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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,
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After disbanding the Los Angeles new wave/power pop group the Plimsouls, bespectacled, gruff-voiced frontman Peter Case launched a career as an important American singer/songwriter specializing in the flat-pick guitar style and semi-autobiographical stories of drifters delivered in a narrative style. Case has been writing and recording as a solo act
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Yo HepCats, FemCats, Zoots, Swingers, Suavecitos, Salseras, Salseros, Tangueras and Tangueros! Sunday Night Swing ends in two weeks. April 20 and 27 are the last two Sundays where you can jump, jive and wail in The Olympia Ballroom. If you have itchy feet, cruise over to the ballroom above the
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For the last 10 years the news swells with one horrific story after another about studies documenting how we sentient carbon-based biped creatures are mauling the planet at an unprecedented rate. We reproduce. We consume. We use it up and dry it all up and move on. Whee. Happy Earth
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So you fancy yourself a young artist, with the potential to become one of the best. Someone who is on par with Picasso. Well, here's a word of advice from Tenacious D: quit your day job and focus on your craft. However, dedication can only take you so far. If
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"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure." So states John McConnell's
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It's impossible to place The Saturday Giant into any sort of neat one-man band box. The Columbus, Ohio native isn't a prototypical one-man band: no one hollow-body guitar, no one bass drum, no one hi-hat cymbal and, OK, one voice. Instead, The Saturday Giant, aka Phil Cogley, purchased a Boomerang
People Rule
Think you're tough? If so, then perhaps you'd consider running an ultra marathon, an event that involves running and walking longer than the traditional marathon distance of 26.2 miles, or 42.195 kilometers. The most common distances are 31 miles (50 kilometers), 50 miles (80 kilometers), 62 miles (100 kilometers) and 100 miles
Military Life
Moving to a new base, and a new city, every few years is something most military spouses get accustomed to. For most, packing, unpacking and learning the lay of the land gets easier with each move and eventually becomes almost second nature. What never gets easier, however, is finding new
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Tacoma's Eastside consists of a few major lifelines connecting sleepy residential areas with the downtown region with easy access to freeways and main strips. Upon McKinley Hill, you'll discover a matrimony of charming residential and charming commercial destinations. Aside from locally owned operations and homes, McKinley Hill boasts some of
Benefits & Deals
If you've ever wanted to start your own business but were hindered by the funding, there's a way to secure some seed money. Over the next six weeks, Army and Air Force veterans are invited to submit a video explaining why they want to open their own business. Entries will be
Viva South Sound
Welcome to Thurston County, where hunters, hippies, and head officers can all be at the same bar. While an establishment may have a country, dive or hipster feel, everyone is always welcome. That's the one thing that makes this area so unique: we're pretty darn accepting of everyone. Many people will
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[SINGER-SONGWRITER] + THURS, APRIL 10-11 I can't remember when I met Mike Coucoules. Years and years ago at Cole's in Ruston is my guess, well before it burst into flames, before his auto accident benefit jam at Seafarers Sports Bar in 2006, and before I became a groupie when Coucoules played
Music
Metal is soft. In fact, cesium, the softest metal on earth, can be cut with a butter knife. The metal music genre is taking a turn toward softness, too. Have you seen those Skeletor memes with the inspirational quotes? How about the photo Tumblr of metalheads posing with their cats? Point
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It's an open secret that music critics - and, really, any critics - end up being drawn to the unusual, or even the off-putting, due to their constant exposure to the same old same old. I've just reached five years of writing about music for this fine rag, and there's
