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Remember when you were in junior high and you’d go to the mall and see this rad shirt that just might turn you into the coolest person alive? Just looking at it took your breath away, and the price tag did the same to your mother. What happened to that
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“People in Puyallup tend to think of the Liberty as their theater,” says Tom Nuemann, owner of Liberty Theater in Puyallup. “So we try to have a wide array of events to appeal to different types of people.” To that end, two very different events, both elaborately carried out in their
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“People in Puyallup tend to think of the Liberty as their theater,” says Tom Nuemann, owner of Liberty Theater in Puyallup. “So we try to have a wide array of events to appeal to different types of people.” To that end, two very different events, both elaborately carried out in their
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As a matter of fact, the "Rock and Roll Craft Show" is not the latest thrash-punk, power-pop musical sensation to wander out of a condemned Tacoma garage. According to York Sandifer, one of the founding godfathers of the "testosterone driven craft experience," the concept is simple: "It's Martha Stewart meets
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Artubus Folk School Olympia - Downtown. Fiddlie-I-Ay, Old Time Family String Band. All Ages. Noon to 2 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Nina Gerber, Chris Webster. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. The Cold 102's.
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While many singer/songwriters suffer from stage fright, I think anyone's confidence level would rise if Joan Baez decided to sing and record some of that musician's songs. That's what happened to Dar (short for Dorothy) Williams early in her career after she got a gig as opening act for Baez.
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While many singer/songwriters suffer from stage fright, I think anyone's confidence level would rise if Joan Baez decided to sing and record some of that musician's songs. That's what happened to Dar (short for Dorothy) Williams early in her career after she got a gig as opening act for Baez.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Artubus Folk School Olympia - Downtown. Benny Sidelinger. All Ages. 5-7 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Fiddle Fest, with Riff Raff, Jamie Fox, The Young Geezers, Pinniped, Terrible Lizard, The Quebecois Session Of Olympia. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City
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As I sat watching the opening scenes of Susannah Grant’s “Catch and Release,” I flashed back to a personal experience from several years ago. Like the characters portrayed in this film, I, too, had been friends with a dynamic young man who was tragically killed shortly before his wedding. His
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As I sat watching the opening scenes of Susannah Grant’s “Catch and Release,” I flashed back to a personal experience from several years ago. Like the characters portrayed in this film, I, too, had been friends with a dynamic young man who was tragically killed shortly before his wedding. His
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Writing in her 1891 compilation, Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cookbook, Mrs. D.A. Lincoln describes a clam boil as follows: "An impromptu clambake may be had at any time at low tide along the coast where clams are found. If you wish to have genuine fun, and to know what an appetite
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Reilly & Maloney. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$20. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude.
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Biopics can be difficult even for an experienced filmmaker. The nature of the art form requires that a large part of the story, sometimes the subject's entire life, be severely truncated and other artistic liberties taken in order to create an interesting film with a sensible runtime. No matter how
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Starting Oct. 1, the government is on a limited government shutdown. Below is a summary of how the shutdown will impact services at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It is recommended anyone doing business with a JBLM agency to call that agency first to ensure it is open prior to visiting the base. UNIT
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"I want to get Tacoma, the film community, and the Latino community educated," local actor Melinda Raebyne tells me. If you haven't yet seen her in a South Sound movie, she spends the rest of her time behind the scenes on multiple film events, like the upcoming Tacoma Film Festival,
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Editor's Note: This show will not be held at Bob's Java Jive unless the owners can make electrical repairs to the building immediately. Rob McNair-Huff, Tacoma Community Relations supervisor, confirmed that the city shut down the Java Jive, a Tacoma landmark, yesterday. McNair-Huff said the Jive was served an "emergency plan
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Editor's Note: This show will not be held at Bob's Java Jive unless the owners can make electrical repairs to the building immediately. Rob McNair-Huff, Tacoma Community Relations supervisor, confirmed that the city shut down the Java Jive, a Tacoma landmark, yesterday. McNair-Huff said the Jive was served an "emergency
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Valentine's primer Capital Playhouse is staging a show that took Tacoma Musical Playhouse to the higher rungs of international competition. Yes, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is playing a run in Olympia as its cast of two men and two women go through the roles of romance and relationships. [Capital
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Valentine's primer Capital Playhouse is staging a show that took Tacoma Musical Playhouse to the higher rungs of international competition. Yes, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is playing a run in Olympia as its cast of two men and two women go through the roles of romance and relationships. [Capital
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I desperately wanted to like the world premiere of the play adaptation of the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon" being staged by Seattle Children's Theatre. The show had everything going for it as it headed into opening night. It had the following of most theatergoers with young children - like me
