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Rusty, an energetic chocolate lab puppy found his way into the arms of a loving, single infantryman. The sergeant who owned Rusty found him at an adoption day at Petsmart. "He was calling my name." Sgt. Randy Cole, from Fort Lewis, said on R&R from Afghanistan recently, "They had them
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It's time to go polar. Thank the Tacoma Art Museum, Franciscan Health Systems and a bunch of other nice folks who have transformed Tacoma's Tollefson Plaza into a full on Polar Plaza, complete with arts, activities and a covered, open-air ice rink open to anyone brave enough to strap on
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Stardust Serenade is the 17th in Harlequin's series of annual World War II-era musical revues, and by all accounts, it's intended to be the last. This reprise of the 2002 version uses the departure of a flyboy (Ryan Holmberg, charming as ever) as an excuse to perform
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You'd think a gallery that's been open only a few months would not be able to mount a show featuring favorite artists from previous shows. But Flow (formerly Mineral) has done just that with a show called Remix + featuring prints, collages and sumi painting by Mary Bottomley,
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This Monday, Dec. 5, is "fast becoming a national holiday," at least according to the people at the Olympia Film Society. But if you're wondering which holiday it is, you're not alone.It's the date Prohibition was repealed back in 1933, and Olympia bartenders and the folks at the film
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One of the largest outdoor markets in the region, the Olympia Farmers Market operates on winter hours through Dec. 18 - open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market may be a little smaller this time of year, but there are still many vendors selling quality,
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt will appear and give a talk at Pierce College Puyallup tonight as the inaugural speaker in part of the college’s 2009-2010 lecture series. Hurt’s acclaim comes from his lauded documentary, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. He will speak and show his film at 7
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I’m getting bored to tears by aesthetics built on darkness and degeneration. I’m no puritan, but seriously — evil is becoming boring as hell. There was a time when there was a sense of freedom that came with celebrating darkness, entropy, self-destruction, sado-masochism, chains and leather, drug and
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You are holding a bit if history, albeit a small one, in your hands. This is my last theater column. The Weekly Volcano wants to take the column in a new direction, and that direction doesn’t involve me. So I had a bit of time to reflect on my almost
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In the history of Northwest rock, Squirt is not the greatest band of all time. When Squirt died in 1995, the world kept moving. Squirt is not iconic. They’re not seminal. And they’re not even widely remembered (at least in a pop culture sense, where not much more than
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With classical forms and an almost revolutionary approach to media, Jill Nordfors Clark has become synonymous with Northwest basketry. Her work can be seen alongside drawings and prints by her daughter, Erica Nordfords Applewhite, in a new show at The Sandpiper Gallery in Old Town. Clark is well established
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Twenty years ago this week massive crowds of East Germans flooded through the gates of the Berlin Wall, symbolizing the end of Soviet communism and the beginning of a new, better era. To celebrate the anniversary, artists and activists across the globe have staged tributes. In Berlin on Monday, 1,000
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Viva Mexico Where: 1455 Willmington Dr., DuPont, 253.912.4730 Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 12 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Cuisine: Mexican Scene: Casual, family friendly Drinkies: Full bar, standard non-alcoholic, virgin mocktails Prices: $3.50-$14.75 ANNOUNCER: A sister to restaurants in Des Moines and White Center, Viva Mexico
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You could take a huge crap and have the Beatles playing in the background and I’d totally watch. I love the Beatles. And yes, comedian Chris Bliss juggles to Beatles songs and will be at the Pantages on Saturday, but that’s not who I’m here to talk about. This Saturday, Nov.
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Does your cash flow feel perpetually dammed? (Or is it damned?) Sometimes one’s inner accountant needs a little assistance, especially for artists whose lives paint a more complicated and expensive existence in a burgeoning arts town. Get help this weekend at the Tacoma Arts Commission’s free, two-day Arts Symposium,
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BATRIDER Friday, Nov. 13 I enjoy the tactility of music. With Batrider, even though you’re just listening to a recording, you can feel yourself at the show: oily concrete beneath your shoes, cigarette smoke saturating the air, the sickly sweet scent of beer and sweat pouring out from the throbbing crowd.
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Happy birthday Steph’s Steph’s Pizza in University Place celebrated three years this past Saturday, Nov. 7. In addition to delicious gourmet pies, Steph’s also offers hearty, stuffed calzones, fresh salads, desserts and pasta dishes — check out spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and chicken fettuccine alfredo. Chicken wings at this
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I’M BAAAAAACK. So it’s been a while since I have graced these fine pages, or as you see it now, on your fine computer (but only if you have a Mac). Either way, I am so happy to be here and contributing to the Weekly Volcano — the coolest
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JET CITY FIX >>> FRIDAY, DEC. 2 Why does The Jet City Fix still do a show every once in a while at Hell's Kitchen? Because Tacoma fucking loves the Jet City Fix, that's why. Perhaps it's because the band takes the town back to a simpler time - the early Bush
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At the hipster-hop Mad Rad is coming to Jazzbones and all hell is likely to break loose BY REV. ADAM MCKINNEY In music, there’s often a tug-of-war between recording and performance. Some bands, like TV on the Radio, can’t quite manage to translate the magic of the recording studio
