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On a scale from one to10 I give a five to the Neddy exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum. If based on how close the selections come to representing the best of the best regional artists, which it purportedly does, then that score drops to about two-point-five. There is a good variety
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I was active in theater all through high school, not only because I wasn’t really good at sports and wanted to be active in something. But the theater club was where the girls were. Momma didn’t raise no fool. I not only fell in love time and again with those
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When Hairy Palms met Sally I checked my boyfriend's online history (OK, invaded his privacy) and saw he'd been looking up porn all day yesterday and the day before while home with the flu. I freaked! We'd talked about porn before. He said he watched it in his younger days, but
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the Best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Band: The Brown Edition Best New Band: Science! Best Indie Band: Broken Water Best Metal Band: Wolves in the Throne Room Best Punk Band: Warning Track Best Jazz
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I arrive at Andy Geertsen's home for our interview. McTuff Trio, a Seattle-based jazz-soul band, is playing in the background, and Geertsen is busy scrubbing dishes. His giant Rottweiler, Ozzy, greets me by sticking his snout in my hand, and I pat his fluffy back. Geertsen's kitchen table is scattered
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the Best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Politician: Mayor Stephen Buxbaum Best Thurston County Non-Profit: SafePlace Best Local Hero: Joe Hyer and Occupy Olympia (tie) Best Local Blog: OlyBlog.net Best Bus Stop: Harrison &
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BEST FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Tumwater District Stadium The pimply-faced, testosterone-reeking football players at Tumwater High School have a saying: NGUNNGU. What the hell does it stand for? Outside of the locker room and the "those were the days" fathers in the stands, who the hell knows? What Tumwater - and Black Hills
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Thursday, June 18 Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m., complimentary, Cork!, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.1492. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, June 19 Australian wine tasting, 3-6 p.m.,
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The entire Best of Olympia 2012 issue is in the Guides section at weeklyvolcano.com. The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the Best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Restaurant: Quality Burrito Best Restaurant Server: Kelly Alkire at Tofu Hut Best
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The entire Best of Olympia 2012 issue is in the Guides section at weeklyvolcano.com. BEST PAELLA Adesso At Adesso, using seasonal offerings is important. The paella sees a rotating cast of characters in its proteins; clams, mussels, de-shelled prawns, bay scallops, calamari rings and whole small squid. Any number of these seafood treats
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"In the future," said the artist Andy Warhol, "everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." Matter, voted Olympia's Best Gallery by Volcano readers two years running, has had way more than its share. The gallery, which displays only art made with reclaimed and recycled materials, showcases much more than paintings and sculptures.
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the Best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Local Filmmaker: Kanako Wynkoop Best Movie Theater: Capitol Theater Best Creative Person: Nikki McClure Best Theater Company: Harlequin Productions Best Local Actor: Josh Anderson Best Local Actress: Elizabeth
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BEST SOON-TO-BE-FAMOUS OLY ARTIST Becky Knold Becky Knold is an up-and-coming artist who is on fire. She took up painting late in life, after retiring from teaching, and only in the past year has she started showing in galleries. Knold was in about six shows last year and already has about that
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It's no exaggeration to say Orca Books is part of the reason I moved to Olympia. When my family was desperate to lure me to the Pacific Northwest, one of the first places they took me was Orca. Two years later, when my novel Lightfall was published, I held my
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BEST BUSINESS MODEL The Flat Win Co. The Flat Win Co. sells dirt, gravel and sand - and not in the quantities needed for landscaping. The items cost $1 each (at Archibald Sisters and buyolympia.com) and are packaged with product information cards. ("Today we are increasingly separated from nature," notes the card
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Shoe Store: Yolli Shoes Best Record Store: Rainy Day Records Best Grocery Store: Olympia Food Co-op (Eastside and Westside) Best Tattoo Shop: Lit Fuse Best Hair Salon:
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe Olympia. Strangled Darlings. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller. 9 pm. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Matt Brown. 7 pm. Red Wind Casino Yelm. The Randy Linder Band. 8:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mike MacRae. 8 & 10:30 pm. $15. Big Whisky Saloon
