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Thick green smoke wafted around and over a soldier as he treated a penetrating chest wound on a simulated casualty. Like a Swiss watch, he worked precisely; standing nearby a grader watched with a watchmaker's eye. One mistake could mean the end of the soldier's goal of earning the Expert Field Medical
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This is a holiday devoted to encouraging music fans to leave their bubble of predictable downloads and entering a world where the skip button doesn't exist. To browse through the shelves upon shelves of lovingly pressed vinyl, immaculately illustrated covers, essential liner notes, and magically enlivened grooves. Record stores have
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Kildjate Moussa Albadé is a singer-songwriter from Tuareg, Niger. He's currently touring through the U.S. under his TisDass moniker. What distinguishes Albadé is his soulful and pristine guitar work. Finger-picking out a melody that slowly insinuates itself into your head, he's content to let that progression ride out and form
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Starting at 4:20 p.m. (for some unexplained reason), there will be many delirious festivities to be had at The New Frontier Lounge. Returning local heroes and tireless road warriors the Night Beats will be performing, along with a cavalcade of psychedelic friends, including People Under the Sun, MILK, the Pharmacy,
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Inevitably, whenever there's a project that needs to be done, Lance Nelson's hand will go up and he'll say, "I can do that." Whether he's coaching one of his kids' baseball teams, or he's acting as the president of his elementary school's PTA, or he's the president of his neighborhood association,
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I'm just going to come out and say it. I have a crush on Science! I really do. There is something super endearing about two dudes playing guitars in such depths that it can elicit emotion - sincerity, reflection, angst, and especially happiness. These singer/songwriters are totally cute, they are
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I spend most of my 25360 time in the region's more metro scenes. Saturday, I'm hitting the pre-420 party at Sabra's Place in ... Chehalis. And the weather looks to be cloudy with a chance of green with Easter the next morning. Nice combo, huh? The club will host Mr.
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Eighth Anniversary Party plus St.
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This Sunday, families all over the South Sound will participate in the tradition of searching for hundreds of hidden eggs to prevent our fair region from smelling like a rotten omelet come summer. Yup, it's Easter - bunnies toting around baskets with colorful dyed eggs and candy to hide for
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Cosy Sheridan. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Northern Olympia - Downtown. Donald Beaman, Jenny Jenkins, Eleanor Murray. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Theater Presents: Joe Louis Walker CD Release Tour. 8 pm.
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Neil Simon's recipe for onstage success: Take two people with conflicting personalities. Put them in confined living quarters. Add a sprinkle of personal hygiene jokes. Allow the tension to rise for about an hour. Cool. Serve. Enjoy! THE ODD COUPLE, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lakewood Playhouse, 5729
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Champagne Sunday. 8 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jim Page & Citizens Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Andy Peters. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Remedy. 7-10 pm. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Arlo Guthrie. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $17-$64. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm.
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There was no question in Francisco "Frank" Sarabia's mind about donating his organs. "He believed in doing the right thing," Ashley Antonich, his daughter, wrote in an email. "When it came to organ donation, he believed donating his organs was the right choice for him." One of seven children, Sarabia grew up in
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"We will be working to identify where the issues lie and then deciding what the next steps are to benefit our community," said Mary Huff, program coordinator for the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership (SSMCP). The SSMCP, which received more than $400,000 from the DoD's Office of Economic Adjustment to
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"The Meaning of Wood" at the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is one of the best theme shows I have seen in a long time. This spacious gallery in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center features sculptures, paintings and drawings from many artists in a wide
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"The Meaning of Wood" at the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is one of the best theme shows I have seen in a long time. This spacious gallery in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center features sculptures, paintings and drawings from many artists in a wide range of styles,