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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jay Mabin, Pound 4 Pound. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. The Mix Tacoma
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Jenny McCarthy and I go way back. Before I get started, let me admit this is one of those Hollywood yarns in which I know a great deal about a given celebrity, who in turn remembers squat-point-nothing about me. That's the thing about all my celebrity stories: they
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Java Fusion Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night, hosted by Billy Farmer. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. 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. Seven Cedars Casino Sequim. Junkyard
Food Matters
SPECIAL DISH Stanley and Seafort's (115 E. 34th St., Tacoma) has a limited-time filet mignon scaloppini with lobster on their specials menu. For $29.95, you may enjoy a tender, breaded filet mignon topped with North Atlantic lobster, oven roasted mushrooms, smoky bacon and béarnaise sauce. Served with grilled asparagus spears and Yukon
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It's not surprising to learn that Y La Bamba's records have been produced by the disparate likes of the Decemberists' Chris Funk and Los Lobos' Steve Berlin. The ornate instrumentation calls to mind the revivalist classicism of the Decemberists, as well as the Latin rock of Los Lobos, but the
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For some, running can be an excruciating experience. To many others, it's what they live for. But however you feel about running, there's no doubt the experience can be improved by the donning of a ghoulish costume or vampire teeth and a cape. Enter the Black Cat Five-Mile Fun Run,
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From the cacophonous pounding of the drums that open Golden Gardens' Bellflower EP, you'd be excused for thinking that a Spector-esque wall of '60s sound was coming your way. As it is, that sound almost immediately gives way to a gothic, Nick Cave-esque haze. Churchly piano and '80s synths waft
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Commissioned by Spaceworks Tacoma, choreographer Carla Barragan and BQdanza members will present THICK in Tollefson Plaza Thursday. A site-specific dance, including poetry from Luke Smiraldo, THICK is a reaction of sorts to the BP oil spill and "mourns the loss of and also celebrates the beauty and grace of birds,
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The revolution will not be televised. It will be read and discussed, however, this weekend as King's Books presents the fourth annual Anarchist Bookfair, billed as a "revolutionary gathering for anyone interested in or curious about anarchy." Want to know how to live in harmony without the oppressive weight of
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At the end of the month, the University of Puget Sound welcomes the Race and Pedagogy National Conference, which be centered on the theme "Teaching and Learning for Justice: Danger and Opportunity in Our Critical Moment." In conjunction with the conference, the Grand Cinema will kick off their Race and
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The corner of Sixth and Tacoma Avenue has, perhaps, never been funnier. At the very least, there's a comedy club there now - Tacoma Comedy Club opened its doors last weekend in the space City Lights once called home. This Friday and Saturday, Tacoma Comedy Club welcomes its first touring
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Leave it to Tacoma Symphony Orchestra to spice up their season opener with "Gershwin and Guitar." The performance will mark Croatian guitarist Ana Vidovic's premier on stage in the South Sound, and will be an opportunity to see and hear several quintessential works - Copland's "Billy the Kid," Rodrigo's "Concierto de
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Haunting music permeates the space of the gallery at The Evergreen State College during the exhibition It's Complicated - Art About Home. The music comes from Jason Lujan's video From One Dream to Another, which is eerily beautiful and mysterious, and which sets the mood and theme of the show. The
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Chatting with Miss Lily Verlaine, ballet-trained burlesque artist extraordinaire, two things become instantly clear. First, she and her partner, Jasper McCann, have exceptional phone voices. Seriously, these folks should moonlight (daylight?) on FM radio. Second, they're about to give Oly one hell of a show. They've reimagined Lewis Carroll's 1871 classic,
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Offering a 21+ dance club inside a bowling alley is an intriguing idea. It's about time we combine bowling, the most drinking-conducive of the pseudo-sports (fishing and golf a close second), with the glamour and class of clubbing. Roll a few games, suck down a couple beers and hit the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Cedron & N'Shama Sterling. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Dave Lippman. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Devil On A Leash. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. The Rickshaw Variety Show, with Rickshaw, Shain,
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Brian Skerry travels the world photographing marine life. His images are stunning; his stories mesmerizing; his job awesome. He's an acclaimed National Geographic photographer who captivates his audiences with the same enthusiasm and excitement with which he captures his subjects. Skerry's award winning underwater photography will demonstrate the mystery of
Food Matters
TIGHTWAD TUESDAY: Every Tuesday Hell's Kitchen serves $2 tacos, $2 wells and $2 beers. Get on it at 928 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. PASTA NIGHTS: Europa Bistro (2515 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) offers $8.95 Monday Night Meatballs, $8.95 Tuesday Night Lasagna and $9.95 Wednesday Night Ravioli - all made
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mo Mandel: Barmageddon. 8 pm. $15. The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Little Creek Casino
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FALL BREW FEST: Varsity Grill (1114 Broadway, Tacoma) will be serving samples of Deschutes Hop Trip, Sierra Nevada Brown Tumbler, Dick's Brown Ale, Leinkugel Octoberfest, New Belgium Hoptober Golden Ale, Widmer Drop Top Amber, and Red Hook Late Harvest Autumn Ale from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. Admission is $10
