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OK, I’ll admit that in retrospect trying to show off to the ladies on the putt-putt golf course at Cassidy’s Pub & Outdoor Mini-golf wasn’t a good idea. I was feeling in a sporting mood and harkened back to my teenage years of picking up chicks at the Parkland Putters
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harlots! “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” is a cute little show about sluts who can carry a tune. Check it. [Capital Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. May 16-19, 23-26, 30 through June 2, 2 p.m. May 20 and 27, $19-$31, 612 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.943.2744, www.capitalplayhouse.com] bedroom farce! Centerstage Theatre is staging “A Flea
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There once was a time when up-and-coming playwrights, or those who think they are on the rise anyway, had the opportunity to showcase their works at a venue that tried to present theatergoers with new works while at the same time giving playwrights a chance to see their works on
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THE BIKE Ride today In your garage, behind the unused treadmill, golf clubs and Christmas lights, gathering dust, is your bicycle. Reintroduce yourself to it. Talk to it. Love it. Now jump on it and ride your ass to the Tacoma Farmers Market today on Broadway between Ninth and 11th. Bike to Market
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Every other month at the 100th Monkey Party there is a drawing, and the winner becomes the honored 100th Monkey at the next artist community critical mass party. The rules are simple: bring food and drink to share and introduce yourself to at least three people you’ve never met before.
Outdoors
Think just because summer is coming to a close in the South Puget Sound that it's time to hang up those running shoes and retreat to the inside of a gym? Think again. The great running tradition is alive and well in our region, even as the days grow shorter and the
Outdoors
Widely sought after as a relaxing getaway as well as for possible healing properties, natural hot springs are popular vacation destinations worldwide. Hot springs are a natural phenomenon beginning deep underground as fresh water seeps past the heated rocks of the Earth's mantle. When the heated water breaks the surface
Outdoors
Who says you have to travel to the northeastern United States to see the turning of the autumn leaves? The South Puget Sound region has its own riot of fall color right here. There are some terrific urban and regional walks that depict nature's colorful glory in the autumn months. So
Outdoors
The Northwest is an outdoorsy playground all year round - punctuated by mountain ranges that bisect Washington and Oregon and continue on up into British Columbia. As the seasons change and the inevitable autumn rain kicks off, there's a positive flip side to all the sprinkles - snow in the
Outdoors
The fall hunting season is upon us. The Pacific Northwest is famous for its green forests and the wide variety of animals that inhabit them - many of them legal game for hunters. Washington state is home to several varieties of deer, as well as elk, pheasants, grouse, waterfowl, wild
Outdoors
Looking for a fun way to welcome Fall? Harvest festivals throughout the Puget Sound area can turn any Oct. weekend into a celebration.PIERCE COUNTY Metro Parks Tacoma (www.metroparkstacoma.org/harvestfest) is sponsoring four separate harvest festivals this year featuring arts and crafts, carnival games, live entertainment and more. They are: Harvest Fest at Norpoint,
Music
When I was working as a volunteer at The Grand Cinema in 2005, I was given headphones by a girl and told to listen to this new band called Arcade Fire. I listened in, and what I heard was the sound of a scrappy group of Canadians making lo-fi versions
Arts
Close your eyes and visualize an event called an "art and wine walk" (but then open them to read this.) In your visualization, you might have imagined a nattily dressed gentleman with a gal on his arm; she's in a flowing silk dress, and they're jaunting from space to space,
Live & CD Reviews
DELIBERATE, STRUCTURED, PENETRATING HAZE >>> What a difference a mix makes. I bought Drag Lake Sin, the new EP by Tacoma outfit Slowwave, upon its release Tuesday. Five dollars for six tracks, and man, they are good ones. There is a layering and nuance to the instrumentation and production
Outdoors
On Saturday, Gig Harbor celebrates the return of the salmon - a little early. The ninth annual Donkey Creek Chum Festival offers walking tours, boat races, touch tanks, crafts and music but not many salmon, other than dead ones - some that kids will coat with paint to make salmon-printed T-shirts
Attractions
Active-duty soldiers, Reserve, retired, National Guard, plus their dependents and also disabled veterans, were granted free gate admission to the 2015 Washington State Fair Monday, Sept. 14. The next military appreciation day at the fair will be Monday, Sept. 21. As part of the fair's military appreciation day, patrons Monday were
Jobs & Education
When students at Pierce College on Joint Base Lewis-McChord start their fall quarter Sept. 21, many will take courses that are textbook-free - enjoying significant cost savings and experiencing a wholly new way of learning. Pierce College is the third community college in the United States and the first college in
Arts
It's not every day I'm treated to a guided tour of an alien world. About 2,600 years ago, a temple priest by the name of Ankh-Wennefer died near the age of 60, probably from internal bleeding from a broken pelvis. His name, of course, meant "Jennifer's obnoxious hieroglyphic tattoo." (Just kidding.
News Front
On the 14th Anniversary of 9/11, Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 2nd Ranger Battalion received two valorous unit awards for combat actions in Afghanistan. The first recognized the members of A Company for actions during Operation Bulldog Bite in November 2010. They were supporting members of the 101st Airborne and the Afghan National
Military Life
Sarge looks nervous. She has the somewhat disconnected but hyper-vigilant appearance that many of her breed possess. These dogs' owners and fans say the dogs are "different." A complex mixture of the comfort of home and the disquiet of war seems to bond them to the soldiers who have saved
