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Friday, May 11 Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities I think I’m pretty darn clued-in about music, as I listen to almost everything and have soaked in data about pert near every genre there is over the years. However, while I pride myself on having a vast Rolodex of musical knowledge
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There is a thin line between blues and soul. However, rarely do you hear a blues singer perform soul or a soul singer perform blues. While Etta James is slotted as blues diva, in reality she is a soul singer who can belt out a blues tune with the best
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Chopstix might push — OK, hurl — you over the edge. It all starts innocently. You sit down to dinner. A friendly blonde brings drinks. More drinks. Co-owner PJ Pedroni speaks of heartwarming harmonies about to envelop you, people of many generations all singing along to the same Billy Joel song. Then
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Missing the wine wobble? The Puyallup Main Street Association and Valley Arts United invite you to their version of a wine wobble on May 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. Advance tickets cost $15, or $20 at the door. Spend an afternoon tasting wines from around the world, check out Puyallup’s local
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Mommapalooza Yeah. Mother’s Day is imminent. Embarrassingly, I must admit I have made no purchases for either of the mothers on my list — neither his, nor mine — and time is running out. Enter the Francophile-ic lovey-ness of Trouve, which, yes, will be closing, but not until July. A recent
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So there we were at Masa, and we saw this amazingly fabulous haircut. Just prior to that trip, there we were with a group of girlfriends, and we saw this amazingly similar, amazingly fabulous haircut. And there I was, home alone watching Shear Genius (a guilty secret pleasure, shhhhh, don’t
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The greatest benefit of this summer is the new sling back flats. They’re adorable shoes that go with anything: a pair of shorts, Capris, skirts, and my favorite skinny jeans. At school I have seen them in different styles and colors. The sling back flats have an elegant look. You can
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Two Dockyard Derby Dames Roller Derby Marauding Molly team members show off their fine style with last Saturday’s bout announcer Nathaniel. When he’s not announcing Derby, he announces burlesque, wrestling and even wrestles — just not in these clothes. His duds are from a variety of sources, beginning with the flashy vest
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OK, like, everybody listen up because I’m about to tell you about the most amazing party at Tacoma Art Museum ever. It’s called “Night to Shine (and Sparkle!),” and it was planned for teens by teens. Here’s how it went down: Last October Tacoma Art Museum invited teens from Tacoma
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It’s Olympia week in the theater world these days with two capital city stages producing crowd-pleasers this weekend. “Enrico IV” Harlequin Productions is a theater on fire, and some of the loudest and hottest crackle in the South Sound thespian grapevine has been about the theater’s staging of “Enrico IV,” a period
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“Shadow Box” “Shadow Box,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Michael Christofer, gives audiences a look into the world of living with terminal cancer as it follows the tales of three cancer patients during their final days together. [Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, through May 20, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
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Magic was captured in Olympia Tuesday in the notes to a song that a Steinway & Sons upright piano drew out of John Lennon, a haunting call to peace and love made more poignant after Lennon’s assassination. Lennon bought the Model Z piano in London in 1970 and composed and recorded
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It’s so nice when you return from a festive Hawaiian island vacation and the party only continues. As soon as Natasha and I grabbed our bags at the airport, Darling Damon and Little Leah picked us up and rolled us directly into Doyle’s Public House. Familiar haunts are fun when you’ve
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Few beer events are more heart warming and exclusive than the annual tapping of Bob’s Brown Ale from Georgetown Brewing Company. Once the brew is gone, it’s gone; never will it be sipped again — until the following year’s event. Mark your calendars Monday, May 14, at these finer beer-sipping venues.
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Brewfest The dream event of every red-blooded South Sound beer-swiller is back: The McMenamins Olympic Club Brewfest returns Saturday with a 20-variety array of suds from 14 breweries, large and small. Though the fest features plenty of sideshows, from Jackstraw and Slow Roller bands, open-pit barbecue and Olympic Club tours, the
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My last visit to New Orleans was at once exhilarating and disappointing. Exhilarating because I was lucky enough to experience exquisite meals at Bayona, Mike’s on the Avenue and the G&E Courtyard Grill. But disappointing because, while dining out at these innovative upscale restaurants, I was missing out on the
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Thursday, May 10: Singes Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., The Matador, 721 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.627.7100. Every Saturday: “Taste,” Pacific Grill’s wine and cheese tasting, after 9 p.m., complimentary, Pacific Grill, 1502 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.627.3535. Saturday, May 12: Seventh Annual Wine Classic, 5:30 p.m., $125 per person, Tacoma Community College, 6501 S.
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Heaven on the 26th floor? I can only imagine what it’s like to work in a hotel bar. On a good day, you’re dealing with some heavy hitter with a sizable expense account who, after being over-served, might overtip with the company credit card. But on most days, you’re serving
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Heaven on the 26th floor? I can only imagine what it’s like to work in a hotel bar. On a good day, you’re dealing with some heavy hitter with a sizable expense account who, after being over-served, might overtip with the company credit card. But on most days, you’re serving
