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Watching good movies that you've never seen before and that you otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to see in the area is fun. The Grand Cinema in Tacoma is hip this fact - and it's just one of the reason's the indie film house's new Tuesday Film Series is such
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This Saturday is Veterans Day. It is a day loaded with history. It is a day set aside to honor all veterans -- past and present -- in order to remember and thank them for their service. This history surrounding this day is simple: On the 11th hour of the 11th day
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On Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., the unmistakable roar of more than 400 motorcycles will mark the start of the 2017 Albany (Oregon) Veterans Day Parade. The traditional motorcycle start will be eagerly anticipated by the more than 45,000 spectators expected to turn out this year to watch the
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When the air begins to cool and the leaves begin to change colors, we know that fall has arrived. It is many people's favorite time of the year because of the holidays and how it brings families together. Some holidays are meant to stop us and take a moment in
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I sometimes wonder where a person was when they were confronted with a musician's voice that didn't quite fit the mold of acceptability, and where they were when they realized that imperfection might actually be preferable. Growing up, I was inundated with songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s, which typically
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(THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO CRYSTA.) For this week's Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're giving away a $25 gift card to Ravenous restaurant in downtown Tacoma. To enter - please send an email to feedback@weeklyvolcano.com.
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There are some works of fiction that gain their power through bravado, high-density dialogue, spectacle, or pyrotechnic productions. Others, though, find strength, and lasting resonance, in closely observing human stories that somehow access universal empathy through specificity. Calligraphy is, at its bare bones, a story I've seen before: a grown-up child is
Food Matters
This spring the Funky Iguana Mexican restaurant moved from South 38th Street to a larger location on South Cedar across from Marlene's Market. El Gallito Loco opened in the vacated space in June. Gallito is a Mexican sandwich shop managed by Maria Ray and her husband. With only a handful
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Downtown Tacoma will soon see the addition of Mediterranean to the existing ethnic parade of dining choices. In the former Sea Grill space on Pacific Avenue, fine dining restaurant Zara Mediterranean Cuisine will open in mid-August. General Manager Chip Venzone confirms Zara is scheduled to open to the public Aug.
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In the heart of the Sixth Ave Business District, and one-of-a-kind in our area, the afternoon/evening Sixth Avenue Farmers Market is truly something to be grateful for. From 3:30-7 p.m. each Tuesday a small part of North Pine Street becomes a stage for lazily meandering families, kids, dogs, strollers, singles
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Fledgling Toy Boat Theatre's mission statement promises, "good acting in a humble house," and thanks to director Marilyn Bennett and the cast ofDakota's Belly, Wyoming, it delivers. I admired Bennett's production of Cradle Will Rock for University of Puget Sound, and this shorter play is similarly micromanaged. As for the
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"I don't think I've ever seen an arts organization make a more swift and dramatic turnaround than Capital Playhouse. Is it weird to say I'm proud of them?" That was how I began my review of Capital Playhouse's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and oh, what a pleasure it
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It's very rare these days to find a dance studio dedicated to only hip-hop. Fortunately for Tacoma, such a studio exists. Koncrete Studios relocated to Tacoma from Olympia about a month ago. Dancers from around Tacoma come to Koncrete not only to practice but to train. Owners
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It's very rare these days to find a dance studio dedicated to only hip-hop. Fortunately for Tacoma, such a studio exists. Koncrete Studios relocated to Tacoma from Olympia about a month ago. Dancers from around Tacoma come to Koncrete not only to practice but to train. Owners Jason Wickett and
Cup Check
STRIKE ONE Two embarrassing escapades, more than anything else, have solidified this column's niche. If it wasn't for Brett Favre's text-messaged junk and Tiger Woods' unyielding desire for Ambien sex with Perkin's waitresses, the Cup Check column may have never gotten off the ground. It may have never found its dozen
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It may be difficult to write about Mark Bennion's frescoes at Traver Gallery, but they're not difficult at all to enjoy. That is if you're willing to give them the long and concentrated attention they deserve. They're hard to write about because they're so minimal and there's so little variety. The
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Rock camps for girls are just so 2005.The latest step in the empowering-youth-through-rock movement is Queer Rock Camp, happening this week in Olympia. It's the first ever do-it-yourself music camp for queer youth."It really is not a music camp," says organizer Molly Fischer of Olympia. "The
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Let's face it - we already know the plot. The King of Memphis is outside holding court when an eagle drops a shoe in his lap. It turns out the shoe belongs to Rhodopsis, "Rosycheeks," a Greco-Egyptian slave girl living in Naucratis ... Wait. That's the earlier Greek version of
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$KRILLA B-DAY BASH >>> Thursday, Aug. 11 The most exciting new group to emerge this year out of Tacoma has been the Academy. The crew quickly came onto the scene thanks to the veteran status of some of the members. $krilla met Eee-tree, Ghetto, Doe-Lo Rossi, Mistah Mac, Charlotte Smoot, Criss, Eli,
