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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma -
Education
Earning an education can be the start of turning an individual's life around. For almost 40 prisoners incarcerated at the United States Army Regional Confinement Facility, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Main, the opportunity of making that turn is a reality. Formerly known as the Fort Lewis Regional Correction Facility, the Level II medium-custody
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling... The thing is, Bobble Tiki doesn't need any more examples of how goddamn old he's getting. But they're everywhere. For instance, when Bobble
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On Friday, October 1, Col. David E. Funk, commander of the 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, relinquished his command to Col. Charles R. Webster, Jr. Funk, who had been in command for close to three years, returned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord with his troops this past August after a 12-month deployment
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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At this year's Elvis Birthday Bash in Olympia, the King will be sharing the spotlight with the Godfather of Soul. The reason for the pairing is Robert Washington, the first African American to win the world champion Elvis impersonator, long a part of the 15th annual bash, also does a
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At this year's Elvis Birthday Bash in Olympia, the King will be sharing the spotlight with the Godfather of Soul. The reason for the pairing is that Robert Washington, the first African American world champion Elvis impersonator, long a part of the 15th annual bash, also does a James Brown act. "I
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Technique Speaks Seattle Oct. 16
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Wed night Irish Session. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub
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Alexander Anderson, a student of the Berklee College of Music, leads a trio of jazz fusion madness. Blending some of the spacy free form wildness of Sun Ra with the down-and-dirty textures of Miles Davis, the Alexander Anderson Trio take an egg beater to expectations, creating deceptively complex songs that
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There are moments that come to people in the artistic world when transition is imminent. This moment seems to have arrived for Scott Anderson and Noodlebird. After getting started in 2012 making music under the Noodlebird moniker, bandmates came in and out, with a permanent lineup
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Noodlebird might just be a first for one of my articles: by the time the show I'm writing up comes around, they may no longer be called Noodlebird. As I spoke with frontman Scott Anderson, he expressed that Noodlebird has just become sort of an all-encompassing moniker that he slaps
Focus
(44th AW PA) - While the mission of airlift is the bread and butter of the 446th Airlift Wing, a good majority of reservists in the unit never experience that mission first hand. Certainly it would be hard to imagine any need to have a finance management specialist on an
Education
WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Web-based career tool for total force airmen, known as My Development Plan, is undergoing changes aimed at positively affecting the Air Force and its members' futures, officials said Tuesday. With a total force focus, MyDP is geared to help users make informed decisions about their career with
Veterans
"Everything is happening all at once," said retired Command Sgt. Maj. Herb Schmeling, volunteer extraordinaire. "It is both humbling and slightly embarrassing. I am used to being behind the scenes, making things happen for other people." It all started when retired Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmie Spencer, director of Noncommissioned Officers and
Operation Family Support
As Ken Stockton made animals from balloons and Christopher Bance conjured cards from his jacket's lapel, the City of Lakewood saluted its military neighbors at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "It's nice to be here and see that folks here support us," said Pfc. David Stinar, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. While there was
Focus
While Victor Castillo may have had to jump through some hoops and work to solve some snafus regular business owners wouldn't have to ordinarily deal with in the early stages, now he wouldn't trade his situation for anything. He's got a loyal customer base, a supportive landlord and keeps hours that
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YAKIMA, Wash. - The annual Japanese-led training exercise in its 17th year at Central Washington State's Yakima Training Center, this year dubbed Operation Rising Thunder, officially came to a close Friday. The event, lasting nearly a month, offers the use of Yakima's vast expanse of ranges, trails and expendable terrain to
Music
This is a big one... big. For one, Nicatine and his Homeland Security team are bringing LuckyIAm of The Living Legends/Mystik Journeymen, Mestizo, Rollin' Rockers, Cadalack Ron, Afrok and your own El Goonie (contributor with the Weekly Volcano and DJ extraordinaire) to Olympia Thursday Oct 14. But it doesn't stop
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Written by local playwright C. Rosalind Bell, Under the Circumstances takes us into the lives of best friends Amanda and Josephine. Amanda is African-American and lives in Tacoma while Josephine is Jewish and lives in New Orleans. Both are involved in writing. Josephine is a published "mid-list"
