Food Matters
WINE DINNER Asado (2810 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) will be hosting what's sure to be an exquisite and elegant wine pairing dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept 5. Justin Wylie, winemaker and owner of Walla Wall winery VA Piano Vineyards will be pouring and talking vino. To pair with Asado dishes he
Arts
The year was 1938-1939. The minimum wage was first established. Hitler marched into Austria after signing a sketchbook for Indiana Jones. Elliot Gould was born, as were Frank Langella, Tommy Chong ... and the Lakewood Playhouse. Back then, there were two Lakewood Players: a mid-1950s company history identifies them only as
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Jacqui Naylor Seattle. Sept. 17-18. $22.50
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The ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) - otherwise known as Warrior Forge - will not be returning to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. According to Congressional sources, Cadet Command's LDAC is moving to Fort Knox, Kentucky. ROTC officials did not confirm the report. But the move will happen. The Ranger newspaper first reported
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1408: See review page 21. Capital Mall: Fri-Tues 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15. Galaxy Tacoma 6: Fri-Thurs, June 28 12:45, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10. Lakewood Cinema 15: Fri-Tues 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10. Lakewood Towne Center: Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:30, 5:55, 8:15, 10:35. Also Sat-Sun 11 a.m. Mon-Tues 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30. Longston Place: Fri-Tues
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1408: See review page 21. Capital Mall: Fri-Tues 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15. Galaxy Tacoma 6: Fri-Thurs, June 28 12:45, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 10. Lakewood Cinema 15: Fri-Tues 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10. Lakewood Towne Center: Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:30, 5:55, 8:15, 10:35. Also Sat-Sun 11 a.m. Mon-Tues 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30. Longston Place: Fri-Tues
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He breakfasts while listening to BBC Radio, is hooked up to the Internet, thinks festivals are the answer to world peace, and pokes fun at his peers’ facial hair. Of course, he’s also considered to be the reincarnation of his predecessor, and thus, an incarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He
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He breakfasts while listening to BBC Radio, is hooked up to the Internet, thinks festivals are the answer to world peace, and pokes fun at his peers’ facial hair. Of course, he’s also considered to be the reincarnation of his predecessor, and thus, an incarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He
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There was one event last week that still has my heart a-flutter. Love Tacoma. In case you hadn’t heard (where have you been?), Love Tacoma is a group of volunteers who are creating fun social and cultural events to unite 20-and 30-somethings throughout Tacoma. What a novel idea! So their inaugural event fell on
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There was one event last week that still has my heart a-flutter. Love Tacoma. In case you hadn’t heard (where have you been?), Love Tacoma is a group of volunteers who are creating fun social and cultural events to unite 20-and 30-somethings throughout Tacoma. What a novel idea! So their inaugural event fell on
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It is difficult not to compare every movie based on a Stephen King horror story to the greatness of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” (1980). There have been other great King-to-screen fright fests, notably Brian De Palma’s “Carrie” (1976) and Rob Reiner’s “Misery” (1990), but there was something extra about Kubrick’s
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It is difficult not to compare every movie based on a Stephen King horror story to the greatness of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” (1980). There have been other great King-to-screen fright fests, notably Brian De Palma’s “Carrie” (1976) and Rob Reiner’s “Misery” (1990), but there was something extra about Kubrick’s
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Oh, my God, this movie sucks. I’ll say this much: Kudos to Jim Carrey for pulling off perhaps the most amazing disappearing-act hat trick in motion-picture history. With his non-appearance in “Evan Almighty,” the follow-up to the smash hit “Bruce Almighty” (2003), Carrey has now NOT appeared in three of
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Oh, my God, this movie sucks. I’ll say this much: Kudos to Jim Carrey for pulling off perhaps the most amazing disappearing-act hat trick in motion-picture history. With his non-appearance in “Evan Almighty,” the follow-up to the smash hit “Bruce Almighty” (2003), Carrey has now NOT appeared in three of
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“A Mighty Heart” begins with shots of the teeming streets of Karachi, Pakistan, a city with a population that seems jammed in shoulder-to-shoulder. Terrorists will emerge from this sea of humanity, kidnap the American journalist Daniel Pearl, and disappear. The film is about the desperate search for Pearl (Dan Futterman)
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“A Mighty Heart” begins with shots of the teeming streets of Karachi, Pakistan, a city with a population that seems jammed in shoulder-to-shoulder. Terrorists will emerge from this sea of humanity, kidnap the American journalist Daniel Pearl, and disappear. The film is about the desperate search for Pearl (Dan Futterman)
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on sale now Benefit Show for Valerie Rosa with Dynamic Logs, Merilee Rush, Billy Mac, Ricardo and others Seattle. July 15 7 pm. $25-$100 (Triple Door, 206.838.4309). Handful Of Luvin’ CD Release Party with Trolls Cottage, Panda Conspiracy, Slacktide Soul Seattle. July 27 (all ages) 8 pm. $10-$12 (The Showbox, TM). Basic
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on sale now Benefit Show for Valerie Rosa with Dynamic Logs, Merilee Rush, Billy Mac, Ricardo and others Seattle. July 15 7 pm. $25-$100 (Triple Door, 206.838.4309). Handful Of Luvin’ CD Release Party with Trolls Cottage, Panda Conspiracy, Slacktide Soul Seattle. July 27 (all ages) 8 pm. $10-$12 (The Showbox, TM). Basic
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For the last three years, Matt Driscoll has covered the Olympia Experimental Music Festival. Each time, he’s interviewed Arrington De Dionyso, who for the past 12 years was the festival’s curator. This year things have changed. Not only did Mr. Driscoll, probably wearing a cardigan soiled with baby urine and shopping online
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For the last three years, Matt Driscoll has covered the Olympia Experimental Music Festival. Each time, he’s interviewed Arrington De Dionyso, who for the past 12 years was the festival’s curator. This year things have changed. Not only did Mr. Driscoll, probably wearing a cardigan soiled with baby urine and shopping online
