Food Matters
SNOWFLAKE PARTIES Tacoma has yet to see its annual light dusting of the white stuff. Puget Sound Pizza (317 S. Seventh St., Tacoma) doesn't want to wait and has popped out some Snowflake Parties. You can snag scissors and paper on site or bust out your own at home, relive your
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The exuberance at play with Shogun Barbie is absolutely palpable. Garage rock bands are a dime a dozen in these parts, but the pure, sloppy energy that they bring to the table is nothing to scoff at. The boy/girl shouting stands front and center in each brief, catchy tune. In
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Ladies and gents, tonight at The Royal Lounge, before your very eyes, is a lineup of epic proportions. Free Whiskey, Smoke, Subversive Minds, Kyle Miller, Puget and "maybe" a guest performance by "somebody else" will hit the stage at 9 p.m. That "somebody else" may or may not have just
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K Records artist Angelo Spencer is a globetrotting pop collagist who specializes in incorporating tongues and rhythms from various cultures into one cohesive mélange of sounds and textures. If that sounds pretentious and weighty, it isn't. Spencer brings a deftness of touch and execution to his music that belies the
Kids
Although they did not grow up together, Patt O'Neil and Gale Cecil both fondly remember how involved they were with the 4-H club at separate times in their lives. O'Neil grew up with a sister who was actively involved in 4-H, and Cecil became involved with the organization when her
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With old-timey Christmas music on vinyl and delicious food to munch while you browse an assortment of crotchet goodies, handmade jewelry, ornamental art, perfume and wearable art, the Fantastical Festivus Faire promises to be a good time with great finds. From the ladies of Pistols and Petticoats and Tush! Burlesque, who gave
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Currently at Pacific Lutheran University's Mortvedt Library is "Pressing On," an exhibition to celebrate 30 years of the existence of the Elliott Press. The exhibition consists of broadsides (hand-printed posters), hand-made books and other printed pieces by students who learn and work at the Elliott Press. Pieces include work by
Arts
The sound wave tears through first, shredding my eardrums in a white-hot explosion of pain, leaving only a dial tone. The remains of Mount Rainier advance on Puyallup at 40 miles an hour, in the black wall-like form of a thousand-degree pyroclastic flow of mud, ash and pumice. The P-wave
Operation Family Support
The USO Military Minute is a new weekly video series from USO Northwest. Each week Host and USO Volunteer Alice Caravias will share the latest news and events from USO.
Archives
Unless you live in a land of perpetual sunshine (in which case sun-madness might be an issue), the holiday season can have a tendency to bring about a little bit of the S.A.D.s. Particularly when it comes to something like New Year's Eve - a bullshit holiday that we thankfully
Arts
First Night has a 19-year-long history of filling downtown Tacoma's streets with New Year's Eve exuberance - fire and flame, music and dance, community and camaraderie among the celebrants. It's a magical night. A night that brings all Tacomans together. A night that lifts us up where we belong. Too bad
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Ah yes, another year and another step ahead. This is it: the one annual holiday where everyone comes together to reflect on things, to celebrate what's going well, and to vow to improve what's not. It's the big night. The fireworks, the countdown, the football scores, the confetti, the sloppy
Features
You can't snap a bottle cap without hitting a craft brewery or brewpub in the South Sound. OK, that's an over exaggeration, but South Sounders don't have any issues locating a tasty craft brew. The Beginning Pat Nagle and Fred Roberson opened one of Tacoma's first microbreweries in 1997, the Harmon Brewing
Music
If you sing "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House" as you shop for gifts at the Army surplus store, then I have a party for you. Nothing says "holiday" more than a night with C.F.A. and people dressed as lumberjacks. (Of course, what kind
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Friday, Dec. 14, at The New Frontier Lounge, Camp666 presents Awesomeparty2012. The soiree features the much-anticipated debut of Scooterhorsey as well as the beloved Mahnhammer and C.F.A., plus the premier of And My Head Explodes Episode 2. But wait, there's more! You will also have the chance to win a
Music
>>> Thursday, Dec. 13 XPERIENCE Ladies and gents, tonight at The Royal Lounge, before your very eyes, is a lineup of epic proportions. Free Whiskey, Smoke, Subversive Minds, Kyle Miller, Puget and "maybe" a guest performance by "somebody else" will hit the stage at 9 p.m. That "somebody else" may or may
Stage
I had high expectations when previewing the Foundation of Art exhibition at B2 Fine Art, and I was not disappointed. The show featuring works from 40 artists who have been nominated for this prestigious award over the past five years is a good deal edgier than B2's usual offerings, with
