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Mel Brooks' 1974 parody Young Frankenstein is one of the funniest, most quotable movies ever made. And some funny movies, including Brooks' own The Producers, make for entertaining stage musicals. At a lean 106 minutes, Young Frankenstein must've seemed tailor-made for expansion into a song-and-dance extravaganza; but at 2:20 plus
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If you think you've been hot the past two weeks, think about how hot those guys in the food trucks must be. We shouldn't complain about the heat at the Food Truck Festival. Metro Parks called out to food trucks, and they've answered en masse. Sunday, July 20 will mark
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Island Women Showcase, with Kiki Means, Allison Shirk, Kelsey Bernheisel, Kat Eggleston, Kate McLeod, Sarah Christine. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle Open Mic. All Ages. 7 pm. $2. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Becki Sue & Her Big
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Abby. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. Plus it's Taco Thursday. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Open Mic, hosted by
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The entertainment industry, with its long-established allergy to new ideas, often mines the bestseller list for source material. Studios are more likely to greenlight a story after it has been officially vetted by the reading public. They're also less likely to interfere with a proven earner, which is why the
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Marzano Italian Restaurant Where: 516 Garfield St. S. Parkland, 253.537.4191 Hours: Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and dinner: 4-8:30 p.m., 4-9 p.m. Saturday Cuisine: Italian and Italian inspired Northwest seafood, salad, pizza, pastas Scene: Comfy, elegant, relaxed Drinkies: Extensive wine list - domestic and Italian, beer, Italian sodas, Lavazza espresso, Seattle's Best coffee, and interesting sodas Prices:
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Note: The Kim Archer concert has moved indoors at the Washongton Center due to weather. With a timeless vocal delivery only matched by her engaging stage presence, Kim Archer and her band have been pleasing live music fans in our area since 2004. Archer's powerful voice a la Janis Joplin and
News Front
While the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Leadership Training Course has moved from Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Ft. Knox, the training for the National Guard's Officer Candidate School (OCS) will still be conducted here. For many years, the OCS and ROTC programs were run concurrently since
Heroes & Awards
It takes one to know one, and for Jonathan Wagner, the Veteran Navigator at Clover Park Technical College, that familiarity has led to his success guiding and providing support for veteran students. "I go the extra step because I see the need and that's why I get results," said Wagner, who
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Fabulous Tacoman Doug Mackey has retooled his Fab Four-themed variety show - first seen at the City Club of Tacoma's 25th Anniversary Gala last October - and will present it for the general public May 6 at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Accompanied by keyboardist Terry O' Hara and a
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Laura and Matt Eklund are deeply embedded within the creative landscape of our city. They blaze trails, and defy categories - not to mention conjuring up eclectic art parties and festivals. Throw in the genius of Broadway Center's David Fischer and the talent of artist Elise Richman, and you have
Show And Tell
I was born in 1983, so I'm a bit young to remember "Beatlemania". My first exposure to the Beatles was probably Ringo Starr's role as the best Mr. Conductor Shining Time Station ever had or his guest spot on the second season of The Simpsons. It wasn't until I was
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It's sometime around the second magic trick, as the small, 60-year-old man with the mustache and belt buckle makes one of his own ragged business cards disappear, when any lingering anxiety I'm harboring subsides. This is not going to be a fight, of any sort, even if The Evergreen
Arts
It wasn't too long into my tenure of hanging out in downtown Tacoma - after years of fearing it from my home in the North End - before I visited my first gay bar. I was doing an essay for my English class at TCC, where we were charged with
Music
I'm well aware that this is likely the 1,000th time I've quoted this, but it's something that has stuck with me for years. It comes on the bonus features of the DVD of the Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense, and it's a segment in which David Byrne interviews
Critics' Picks
[BLUES] + FRI, JULY 11 Dudley Taft may well be the best white, Cincinnati-based blues artist you've never heard of, despite the fact that he toured with Seattle's own Alice in Chains and Candlebox. But wait, you say, Alice in Chains and Candlebox aren't blues bands. You're right! Now wipe that
People Rule
"I went to the Air Force Academy to get a first-class education and I stayed because of the people and the mission," said Col. Jeffrey D. Philippart, who spent 24 years in the Air Force and will officially retire from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He graduated from the Academy in 1990 and
PROMO
Hollywood has arrived in the greater Tacoma area, spinning off bits of Avatar-style, virtual reality technology to the world of print. The same brand of special effects that produced the billion-dollar blockbuster movie will be used by architects and engineers to design the
Food Matters
GRUB CRAWL From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12, Art on the Ave community festival journeys through 10 blocks of Tacoma's 6th Avenue District offering rows of artisan vendors and live music with the culinary arts getting a nod too in the annual Grub Crawl. Participating restaurants will offer
Live & CD Reviews
A few weeks ago I wrote a bit on Green Apple Quick Step, and the place they occupied in my own musical development. Living in a very similar place is Sweet Water. As yet another Seattle band signed to a major label in 1992-Nirvana's Nevermind was released in late
