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Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a performance dance company? No Stayin' Alive doesn't count. The Tacoma City Ballet has set out to answer that question with a free talk and preview of its Spring Dance Extravaganza. An hour in length, the Choreographers' Talk - hosted by TCB Artistic
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Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Kareem Kandi got an early start playing the saxophone, picking it up at age 11 while attending Washington Hoyt Elementary. In the seventh grade at Mason Middle School, Kandi began a nine-year stint of private lessons with the great saxophonist
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon
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Cold Fusion at B2 Fine Art is the second part of a two-part exhibition. The first part, Hot Fusion, was last summer. Hot summer, cold winter, and a few of the same artists: Scott J. Morgan, Judy Hintz Cox, Todd Clark and photographer Jeff. G. Mitchell. All of the
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Temporal Terminus: Marking the Line is a temporary public art exhibit that celebrates the important transformation of the Prairie Line Trail from rail to linear park in downtown Tacoma. The exhibition features sculptural work by Austin-based national design team, Thoughtbarn, composed of Lucy Begg and Robert Gay, as well as
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If you dropped in on Wright Park Friday afternoon, you would have seen swarms of teens battling in a high school regional cross-country meet, kids climbing on the new playground while grandmas chatted, gussied-up seniors having their portraits snapped under trees, middle-aged joggers circling, and two guys standing in the
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The Northwest Sinfonietta bills itself as an "orchestra of passion, vision, thrill, and creation - an orchestra that awakens the musical spirit in all of us, performing to sold-out crowds of youngsters, hipsters, and connoisseurs alike." You see that? They're talking to you, hipsters. Saturday, the Sinfonietta delves into Brahms
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Wizard's Hairspa celebrates 30 years of turning heads this year. In 1979, Mark Leibel opened Ozone Tonsorial Parlor in Tacoma's Stadium District, and co-owned Ozone II in Lakewood, which he later turned into Wizard's Hairspa. In the early '90s, Leibel, his wife, Deborah, and Benno Waler opened Galleria
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The Volcano's "Weekend Hustle" is synonymous with fun, so there's no way we would ever let Olympia's Harbor Days festival pass without trumpeting it. Why? Because we love the hell out of some tugboats. And if there's one thing Oly Harbor Days is synonymous with, it's tugboats. And history. And
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DJs dAb and Chris Savenetti have helped shape the local DJ music scene since the days down at The Breeze — inspiring many house heads and fellow DJs. A walking encyclopedia of records, Tacoma club history and ’80s films, dAb and Savenetti are your favorite DJ’s favorite DJs. Not to
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David Boe's Tacoma City Council campaign get-togethers continue with a special Bowling For Boe event Thursday at Chalet Bowl in Tacoma's Proctor's District. Wearing the same shoe style as the public, Boe will shake hands, bend ears and pick up 7-10 splits just like Earl Anthony back in the day.
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Every promoter claims his or her event will be bigger and better. It's true for Rock At The Dock III in front of Johnny's Dock Restaurant. After last year's capacity show, the City of Tacoma allowed DOCK III promoters Mike Mitchell and Ken Collins to stretch their
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I might have been a bit overzealous on our blog, Spew, describing the awesomeness of Saturday's Downtown Block Party. I stand by it. It was Tacoma at its best. And while huddled citizens flourished in creativity in Opera Alley, mere steps away Over The Moon Café continued its path toward
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Lots of people think of tamales as a cold weather treat. They can be very heavy and quite filling; they're also traditional during the holidays. But the Weekly Volcano sees people walking out of Vuelva a la Vida, tamales in hand, through the hottest months of the year. And that
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FRIDAY NIGHT HAPPY HOUR Toscanos Café and Wine Bar (437 29th St. NE, Puyallup) hosts a 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday happy hour featuring $5.95 cocktails, $6.95 martinis, $5 wine pours, $3.50 draft beers and $10.95 wine flights. COOKING CLASS Primo Grill (601 S. Pine, Tacoma) hosts a Cooking with the Bounty
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Maybe I've been reading too much Sunset magazine lately, but the thought of touring local wineries leaves me salivating. I want it so bad, and I could have it - for $20. For the first time, the wineries of the South Sound have banded together with the Olympia Lacey Tumwater Visitor
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Thursday, June 2 Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma,
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Before Eric Claption, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, and Mark Knopfler, there was this kid from Puyallup - Nokie Edwards. Lead guitarist Edwards, who performed with his longtime band mate rhythm guitarist Don Wilson and The Ventures Thursday at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, rocked their famous hits
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A gallery with free exhibitions, performances, panel discussions and live music at a space downtown is a noteworthy development - even if it's a temporary gallery. That's what the Olympia Arts Perspective is offering this month in a vacant storefront on State Avenue. My first question: What's the Olympia Arts Perspective? The
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Sure, you're planning to see the Sonics at the Capitol Theater in Olympia on New Year's Eve, but that doesn't mean there won‘t be time or opportunity to drop into The Brotherhood Lounge for a few drinks and a few tracks from DJ Dead-Air. Ringing in a
