Welcome to the Neighborhood - your daily introduction to the South Sound.

OVER THE FENCE: The Puget Sound often hosts a variety of comedic talent. Recently, Steve Martin appeared in town, and last year Jeff Dunham made a pit stop in Washington. While Seattle has the vast majority of comedy clubs in the state, there are a few a little closer to Joint Base Lewis-McChord.  A list of clubs is here.

DO YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE YET? Ovation Academy - an arts school in DuPont (across I-5 from the DuPont Gate to JBLM). Aside from fine arts classes for school-aged children, there are pre-school sessions that run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. five days a week, and KinderMusic classes are available for infants.  See story here.

DO SOMETHING: The Wilson Hi-Tech Recreation Center, located in building 11596, D St. and 41st Division on JBLM main, features a reading room, pool tables, electronic shuffle board, air hockey, gaming computers a home theater and video games. Hours are Mondays to Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 8 p.m. For more information call 253-967-7471.

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