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Change comes slowly in the Army. "It's cool that we are the first females to serve in a combat unit," PV2 Haley Bollheimer said recently as we sat in the 1st Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade's headquarters. "Allowing females to serve in combat roles is something that could have been done 20 years
Stage
We theater practitioners are often mystified by our audience members. Why are they so reluctant to witness on stage what they're fans of at home? As Homeland and Masters of Sex demonstrate, cable TV can be sexy, even graphic, without feeling gratuitous. Until recently, candid carnality was out of bounds
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Retirement is such a bittersweet occasion. Sweet, because your time is your own once again, because after decades of doing what others tell you, you can finally do exactly what you want. Bitter, because ... umm. ... Now hold on, there has to be a downside here somewhere. OK, here
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy Club
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"A haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella," wrote Jack Kerouac. And that's exactly what the Commencement Bay Haiku Club hopes to accomplish Tuesday - refreshingly simple and accessible poems
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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Most of America has been permitted to keep modern war - and its horrific human cost - at a safe distance. Long after the sheet cakes, yellow ribbons and balloons have disappeared, the memories of intense months in a combat zone will remain. A returning soldier is more likely to
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Mark Riley Band. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo.
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Who wouldn't get their hips to moving, listening to the romantic ballads and rhythms of traditional Mexican music? If we were to describe Mexico by its music, mariachi would be it. There's passion, love, sentimentality, romance, gallantry ... trumpets, violins, guitars ... and, yes, big hats and costumes that recall
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley
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Many artists and institutions are embracing immersive environments - creating an experience of "being there" - to immerse the visitor in a virtual world where one's senses are overwhelmed, forcing the viewer out of his physical self. The artists' goal is to turn the viewer from passive perceiver of the
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BLUES Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Charlie Musselwhite. All Ages. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Open Space For Arts and Community Vashon. Burlesco Notturno Eccentrico, hosted by Mme X & Her Lawyer. 8 pm. $25. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ben Gleib. 8 and 10:30
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If a norm jazz show is a house scotch on the rocks, then this jazz show is a Glenlivet scotch on the rocks with a twist. Percussionist/composer Steve Bentley will join forces with saxophonist Jim Pribbenow, bassist Steve Luceno and pianist Brian Kinsella to launch the Washington Center's 2013-14 Black
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Driving Miss Daisy - an intimate socio-drama about an elderly, vinegary Jewish widow Daisy Werthen and her good-natured black chauffeur Hoke Coleburn down Dixie way spanning the pre-to-post-civil-rights era - is sweet and sharp: an examination of humanity and the racial divide with only a smattering of it's-good-for-you preachiness. At first,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Carly Calbero. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ben Gleib. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy
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Every November my snowboarding buddies and I head to the base of the mountains, light a fire in a garbage can and pray for snow. We call the event Frozen Man. I won't provide too many details, like the name of the host, the date or the location, because I want
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Feather is in tribute to the local Native American history. Oar is symbolic of the European settlers who came to Tacoma. Feather & Oar is a men's clothing store in downtown Tacoma specializing in gentle used and vintage goods with a sense of timelessness. The chaps behind the suits not
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ben Gleib. 8 pm. $15.
South Sound Cinema
Some days you just don't feel like paying for another Redbox rental, and the next movie on your Netflix queue takes FOREVER to arrive in your mailbox. And recession or no, who can pass up free, convenient entertainment? Every Tuesday, "Check This Out" recommends movies available at any of the
Music
The Julie Ruin, the latest incarnation of music from Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna and Kathi Wilcox, is making waves with its debut album, Run Fast, appearing on Jimmy Fallon and the cover of SPIN magazine. Now, the gritty power pop group is making its way to Olympia to rock opening night
