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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: TCB hides hand-painted Golden
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SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2013 >>> 1. The second annual Moveable Feast - Tacoma's largest food truck festival parks at Cheney Stadium from noon to 5 p.m. With 38 food trucks, seven breweries, live music and kids activities, it is an event not to miss. New this year is a market-style "Made
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South Sound Sidekick series offers advice from experts living in the, well, South Sound. Today, Elizabeth Lord - a teacher of theater arts and storytelling who lives in Olympia - has advice on how to tell a story. Elizabeth Lord writes, Storytelling is
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SATURDAY, JULY 27 2013 >>> 1. 7 Seas Brewing isn't just the maker of delicious craft beer. It isn't just at the forefront of the "beer in a can is cool again" movement. It's a local business doing things the right way and an entity that knows how to
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FRIDAY, JULY 26 2013 >>> 1. The opening, titular track of Old Age's latest release, Rain Won't Ever Come, begins with a ragged lead vocal surrounded on all sides by boozy oohs and la las. The track is slightly reminiscent of the Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down," all shaggy and full
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THURSDAY, JULY 25 2013 >>> 1. The Grand Cinema teaches science in a different way: First it secures a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation to pair films with lessons in science. Next, it invites notable figures from the world of
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 2013 >>> 1. Film is called a medium, but mainstream filmmakers don't employ it in the manner of other artistic media like oils or clay. That's been left to art-film craftsmen like Devon Damonte, who's currently exhibiting handmade, camera-free movie film loops and related graphalia
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TUESDAY, JULY 23 2013 >>> 1. Coming from the mountain town of Bishop, Calif., the cello-and-banjo duo The Littlest Birds does well in capturing the sort of humbly catchy Dust Bowl-era folk that used to dominate lonely radio stations on long stretches of desolate country road. David Huebner's
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MONDAY, JULY 22 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 jazz-fusion. As
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SUNDAY, JULY 21 2013 >>> 1. People like eating outside, and they'll stop at almost nothing to do it. They will choke down steaming food as mysterious water droplets rain down from air conditioners above. Crowd a party of eight into one pitiful corner of shade. Inhale exhaust fumes along with
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SATURDAY, JULY 20 2013 >>> 1. Doyle's Public House is hosting its first annual "Smoke Off" from 4-7 p.m. It has nothing officially to do with Initiative 502. Rather, it's a smoked meat competition with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting F.I.S.H. Food Banks of Pierce County.
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FRIDAY, JULY 19 2013 >>> 1. If you know Lynn Di Nino, you know she's a quirky Tacoma artist who always makes a big splash in whatever she does - from the 100th Monkey parties, to rolling heads downhill on First Night, to her Suitcase Sightings. One of
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THURSDAY, JULY 18 2013 >>> 1. March 15, 44 B.C., conspirators murdered Julius Caesar on the steps of the Senate in Rome, and an immortal tale of power and politics was born (and the Roman empire was just fine, thank you very much). At some point in your
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GOOD NEWS >>> Starting Sunday, July 21 Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma will be offering a Bloody Mary Bar in Bite. The bar will give guests an opportunity to mix their own Bloody Mary and garnish it with their choice of goodies. Offered at $10 plus tax, per person, items on the
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 2013 >>> 1. For those with more savory-driven palates, dessert sometimes arrives as an afterthought - something sweet only enjoyed if there's room. But today, downtown Tacoma's collective sweet tooth pulls culinary confections front and center to indulge in a tour of the utmost decadent treat: the Sugar
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MONDAY, JULY 15 2013 >>> 1. Author Susan M. Schneider will talk about her new book, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World at 7 p.m. in King's Books. Actions have consequences - and the ability to learn from them revolutionized life on
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SUNDAY, JULY 14 2013 >>> 1. Is there any more vexing wee-hours quandary than "What is art?" According to Teller of Penn & Teller, "Art is anything we do after the chores are done." By that reasoning, most things we do can be art, as
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SATURDAY, JULY 13 2013 >>> 1. The Tacoma Old Town Rhythm and Blues Festival, founded as the Tacoma Old Town Blues Festival in 1991 by Ted Brown and Mike Mitchell, will add more rhythm to the annual beloved blues festival. From 9:30 a.m. to midnight
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FRIDAY, JULY 12 2013 >>> 1. Describing them musically, Fox and the Law are easy to undersell. Basically, they're just a really good rock band. Genre-wise, they lean in a garage rock direction, but there's little in the way of the typical Nuggets or punk influences that usually
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THURSDAY, JULY 11 2013 >>> 1. Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist hosts his annual Autographed Book & Wine Auction at 5 p.m. in King's Books. Lindquist's re-election campaign fundraiser will swarm with local political types, wine enthusiasts, crime fighters and notable authors. Last year's event brought a surprise
