MONDAY, FEB. 17 2014 >>>

1. Now this is an idea whose time has come. Barefoot Collective and MLKBallet perform in-process works for a small audience in a relaxed atmosphere, where the dancers show the audience how the dance was created. For audience members, this is an opportunity to experience live theater and get a rare glimpse into the creative process of artists in all types of performing arts. After the performance, the audience can ask questions and offer feedback. Check out Works In Progress at 7:30 p.m. in the Urban Grace Studio.

2. It might be 2014 to the rest of the world, but to the Washington State History Museum it's 1849. The downtown Tacoma museum will open "Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest" at 10 a.m., an exhibit focusing on the Civil War's impact on the Pacific Northwest. 

3. University of Puget Sound business professor and an alum entrepreneur will talk about their adventure in launching a video game business at 8 p.m. in Schneebeck Concert Hall.

4. Doyle's Public House's final St. Practice Day goes down at 8 p.m. when the 10 finalists' names are drawn for two plane tickets to Dublin, Ireland. The grand prize will be awarded at 9 p.m. Seatown Rhythm and Blues Player band will fill in the pas with greasy early '90s cuts.

5. The New Frontier Lounge isn't The Five Spot on Cooper Square. Then again, it doesn't sit in the East Village of the 1950s either. But, grab the corner bar stool on a Monday night at The New Frontier, nurse a double bourbon, close your eyes and let pianist Nate Dybevik, bassist Arneson Cameron and drummer Peter Tietjen take you to the famous New York City jazz club over the din of the drinking Tacoma crowd. It as it should be: hearing cool jazz in a comfortable, no-pressure environment.

LINK: Monday, Feb. 17 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area