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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Vashon United Methodist Church Vashon. Tribute to Martin Luther King, featuring Vashon Chamber. All Ages. 3 pm. $18-$21. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall Band. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and
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It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music notes column. Let’s get rolling… While the recent Music and Arts in Wright Park Festival contained many highlights for Bobble Tiki — including nearly being rocked off his early afternoon barstool
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Roger Ebert’s review of All About Steve ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. All About Steve Score: One and a half out of four stars Stars: Sandra Bullock,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke & Singalong, hosted by Steve Einhorn, Kate Power. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Night. 8 pm. NC COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7
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ALL ABOUT STEVE: Sandra Bullock plays Mary Horowitz, a crossword puzzle constructor who on a blind date falls insanely in love with Steve, a TV news cameraman (Bradley Cooper, from The Hangover). The operative word is “insanely.” The movie is billed as a comedy but more resembles a perplexing public
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Although Alan Gorsuch and his better half, Cheryl, do a fine job running Tacoma’s Sanford and Son Antiques, it’s the borderline trouble Alan stirs up in this community that makes him an interesting Trouble with DeRosa victim. I think we’ve all seen the confident, shirtless, beer-wielding Alan at community events.
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Tacoma’s popular East Indian restaurant will soon have a sister site. Baring any unforeseen hindrances, the target opening weekend for Gateway to India in Gig Harbor is Sept. 19 and 20.“Prices will stay the same,” promises co-owner C.J. Singh, who runs the front of house while co-owner and brother Surinder
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke & Singalong, hosted by Steve Einhorn, Kate Power. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Night. 8 pm. NC COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7
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On a recent late Tuesday night I found myself alone on the roof of a former methadone clinic, gazing down at the lights of Tacoma. Behind me, on Tacoma Avenue South at the edge of the Brewery District, a van caught fire. Flames. Smoke. Sirens. I thought of
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Angela Jossy needs 100 artists with $100, some time to spare and a desire to sell some art. It doesn’t really matter what kind. All genres are welcome, within reason. Your work will have to be small enough to share space with as many as 27 other artists, but seriously,
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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. Free. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30
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PARTNERS IN CRHYME Friday, Sept. 4 It all started with some “ill rhymes and a hand-me-down keyboard” and evolved into a hardcore hip-hop act that sounds like maybe they incorporated an 808, a guitarist, and a better herbal jazz cigarette hookup. Partners in Crhyme has been around since 2001, sporting the
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Zealot readers of this column already know the absolute high regard I have for Tacoma Little Theatre’s new Managing Artistic Director Scott Campbell. I have gushed about him so much that one would think I owe him money. I don’t, by the way. Campbell has that golden touch TLT needs
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I’ve been told by friends whose artistic judgment I respect that my reviews are too forgiving. They might be right. I try to give artists the benefit of the doubt, and I’m never as critical in my reviews as I’d sometimes like to be. Mama said, “If you can’t say
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If you can't say it in 6 minutes and 40 seconds, don't say it at all. That's the theory behind Pecha Kucha, a sort of mini lecture series that started in 2003 when Tokyo architects invented it to make their PowerPoint presentations less dreadful. Pech Kucha (pronounced "peh chak cha")
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A new year often begins with resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Air Force services officials recently launched a new program designed to help Airmen and families accomplish this common goal through proper nutrition and activity. The USAF FitFamily website now includes LivingFit,
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Although Alan Gorsuch and his better half, Cheryl, do a fine job running Tacoma’s Sanford and Son Antiques, it’s the borderline trouble Alan stirs up in this community that makes him an interesting Trouble with DeRosa victim. I think we’ve all seen the confident, shirtless, beer-wielding Alan at community events.
