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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German Romantic composer who, all his life, aspired to be a Classicist in the Beethoven mold - to the extent that he refused to allow titles tacked onto any of his instrumental-genre works: symphonies, concertos, string quartets and quintets, piano trios and quartets, piano sonatas,
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Jackie Fender, Weekly Volcano cohort and one of the Gritty City's art scene and literary superstars, is about to step things up a notch. She and fellow Volcano scribe Joshua Swainston are releasing the first print collection of stories and poems from their online literary destination, CreativeColloquy.com. I chose this
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The holiday shopping season has likely already started for many, but really kicks into high gear with the rapidly approaching Black Friday, followed closely by Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. While Small Business Saturday has made a point of sticking up for local businesses, there's still a heavy focus
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I imagine there was a time when my parents lamented the passing of doo-wop from their radio dial. Then Bruno Mars came along. So perhaps one day, when I'm old and decrepit, I'll be surprised and delighted by the return of wailing, distortion-crazed electric guitars to popular music. As it
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At times I get a hair up my ass to try a challenging recipe, just to see if I can come anywhere near the picture in the cookbook. The first time I challenged myself was in the year 2000, inside our little home on Stevens and North Eighth Street. I
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You may not recognize the name of retired filmmaker Warren Miller, but chances are high you've seen some of his work. Starting in 1950 with his debut documentary feature, Deep and Light, Miller shot a new nonfiction film about skiing and/or snowboarding every year for 54 years. He captured some
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[NOISE-ROCK] + SAT, NOV. 15 Octagrape like to describe their music with cutesy terms like "hazy rabbits foot jams," but what they really deal with is searing noise. The only way I can see a rabbit's foot as a metaphor for Octagrape is to imagine the silky fur as it transitions
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“Accomplice” Harlequin Productions is staging a mystery production of false identifies and cross purposes titled “Accomplice.” [State Theater, through Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $24-$33, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.786.0151, www.harlequinproductions.org] “Hollow” Lakewood Playhouse is staging the first show of its season — Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow.“ [Lakewood Playhouse,
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Smart people do smart things. That sentiment was the take-away from Joint Base Lewis-McChord's first Ebola Town Hall meeting at the Evergreen Theater. Three more are planned. "There are plenty of smart people here to answer your questions," said Col. Tony Davit, JBLM's deputy commander. The reason for the town halls stems from