Food Matters
HAITI RELIEF Primo Grill, Crown Bar and McGavick Winery have partnered with Doctor Without Borders to raise funs for Haiti relief. Now through Feb 28, McGavick Winery will donate 100 percent of proceeds of wine sales to DWB, and Primo and Crown will donate $5 for every bottle of McGavick merlot
Music
For those of us who love coffee and enjoy good music there's no reason to keep these two beautiful things apart. Luckily, we possess coffee shops in Tacoma that regularly put on open mic nights and full performances of varied artists. To name but a few establishments, the Mandolin Café,
Food Matters
Thursday, Jan. 28 Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, Gig Harbor, 253.853.3020. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum
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Synesthesia Art With A Heart: Yes, another Valentine's Day is approaching. Obvious expectations on this "special" day include the following: grumpy singles, unsavory public displays of affection, overly excitable girlfriends, an arsenal of disgruntled Hallmark employees, and, of course, lots and lots of chocolate. But before I go on, let me
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An artist who works with "found art" is obliged to blur the lines between curator and artiste, which can either diminish the authenticity of his or her exhibitions or broaden his or her capacity for expression, depending on how you look at it. Becky Frehse's solo show Adaptations, which focuses
Live & CD Reviews
Have you ever sat in a bar, by yourself, and watched a large group of friends show up, slowly, for a night out? First, one guy shows up, walks to the other side of the room and sits down at a table way too big for him. Then, one
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Harp and Shamrock Tacoma - Northend. Scoil Rince Slieveloughane. All Ages. 1-2 pm. NC. Jack Montgomery piper. All Ages. 3-5 pm. NC. Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. St. Paddy's Day Bash. 8 pm.
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I have a monkey on my back. In fact, I have one hundred monkeys on my back. And they're all ready to party! That's right, one of Tacoma's most popular events makes an epic return. If you've never been to a 100th Monkey bash, here's what you've been missing: wine,
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Accountants-turned-pirates, a daydreaming bureaucrat from a dystopian future, folklore-collecting con-artist brothers, a fantastically lying baron, and an ill-fated attempt to bring Don Quixote to the big screen. These could all be among the topics tonight as Saint Martin's University presents "The Films of Terry Gilliam" as part of their Robert
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There's only one thing to see in the art gallery at South Puget Sound Community College, but it will draw you in like the smell of pine leaves in a forest. It is Mike Adams' "Gothic Forest." The installation incorporates video projections on suspended sewn-mesh forms evocative of natural forests and
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And ... March 7 is the day. Oscar day. The day all those little-golden-statue-grubbers have been losing sleep over. You want to watch, you know you do. Food, raffle, silent auction, cash bar, live broadcast of the show - yep. The Grand Cinema will throw its annual Academy Awards Party Sunday,
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When we were kids, Bach was the bane of our existence. During childhood piano lessons, time spent struggling with the German composer's Inventions 1 through 5 forced us to miss out on crucial bike-riding time and numerous episodes of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. But if any orchestra can help
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Are We Done Yet? In this sequel to “Are We There Yet?” (2005), the once mismatched Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Nia Long) are now married and moving to a fixer-upper in the country with Suzanne’s two children (cruel hellions in the first film) and twins on the way. What could
Roll Call
This year's Northwest Pacific Joint Service E-9 Ball will be sponsored by the Air Force. The ball is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 6 in Hangar 9 on McChord. All E-9s, including active duty, reserve, guard, retired, and their guests are invited to attend. Attire is mess dress or service
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The Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia hosts the 10th annual Paper Airplane School & Contest from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13. The event is open to participants of all ages, and will focus on various types of folding and flying paper airplanes - from simple examples to the "cutting
Focus
Retired Alaska Airlines mechanic Harold Smith never hesitates when he's asked when he's going to finish building his kit airplane. "Tuesday," he always answers matter-of-factly. There's never a week, month or year attached to the Tuesday, and that's the great thing about it, according to the 71-year-old Smith. Smith has been working on
Business News
FOR A GOOD CAUSE: The Pierce Military Business Alliance presented Chief Master Sgt. Greg Warren, the 62nd Airlift Wing's top NCO, with a check for $5,000 Tuesday during the Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee meeting at Burs Restaurant. The grant is for McChord's Operation Warmheart. Pictured are
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Heading home to McChord late last week after flying a mission to Afghanistan, Capt. Rick Kind and his C-17 Globemaster III aircrew received a sudden change of plans. The 4th Airlift Squadron aircrew was rerouted to McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. to help play a key role in supporting Operation Unified
Jobs
Dressing well doesn't necessarily mean spending an exorbitant amount of money or donning a cocktail dress. It usually just means dressing appropriately for your body type, which can be a challenge for a lot of women since styling rules are far from generic and everyone's fashion taste is unique. The
