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SUZY STUMP: ART SLAM IS TONIGHT >>> Art Slam. Art, “slam.†Slam art. If you can figure out which one of these works you’re in. Congratulations. You can do it. And so you should. Wait, you’re not allowed. Rewind.What is an Art Slam? Basically, it’s a free community event tonight
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MICHAEL SWAN: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009 >>> 1. Xil Records presents Rapid Descent, Psycho 78, The Purps, and Sideways Reign at 8:30 p.m. inside Jazzbones. Pictured is Purps’ lead singer Terry Migrot climbing up the inside of the Cedarwood Dome in Milton. No doubt Jazzbones’ balcony is his next target.2.
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MICHAEL SWAN: THIS WILL HEAL YOUR TUESDAY BLUES >>>Do we really need an excuse to watch a Muppets skit inspired by David Lynch?
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MICHEAL SWAN: DANCING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE >>>Trib art critic Rosemary Ponnekanti posted a reminder that MLKBallet’s MOVE! 15 goes down this Friday and Saturday in the SOTA Theater. Read the preview here.It should be noted that Tacoma musician Vicci Martinez wrote the score to several MOVE! 15 pieces.
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MICHAEL SWAN: CRUISING AROUND THE PHOTO HOT SPOT >>> Scanning the Weekly Volcano's Photo Hot Spot Flickr site I noticed a few photos posted from the Paris Spleen's Halloween 2009 show, which was their farewell gig, too. The photos are actually of the band preparing for the show -
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RON SWARNER: THIS ISN'T BASKET WEAVING >>> If you happen to be anywhere near the Fulcrum Gallery on Hilltop Tacoma, you might have sworn you saw tumble weeds. You did in fact see bent, formed, and dried willows - taken from riverbanks in Montana - but hidden behind the fantastic
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SUZY STUMP: NO COVER AT THE DOOR >>> With fall upon us and Turkey Day fast approaching, I've started to think of some of my favorite, festive holiday treats. Candy canes? Sure. Pumpkin pie? Love it. Pecan pie? Yum. Truffles? Bingo!The queen of South Sound truffles Gay Landry has created
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MICHAEL SWAN: ONE CITY. 30 DAYS. WHAT WILL YOU DO? >>> Art at Work Month: Tuesday, Nov. 17November 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month: lectures, music, dance performances, readings, workshops, theater performances, visual art exhibits and more.Here are
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JAKE DE PAUL: FOOD MATTERS >>>Cheap Pints: Northern Pacific Coffee Company offers $2.50 pints every Tuesday and Saturday. Grab one at 401 Garfield St. S. in the Parkland neighborhood by Pacific Lutheran University.Cutters Cares: Downtown Tacoma Cutters Point coffee house is so excited that one of its favorite baristas, Katelyn,
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MICHAEL SWAN: TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009 >>> 1. The Banned Book Club discusses Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser over drinks at the Tempest Lounge on Hilltop Tacoma beginning at 7 p.m.2. The Port of Tacoma is hosting the last bus tour of the port area for this
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MICHAEL SWAN: YOU'VE BEEN WARNED >>> Use of red light cameras - which advocates say promotes safety, but is really just another way of shaking down motorists for money - will grow in Tacoma tonight after the clock ticks past midnight. The Tacoma Police Department sent us this warning: The City of Tacoma's
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RON SWARNER: PULL OUT YOUR CALENDAR >>>Here are two events happening down the road at the Mandolin Café: The Mandolin Café will host “Remembering Phil Wood, His Music, His Life,†a spoken word and musical tribute to the beloved Tacoma musician lost his life to cancer a year ago. The tribute
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MICHAEL SWAN: NEW LUNCH IN TACOMA >>>As we reported last week The New Frontier Lounge jumped into the daytime game with new a lunch menu, which begins weekdays at 11 a.m. I snagged their lunch menu. It’s a reasonably priced lunch as you can see after the jump below (we
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MICHAEL SWAN: TODAY’S HAPPY HOUR DISCUSSION TOPIC >>> Discuss the above video over happy hour at:Doyle’s Public House208 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. Monday-FridayFood Specials: $4 menu, includes bacon & bleu potatoes, pork sliders, olive tapenade with naan bread, chicken skewers with curried honey mustard sauce, shrimp &
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JENNIFER JOHNSON: HECKLE AND JECKLE’S CHICKEN SHACK >>>Sister to the original Bremerton location, Heckle and Jeckle’s Chicken Shack opened Oct. 1 inside the Caballeros Club, which anchors a dead end Tacoma Hilltop street. Heckle and Jeckle’s, a soul food restaurant, is open even when the nightclub isn't pulsating music. Heckle
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MICHAEL SWAN: ONE CITY. 30 DAYS. WHAT WILL YOU DO? >>> Art at Work Month: Monday, Nov. 16November 2009 marks the eighth anniversary of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. There is something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month: lectures, music, dance performances, readings, workshops, theater performances, visual art exhibits and more.Here are
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MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, NOV. 16, 2009 >>> 1. The Dockyard Derby Dames all-female roller derby league offer s $10 drop in Skills Clinic 
from 7:30-9:30 p.m. inside the Tacoma Armory.2. Recognized basket maker Jill Nordfors Clark has her work on display at The Sandpiper Gallery from noon to 5 p.m.3.
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RON SWARNER: ART AND HIP-HOP TOGETHER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH >>> The Artifakt folks threw a dark but lively art and music extravaganza Friday, Nov. 13 at Jazzbones. Local artists James Hume, Jeremy Gregory, Brook Pawlicki, James Bender, GRYM, Ann Koi, AcidTest, Laura Eklund, Matthew Scott and Ryan Loiselle displayed
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD: THE DEVILS TAKES HOLD OF OLYMPIA FILM FESTIVAL >>> “This film is based upon historical fact,†an opening title card sternly informs viewers to the sound of rumbling drums. The next shot reveals an empty stage, on which a scantily clad man emerges from a giant seashell. His
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD: OLYMPIA FILM FESTIVAL SCARES ME >>> The man parks his black car in front of a white building, pulls a blue cooler out of the backseat, and sits down. Who - or what - is he waiting for? I wonder. And how much of this movie have I
