SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011 >>>
1. Today marks the final day of NXNW Metal Fest at Backstage Bar & Grill on Sixth Avenue in Tacoma. Find details here.
2. Tacoma is for lovers. Really, truly. Just ask Tacoma Is For Lovers, the community-based organization of T-town do-gooders and creators who, through artist fairs and similarly crafty endeavors, strive to make Tacoma a better place. Today, in partnership with Indie Tacoma Arts & Crafts, an Artist Craft Fair will be held at King's Books from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists confirmed for the fair include Laurie Cinotto, Maija McKnight, Jessica Bender and Maggie Roberts.
3. The UK's Grammy-winning reggae act, Steel Pulse, will be at the Pantages tonight, promising a show "that will make you feel good!" Of course, that could have been paraphrased, but we thought the exclamation was important. Amidst all the good times, expect some politics to seep in as well.
4. You've got one last chance to see Oleanna, dammit!
5. Mark Dufresne will lay it down at the Spar in Old Town Tacoma tonight.