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Living in the Pacific Northwest, you quickly learn that coffee is more than just a morning beverage -- it is that concoction that gets you through the long, rainy winter days. This area is known for its local coffee shops, but have you ever considered where your coffee comes from?
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A well-functioning music scene consists of passionately interwoven people working their hardest to support one another in mutually beneficial ways. At the local level, there's an interplay between bands, venues, audiences, visual artists, bookers, promoters, radio stations, and journalists, all working toward the goal of a healthy, enriching environment in
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QUESTION: When my boyfriend moved across the country to Manhattan for two years, we pledged we'd be faithful. We talk and text daily, and he tells me he loves me and that I'm the only person for him. Well, my best girlfriend visited her brother, my boyfriend's roommate, and returned
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"There had been a band called Swelter for a number of years before that," says Jason Locking, former bassist for Archibald Leach. "That kind of split off into Argonaut and what became the Fuckking Eagles. A couple of us got together and started doing the Archibald Leach thing." Locking and I
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(THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATION TO JESSICA.) Counting Crows has evolved into a band with sometimes as many as seven members, featuring songs with two and three-guitar frontlines, soaring melodies and prominent blends of alternative and vintage rock sensibility. The unofficial offspring of Van Morrison (singer Adam
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ENDLESS SUSHI ROLL TWOKOI Japanese Restaurant (1552 Commerce St., Tacoma) offers an awesome weekday lunch deal for those you dig sushi rolls. For $19 you may chow down as many rolls as you can at the sushi bar from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Go for it. MONDAY NIGHTS Drop by The
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Thursday, Sept. 8 Shannon Ridge Winery tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., $1 taste, Stina's Cellars, 9316 Lakewview Ave. SW, Suite B, Lakewood, 253.227.97458. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that Weekly Volcano readers have voted Harlequin Productions best theater group. Founded and run by Scot and Linda Whitney, Harlequin has been offering South Sound audiences the best in local theater since it began on a small scale with shows in the
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The art of dance is about passionate expression and storytelling, am I right? Don't we all sink into our theater seats knowing we'll be wooed by romantic costumes and storylines of classical ballet? Don't we all hold our breath as we watch hip-hop dancers lay their emotion down with the
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The menu at the Cascadia Grill sets the tone for an enjoyable and festive dining experience. With classifications such as "Who Wants a Snack?", "Hand Held Stuff," and "Fork and Knife Stuff" and menu items like "Exactly 5 Chicken Legs" and "Cohos Gone Wild," you can be assured that the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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. 9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Wednesday Sessions, with Big Friction Jam. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes.
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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. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Big Bee Of The Whitetree. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Palmer Junction. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. DeAna Marie. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Building Hope ~
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Kel Schmitz. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Oktoberfest, with Pagan Jug Band, Hair Assault, Sassparilla, The Country Dutchman. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Open Mic and Acoustic Jam with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Blame Hoffman, Chris & Scott. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Oly Choro. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Auburn Performing Arts Center Auburn. The Brothers Four. An
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Spar Olympia. James Coates. 8 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kelly McRae. All Ages. 6 pm. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Squirrel Butter. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma -
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One of my favorite things to do in Olympia is the Selfie Tour, and my favorite stop is the Kissing Statue in Percival Landing Park. This is such a great photo stop. You can take your photo with the statue, or stand to the side and take a photo with
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Country music, mechanical bull, and a hope for clear skies will provide the backdrop for dance fanatics Saturday in the parking lot behind Big Whisky Saloon. By our count this is the fourth time the downtown Tacoma country-western themed club has hosted a massive party in its parking lot -
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Gay-friendly club MetroGruv on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue is a slightly different haven of vocal embarrassment than your usual karaoke scene. Instead of burying your head into the songlist book or your vodka cran, MetroGruv wants your eyes on the talent(?). The club's Thursday night karaoke sessions come backed with smoke
