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Little known to most Americans, there is a glass art movement in Australia that developed alongside the similar glass art movement in our area going back to the 1970s, spurred by artists from Pilchuck and the Bullseye Glass Company in Portland. "The connections between Australia and the Pacific Northwest are
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Champagne Sunday. 9 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. John Stowell, Ulf Bandgren. All Ages. 7 pm. $15. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Mary Flower. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Little Creek Casino Shelton. John "Scootch" Cungo. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. 5-8 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Olympia Farmers Market
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge
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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. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool
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It's appropriate Bill W. - a documentary that recalls the life of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder William G. Wilson - skips the eight gazillion dollars special effects and 3-D action of modern-day films. Wilson's story - one of heartbreak, recovery and heroism - is a serious one, and the never-before-seen photographs,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Thadeaus Spae. All Ages. 7 pm. Donations BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC.
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Yes, we're in love with Future Bass. What's not to love? It's woozily smooth with a little dub, some Dirty South bounce, some mini-backpack drum 'n' bass, sassy house, badass soul, squiggly squeaks, breaky beats, distorted hip-hop samples, wobbling bass lines - like pathological gamblers through paychecks. DJs Broam, Bobby
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With more than 60,000 female veterans in Washington state, it should come as no surprise that the upcoming WDVA's 2013 Women Veterans Conference is poised to host more than 500 attendees, comprised of both veterans and active-duty female servicemembers. The theme of this year's conference, which will occur Saturday, June 29
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Every so often, a band comes along that blows you through the flaming hoop of innocence and hangs you out to dry on the tattered trapeze of days gone by. Sweet Water is one such band. In June 2007, the band - under the disguise The Cupcakes - prepared for
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Maybe you've never been to an Italian wedding, but just say the words: Italian wedding. Getting some good mental imagery yet? At Tony n' Tina's wedding, everything that could go wrong, does, in over-the-top Italian style, that is. Father Mark gets plastered, Uncle Luigi has bladder-control issues and Tony's father
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Older homes are typically loaded with character, and some people love nothing better than to stroll through a neighborhood and check out the architecture. For them, there is the Steilacoom Historical Home Tour. The outing, which is hosted by the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association and hasn't happened in almost 40
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When you read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, does the book provide a secret passageway to Narnia? Flipping through Chitty Chitty Bang Bang does it frustrate you the car can't fly? Pop-up books are endlessly fascinating. Being able to conjure up a three-dimensional world just by pulling a
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Capt. Michael Simpson has no problem jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. "I made my first jump about six years ago during airborne school," said the plans officer at the 17th Fires Brigade. "From that point on I was hooked. It is such a mind clearing experience." Since that first jump,
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Spouse magazine is a free, weekly, online magazine that addresses the unique needs and interests of military spouses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Spouse speaks to our reader's values and focuses on what's important. We empower her with smart solutions for her core
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE
Spouse magazine
Spouse magazine is a free, weekly, online magazine that addresses the unique needs and interests of military spouses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Spouse speaks to our reader's values and focuses on what's important. We empower her with smart solutions for her core concerns - deployment issues,
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The first thing to catch the eye upon entering the gallery is a large, two-part print project created as a collaboration by printmaking students. A series of black and white prints - they look like etchings or woodcuts - fill two good-sized, unframed and unstretched canvases. The images range from
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[EXPERIMENTAL FOLK] + FRIDAY, MAY 31 Kaetlin Kennedy's Lost Lockets project is a mixture of multimedia performance art and darkly alluring experimental folk music. You're never quite sure what you'll experience when you see Lost Lockets. Interpretive dance numbers, sound collages, off-putting costumes and themes, Kennedy solo or surrounded by a
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I wonder what pop music historians (read: nerds) would consider to be the first bedroom pop album. A case could be made for Paul McCartney's solo debut, McCartney. Recorded at his home in the wake of the Beatles' breakup, it touts many of what would become the defining characteristics of