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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 14th day of Christmas we drove by: Basket & Things.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, DEC. 14, 2009 >>> 1. The Graphic Novel Book Club discusses A Contract with God by Will Eisner at 7 p.m. inside the Tentwentytwo Lounge on Hilltop Tacoma.2. Tim Kapler's works on display at The Swiss has an intensity and inventiveness that have much to be admired.3.
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: A RAW LOOK AT THE END OF THE NIGHT >>> Q: What do you call two busloads of Santas bar hopping around Tacoma at night, singing Christmas carols, stopping traffic, and bringing a healthy amount of Season's Greetings wherever they go? A: Halloween in December, better known as
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 13th day of Christmas we drove by: Edward Jones Investments.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 12th day of Christmas we drove by: The Wedding Bell.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: MUSIC IN THE SOUTH SOUND TONIGHT >>>Don’t know what to do tonight? Don’t worry, we have you covered. East Coast gaze-grunge duo The Sky Drops drop in on the 4th Ave Ale House after dropping their debut album, Bourgeois Beat, in August. Drop by tonight at 9 p.m. and
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: COMING TOGETHER >>> Benefits for the four tragically slain Lakewood police officers are everywhere right now - and rightfully so. With so much pain, it's only naturally for people to want to help. It aids the healing process for our entire community. Sunday at The Swiss in Tacoma, China
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MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2009 >>> 1. Traver Gallery Tacoma hosts a special Holiday Salon Sale featuring 200 original works of art from 2-6 p.m.2. Tacoma City Ballet stages Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet with the Northwest Sinfonietta scoring it and the original Petipa choreography at 1 and 5 p.m. inside
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Taste of Met Market: Discover what Metropolitan Market has for the holidays from appetizer ideas to the center piece of your holiday table to desserts from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Proctor District and Dash Point stores.Forza Reopens: Forza Coffee Company has announced
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MATT DRISCOLL: IT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG >>> Do you feel it? Do you sense it? Do you smell that smoke? That's right, ladies and gentleman, it's time - yet again - for The Prefunk: A weekly primer designed to get you and your liver ready for Friday and Saturday night in
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: WEEKLY VOLCANO FLICKR GROUP >>> Jim Oliver, or jimoliverphotography on Flickr, posted some great photos of a December sunrise in Tacoma on the Weekly Volcano’s Flickr Group. We are in love with just about everything he shoots. Click here to see more.LINK: Jim Oliver Photography's Web siteLINK: Weekly
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SUZY STUMP: TACOMA CITY BALLET GOES BIG >>> A brooding, mysterious godfather, a broken-jawed wooden soldier that comes to life and a murderous Mouse King all converge once again to remind us The Nutcracker story may be the most hair-raising Christmas favorite for the whole family the world has ever
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 11th day of Christmas we drove by: Glenna's Clothing.LINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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RON SWARNER: FOOD MATTERS >>>Chef’s Dinner: Affairs Café & Bakery in University Place hosts a Holiday Chef’s Dinner tonight at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $75. Call 253.565.8604 for details.Christmas Tea: The Northwest Baptist Seminary (4301 N. Stevens, Tacoma) will serve tea today 1:30-4 p.m. and Dec. 12 11 a.m.
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: MUSIC IN THE SOUTH SOUND TONIGHT >>>Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we have you covered. Bandolier writes pop songs, and we mean that in a good way. They are floating somewhere in the ephemeral songspace between 50's bubble gum and modern indie, and making
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MICHAEL SWAN: FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 2009 >>> 1. The Holiday Native Arts Fair inside The Evergreen State College Longhouse will feature hand-crafted art work in all price ranges, plus flute musician Rona Yellow Robe Walsh, children's storytelling by Bobbie Bush and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.2. Zoolights features
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: COMING TOGETHER >>> Benefits for the four tragically slain Lakewood police officers are everywhere right now - and rightfully so. With so much pain, it's only naturally for people to want to help. It aids the healing process for our entire community. Sunday at The Swiss in Tacoma, China
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SUZY STUMP: TOM SAWYER THE MUSICAL >>> You read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a kid. You figured out how you would explore the abandoned mine, and what adventures you would have on the Mississippi. Alas, it was not to be. If only your mother had given you an
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: BECAUSE “SERIES†IS OUR MIDDLE NAME >>>We're posting a South Sound store window daily through Christmas to give you a quick jolt of holiday spirit. Ho, ho, ho! On the 10th day of Christmas we drove by: Crescent Moon GiftsLINK: Drive-by Holiday history
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MICHAEL SWAN: THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 2009 >>> 1. The Grand Cinema hosts Seattle writer, artist and filmmaker Karl Krogstad, he whose received a thousand praises and lofty titles for his fascinating film work, featuring a special showing of one of his recent efforts, The Perfect Show, at 7 p.m.2. The Pacific
