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Watching Late Nite Catechism is a lot like looking up at a Fourth of July spectacle. You don't have to be an arsonist to be awed by a fireworks display, after all. And you don't have to be Catholic or a recovering Catholic to be wowed by the colorful and
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Suave Bing Crosby and fleet-of-foot Danny Kaye star as workaholic Bob Wallace and playboy Phil Davis, successful 1950s vaudevillians who discover the lovely Haynes sisters, then accompany them to their holiday gig at an inn in Vermont that turns out to be (a) run by the guys' adored old World
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Living in these parts, we simply cannot ignore our physical surroundings. Summer's high pressure anticyclone system in the Pacific brings a predictably dry season, Mount Rainier's brooding-beauty, and the waterways with a deep basin connected by shallower sills dotted with islands make all of us adventurers of sorts. Our physical
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Detroit kid Nathan Watts started on trumpet and switched to electric bass in high school, at the urging of childhood pals Ollie Brown and Ray Parker, Jr. Inspired by the Funk Brothers - who he watched through the basement window at Motown's Hitsville Studios - as well as the rock
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As all the fellas know, the Puyallup Fair and Events Center will be turned into a Christmas lover's wonderland for five days as part of the Victorian Country Christmas festival. Wives and girlfriends have been texting reminders all week. Holiday music will fill the air as live musicians stroll through
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I have a confession to make. Yes, I am a cynical, skeptical agnostic who doesn't believe in any abdominally-insulated arctic elf. That's not my confession. The confession is I adore Christmas music. It isn't a holiday season without Handel's Messiah or Nat King Cole's rendition, the only proper rendition, of
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After a year of construction at a cost of $15.5 million, the 16,000-square-foot expansion adds 32 percent new space to the museum's 50,000-square-foot facility. This state-of-the-art project includes four gracious new galleries, a sculpture hallway and an enlarged light-filled lobby. A hands-on art-making area for all
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Everybody knows not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Tacoma Art Museum certainly does. In this case, the gift horse is a bucking bronco, or lots of them - the 295 works of Western art from the Haub Family Collection donated to TAM, plus more than $15 million
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Emergencies don't always happen in convenient spots and with the far-flung locations that the Army sometimes trains in, it is important that medical evacuations can happen quickly and safely. To support this, medics with 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, trained in advanced medical evacuation techniques using
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For the third year in a row, the Weekly Volcano will host live bands every Saturday night at the Franciscan Polar Plaza ice rink. In conjunction with the Tacoma Art Museum's new Haub wing and "Art of the American West" exhibit, editor Pappi Swarner has booked seven Saturdays of bluegrass,
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[HIP-HOP] + FRI, NOV. 21 The 25Z60 (Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey & beyond) chapter of The Universal Zulu Nation is hosting a free party in celebration of Hip-Hop History Month for those who respect and love hip-hop. There will be MCs, DJs, B-Boy/Girls and visual arts/graffiti cyphers all night. The Zulu Nation and Temple
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Let's face it; we have to admire the self-confidence of any group willing to call its production BOMB, even if it is a clever acronym (Best of Modern Broadway). Such faith in a production directed, choreographed, and performed by kids-including the band!-borders on foolhardy. I've stated my reluctance to dump
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Earlier this year, a video showing David Letterman rightfully losing his shit after watching a performance from Future Islands went viral. Samuel T. Herring, frontman for the synth-pop romantics, blew the roof off of the Ed Sullivan Theater with his wildly expressive performance - his intense stare, the animalistic way
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Feels perform upbeat psych-punk befitting their inclusion on Lolipop Records, one of LA's prominent hubs for psychedelia and garage rock. Though there's no official Feels album to date, they are readying the release of a live cassette, which is designed to resemble a bootleg. Nothing could be more fitting than
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Hip Hatchet is the project of alt-country singer-songwriter Philippe Bronchtein, who has a uniquely gifted sense of setting a melancholy mood. His songs are drenched in loneliness, without ever quite dipping too deeply into the well of sadness. On record, accompanied by a small group of supporting musicians, Bronchtein music
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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. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Buddy Catlett Seattle. Dec. 1 7:30 pm. Free admission (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Robert Gambarini Seattle. Dec. 9-10
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Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander, U.S. Army Pacific, met with I Corps leadership Nov. 18, to hear updates on the Pacific Pathways efforts and to discuss PACOM AOR Integration. The visit included a stop to see 1st Special Forces Group and an aerial tour of Yakima Training Center range and
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If you want to join the ranks of the dozen or so local comics who have gone on to national recognition, then Seattle International Comedy Competition is the perfect place to start. Despite the rise of DIY shows and new comedy clubs, SICC remains the focal point for any Washington
