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NEW SHOW OPENS AT HANDFORTH GALLERY TOMORROW >>> You might have notice that there are letters everywhere. You're reading some right now, in fact. But when was the last time you really thought about them? Not the sentence you're reading, or the concepts conveyed - just the individual letters. Olympia artist
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FUN WITH FRANCES >>> Some people just make you curious. You want to see how their minds work, what their thought processes are. You want to go through their stuff. Now's your chance. Beginning the first Monday in April, Puyallup artist Frances Buckmaster will open her downtown Puyallup artist's studio/gallery
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DAMN! >>> I leaned back in my chair and looked up at the water spots on my office ceiling. The drips turned silent, and seemed to be working in unison. Suddenly, the drips took on the aspect of sand in an hour glass, bringing to mind the idea of time. I thought
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JAZZIN' UP THE PUYALLUP FAIR >>> Jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and singer Natalie Cole will do the Puyallup Fair Friday, Sept. 17. Tickets are $60 for the Golden Circle, $35, $30 and $25 - which will go on sale Saturday, March 13 at noon at Ticketmaster outlets. LINK: Stuff about Botti LINK:
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A LOT OF QUINTON LOYNE-PACKARD >>> Japanese monster movies, District 9 re-enactment at Frisko Freeze, elderly ladies chatting about healthcare for 30 minutes during the broadcast behind me - these are treats you could have enjoyed if you attended The Grand Cinema's Academy Awards Party last night inside the Rialto Theater.
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TIME TO DRESS UP AND PRETEND >>> Will Jason Reitman and Up in the Air fly away with Oscar? Or will The Hurt Locker destroy the competition? James Cameron describes his Avatar - the top-grossing movie in history - as "a celebration of nature." Will this eco-adventure of woolly mammoth proportions
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OH, CLICK! >>> Three years ago Mitch Robinson, marketing and business operations manager at Click! Network, challenged his staff to a major milestone. As an incentive, he pledged to dye his hair "Click! purple" if they reached the goal. The goal was met. "For the next 6-8 weeks, my hair color will
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THE BAYVIEW ON ST. HELENS HAS REOPENED >>> Laura Carlson looks tired. She'll be the first to tell you, too. She doesn't want her photo taken. She's really not in the mood to chat either. And she's never been happier. Carlson opened her first restaurant Sunday in the former Bayview Café spot on
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WARM UP FOR MAY 14 IN TACOMA >>> As I broke worldwide early this month, Nashville Pussy is headed to Hell's Kitchen May 14 with Green Jelly and Psychostick in tow. Tickets are $15 at ticketweb.com. Psychostick drummer Alex Preiss will host a live webcast Thursday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. PST
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GO FOR THE PLAYGROUND BURN >>> Like oil and water, Elizabeth Taylor and marriage, and Iggy Pop and body fat, some things just don't mix. You can add athletes and bookstores to that list - you rarely see people tossing a baseball in the Art/Architecture/Photography section of a bookstore. Well, the resurgence
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BATTER'S UP CLOSES FEB. 27 >>> Cool your cookies, Betty. Your batter bowls will be available after Feb. 27, the day The Art Stop's ceramic bowl show Batter's Up closes. I've seen the red dots next to the bowls signifying they've been sold. And while the bowls are works of art
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NICE 'N' SLEAZY >>> Nashville Pussy, the trailer-porn answer to AC/DC, will perform Friday, May 14 at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma. Yes, we'll get to experience first hand self-styled scuzzball Blaine Cartwright's hangover howl and Ruyter Suys' gloriously Angus-ripping guitar as they sing the praises of low-life culture and sexual promiscuity. Also
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ARE YOU VIP LOUNGE MATERIAL? >>> Calling all cigar enthusiasts: Remember the ol' El Gaucho cigar lounge? Well, dear stogie smokers, the windowless room tucked in the back right corner of the Tacoma fine dining restaurant will reopen Monday - if the final tweaks to comply with state laws are carried out.
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AN ART EVENT A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY >>> TONIGHT: Speakeasy Arts Cooperative has a First. Their first First Thursday Artwalk is a community art party featuring an art jam, potluck and yes, an opportunity to walk on art. 7-9 p.m., no cover, 746 Broadway, Tacoma FRIDAY: The Telephone Room Gallery
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THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 2010 >>> 1. One of the writers of the original Twilight Zone series - George Clayton Johnson - will be speaking with William F. Nolan beginning at 7 p.m. inside the Tacoma Public Library's main downtown branch. 2. The Tacoma Runners present another Thursday Beer Run with a 6:30
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OH HAPPY DAYS >>> The South Sound Blues Association has secured Thursday night at the Happy Days Casino in Lakewood. Every Thursday night, beginning at 7 p.m., local blues musicians will do their best to drag folks away form the card tables to dance. They will perform every Thursday until
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NEW BLOG >>> Artist Aaron Trotter-Voronoff - a "21st century stylistic schizophrenic kind of guy" as he likes to call himself - has created a blog to "stir things up" he says. Trotter-Voronoff - or Voronoff the Ghost Critic as he also calls himself - will critique art in Tacoma
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SAD DAY >>> The word out of the il Trattoria di Merende camp is that they are throwing in the towel. The times are tough. Even with delicious food, the downtown Tacoma Italian restaurant couldn't get enough butts in the seats. They are going out with a bang, though. Tonight, Merende will throw
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 2010 >>> 1. Dancer and author Maggie Kast will read from her new book, The Crack between the Worlds: a dancer's memoir of loss, faith and family at 6 p.m. inside Orca Books. 2. The Tacoma Home and Garden Show kicks off today with more than 500 exhibits, display
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IT'S PRESSURE, BUT NOT >>> Television book clubs have their positive points. They get people reading and talking about literature. Sometimes they reward debut novelists whose work would otherwise founder in obscurity. However, I generally don't look for recommendations when it comes to books. That's because a significant part of experiencing
