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Centerstage Theatre in Federal Way has reached out to Seattle, and even as far away as New York, in order to start the new year with great musical entertainment, starting with Hard Travelin' with Woody, a glimpse into the life and music of Woody Guthrie, written and performed by New
Music
It seems a relative certainty that you'd be hard-pressed to find a single person who wouldn't join you in a rousing refrain of "f*&@# 2016!" Judging by any metric, this has been a notably lousy year, plagued with celebrity deaths, ugly politics, and Jared Leto. I've railed against New Year's
Military Life
History is best learned when all who helped make it are remembered. The spirit of remembrance led to creation of the 9th and 10th Buffalo Soldiers (Horse) Museum. But first, some history. After the Civil War, Congress authorized the creation of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 38th through the 41st
Military Life
The Pacific Northwest Explorers are an active group of military spouses who enjoy learning and exploring the local communities and sites surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This month's adventure focused on a day in downtown Puyallup. The group started their adventure with breakfast and coffee at the Rose Restaurant. This homey, local
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The National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide (NA2EVS) has established the "Show Us Your 22" campaign. Twenty-two veterans per day take their own lives. The concept of the campaign is to increase awareness of this issue. NA2EVS requests that everyone in the community join the campaign. According to Rod Wittmier, NA2EVS
Military Life
Songwriter and singer Billy Joel once opined that music is an explosive expression of humanity. For Beth Whitney-Teeple and the other singers comprising the South Sound Threshold Singers Chapter, his thought on the power of music is very real. "We're all just walking each other back home," she quoted Ram Dass, an
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Sometimes ear hair is a good thing. When that ear hair is inner ear hair, or, more technically, inner ear hair cells, electrical impulses tell your brain you’re hearing something good. You might be hearing good things like children’s laughter, early spring birdsong, or possibly the tranquil sounds of 550 drum kits
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The Tacoma Beer Society will once again invade Tacoma with its beer-centric activities Saturday, Oct. 20, at Paddy Coyne’s in downtown Tacoma. Brad Allen caught up with TBS co-founder Steph DeRosa before the event. He will never be the same. WEEKLY VOLCANO: How long has the Tacoma Beer Society been in
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3:10 TO YUMA: Christian Bale plays an Easterner who lost a leg in the Civil War and has now come to the Arizona territory to try ranching. Russell Crowe plays the vicious leader of a gang feared in the territory. Almost by unlucky fate, the rancher joins a posse to
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Three brothers in crisis meet in India, and in desperation, in “The Darjeeling Limited,” a movie that meanders so persuasively it gets us meandering right along. It’s the new film by Wes Anderson who after “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums” made “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.” Of that peculiar
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Last Thursday night\'s second annual Block Tie Party at the Washington State History Museum offered a great atmosphere for the 200-plus downtown residents and others to mingle. Attendees were given free reign to check out all of the museum exhibits. Many marveled at the intricate stitching and inspired designs of
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If you’ve never heard of the neo-traditional country artist Iris Dement, you’re not alone. She has cut only four albums in the past 15 years, has received sparse airplay and has remained a country cult-favorite. Dement didn’t start writing songs until she was in her mid-20s, but after sharpening her
Music
Music is not always used to soothe or excite; some of the best bands and artists have chosen to allow the listener to wallow in sadness and heartache. Humans' capacity for commiseration is one of our greatest gifts, letting us come together and bond over pain. This can come in
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A woman was recently accosted outside a small restaurant because of her messenger bag. The skull and knitting-needle crossbones on it declared, “Knit or Go Home,” and in her hipster-oversized sunglasses and Northwest comfy shoes she looked to be the epitome of the rising movement of young craftspeople/ fiber artistes threatening
Arts
A multi-media art installation by painter Matthew Olds at the Foss Waterway Seaport Museum takes a contemporary look at the ages-old fascination with wrecks at sea. "When thinking about maritime history, the very real threat of losing a vessel one way or another may tip the balance between triumph and defeat,"
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ANNOUNCER: If you haven't discovered Pal Do in Lakewood, then you are missing out on Asian ingredients you can't find anywhere else in the South Sound area. This grocery store is packed with anything you can desire when it comes to re-creating dishes from China, Japan, Korea and others. But
Stage
Tacoma Musical Playhouse's TMP Honor Camp presents the fourth annual A Charlie Brown Christmas, adapted for the stage from the popular television show based on the "Peanuts" comic strips by Charles Schultz. It is directed and choreographed by Deanna Martinez. Honor Camp is a program open to any Camp TMP performer who
Military Life
It is almost hard to believe that the end of the year is upon us already. While we are wrapped up in prepping for the December holidays, some of us may momentarily forget that New Year's Eve is right around the corner. It seems as though we were anxiously waiting
Stage
We gather to belt "Auld Lang Syne" each New Year's Eve, most of us with only the sketchiest sense of what it means. Robbie Burns' poem, set to the tune of a traditional favorite, extols the comforting value of "old long since," meaning "days gone by," the nostalgia we share