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Ty Peterson cares about the youth, so much that he helped create the Pacific West Aerospace Academy, a non-profit organization aimed toward assisting in aviation and technical support. The executive director and graduate of the United States Marine Core, Peterson said the purpose of the academy is to seek out economically
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Oppenheimer Café at University of Puget Sound Tacoma - Northend. An Evening of Songwriters featuring Barna Howard from Missouri, Vikesh Kapoor from Pennsylvania and Hip Hatchet from Portland, Ore. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Donations. Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix
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While many people would associate water or Gatorade with exercise, those people would be wrong, and the Tacoma Runners know it. Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., for the last three years, waves of runners head out from a Tacoma pub, following a 5K route announced at the start, before returning
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle Open Mic. All Ages. 7 pm. $2. BLUES Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center Kent. Blues Guitarist Matt Andersen. All Ages. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Kyle Ploof. 8:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown.
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DJs Broam, Bobby Galaxy and Mr. Melanin have created something that should be reviewed in a gourmet magazine: We swear to you, their Future Bass is so good you might want to eat it. The bass throbs. The sounds ebb. The crowd is hyped. The roof is definitely being raised.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Mike Horn, Chey Soul. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum Tacoma - Northend. Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers. All Ages. 2 pm. $5-$20. COMEDY/GAMES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Comedian Brad Upton. 8:30 pm. Grit City Comedy Club
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Inspired by the lack of variety in dance music in Tacoma, Calvin Murphy and Omar Stokes founded Ocean Grooves Entertainment in January 1999. They started off strong that February with Monday night shows at the 6th & Proctor Bar & Grill (later became Hell's Kitchen) and dedicated Mondaysd to underground
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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 Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 6 pm. Uncle
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Did you know the United Nations declared 2012 to be the International Year of the Cooperative? The UN based its statement on the co-op business model's stunning growth. The UN found that, in 2012, one billion people worldwide were co-op member-owners, or one in five adults over the age of
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"All three of us are peeing our panties about our show with Listener and Poor Folks Live Well at the Urban Onion," says Jared Bugg, drummer for Simon the Leper. "We've known Poor Folks since the first incarnation of Simon the Leper, but this is the first time we've had
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The best bars are named after ex-wives. Or defunct rock bands. Or candy. Yep, candy. That's why we knew The Red Hot in Tacoma was destined to be a classic. How could a place known for its beer and hot dog selection not bring the noise? Especially
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Not much can be said about 1022 South that hasn't already been said. Everyone has sung the bar's praises. I mean, even a writer from New York called 1022, "home to some of the most fascinating apothecary cocktail work on the West Coast." And I agree. As a drinker's destination, 1022
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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. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times.
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Patriots Landing, a retirement community dedicated to serving former military personnel in Dupont, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Navy Band of Washington D.C. is coming to the local area in February. The band is currently in the midst of their popular and exquisite national tour and will be
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At noon Sunday, I attended a press screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I returned to my laptop, wrote my review and sent it off, convinced I would be in a minority. I loved it, but then I'm also the guy who loved Beowulf, and
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At noon Sunday, I attended a press screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I returned to my laptop, wrote my review and sent it off, convinced I would be in a minority. I loved it, but then I'm also the guy who loved Beowulf, and
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A group of green thumbs and growers have announced the launch of www.GrowLocalTacoma.com. Co-presented by the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, Tagro, the Pierce Conservation District, and Exit133, GrowLocalTacoma.com is “dedicated to local, healthy food for all” and “overcome(ing) hurdles to eating locally.” Sounds delicious. PLUS 1 A
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A group of green thumbs and growers have announced the launch of www.GrowLocalTacoma.com. Co-presented by the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, Tagro, the Pierce Conservation District, and Exit133, GrowLocalTacoma.com is “dedicated to local, healthy food for all” and “overcome(ing) hurdles to eating locally.” Sounds delicious. PLUS 1
