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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. An Evenings Of Keys VII. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ty Curtis Band, Rafael Tranquilino Band. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $8. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Dave Coulier.
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Most little girls are enamored with tutus, fairy costumes, sparkly dresses and fair tale lore. Throw in skilled ballet dancing and some inspiring classical music and you have the recipe for an afternoon of fun for aspiring princesses. The Pacific Northwest Ballet School's performance of "Snow White" at McCaw Hall in Seattle
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Harbor Voice Music. 1 pm. Graydon Holden & Friends. All Ages. 7 pm. Paul Mauer. All Ages. 8 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Jack Reid. All Ages. 7 pm. $6. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Traditions Cafe and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Local Performers Of Tacoma Night. All Ages. 3 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. AEK Band. 8 pm. NC. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. Free. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30
Downrange Journal
Growing up on the tough streets of East Los Angeles, Gilbert Polanco took note of street art. "The graffiti caught my attention," the Specialist assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, said. "It wasn't long before I began to put my name on trains, busses and lamp posts." Judging from what Polanco, who
Health
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - There may be no experience more emotionally painful than being excessively overweight as a child. However, it is this common scenario which provides the personal back-story for the triumphant and healthy lifestyle of Army 1st Lt. Paula D. Beer. As
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, WASH. - The soldiers in a closed formation bang their batons in cadence against their shields as an angry mob approaches. "When I initially picked up my shield, the thought of the movie '300' was the first thing that came to mind," said
Support
"Our troops, their families and I are eternally grateful for your generosity. We are truly honored...and humbled...by your support," said Operation Gratitude founder Carolyn Blashek in an email. Operation Gratitude, which was founded in 2003, sends care packages to Servicemembers downrange and Wounded Warriors that are back home. They have also
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You know how it goes - every time you schedule "me" time, something seems to pops up - family drama, girlfriend meltdown, work crisis, the kids, or stuff you never remember later - and you postpone it. Of course, that's assuming you even have the luxury of considering "me" time.
Food Matters
WINE DINNER Salty's at Redondo Beach (28201 Redondo Beach Dr. S., Des Moines) hosts a Franciscan Estates four-course wine dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March 23. The cost is $75 per person. Reserve your space at 253.946.0636. COOKING CLASS Chef Tom Pantley of (Toscanos Café and Wine Bar (437 29th St. NE, Puyallup)
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This Saturday, the historic walls of Tacoma's Immanuel Presbyterian Church will be filled with some very fresh sounds. Indie groups Pearly Gate Music, The Maldives and Pickwick make up the impressive line-up. An eye-stopping cobalt blue poster heralds the event as Cathedrals Tacoma: Part One. Cathedrals, a series with the simple
Advice Goddess
QUESTION: My fiancee insists on having our wedding at "THE most magical place to get married," this beautiful lake resort. Her family's well-off, but having it there creates a financial hardship for my relatives and our friends, who are working crappy jobs in a terrible economy. Our guests mostly live
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Dancer-turned-comedic-filmmaker Mitchell Rose has plenty of notches on his belt. He's been awarded five fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, for example, and has seen his work grace the gigantic screen in Times Square. Dude's accomplished, in other words. Friday, Rose hits Olympia with The Mitch Show, billed
