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The paintings of Mark Landis have been featured in at least 46 museums in 20 different states over the course of 30 years. So why isn't this shy, slender Mississippian a renowned artist in his own right? Chalk it up to his knack for crafting expert forgeries of everyone ranging
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Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is about her cross-country odyssey as a voluntary member of the working poor. Ehrenreich believes that even as poverty rates - and income inequality - climb, it's only getting harder to be poor. Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland
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[PSYCH-ROCK] + FRI, OCT. 17 If I'm obliged to classify Indigenous Robot, an iffy critical approach under the best of circumstances, I'd say it's teetering halfway across a tightrope between Modest Mouse and The Doors. The Colorado quartet leads with Kyle South's patient guitar melodies and exacting percussion from Ryan Longenecker.
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet Seattle. Nov. 4-5 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Euge Groove Seattle. Nov.
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HERITAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY Heritage Distilling Company (3207 57th St. Ct. NW, Gig Harbor) is turning 2 years old. Celebrate this milestone and the official launch of its flavored vodkas from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. There will be tasting tours and specials AND you'll hear the news about
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You say you want some spooky? The Voodoo Organist, the Los Angeles artist sometimes known as Scott Wexton, channels Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Devo, the Doors and an evil roller-rink to conjure a circus of lounge sounds darkly peppy. The Voodoo Organist has powers, brother - and unless you're willing to
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St. Patrick's Day celebrations aren't easy. You must practice to prepare yourself for the zaniness that goes down every March 17. Doyle's Public House knows this. That's why they host monthly St. Practice Day parties, of which happens again Friday. The party begins with Doyle's Guinness Club toast at 5:17
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We want to learn how to weld, not just for practical purposes; we want to make intricate iron and steel sculptures that will still be around when the rest of us are living on Mars. We might ask the artists at the Nitty Gritty Tacoma Salvage & Industrial Art Show
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A prolific songwriter, Doug MacLeod performs his own work. Others like it, too, including the likes of Albert King and Albert Collins, who have covered his songs. MacLeod, winner of two 2014 Blues Music Awards, the perennial Blues Music Award Nominee, is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition. He is
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A funnel-shaped cloud touched down near Anderson Island shortly after noon Oct. 11, which prompted the National Weather Service to issue an emergency tornado warning for Pierce County. A golfer at The Home Course in DuPont cursed the rotating black cloud, yelling, "Why would you ruin the best game of
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Conventional wisdom dictates that you'd rather spend Tuesday morning watching TLC TV and sharing a big bowl of prune whip with your great Aunt Zelda than venturing out to hear harp music. But in this case, conventional wisdom would be wrong. The melodic sounds of the harp will be featured
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November through December are the key months for distributors looking to market their films for the upcoming award season. October can be less appetizing than dinner at Taco Bell. But allow the 10th Annual Hispanic Film Festival to put some spice in your life. The University of Puget Sound will bring
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HARVEST CRUSH EXPERIENCE Stottle Winery (2641 Willamette Drive Southeast, Lacey) is celebrating harvest season with their "Harvest Crush Experience" from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Witness firsthand the winemaking process and sample varietals at different stages of the fermentation process. Nibble on small bites paired with the vinos and
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[HIP-HOP] + THURS, OCT. 9 Olympia-based DJ Pasquan has arranged another night of hip-hop and rap for his frequent joint, The Cypher. This Thursday, Pasquan will host a night of MCs on the microphone at the quaint and intimate eatery/nightspot, Le Voyeur. An Oly mainstay and favorite for out-of-town acts, the
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Tom Wopat Seattle. Oct. 21-22 7:30 pm. $26.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Gerald Albright Seattle. Oct. 23-26. $32.50
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What goes into the production of a quarter pound burger? According to J.L. Capper in The Journal of Animal Science, 6.7 pounds of feed, 52.8 gallons of drinking water, 74.5 square feet of grazing, and the equivalent amount of energy it takes to run a microwave for 18 minutes. The
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Lucy Kaplansky has some fierce little tunes. The New York City singer-songwriter with the Fast Folk pedigree and the masters in psychology has a beautiful flair for harmony and eloquent in her assessment of human foibles and domestic dynamics. She released Reunion, her seventh solo CD, in 2012, reuniting with
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Many of us have daydreamed about one day carving out a space that's specifically set aside for our creative projects - a special happy place where the mundane must not enter and the fanciful roam free. While some only imagine it; others have actually done it. We guess you could
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Russian composer Alexander Glazunov was only 16 when his First Symphony was premiered under Mily Balakirev. It's amazingly accomplished, tuneful and finely crafted. At only 45, Glazunov laid aside his Ninth Symphony, at that point a single movement in piano score, never to be finished. A contemporary of Strauss, Glazunov
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