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Eugene Morris Jerome has reached that critical age at which he realizes other people have inner lives - that the members of his family are complicated humans with individual concerns, rather than just costars in the Eugene Jerome Story. His family's going through a lot in September, 1937: His parents
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There are stage veterans who scoff at Neil Simon, but I'm not among them. It'd be easier to dismiss his career if 21st century theaters boasted a humorist with even half the quality of his résumé. That said, Simon was always more gifted at writing jokes (a talent honed in
Health
Veterans at the Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities (TACID) suffer from ailments ranging from anxiety and depression to post traumatic stress and bipolar disorder. But one thing they clearly aren't afflicted with is aichmophobia - a fear of needles or pointed objects. On Thursdays, a group of active-duty Servicemembers,
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QUESTION: I am 19 and have been dating a wonderful 24-year-old guy for about a month. Some of his family members wish he were still with the fiancee he broke up with six months ago and aren't too happy about him seeing me. His 19-year-old half sister actually contacted me
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tyler Stenson. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Mike Nelson
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jeff Ross. All Ages. 6 pm. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Tim Fast. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Old Family Circus. All Ages. 6 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-A-Thon, featuring Ukalaliens, Kate Power, Steve Einhorn, The Quiet American. All Ages. 7 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma -
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Listen for the honking and yelling, and then maybe you'll see them: a little stream of cyclists moving in and out of traffic, onto the sidewalk, down the wrong lane, between parked cars, then braking hard at the checkpoint to get a signature and pedal off again. Tacoma's first-ever alley cat
News
During the past decade-and-a-half, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become commonplace in language and in society. PTSD is a mental health condition that occurs when someone witnesses or experiences a severely traumatic event. It also comes with some history. Dr. Russell Hicks will discuss the disorder in a presentation entitled "Veterans of
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Patriots Landing in DuPont serves not only retired military, but also the civilian population surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The scope of this service will soon expand with the addition of a memory care facility. According to retired Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Ken Farmer, Careage Inc. CEO, construction is scheduled to begin at
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Jam. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Vashon Celtic Players & Knitters. All Ages. 4:30 pm. NC. BLUES Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Back To
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Thursday night's game rocked Pierce College's Health Education Building as a couple hundred spectators cheered on an epic match-up featuring true sports heroes as Pierce County First Responders took on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldiers in the third annual battle for the Hoops 4 Heroes trophy. It wasn't just all fun
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Boz Scaggs has the coolest name. Coolest name in classic rock or otherwise. And with hits like "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" we had to put him on this week's It List. Scaggs and fellow '80s jammer Michael McDonald take their talents the Puyallup Sept. 20 for one night only. With
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Halfway To St. Patrick's Day Party, with Fiddlehead, The Oly Mountain Boys, Irish Dancers. All Ages. 1 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Kels Boreen. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma
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To acquit or not acquit, that is the question. Legal Scholar Kenji Yoshino, author of A Thousand Times More Fair, will help lead you to the answer Monday at The Evergreen State College Tacoma campus. Yoshino will speak on Shakespearean drama and the role it plays in life, law and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gen Obata. All Ages. 6 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Tattered Dress. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Tim Fast. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Cory Wilds Band. 8 pm. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Johnny A, Danny Godinez.
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This recession stuff is tough. Anything from paying for a house to paying your exorbitant bar tab is a struggle. And starting your own business? Most of the time we'd say, "fo-get-a-boutit." But after this weekend you might actually stand a chance. Starting Friday, local tech-savvy entrepreneurs are encouraged to
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Annemarie Russell. All Ages. 6 pm. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Local Artists Appreciation Day, featuring Brittany Glabe, Adam Esthner, Jo Emery Ballet School. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's
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You have to give it to nightclub owners. They see the tiniest glimmer of possibility in the already crammed nightlife scene and scream, "Me too, me too!" But this time, instead of some wacky new theme like "book club meets night club meets butcher shop," this time they're going with
