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ADAM: A tentative romance blossoms between a young man with Asperger’s (Hugh Dancy) and a young woman (Rose Byrne) touched by him. He lacks social skills and instincts, she coaches him, he begins to experience unfamiliar emotions. They make a pleasant couple, but the story is a little too tidy.
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ANNOUNCER: This week the boys head out at lunchtime to two very different eateries in equally different downtown sections of Puget Sound cities. They visit The Press in Olympia and Dock Street Sandwich Co. in Tacoma. A self described coffeehouse and lounge that serves a little food, The
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Luke Walstead. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. 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.
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Brad Oberhofer is one of the ones that got away. Having found success at Tacoma School of the Arts, Oberhofer fulfilled the promise that all art students make to themselves: he left. Having studied music for most of his lucid life, he finally got out of dodge, heading for New
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It’s Friday night at the bar. Your boyfriend has just finished his hiccup-filled rendition of AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. You’re out of smokes, and Jägermeister is dripped down the front of your favorite white hoodie. The bartender is shooting dirty looks, and the bathroom has a line a mile long.
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New bar, new bev, new beats A permanent patio enclosure has been installed in front of Pacific Avenue’s newest bistro, Seven-Oh-One. Also permanent, the bar inside is complete and the happy hour is up and running smoothly. From 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, bar menu tappas and martinis are only
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It looks like EvergreenOne, a big part of CityHall (along with Todd Sykes and DJ Hanibal), is set to release his first solo LP with a big show at The Space. The show is put on by The Warehouse on goes down Saturday, Feb. 25, featuring Fly Moon Royalty, The
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It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music notes column. Let’s get rolling… First of all, please excuse Bobble Tiki this week. He’s a bit frazzled and a bit fried. He spent all Saturday last weekend “relaxing” at Music
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Dear reader: If you’re going to be in Seattle anytime in the next six weeks, please stop by the Convention Center downtown to see my show Definitions of Space. I’m showing with three other artists, two from Tacoma and one from Port Orchard. From Port Orchard comes Patirice Tullai.
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Sometimes the themes that clamor for our artistic attention are overwhelming. The old Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times,” takes on a special significance for artists. Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring know this, and chooses to focus at least one series of print creations on the mystery and
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I know very little about Dandy - except that the band's name is derived from combining the names of the two guys involved, Dan Brownawell and Andy Childs. I also know Dandy makes dance music. The band is dedicated to the task of enabling people to put one foot to
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<h3>SUMMER LUNCH SERIES</h3>Food and entertainment on a large slab of concrete, every Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Sept. 18 at 17th and Commerce in Tacoma.<h3>COOKING DEMONSTRATION</h3>Garfield Book Company hosts “Julia! A Cooking Celebration,” Aug. 20 from 6-8 p.m. at 405 Garfield St. in Tacoma. The class is free.<h3>WEEKEND
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THE KAMIKAZIES Saturday, Aug. 22 Scorching. This would be one word to describe the Kamikazies’s brand of no holds barred rock and roll. Two other words might be drunk and disorderly, but let’s not delve into name-calling or nitpicking. The bottom line is this relatively new Seattle band has its blackened heart
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If I was reminded of one thing last weekend at Music and Art in Wright Park — it was the power of history and friendships in a place like Tacoma. Or is that two things? Crap. OK — if I was reminded of two things last weekend, it was the power
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The Tacoma Rainiers are out of town, but that doesn’t mean you have to forgo an evening of fierce, hard-hitting competition Saturday. Lace up your skates and sharpen your elbows, because the Dockyard Derby Dames’ flat track roller derby league invades Pierce College Saturday night for an All-Star Bout. Come
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Unschooled in the "neo-cabaret" musical genre? Don't fret - just check out Portland's Vagabond Opera - returning to Olympia this Saturday for a performance at the Olympia Ballroom that promises to be mesmerizing. Even more exciting: the show will act as a celebration of the Vagabond
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It’s Friday night at the bar. Your boyfriend has just finished his hiccup-filled rendition of AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. You’re out of smokes, and Jägermeister is dripped down the front of your favorite white hoodie. The bartender is shooting dirty looks, and the bathroom has a line a mile long. Yep,
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Dear reader: If you’re going to be in Seattle anytime in the next six weeks, please stop by the Convention Center downtown to see my show Definitions of Space. I’m showing with three other artists, two from Tacoma and one from Port Orchard. From Port Orchard comes Patrice Tullai. The Tacoma
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Oh hell, it is almost impossible to read my notes from this week’s Trouble with DeRosa interview. As I rocked back and forth on Pacific Parasail’s floating dock, it was all I could do to keep my balance AND write in my notebook. My feeble attempt to somehow support myself
