Arts
Internationally renowned Native American glass artist Preston Singletary returns to Museum of Glass with Raven and the Box of Daylight. Like the best of Northwest Indian artists, Singletary's work blends the traditional art of his tribal ancestors with the innovative methods and aesthetic principles born of contemporary art movements, in his
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It's hard to decide what to do this time of year. For many people, the holiday season is simple and routine. But for a growing number of people, plain old Christmas doesn't cut it anymore. People are slicing and dicing tradition in larger and larger numbers. Some are tired of
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Once upon a time, downtown Tacoma was a bustling place. A place filled with people - yes, real live people who went downtown for fun rather than business. This was especially true during the Christmas season. In the days of yore, before malls stole the show, downtowns were where the party
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Yes, the Olympia Film Society's Duck the Malls is a craft fair, but as the name suggests, it's a crafts fair with a decidedly alternative approach. "It's an alternative to the mall, but it's also an alternative to your conventional craft fair," says Ira Coyne, who organizes the
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Yes, the Olympia Film Society's Duck the Malls is a craft fair, but as the name suggests, it's a crafts fair with a decidedly alternative approach. "It's an alternative to the mall, but it's also an alternative to your conventional craft fair," says Ira Coyne, who organizes the event and runs
Military Life
Formal balls aren't common in the civilian world, as they are a special tradition in military life reminding us where we came from, and who came before us. They are a wonderful experience full of military customs, and you don't have to break the bank to enjoy yourself. After your tickets
Stage
Charles Dickens' Oliver! is why I'm in theater. It's not that I love the play to death or anything, but many moons ago my brother ran follow spot for a children's production of the musical through Tacoma Little Theatre, and my whole family was doomed. So it's always fun to
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Since 2016, the Veterans Lending Group (VLG) has put on live Veterans Administration Loan Bootcamp classes across the country in order to better educate military and veterans' communities about the VA Home Loan Benefits. In conjunction with this educational initiative, VLG has created an On-Demand video class, which allows servicemembers who
Music
To a certain extent, most art is essentially ephemeral -- even with a significant amount of care and upkeep, nothing's guaranteed to last forever. Paintings fade, films get lost in the shuffle and languish away in dank basements, and music can hit big before being relegated to the dust bins
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A guide on local holiday shopping, events and more! Come back each week for more holiday ideas. Click here to view our interactive 2018 Holiday Guide #1.
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28 WEEKS LATER: Britain is again plagued by the “rage virus,” now even more dangerous and deadly than before. An extremely frightening, but very compelling horror film, with blood and guts aplenty. With Robert Carlyle and Catherine McCormack. (R) HH1/2 – BZ South Hill Mall: Thurs 12:30, 3:40, 6:30, 9. Fri-Thurs,
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(THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO JAN AND PAUL!) Welcome to another awesome Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie Newsletter giveaway. This morning we're giving away two, $20 gift card to the new Cafe Banana Asian Bistro in Lakewood. The menu at Café Banana shines with five appetizers, five curry dishes,
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QUESTION: My girlfriend's best friend is her ex. They broke up six years ago (upon mutual agreement). She swears she's much happier being his friend and says they both feel they weren't meant to be romantic partners. Well, she clearly adores the hell out of him, and he's her go-to
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The holidays are right around the corner, and yet you can't find that perfect gift. Why not make it yourself? Whether you've got the skills to paint the Sistine Chapel or can't even draw a stick figure, making a gift is possible, and local artists are here to inspire you. There are many
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On sale now Vicki Randle Seattle. June 17 8 pm. $20 (Tractor Tavern, TWeb). 13th Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival featuring Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, Acre, M.E. & Me, Alps of New South Wales, L.A. Lungs, Hans Grusel’s Krankenkabinet, Midmight, Mattress and many more Olympia. June 21-23 7 pm, June 24 5
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The next time you roll into Masa you might notice something a little different beneath those hipster shoes of yours. The proprietors have installed a dance floor in one half of their formal dining room. Tables will sit on the dance floor for lunch and dinner, but once the eating
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Bobble Tiki was born in 1966. Lyndon Baines Johnson was President. The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and talking about it in Evening Standard. Bobby Hull was setting the NHL single season scoring record. The United States had 250,000 troops in Vietnam. The Beach Boys released Pet Sounds. Richard
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I met Alethea “Butterfly Beats” Eichhorn and David Miller of Beehive about two years ago at the Premiere (now the Phoenix) in Seattle. We were both hired to entertain at a Microsoft Gaming Conference. I was performing in an acoustic duo. They were an electronic duo using laptop-generated break beats
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“Timing is everything.” Of all the clichés I frequent, it’s certainly my favorite. As you have probably picked up on, I don’t work very far in advance. Deadline here at the Weekly Volcano is Tuesday night, and I typically turn in my columns at the last possible moment. Usually this approach
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Thursday, June 14 ROCK jonny smokes If Randy Oxford is the hardest working man in blues, then Jonny Smokes has the honor of hardest working musician in rock. Playing five gigs a week, if not more, Smokes never rests, and since moving to Seattle in 1997 he has become a staple on
