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Thursday FUNKY JAZZ the schematics When novice listeners think of jazz they often think of the two most popular forms: the avant-garde sounds of Coltrane and Monk or the elevator smooth sounds of Kenny G and Grover Washington Jr. But in reality jazz has as many categories as rock music. In addition
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Leave that box of chocolates to Forrest Gump to give out for Valentine’s Day — He was a simpleton, and you’re not. Being the savvy T-town shopper you are, you know the best ways to give that most decadent of treats synonymous with love. Or maybe you don’t,
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The lovely and talented singer/songwriter and pianist Jana Losey from New York will make three appearances in Tacoma this week as part of her West Coast tour in support of her new album, Bittersweet. Losey and her accompanist Melanie Peters will make their first stop at Buzzard's CDs & Video
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The lovely and talented singer/songwriter and pianist Jana Losey from New York will make three appearances in Tacoma this week as part of her West Coast tour in support of her new album, Bittersweet. Losey and her accompanist Melanie Peters will make their first stop at Buzzard's CDs & Video
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This Wednesday is Valentine's Day, the most romantic and stressful time of year for men. Poor guys. I don't envy you. This is the day you dread all year — trying to figure out what to do, what not to say, how to dress, and where to go. So here
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This Wednesday is Valentine's Day, the most romantic and stressful time of year for men. Poor guys. I don't envy you. This is the day you dread all year — trying to figure out what to do, what not to say, how to dress, and where to go. So here
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Mild-mannered Boeing employee by day, poster child for vampire-with-attitude look by night, Theresa Wiles shows her attitude with clothes and accessories almost exclusively from Hot Topic. The boots are an exception, coming from Broadway in Seattle, while the piercing came from a spot a little closer to home, a shop
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Hanging at the South Hill Mall with a couple of my friends, I witnessed the most ridiculous minidress. Maybe it was the dreadful polka dots or the big puffy shoulders, but it was hideous. The girl wore a pair of fishnet leggings and flat ballerina shoes with the minidress. Did
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Hanging at the South Hill Mall with a couple of my friends, I witnessed the most ridiculous minidress. Maybe it was the dreadful polka dots or the big puffy shoulders, but it was hideous. The girl wore a pair of fishnet leggings and flat ballerina shoes with the minidress. Did
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Aphrodite’s Salon in Puyallup sits on top of the Dairy Queen, a seemingly odd location to get movie star glam. But the names are kind of related. The Dairy Queen is the queen of milk, and Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love, borne from a sea of foam
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Il Fiasco's tiramisu I was sitting at Il Fiasco’s bar next to an elderly couple who, I must say, were having quite a time sipping wine. The old guy next to me was a character and clearly all his wife could handle. While perusing the dessert menu the guy came
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Certain tastes and smells take me back to a specific time in my life, sometimes even when I don't want to go there. I dropped by Indochine — downtown Tacoma’s trip to exotic Asia with a lounge whose masterful design creates a sophisticated space with colorful changing lights, sleek lines
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Certain tastes and smells take me back to a specific time in my life, sometimes even when I don't want to go there. I dropped by Indochine — downtown Tacoma’s trip to exotic Asia with a lounge whose masterful design creates a sophisticated space with colorful changing lights, sleek lines
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There’s no need to spike your chicken soup with a tab of ecstasy; sexy gateway foods are plentiful. Some are simply more inviting than others. The following five-course meal could theoretically keep you up all night. Open a bottle of champagne and have a glass. Slice a large tomato and
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There’s no need to spike your chicken soup with a tab of ecstasy; sexy gateway foods are plentiful. Some are simply more inviting than others. The following five-course meal could theoretically keep you up all night. Open a bottle of champagne and have a glass. Slice a large tomato and
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It seems only proper that I would be writing about love and relationships on the weekend of my ninth anniversary to the little woman. Only married people would understand when I say that it feels like we have been married forever and just a day all at the same time.
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It seems only proper that I would be writing about love and relationships on the weekend of my ninth anniversary to the little woman. Only married people would understand when I say that it feels like we have been married forever and just a day all at the same time.
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Wild and crazy play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a comedy by Steve Martin about a fictional meeting of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, plays at the Midnight Sun. [Midnight Sun, through Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, $7-$15, 113 N. Columbia St., Olympia, 360.754.7114, www.buyolympia.com/events] Diary dialogue A play to watch and discuss opens
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Wild and crazy play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a comedy by Steve Martin about a fictional meeting of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, plays at the Midnight Sun. [Midnight Sun, through Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, $7-$15, 113 N. Columbia St., Olympia, 360.754.7114, www.buyolympia.com/events] Diary dialogue A play to watch and discuss opens
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Anyone who’s ever caught wicked air knows that if your wheels are turning but you can’t get off the ground what you really need is a ramp. For the last three years, Tacoma artists have learned to fly using a particularly steep ramp known as RampArt. Tracing backward the paths
