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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 2013 >>> 1. It may be grayer than Bea Arthur's pixie cut outside, but not so inside King's Books at 6 p.m. The Tacoma bookstore's Scrabble Rabble tournament will allow participants to establish their own skill levels and compete with others for glory. The Weekly Volcano
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day comes from artist Becky Knold in response to Weekly Volcano's art critic Alec Clayton's post on the similarities between the works of local artists and that of more well-known national or international art figures. Knold writes, It's LOADS of fun to examine the whole shebang
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PEOPLE DO THE CRAZIEST THINGS >>> Every sports team needs super-fans -and that includes roller derby teams. The Dockyard Derby Dames opened its seventh season Saturday night at the Pierce College Health Education Building. A packed house watched the Hellbound Homewreckers beat the Femme Fianna in the first bout and last
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CLAW CARES >>> Students looking for scholarship money don't need to tape their breasts and smear Vaseline on their teeth. They don't need to cinch their waists. And they certainly don't need to prove they can balance a book on their heads while walking a straight line. They do need to be
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Up until 2003, trains pounded the historic Prairie Line rail corridor from the Thea Foss Waterway to the Brewery District, passing rickety warehouses and dens of iniquity - before UW-Tacoma rang its school bell for its first on-site freshman class. In the fall of 2011, some $5.83 million was earmarked to
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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 >>> 1. The Grand Cinema screens Consuming Spirits at 2:30 and 7 p.m. as part of its Tuesday Film Series. The masterpiece, which took 15 years to make and was finally completed in 2012, combines several animation styles and techniques including hand drawn, stop
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> Bridgit Mendler and Austin Mahone are so freaking cute that if it weren't retarded to show excitement in alternating caps and lowercase letters like cyberdorks, we'd totally do it ... in abundance. The cuties will perform Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Washington State Fair. According to hype, "With
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MONDAY, MARCH 11 2013 >>>1. Jazz and blues band Maia Santell & House Blend will be by Jho Blenis on guitar and special guests Jumpin' Josh Violette on guitar and Bob McCluskey on harmonica at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss.2. Joe McGuire of Tahoma Audubon leads monthly walks from noon
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SUNDAY, MARCH 10 2013 >>> 1. What better to do with an afternoon out than see an oft-banned rock musical? Spring Awakening: The Musical follows a group of German students as they come of age and explore their sexuality - providing an afternoon or evening of entertainment for you.
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HOW TWEET IT IS >>> Whether you've been on Twitter since its beginnings in 2006 or you're a Twitter neophyte, you know keeping up on important tweets can be overwhelming. If
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SATURDAY, MARCH 9 2013 >>> 1. You may not be familiar with the wrestling phenomenon known as lucha libre, but it's all the rage in Mexico, where its popularity lags only behind that of soccer. For the second year in a row, costumed warriors will flex and destroy
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Fieldly. 9 pm. $10. Forza Coffee Fircrest. Larry Luvaul. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium
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South Sound Sidekick series offers advice from experts living in the, well, South Sound. It posts every Friday. Today, Olympia musician and "scenester" Jabi Shriki asks the Olympia community to support local music. Jabi Shriki writes, There was tough competition this year in the category of "Best Scenester" in
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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Sunshine, hi 51, lo 35 Saturday: Mostly sunny, hi 54, lo 39 Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers, hi 50, lo 44 >>> FRIDAY, MARCH 8: SOUTH SOUND TECH CONFERENCE Technology is a pretty freakin' big deal these days. Seems like
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8 2013 >>> 1. If you wanted a white winter, the closest you're likely to get is Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice, one of the most visually spectacular and troubling nature documentaries of recent years. In it, photographer James Balog and a team of young adventurers set out to chart
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day comes from Jeff Southard, the Swoon Records producer Rev. Adam McKinney profiled in the Weekly Volcano's Music Issue. Southard is nearing completion on Watermelon Sugar's Self Tyttled, featuring one of Tacoma's most talented sons, Kyle Brunette. Southard writes, Often times, I look at that photo
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THURSDAY, MARCH 7 2013 >>> 1. As you chomped on your big ass turkey leg during your Thanksgiving dinner, The Grand Cinema flicked the switch Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. And sure it's more a long-winded history lecture than a movie, but you can't deny the skill that went into it, and
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day was from Bethann Garteiz in response to our coverage of Pierce Transits restructuring, including a focus on those with disabilities, tax issues and the public forums. Garteiz writes, Nobody likes tax increases; I get that. But thousands of people becoming unemployed all at the same
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THIS JUST IN >>> When Q-Dot isn't flying around in his hip-hop superhero cape rapping, making beats, recording, performing and running his own record label, Tre'dmarks Music Group, he goes simply by Q or Quincy. He was named after Quincy Jones, and has earned badges as an MC, producer, songwriter, pianist,
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TIME TO START PLANNING >>> Late last year, we got our company Corolla impounded (don't ask), and had no choice but to explore the Pierce Transit bus system. we found ourselves pleasantly convenienced: There were plenty of bars and city services within busing distance, and the hands-free commute allowed for reading
