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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 2013 >>> 1. We realize that many people feel as though tasting menus are nothing more than ego-driven romps from chefs who care more about their own artistry and craftsmanship than they do about the desires of diners, but I admire chefs with confidence, chefs
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As you know the Tacoma City Ballet is in the midst of a yearlong scavenger hunt for Golden Krakatuk Nuts. The nuts tie into the company's highly anticipated Dec. 7, 2013 performance, Prequel to The Nutcracker. Here's a refresher:
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TUESDAY, OCT. 1 2013 >>> 1. The Grand Cinema screens Hannah Arendt, a biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. Arendt's reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker - controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils - introduced
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MONDAY, SEPT. 30 2013 >>> 1. Look! Over in the corner! It's some drunks! It's some trash movie buffs! It's a bunch of cheesy movies! Actually, it's all of those things. The Tacoma Cult Movie Club gathers at 7 p.m. in the Acme Grub Cage bar to watch cheesy superhero movies.
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> 502 Downtown Tacoma - Downtown. Pete Kirkland hosts Sunday night jazz. 8 pm. Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Steel Cranes, Full
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 1023 >>> 1. The South Sound Blues Association will send The Randy Oxford Band and pianist Arthur Migliazza to rep the Northwest at the International Blues Challenge next year. The SSBA hosts its annual Back to Beale Street Blues 2014 Fundraiser to help pay
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> 4th Ave Tavern Olympia - Downtown. AKA and The Heart Hurt Goods, Elbow Coulee and Armed With Legs. 9 pm. $5. AKA and The Heart Hurt Goods is a hodge-podge of instrumental musicians honing everything from violin-play to drums, bass guitar and
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 2013 >>> 1. There are hundreds of opportunities for the amateur and the professional photogs to get some incredible shots at the annual Oceanic Lumins Festivus as it travels from Wright Park to Tacoma's Theater District beginning at 7:15 p.m. Flex your photojournalism muscle as
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 2013 >>> 1. Zombies are taking over T-town - and no - not the bath salt eating kind, but the kind that in real life are fun-loving people who want to get gory for a good cause. The Tacoma Zombie Festival and Preparedness Expo is
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 2013 >>> 1. First Night Tacoma is hosting a pop-up picnic from 6-8 p.m. at Wright Park, asking diners to wear as much white as possible. The picnic, title Le Diner en Blanc, grabs inspiration from the Parisians, which began in Paris in 1988,
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 2013 >>> 1. You say you want some spooky? Having started the journey as a one-dude act, using machines to complement his organ skills, The Voodoo Organist - a Los Angeles artist sometimes known as Scott Wexton, who channels Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Devo, the Doors
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 24 2013 >>> 1. Harvest season cannot be denied it's special place in everyone's lives, unless your on a strict high-preservative, low-nutrition-value, fast-food-for-life diet. If so, please stop reading now. For those who can drive right on by a drive-thru window without even a thought,
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MONDAY, SEPT. 23 2013 >>> 1. It's a quiet autumn Monday in Tacoma, but inside The New Frontier Lounge, the night is cooking. Pianist Nate D., bassist Cameron and drummer Peter T. have launch the city's newest jazz jam inviting talent to sit in as
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 2013 >>> 1. The Broadway Center welcomes travel guru Rick Steves to its Pantages Theater for a travel chat at 5 p.m. Steves - book author, Europe expert, pot smoker, global wanderer, TV host - has spent four months each year overseas for the last
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Swingset Showdown, Vacant Seas, Smashie Smashie and Infinite Flux. 8 pm. $5. This is a band that describes themselves as a novelty act, though their music is far too complicated and off-putting to land them a
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 2013 >>> 1. Drunken Telegraph brings people together to share stories that build community - or at least make for a damn fine evening. Similar to Tacoma's famous Distinguished Writers night, there will be feature storytellers followed by an open mic for those who
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. For MCs By MCs Presents: 360 VS 206 Freestyle Rap Battle Preliminary. All Ages. 7 pm. $5. Once again, Heretic The Heathen's For MCs By MCs Battle League sets the tone for premier hip-hop battles and events,
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 2013 >>> 1. JT Habersaat is punk rock. And he's funny as hell. No stranger to Comedy Central, Brian Posehn and Black Flag's Henry Rollins, Habersaat is deep in the comedy scene. Currently on tour, Habersaat and his motley crew of comedians are bringing
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 2013 >>> 1. Every Thursday night at Puget Sound Pizza, the Volcano's music critic Rev. Adam McKinney hosts a karaoke session showcasing a Tarantino-like mix of downtown denizens seriously singing Bill Withers and glasses-wearing gals squawking out punk rawk, plus appearances by local rock
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18 2013 >>> 1. The attack that hit us when we pressed play on the first song on Babysitter's EYE LP was so immediately guttural we imagined the sonic damage it would do to your internal organs if you exposed them to the
