Stage
Many theater companies search for the perfect formula to fill their seats and ensure a successful season. Often this leads to the overproduction of a few staple scripts. Thankfully, Tacoma Little Theatre's Second Stage goes a different route. If they were using a formula, this is what it would be:
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Many theater companies search for the perfect formula to fill their seats and ensure a successful season. Often this leads to the overproduction of a few staple scripts. Thankfully, Tacoma Little Theatre's Second Stage goes a different route. If they were using a formula, this is what
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The world is awash with bands that are tagged as heavy reverb. Despite, or maybe because of this trend, there tends to be many derivatives of the genre. Seattle's La Luz avoids the tag. La Luz is the newest project from versatile artist Shana Cleveland. The visual artist and guitarist
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Innumerable films have been categorized in the marginal depiction of the word "surreal," denoting fantasy, non-conventional atmosphere, the obscure and a singular word used most commonly in describing the film Holy Motors. A wise man once said, "Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the
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Guitarist and self-proclaimed man about town Vince Brown teams up with bassist Steve Luceno to celebrate a jazz duo that rolled like a winning pair of dice: bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall. The duo recorded and released three live dates during the late '70's and early '80's, ignoring
Food Matters
DIRTY OSCAR'S BREAKFAST Dirty Oscar's Annex (2309 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) is known for turning traditional breakfast favorites into gastro pub fare. Hello braised elk hash! Friday, March 1 Chef Aaron Grissom introduces a few new early-morning dishes to the mix, including a Manchego Benedict, daily quiche specials as well as several
Music
Had I known what I was going to witness Sunday night at The Northern, I would have gone to much greater lengths to combat the obstacles that nearly cost me my attendance. A last minute decision to bring a friend with me to the Olympia all-ages venue found me sitting
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Kill Rock Stars artists Boats hail from Canada (Winnipeg, to be exact), home of all things bright, bubbly and indie pop these days, and Boats are no exception. With its barrage of hook-laden, buzzing pop gems, and lead singer's helium-enriched lead vocals of Mat Klachefsky, comparisons to Passion Pit will
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Steve Craig, owner of RampArt Antiques in downtown Tacoma, lived an interesting life. Sadly, on Feb. 19, he was found dead at his home. Friends are still waiting for a report about the cause of Craig’s death, but very few details have been released. Craig lived on the third floor
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Steve Craig, owner of RampArt Antiques in downtown Tacoma, lived an interesting life. Sadly, on Feb. 19, he was found dead at his home. Friends are still waiting for a report about the cause of Craig’s death, but very few details have been released. Craig lived on the third floor
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Dressing for college campus activities is a fashion challenge. In a sea of sweat pants, last night‘s makeup, matted hair and flip-flops — with the occasional freshmen in heels and big hair who won’t figure out until sophomore year to stop dressing up for class, how can anyone be fashion
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Dressing for college campus activities is a fashion challenge. In a sea of sweat pants, last night‘s makeup, matted hair and flip-flops — with the occasional freshmen in heels and big hair who won’t figure out until sophomore year to stop dressing up for class, how can anyone be fashion
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I never would have thought that a 6 foot Irish dude could pull off the role of a half Vietnamese-half French brothel owner. But here he is doing just that. Micheal O’Hara plays the role of “the Engineer,” a streetwise, go-go club schemer, in Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s staging of Miss
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I never would have thought that a 6 foot Irish dude could pull off the role of a half Vietnamese-half French brothel owner. But here he is doing just that. Micheal O’Hara plays the role of “the Engineer,” a streetwise, go-go club schemer, in Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s staging of Miss
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Let me begin this column with a disclaimer. The following is only MY personal take on what makes a successful restaurant thrive, and even with all the right components in place, the failure rate is crazy high. I’ve been there before, and if I could do it again, I might
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Let me begin this column with a disclaimer. The following is only MY personal take on what makes a successful restaurant thrive, and even with all the right components in place, the failure rate is crazy high. I’ve been there before, and if I could do it again, I might
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Have you noticed, Tacoma? We’re smack dab in the midst of a musical highpoint. As many times as I’ve sat in my office and worked up columns about the closing of another Tacoma music venue, periods like this bring a smile of relief to my face. The list of music venues
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Have you noticed, Tacoma? We’re smack dab in the midst of a musical highpoint. As many times as I’ve sat in my office and worked up columns about the closing of another Tacoma music venue, periods like this bring a smile of relief to my face. The list of music venues
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Under the Same Moon As the title suggests, there is a little bit of fairy-tale moondust sprinkled over this story of a 9-year-old boy who runs away from his home in Mexico to find his mother in Los Angeles. As with all fairy tales, the magical glow makes it easier to
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Under the Same Moon As the title suggests, there is a little bit of fairy-tale moondust sprinkled over this story of a 9-year-old boy who runs away from his home in Mexico to find his mother in Los Angeles. As with all fairy tales, the magical glow makes it easier to
