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10 YEARS. 10. YEARS. >>> According to the Tacoma Arts Commission, 10 institutions, individuals and ideas born around a decade ago have made a clear impact on Tacoma - around the same time TAC launched its Arts at Work month program. In celebration, TAC initiated a "10 in 10" series on
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I WANT MORSO >>> Disregard those stories that America is counting calories and those sworn statements that thin tastes better. The truth is, when it comes to calories, what really counts is the taste of those sinful creations ... go ahead and indulge; those sins can be confessed and penance served
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BOWLING FOR BOE >>> You have drunk Merlot with Boe. You have ridden the Art Bus with Boe. Now you may bowl with Tacoma City Councilman David Boe. Boe's City Council campaign get-togethers continue with a special Bowling For Boe Thursday, Sept. 1 at Chalet Bowl in Tacoma's Proctor's District. Wearing the
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JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT GATHERING >>> No just universe would reserve the pleasures of candy for children, but if your taste buds have grown up, you may no longer want to scarf waxen candy corn. The civilized adult can get sugar and chocolate fixes at Affairs Café & Desserts in
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TACOMA'S ALL-AGES MUSIC SCENE >>> I asked 15 random young people what they thought about the local all-ages music scene here in Tacoma. Ten of them, yes, TEN, said something to the effect of, "What local all-ages music scene?" Now, they all looked like intelligent youngsters who went out of the
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THIS SOUNDS COOL >>> Unlike its glamorous cousin, white water kayaking, flat-water or sea kayaking is easy to learn and pays immediate dividends. The key difference between white water kayaking and sea kayaking is that if you're not really sure what you're doing, it's a lot harder to drown doing the
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE SCULPTURE AWARD >>> The City of Olympia needs your help. No, not tracking down this genius with a lump on his head, but rather deciding which of the 13 loaned sculptures along Percival Landing - from Bayview Thriftway to Budd Bay Café - should become part of the City's
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Q&A WITH BENNETT THURMON >>> Woot! Tacoma's festival of craft beers celebrates the best in regional brews by serving 80 craft beers from more than 40 breweries, including Widmer Brothers, Stone Brewing, Red Hook, Pike Brewing, Mac & Jacks Brewing, Deschutes Brewing and many more. There is nothing like the Tacoma
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CONCERT ALERT >>> At this year's Downtown Block Party two people thanked me for our weekly Concert Alert post on the Weekly Volcano website. Have you checked it out? We list the on-sale dates for national-touring concerts, plus the entire concert schedule for Western Washington through February 2012. Plan your musical adventures
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SPECIAL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT >>> The glass cooler display cases overflowing with decadent desserts of all shapes, types and sizes stops you after swinging open the door at Affairs Café & Bakery. The goodies front and center isn't a shock since this small spot in University Place has been championing all
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TIME TO JUMP IN THE WAYBACK MACHINE >>> I have a request for Dan Whyms and Rock Island Line's Johnny Cash tribute show this Saturday at the Rock At The Dock III party: no versions of "I Still Miss Someone." It is, without doubt, a gorgeous song, but after being covered
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RESIDENT KINGS >>> In early July of this year Weekly Volcano scribe Nikki Talotta sat down with Dirty Birds frontman Jimmi Davies to discuss his latest band, Resident Kings. The new band is a who's who of Olympia music veterans including Dirty Birds bassist Tim Brown; Michael Esparza of Chief; Brian
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GIVE! >>> So it's been a few years since any of us at the Weekly Volcano have been in college, but if there's one thing we know about 18-to-22-year-olds, it's that they love free shit. The Grand Cinema will donate 10 free tickets to the University of Puget Sound, Pierce College
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GROOVY >>> You know that scene in Tommy where Roger Daltry climbs a mountain to the tune of "I'm Free," and then he turns into music-Jesus or something? That's pretty much what the free Downtown Block Party was like Saturday night. Only with less mountaineering. The crowds that flowed through
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TOO DAMN NICE TO UPLOAD PHOTOS >>> I'm outta here. The family and I will be lost in a Key Peninsula park today. However, I do want to post a few of the photos I snapped last night at the Downtown Block Party – I'm still high on its community vibe.
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THIRD THURSDAY ARTWALK RECAP >>> The Art Bus shuttling folks from gallery to gallery during Tacoma's Third Thursday Artwalk has evolved into the sort of gathering that captures all that's great about the city and the people who live here. And this past Thursday Tacoma City Councilman David Boe led the
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WELCOME ZARA >>> This morning Tacoma Chamber Executive Tom Pierson, Community and Economic Development Director Ryan Petty, Zara Mediterranean Cuisine General Manager Chip Venzone and others cheered on Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland as she welcomed Eastern Mediterranean cuisine to the corner of 15th and Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma by slicing
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NEW >>> When Caffe Dei hit the scene last year, foodies raved about the bakery's vegan approach and tasty coffee. Foodies still rave. A week ago, the spot made a change. They changed bakers. The maybe too-big-for-their-britches baked goods supplier out of Seattle made too many tardy drops. They're out. Caffe Dei
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Q&A WITH DOUG MACKEY >>> This show is down the road a bit, but worthy of planting in your noggin' now. Tacoma musician and actor Doug Mackey will pick up a guitar again and perform with Joe Wood and Justin McDonald until the show title, Mackeywood. It's rumored singer/songwriter Evan Purcell
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Q&A WITH KELSANG TSOGLAM >>> Breathe in, breathe out, close your eyes and put your hand over your heart. Sure the music is rockin' next to you, but you can achieve a state of Zen. It's possible and the Weekly Volcano will prove it during the Downtown Block Party Saturday night.
