers rock the all-ages Northern space beginning at 8 p.m.