Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Adam Small. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Chris Chandler, Paul Benoit, Kathy Jonas, Pat Butler. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Graham Crackers. All Ages. 8 pm. Cafe Luna Vashon. Jeneen Terrana. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Justin
Outdoors
It isn't often most people get to say this, but holy hand grenade: That's a lot of beads. Shipwreck Beads is a quick jog off Interstate 5 from the Marvin Road exit in Lacey. First-time visitors, lured, no doubt, by the catchy radio jingle, are often stunned into an overwhelmed silence,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bobby Jo Valentine, Andy Kong. All Ages. 6 pm. LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Crimson Thread. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jeneen Terrana. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. John McCutcheon. All Ages. 8 pm. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. The Accordion Babes. All
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: On the prowl for a strip mall gem, Jackie and Dutch caught wind of the newly opened Build a Burger and high-tailed it down Tacoma Mall Boulevard to check it out. JACKIE: You could easily miss Build a Burger as you zip down the Boulevard, but you'd be missing out
Arts
"Women in Wood" continues through Sept. 15 at American Art Company, showcasing turned wood pieces by 13 women woodworkers from around the country, including Helga Winter, Betty Scarpino, Cindy Drozda, Dixie Biggs, Donna Zils Banfield and Barbara Dill. As a bonus, Winter is showing eight pieces from a new series
Arts
Olympia's Art House Designs is not your typical art gallery. They seldom have regularly scheduled shows. Rather, it is more like an art fair or a funhouse of contemporary art with prints, paintings, ceramics and sculptures by more than 30 artists, including such popular local artists as Barlow Palminteri, Simon
News Front
The Army is phasing out its manual meal card system after decades of use, as the service fully transitions to its new automated meal entitlement code system next month. Now, instead of presenting a meal card, soldiers will simply swipe their common access card containing an authorization code for the dining
Family
Moving to a new location can be a daunting experience, especially when leaving your friends and family behind. The Lewis Community Spouses' Club (LCSC) is a great resource for military spouses to meet new people and contribute to their local community. The new year kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 21, with
We Recommend
In 1984, author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg brought 14 drawings, so the story goes, to a children's book publisher by a man named Harris Burdick, along with titles and captions. Burdick promised to return the next morning with the stories to go along with the drawings
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ANNOUNCER: With so many places in the South Sound to get Asian food, Jackie and Dutch head south to Olympia this week to check out Narai Asian Cuisine. This family-owned business offers classes in Thai cooking, dancing and language in addition to serving up their inspired dishes. Jackie and Dutch
Focus
On a Saturday afternoon, Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division could be doing anything. They could have kayaked or watched the game at home. Instead, they decided to change someone's life. After 10 years of war, many would say that Soldiers must be exhausted from
Military Life
To kick off their recent move to Lewis North of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 308th Brigade Support Battalion welcomed Soldiers and their Families to come attend an open house in costume Oct. 27. The idea for the event, said Lt. Col. Gary Spearow, commander, 308th BSB, started at
Focus
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER - Despite being stationed only a few hundred miles away, Soldiers from at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and members of the Canadian Army might most frequently encounter each other thousands of miles away on the battlefields of Afghanistan. But that all changed for members of
Music
Alright, let me know if you've heard this one before: Tacoma's music scene has a frustrating habit of fluctuating in waves, experiencing fallow periods and periods of fruitful activity, but it always has its way of bouncing back. Tired though this slightly panicked mantra is, it's mostly been proven to
Focus
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER - What makes a cavalry scout exceptional? He has engineer, artillery, infantry and cavalry skills all in his arsenal. Soldiers of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, put those skills to the test during a platoon live-fire certification Oct. 25 at the Multipurpose Training
Outdoors
A tall ship is coming to Tacoma, and with them comes a sense of 18th century American history. The historic ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will visit a number of Washington ports, with the Hawaiian Chieftain docking at the Foss Waterway (705 Dock Street) Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23-24. The creation
News Front
Reserve citizen airmen assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing, and their families, focused on wellness Aug. 4 and 5 during a weekend dedicated to promoting strength and wellness at McChord Field. "Wingman and Family Days are essential," said Maj. Gen. Randall Ogden, commander of the Fourth Air Force. "Supporting our airmen
News Front
A sheen of sweat shone on the face of 1st Lt. David McKeon in the early morning light as he worked on one of two simulated casualties. He worked quickly to assess the patients' conditions and begin the necessary procedures to prepare them for transport to a rear area medical
Arts
"Study of Site and Space" at 950 Gallery is the best theme show around. It is a group exhibition featuring 16 Northwest artists that, according to curator and show participant Allison Hyde, "seeks to address the innate human connection to site and space through 2D, 3D and mixed-media art (representing)
