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Earthquakes are Mother Nature's way of tapping us on the shoulder to let us know she is still in charge. They are simple events, and earthquakes occur when two layers, or plates, of the Earth shift and run into each other. This action results in seismic waves and the shaking of
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Larry Geringer's office used to be a small storage closet. On the desk there's a telephone and an older looking computer. In one of the desk drawers are some snacks. In a corner there is a coffee maker on a small counter. Under the counter are a few drawers holding some socks,
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There are few things as satisfying as smoking herbal jazz cigarettes in your '73 Chevy Impala at a drive-in movie. However, the Volcano is all about trying new things. Like, picture this: the Impala is in the shop, and you're pedaling down the road on an inherited Schwinn Varsity 10-speed.
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Flamenco song and dance is - pretty much - sexier than you'll ever be (even if you grow your hair out like Antonio Banderas). It's a bummer. Luckily, like an un-sexy sponge, you can sop up the sexy sweat Flamenco exudes and use it to your advantage. Flamenco Arte Y
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The Seattle International Children's Festival became Giant Magnet last year. It's a weeklong event, happening as we speak in Seattle - but on Monday it condenses itself into a mini version and packs into the Pantages - for a day of kid-friendly fun concluding with a performance by Black Violin,
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Performance art in the Tacoma bar scene has typically been one of two things: Neener's Pub mud wrestling or the awkward courting rituals at the end of a Kry show. Jazzbones will add a third category when it hosts Ten Tiny Dances Saturday. For those who haven't caught the buzz,
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The "Latino poet of his generation," Martin Espada will be at UWT as part of the "Arts and Empowerment Series." A fitting umbrella to bring such a renowned writer to T-town under, Espada has published 17 books and been a finalist for the Pulitzer. Sponsored by H.O.P.E. Network, Latino Students Organization,
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May is "Bike Month," in case you hadn't heard. This means the City of Tacoma, Pierce Transit and Pierce County are pushing two-wheeled, pedal-powered transportation throughout May. Specifically, Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21 is Bike to Work Week, wherein teams and individuals throughout Pierce County will be competing
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The annual Safe Streets Tacoma graffiti cover-up will be the place to be Saturday. Known as "Operation Graffiti Cover-Up" - because, let's be honest, things sound badass when "operation" gets thrown in front - the festivities will start with a 9 a.m. community rally at the South End Neighborhood Center,
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I tell you this honestly: There was a period of my life when I would walk along with a copy of Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies by Of Montreal in my CD player, and it truly scared me. Walking the Tacoma streets at night with the schizophrenic pop blaring in
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Hotel St. George's music is the kind of damaged pop that we've grown to know through bands like Spoon or Guided By Voices - as disparate as those bands might seem. Their melodies are pure and catchy as all get out, but the vocals and lyrics are desperate, longing pleas
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Bellingham, famously, is the birthplace of titanic indie mopesters Death Cab for Cutie. In the years since those hometown boys made good, however, Bellingham has striven to cultivate an offbeat DIY music scene, encompassed by a plethora of rough-hewn genre-benders and the hush-hush house venues they frequent. In spite of
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Brandon Laws of Hosannas is "totally sick of the name change questions" - in the friendliest possible way - so let's not really go there. Sure, Portland's Hosannas was known as Church until some dick-ass Australian band from the '80s, The Church, threatened to sue. Then the band became Ape
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Most of us have seen service dogs. Sometimes we'll spy one at a restaurant, laying calmly by its master's feet. Or perhaps in the mall, walking sedately as its owner makes his or her way through hordes of people. Usually distinguished by their tell-tale vests, service dogs are trained to
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day. 21+. 9 pm. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Dana Lupinacci Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tammy Faye & The Thrill Billies Family Jam. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Vashon Celtic Players & Knitting Group. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Citizens Band. All Ages. 8 pm. D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth Open Mic. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm. Mandolin
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bob & Sheldon. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. HG Bistro Puyallup. Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 7:30 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. The Diggers. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. The Olympia Irish Session. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. An Evening
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Damion Wolfe. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. Plus it's Taco Thursday. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis.
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MEET DONNY VOMIT For nearly a decade Vomit has been performing acts of a strange, bizarre, odd and macabre nature. In 2003 he touched down in Coney Island to become the Master of Ceremonies of the Sideshow, but his skills don't just end with his good looks and devilish charm. He
