Music
After winning 2011 and 2012 awards for Best Band in the Weekly Volcano's Best of Olympia reader's picks, as well as Best Funk/Jazz/Blues Band in the 2012 Oly Music Awards, it's high time funk masters Brown Edition made an album. Enter Soulpocalypse, a 12-track masterpiece from the 13-piece lineup featuring Miguel
Arts
"It all started when he fell in the shower..." begins Darryl Small. Scratch that - that must've been the introduction to a different story. For Tacoma director/writer Joseph Kephart, it started with another film. "I was watching a 1940's rock musical and I had an epiphany," Kephart says. "I needed to do
Focus
Last Thursday morning, I breakfasted on cat food and rice. In the early hours of the day before, I had joined 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon to participate in a 56-hour event called the I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Senior Leaders Mangudai. "There will be little sleep and less food; we'll carry
News Articles
Jenny Simmons shares more than just her vocals at her concerts. The Christian artist advertises her performances as music and stories. Simmons shared an intimate acoustic set and personal stories at the Madigan Army Medical Center Chapel, Oct. 18. A live television feed also brought the performance
News Articles
Trista Miller was a little worried as she prepared for her first bench press attempt at the JBLM Bench Press and Deadlift Championships at Wilson Sports and Fitness Center, Saturday. The Army spouse holds the JBLM female bench press record of 200 pounds in the 123-148 pound
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The Joint Base Lewis-McChord women's Army Ten-Miler team brought home its first trophy since the inception of the annual race 28 years ago. It's not just any piece of hardware, but rather the top prize - the Commanders Cup. Led by Ashley Urick, the JBLM women combined for a
Military Resources
A punch to the face isn't exactly the rendezvous with destiny most people envision when they think of finding self-confidence. But Staff Sgt. Marcus Edwards knows that when it comes to Modern Army Combatives class, it's often the moment where faith in self comes out in its
Stage
The current show at Flow honors sumi and collage artist Mary Shizuka Bottomley, a co-founder of Puget Sound Sumi Artists who recently passed away. The show features 11 works by Bottomley, which offer a sampling of the wide array of her art, plus sumi art by six of Tacoma's better
Stage
It's not very often that a production smacks you upside the head with the sudden realization that you aren't merely seeing a good play but, instead, are seeing a fantastic play. Tacoma Little Theatre's production of Lucille Fletcher's play Night Watch accomplishes just that. While it has been around for
Music
Q-Dot might be the mayor of 253 hip-hop. His name rings bells in Seattle. He often has good quality shows up north. In Tacoma, he teaches a hip-hop class at the Tacoma Public Library. He plans Grit City. He is often the go-to guy when an organization or event needs
Schools
Working in the Clover Park School District is more than a job. It's a way of life. In addition to long hours and ever-changing standards, teachers are faced with the prospect of ending the school year with an entirely different group of students than they started with. In the face of increasing
Veterans
"Am I dreaming?" This is often the question asked of Gina Elise, who is, of course, dolled-up in costume to retro pinup standards, when she visits veterans at Veterans Affairs hospitals around the country. Although she has visited 38 different VA hospitals in 24 states so far - including a trip
