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The Museum of Glass is celebrating its 10th anniversary with two days of festivities featuring food, music, and - get this - shattering glass. It's also celebrating the opening of a new exhibition featuring recent works by master artist Lino Tagliapietra. The celebration runs throughout the day and night on July 13
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When Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Ginn and his wife Michelle celebrated the birth of their third child, now 2-year-old Mary, they didn't know there would be a fourth. This one, however, sleeps in the garage. As a kid, Ginn dreamed about flying planes. Later, that dream turned into owning a
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(62nd AW PA) - On Sept. 18, 1976, a time capsule was lowered into the grounds near what was the McChord Air Force Base, now McChord Field, main gate in honor of the 200th anniversary of the United States and the 29th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. On June 21,
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(446th AW PA) - Tucked away in a small, easily overlooked office space in the wing headquarters building, is a team of Reservists who have only four primary responsibilities; responsibilities that in the end tell the president this wing is ready when called. The 446th Airlift Wing Combat Readiness Office, headed
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If you were a geek in high school — whether in the ‘70s or ‘80s — and still dream of lost days of glory, Sanford and Son and The Middle Floor Merchants could put you into a school daze of your very own with The Prom - One Night in
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It’s been said that the world can never have too many beers. OK, the Weekly Volcano said that. But it’s true. So we’re thrilled by the launch of the Tacoma Beer Society. The organization hosts its first gathering Wednesday, July 11, at Stadium Bistro. We sat down with TBS co-founder
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - It's the beginning of the holiday season, which once again means it's time for Operation Turkey Drop. Every year, members of the Air Force Association (AFA) McChord Field Chapter and the Pierce Military and Business Alliance (PMBA) donate hundreds of turkeys to Team McChord airmen and their
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The Defense Department is working to "fundamentally transform" the nation's understanding of the invisible wounds of war, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has said, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological and Traumatic Brain Injury. DCoE is out in front on recognizing psychological
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Lovely Drifters. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11
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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. Mandolin Cafe Songwriters Workshop. All Ages. 9 pm. 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
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Beacoup Chapeaux. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Tacoma Pipe & Tobacco Tacoma. Erik Thomas, Gina Belliveau. 5 pm. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Steve & Kristin Nebel. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Andrew Landers Project, with Jeff Ross. All Ages. 6 pm. Tacoma Pipe & Tobacco Tacoma. Hank & Claire, Kathye Long. 5 pm. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Jennifer Lind. 7 pm. Forza DuPont. Megan Biegalski. All Ages. 7 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages.
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I love the title of Laura Sharp-Wilson’s show at The Black Front Gallery: “You Are in the Weave Whether You Like It or Not.” That title fits beautifully with the look of Sharp-Wilson’s paintings — or the look of her paintings as seen in reproduction on the gallery Web site
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The City of Lacey's annual Lighted Parade and Lighting of the Christmas Trees is back this year! Since 1996, the City of Lacey has been celebrating the holidays with an old-fashioned Christmas tree lighting ceremony, and in most recent years, lighting up all of Huntamer Park in Woodland Square, for visitors
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Sometimes the race is to the swift - sometimes, to those who just keep running. Once in awhile, however, there happens along that one, who, after years of running, is still swift - and still winning. How does one gain such an edge? "Above all else,
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On a whim last fall, 9-year old MacKenzie Booth googled beauty pageants on the Internet and found one in Tacoma. She entered her name. "I was so happy when I passed auditions," MacKenzie said, "that I screamed and jumped for joy." On Aug. 9-12, she will be represent Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the
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For at least 12 years, Gig Harbor's Paradise Theatre has been molding today's youth into tomorrow's next generation of on stage performers. From musical theater summer camps to year-round Broadway performances, Paradise Theatre has made its mark on entertainment in the South Puget Sound. Introduce your child to the art of
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I don't want to tell you what to drink, but, well, I'm going to. Or at the very least, guide you toward the best cocktail creations being shaken, poured and blended in Tacoma. If you want to drink in the morning, the Bacon Bloody Mary at Paddy Coyne's is your answer.
