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When I think of "pet portraits," I can't help but remember an ugly oil painting of my aunt's beloved Clancy, an ottoman-shaped dog who ate like the spoiled child of wealthy parents. (He had a favorite cookie: Nabisco Brown Edge Wafers.) But the portraits of Tiny Beasts
Attractions
The month of October usually means that there are a wide variety of Halloween-related events taking place. Children are probably busy picking out their costumes and planning what to do with their trick-or-treating loot. There is plenty of fun to be had before Halloween officially takes place at the end of
Food Matters
NOSH LEAGUE: The Weekly Volcano foodie and drinkie group will taste chocolate pairs with wine, port and beer at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 inside Beyond the Bridge Café (2717 Sixth Ave., Tacoma). The cost is $15 per person. You must RSVP at dish@weeklyvolcano.com to attend. WEEKEND OF LOVE: Pacific Grill
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In Deborah Lynn Frockt's adaptation as produced by Olympia Family Theater, Alice passes through the frame of her own portrait; which is, to be fair, no more nor less plausible than falling down a rabbit hole into a room of space-time portals. Frockt's retelling follows Carroll's
Sipping Out
Thursday, Feb. 10 Wine, port and beer plus chocolate tasting, 6:30 p.m., $15, Beyond the Bridge Cafe, 2717 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, RSVP here. Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen,
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"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. "I don't much care where -" said Alice. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat. -Lewis
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Big Wheel Steakhouse and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. American Idol Viewing
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gina Belliveau. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Rockin' Blues Jam, with David Dickerson, Glenn Hummel.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Valentine's Day Dinner, featuring Chris Ward. 7 pm. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller Band. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing Group. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Benefit Show for Shannon Knight, featuring On The Level, Aury Moore Band, Randy Oxford's All-Star Revue, Red Hot Blues Sisters, Rafael Tranquilino. 4 pm. Dawson's Bar and Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Acoustic Couti. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Stephen Heinzman Trio. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 7 pm. BLUES HG Bistro Puyallup. Nate & Stan. 8 pm. NC. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC HG Bistro Puyallup. Lewis/Lane. 8 pm. NC. Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Ronnda Cadle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. The Kings Of Mongrel Folk. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES O'Callahan's Pub & Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw.
News Front
Remotely-controlled weapons systems have drastically reduced the number of soldiers needed for perimeter security at an expeditionary base camp here. "Every soldier I have assigned to securing the perimeter is one I don't have that can execute support missions," said Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, commander, 142nd Combat Service Support Battalion, or
Attractions
Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, a 25-minute drive from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, is home to some of the finest spas, lodging and Las Vegas-style gaming. But a signature attraction it holds above all other Washington state casino resorts are its nationally televised boxing events held in the Skookum Creek
Outdoors
Most of the time we spend our lives rushing between points A and B - running errands, getting to and from work, hurrying between appointments and friends and obligations. How often do you just stop and look at what's around you? Chances are you don't. And, really, not just anywhere
Reviews
Stink Cheese and Meat, with its signature sandwiches, has been satisfying the lunch crowds in downtown Tacoma since it opened its doors in 2011. Since that time, Stink has added an attached wine bar to ensure success with the after-work crowds as well. El Tufo, Spanish for stink, is of
