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BITE The Bite inside Hotel Murano offers a $5 bar menu every Thursday. Fried green tomatoes, naked chicken wings, Kobe beef burger slider, morel and gorgonzola bruschetta and more are each $5. The Hotel Murano is at 1320 Broadway Plaza in downtown Tacoma. DUKE’S Beer dinner with Deschutes Brewery will be held Tuesday,
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SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7623, www.ticketweb.com On sale now Pearl Django, Connie Evingson Seattle. March 3-4 7:30 pm. $22.50 (Jazz Alley, 206.441.9729). Barbara Morrison, Danny Caron & Ruth Davies in the Spirit of
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Bobble Tiki knows it’s been a long time, and he apologizes. No, not for taking last week off. Every few months Bobble Tiki just needs a break before his Tiki head explodes. Bobble Tiki apologizes because he knows it’s been two months since the last Weekly Volcano-sponsored (supposedly monthly) Lava Show at
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Bobble Tiki knows it’s been a long time, and he apologizes. No, not for taking last week off. Every few months Bobble Tiki just needs a break before his Tiki head explodes. Bobble Tiki apologizes because he knows it’s been two months since the last Weekly Volcano-sponsored (supposedly
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC First United Methodist Church of Tacoma Tacoma - Downtown. Benefit Concert For Oasis Youth Center, featuring Bobby Jo Valentine, Tom Goss. All Ages. 8 pm. $15 suggested donation. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Elk & Boar, Gina Belliveau, Jasper & The Homies, Brad Loomis. All Ages. 6 pm. Cork! A Wine Bar
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by
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Brick City, an all-ages venue in Tacoma located at 754 Pacific Ave., lends itself to many differently-themed club nights. Club Friday holds down the hip-hop end of things. Club Impact on Saturdays hosts the alternative rock night. And now, anticipating its grand opening Feb. 20, is Shorty’s — which will
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Brick City, an all-ages venue in Tacoma located at 754 Pacific Ave., lends itself to many differently-themed club nights. Club Friday holds down the hip-hop end of things. Club Impact on Saturdays hosts the alternative rock night. And now, anticipating its grand opening Feb. 20, is Shorty’s — which will
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Palmer Junction. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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For this latest installment of Olympia love, I decided to consult with what you might call a 360 expert. Sure, I’ve received many recommendations from Tacomans on Olympian places that I need to check out, but I sought the assistance of an Olympia local because what I was really after was
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For this latest installment of Olympia love, I decided to consult with what you might call a 360 expert. Sure, I’ve received many recommendations from Tacomans on Olympian places that I need to check out, but I sought the assistance of an Olympia local because what I was really after was
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tim McKamey. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm.
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You hardcore twangers have been waiting a year — and now it’s finally here. Wintergrass 2009 kicks off Feb. 19 at the fancy Hotel Murano, and runs until Feb. 22. That’s right, four days to get your twang on. Now in its 16th year, the festival has become one of the
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You hardcore twangers have been waiting a year — and now it’s finally here. Wintergrass 2009 kicks off Feb. 19 at the fancy Hotel Murano, and runs until Feb. 22. That’s right, four days to get your twang on. Now in its 16th year, the festival has become one of the
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There are at least as many reasons to love MLKBallet’s MOVE! A Tacoma Contemporary Dance Series as there are zeroes in the newly approved stimulus package (now, with Arts!). But in the interest of simplification and numerological coincidence, we’ll round up to 10, especially since this weekend, MOVE! brings its
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There are at least as many reasons to love MLKBallet’s MOVE! A Tacoma Contemporary Dance Series as there are zeroes in the newly approved stimulus package (now, with Arts!). But in the interest of simplification and numerological coincidence, we’ll round up to 10, especially since this weekend, MOVE! brings its
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Il Trattoria di Merende Where: 813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.722.1993 Hours: Lunch Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dinner Tuesday-Saturday 4-11 p.m., Sunday-Monday 4-10 p.m. Cuisine: Italian rustic cuisine featuring small-bites menu, flatbreads and full dinners Scene: Sleek decor with straw and terracotta colors, brick down the north side, blue under-lit bar and
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Il Trattoria di Merende Where: 813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.722.1993 Hours: Lunch Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dinner Tuesday-Saturday 4-11 p.m., Sunday-Monday 4-10 p.m. Cuisine: Italian rustic cuisine featuring small-bites menu, flatbreads and full dinners Scene: Sleek decor with straw and terracotta colors, brick down the north side, blue
Health
Did you know more than half of American adults are overweight or obese? According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, the actual number is 66 percent. Imagine a map of the U.S. showing the Mississippi River. Then imagine everyone west of
