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SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 2013 >>> 1. We've raved about the Fab-5 and the L.I.F.E. Program plenty. For those not in the know, Fab-5 created the L.I.F.E. Program (Living In Free Expression) in 2005 as a means of providing "relevant creative outlets" for our area's young people. The L.I.F.E.
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE GREATER SOUTH SOUND >>> Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Vanguard, Sei Hexe, Tummler & Solomon. 9 pm. $5. I love it when Olympia and Tacoma music blends. It's like Korean barbecue washed down with PBR. Saturday, Vanguard, a favorite Olympia band, is playing at Bob's
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SATURDAY, AUG. 31 2013 >>> 1. Ahhh yeah! It's that time of year! Time for getting it on! That's why Northwest Trek invites you to its "Get Out of the Rut Weekend," your chance to play peeping Tom on the breeding habits of moose, elk, deer and even sheep.
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> The Embers at Indian Summer Olympia. Tarik Bentlemsani. 6 pm. NC. Emerald Downs Racetrack Auburn. China Davis. All Ages. 6-9 pm. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Rose Gold. 9 pm. Hailing from Bozeman, Mont., Rose Gold make uniquely difficult music to anticipate
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The weekend is and we don't want you caught on the couch. Prior planning is key, so here are a few dining and drinking suggestions around the South Sound this Labor Day Weekend. Billed as "a world of flavors," Babblin' Babs Bistro doesn't disappoint. William and Shannon Mueller fuse French techniques
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Primo Grill has been serving up delightful, date night worthy Mediterranean dishes while maintaining an unpretentious, swanky appeal since the late l'90s. Did you know they also host cooking courses? The Tacoma restaurant's fall class schedule dropped today. Classes are $65, which includes recipes, instruction with your lunch and a glass
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FRIDAY, AUG. 30 2013 >>> 1. If you're a geek of a certain age or, for that matter, anyone who loves cinematic comedy, you know exactly what happens when someone says the name "Frau Blücher." You know how to bring home the chorus of "Puttin'
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THURSDAY, AUG. 29 2013 >>> 1. Musical performances during openings at B2 Fine Art Gallery are nothing new, but the gallery is branching out into music in a big way with the first of a two-part series of art celebrating music. SPIN 1: American Vinyl Exhibition is the first of two
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28 2013 >>> 1. Blessed with a voice that made even his most obtuse musings to the press sound like gospel, Martin Luther King Jr. might have been taken for the Messiah. It's hard to know how Washington's or Lincoln's speeches might have carried to their contemporaries, but thanks
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Hosting exchange students is a wonderful, rewarding experience. Hailing from countries as varied as Korea, Brazil, China, England and Japan, international students bring their own rich stories and cultural backgrounds to the community while enjoying an American immersion experience. As you fill out the exchange application, thoughts of family excursions
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Rep. Derek Kilmer(D) loves Washington state's 6th District, the region he represents in the other Washington. And, boy oh boy, he has professed his love for its beautiful scenery and awesome people. Unfortunately, he's pretty much used up all the words in the English language professing his love for the
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TUESDAY, AUG. 27 2013 >>> 1. Alain Resnais, 91, began his directorial career shortly after the Liberation of Paris from the Nazis, so to say he has played a bit of a role in French cinema over the years is putting it mildly. His film, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!, opens
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MONDAY, AUG., 26 2013 >>> 1. In the same way that sharks must keep swimming to keep breathing, it seems guitarist Rafael Tranquilino must fuse genres across various musical projects in order to stay afloat. His arrangements incorporate blues, funk, rock, funk, ska, metal, reggae, Latin and
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SUNDAY, AUG. 25, 2013 >>> 1. Imagine sitting close enough to a stage to feel the breeze off a dancer's pirouette, or to hear the shuffle of feet and the sound of bodies as they rise and fall. Now imagine watching these dancers on a 4-by-4 foot
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> 12th and Jefferson Olympia - Downtown. Stupid Fucking Ramp Party with Fitz of Depression, DJs Mike Corvin and Dalton Goodwin. 2 p.m. $20 covers entry, keg cup and food with proceeds to the Casey Heath Memorial Fund It's time again for Oly's
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SATURDAY, AUG. 24 2013 >>> 1. The Washington State History Museum is taking a step back in time to study one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries: the 1971 disappearance of skyjacker D.B. Cooper from a plane traveling from Portland to Sea-Tac. A grand opening public event of the "Cooper"
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> The Embers at Indian Summer Olympia. Vince Brown. 6 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Science! 6 pm. The Vaudeville Gallows, The Bottlecap Boys, The Rusty Cleavers. 9 pm. As much as I've always enjoyed the tone of bluegrass, I've tended
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FRIDAY, AUG. 23 2013 >>> 1. There comes a time when you realize there are a lot of things you've never had a chance to do. You've never painted with artichokes, run with the salmon, tasted garlic ice cream or spent a little face time with a llama.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 22 2013 >>> 1. On Happy Noose's self-titled debut, the charged punk instrumentation in concert with frontman Ryan Scott's deep, morose vocals went a long way toward connecting musical dots in the listeners' minds: clearly, Happy Noose is a band that takes its cues from early '80s UK New
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TUESDAY, AUG. 20, 2013 >>> 1. Imagine soulful music of yesterday being forcibly pumped out of Janis Joplin's larynx and then lathered with the silkiest velvet, and you've a pretty good idea of the kind of groove Kim Archer can make. Archer has a strong, emotional voice, a robust
