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Don McClean said the day Buddy Holly died was "the day the music died," but Buddy's music will never die. I first saw BUDDY at the Tacoma Little Theatre in 2009 and then at the Capital Playhouse in 2012. And now it's going to rock the big stage at the
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The wartime love story Time Stands Still by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies, is now playing at Harlequin Productions in Olympia. It is an intense and intimate portrait of a pair of lovers - Sarah Goodwin (Jenny Vaughn Hall) and James Dodd (Matt Shimkus) - whose passionate devotion and equally
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Remaining stagnant as an artist is a fear that seemingly everyone besides Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay has. To come back, release after release, with the same sound and vision is death even to superstars like Katy Perry. Reinvention comes, part and parcel, with being a creative person. Even still,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 21+. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Winter Solstice Dinner, with Mooncoyne. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Alice Stuart. All Ages. 7 pm.
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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. Jerry Miller Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. The Harmon Brewery and restaurant Tacoma - Downtown. JD Hobson. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and
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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. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 21+. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bryan Bowers. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Cafe Luna Vashon. Chuck Van Norman. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Drew Pine & Peter Schilling. 21+. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. MoE. All Ages. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Ockham's Razor. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys Christmas Concert. 21+. 7 pm. NC. BLUES O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Arnie Aasen & Guests. 21+. 9 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Haggis For The Holidays Benefit, with The McKassons. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Cover. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David
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You may not be interested in cyber warfare and all that it embodies, but it is certainly interested in you. By the end of 2013, this country entered the era of the mega-breach when Russian-speaking hackers stole 40 million credit-card numbers after penetrating Target Corp. computer systems. Cyber-attacks are commonplace; companies like
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This author remembers a family chat over the dinner table, now more than 45 years ago. Grandpa was talking about the "mustard gas" that they used to use in World War I. "They outlawed that," he said. "Why did they do that?" your author - age 5 - asked. "Because!" Grandpa
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This author sat down to write about our first President. He called to his wife, "I'll be in the office for a while. I've got to get into the frame of mind to write something about George Washington's military skill." She replied with a straight face, "Do you want me
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Robert Fulghum wrote a witty book for us, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. That's funny, and true, too. Play fair. Don't hit people. Clean up your own mess. Goldfish and hamsters die, and so do we. Yep, you learn a lot when you go to kindiegarten,
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Since the attacks on the World Trade Centers Sept. 11, 2001, most Americans have come to recognize and publicly appreciate military veterans. Servicemembers from major campaigns such as World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Global War on Terrorism are frequently lauded and honored - and rightly so. However, servicemembers sandwiched
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Usually, military service is no day at the ballpark, but sometimes that isn't the literal truth. Since 2010, the Tacoma Rainiers have rolled out the red carpet for their annual Salute to Armed Forces Day, which treats American troops like major-leaguers. The Rainiers take this event very seriously. "It's huge," agrees
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The city of Bremerton will continue its tradition of celebrating the service of veterans and active-duty military members, May 16, with its 67th Annual Armed Forces Day celebration. Family-friendly activities include a "Hero's Barbecue," pancake breakfast and 5K run, but the event that residents look forward to the most each
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In 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day. That was a great idea. On May 20, 1950, the idea was first celebrated. The theme of that first celebration was "Teamed for Defense," and it was celebrated with military exercises that allowed the public to
