I won't let Mrs. Claus toss it. I have a firm grip on my Christmas-light-laden and obscenely geometric printed green-and-red sweater. It's my go-to ugly holiday sweater. This puppy captured three ugly sweater contests, including the Winter Warlock's 2003 Festival of Lightsabers & Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. That, my friends, was off the hook. Anyway, my point to all of this is I'm thinking about hitting Doyle's Public House's Bad Sweater Party VII. The ugly holiday sweater contest prizes will be shelled out for the best worst male, best worst female, best worst couple and best worst group. "The more crocheted reindeer, the better," wrote Doyle's co-owner Russ Heaton on his wish list he mailed to me. Not an issue for me, of course. Hey, it's better than hanging out with your relatives, right?

BAD SWEATER PARTY VII - JUMPING OF THE SHARK, 8-11 p.m., Doyle's Public House, 208 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, free admission, 253.272-7488

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South Sound Holiday Command Center

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