Food Matters
ART AND WINE WALK The Stadium District Art and Wine Walk will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 throughout the district. Tickets are $25, and that money will go toward the Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. This event will feature local artists, original artwork, Washington wines, tasty hors
Music
I don't know what it is, but I've grown up with a particular love for doo-wop and '50s romantic music. Of course, a large part of it has to do with being raised on the defunct 97.3 KBSG, which truly did play oldies. The latest they would extend would be
Music
It is goddamn freezing outside! As I write this, pitiful snowflakes listlessly fall to the cold Tacoma ground, almost as if to whisper, "Get out while you still can." Winter has arrived, and with it comes the almost overpowering urge to stay inside and never, ever leave again. Fight it!
Viva South Sound
Happy New Year! Enjoy your resolutions while they last. ... Here's a resolution: kick off the year with a party Friday at Obsidian. Formerly Jezebels, this classy, sexy and dim-lit downtown Olympia party place kicks off 2015 with a dope. Lucifine Presents hosts a DJ extravaganza featuring DJs OND4, Doveboy, clusterFlik and
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The trio of Raven Marcus, hailing from San Francisco, consists of Natalia Montana Rose Miner (vocals and mandolin), Rob Johnson (drums and percussion) and Bronwyn Dexter on bass. They describe themselves as "cowboy glam rock," which does a nice job of describing their folky approach to pop songs. With a
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"Fish Breath" may be one of the most off-putting word combinations in the English language. Something tells me that the San Francisco band Fish Breath wouldn't mind that observation one bit. This is a band that leans into the abrasive. Their recent, self-titled album opens innocently enough with the ramshackle
Food Matters
HALF-OFF WINE There are no less than three Tacoma establishments who celebrate boozy fermented grape juices each week by knocking half off bottles on certain nights. So, for those who enjoy a reduced-price bottle of vino to share (or not to share) with dinner, visit Pacific Grill (1502 Pacific Ave.) on
News Front
The Army says it will listen to opposition to the budget cuts driving the drawdown of military members. Jan. 21, 2015 from 10 a.m. to noon in the McGavick Conference Center at the Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Army officials will listen to concerned individuals about its proposals to cut
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. Breakfast Jam, with Billy Farmer. All Ages. 9 am. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 21+. 5 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. 253Heart Music Festival Acoustic Stage, with Christopher Day, Gina Belliveau, Jenson Charnell, Annie Lockwood, Hannah Mendenhall, Jeremy Silas, Joe Rosati, Heidi Vladyka, Michael Oniell, Rane Stone. Proceeds benefit the American Heart Association and Pierce County AIDS Foundation. 21+.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Daryl Redecker, Kiki Means, hosted by Steffon Moody. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jam On My Muffin. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Klondike Kate. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Beyond the Bridge
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cedarwood Dome Milton. Biker BBQ Open Mic Night. 21+. 6 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Deborah Page. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Blue Couch Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. First Night 2014, featuring Kye Alfred Hillig, Sisters, Sporty Lee, Jake Loden & The Fisherman's Daughter. All Ages. 6:45 pm. NC. BLUES Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. First Night 2014, featuring Gary Stroutos, Baby Gramps, Pearl Django, Uncle Bonsai. All Ages. 7 pm.
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Yeah, right, like you need the Weekly Volcano Wednesday tonight. However, there's that thing you told yourself you were going to investigate or learn about or take a class to study further, and yet you've never really gotten around to it. Oh sure, you bought that book two years ago
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COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Jay Hollingsworth. 8 pm. $15. KARAOKE The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Gay-friendly karaoke. Featuring double-shot Sundays. 9 pm. NC. China Clipper Club Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Late Night Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
Focus
The last time Sebrena Lora Cagle saw her son, Pfc. Randy Armstrong, it was August 2009. He was on a gurney at Madigan Army Medical Center receiving treatment for injuries sustained in Iraq, his hand "basically blown apart" by a gunshot wound. In April, Cagle was in a hospital herself, recovering
Veterans
(62nd AW PA) - Airmen, soldiers and sailors assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, escorted residents of the Washington State Soldiers Home to the Puyallup Fair Sept. 15, giving the servicemembers a chance to connect with veterans. "It is truly amazing to see the connection formed between the veterans and the current
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In a windowless, heavily fortified room packed with rows of computer screens and phones, there are many pairs of eyes keeping watch over U.S. airspace 24 hours a day. Whether it's an American Airlines 767 flying from Seattle to Denver or a seaplane taking off from Lake Washington, if it's west
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Just so you know, you might miss the train Thursday - seeing as how it's scaled down to one and a half inches. Get it? At the 19th Annual Model Train Festival, every floor of the Washington State History Museum features model trains of all sizes and eras, landscapes, train
Veterans
It just became a little easier for mobility-impaired wounded warriors and veterans who play at the American Lake VA golf course to work on their putting skills. Course officials dedicated a mini nine-hole putting green in a ceremony Sept. 17 aimed at honoring prisoners of war and soldiers who remain missing
