Stage
I don't want to take anything away from the unassailable work of Hello, Dolly!'s cast and crew at Capital Playhouse. Almost to a person, they're knocking themselves dead out there. It's amazing, truly, what these performers can do. Gwen Haw inhabits the role of matchmaker Dolly Levi, so closely identified
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It's been dumping rain on the South Sound, so you're probably desperate for a sunny vacanza in Lombardy. Enchanted April at Harlequin Productions is just the thing. There's pretty much no way I can summarize Matthew Barber's charming idyll in a way that'll make it inviting to straight men, but
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In October of this year a team of British researchers is scheduled to dig down through three-kilometer-thick ice to explore Lake Ellsworth in the Antarctic, in hopes of finding new species and clues about the future impact of climate change. But Tacoma artist Lynn Di Nino and her
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A running joke among Pacific Northwest residents is that we only have two seasons: August and winter. Spring, summer and winter might be a bit more accurate. While many restaurateurs and chefs would like to unveil quarterly seasonal menus, the reality is the seasons just don't cooperate in our climate
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Heralded Chinese painter Xu Yongmin heads to Tacoma Wednesday for a public lecture titled, "Changing Art Education in China's Art Academies." The event, which marks the opening of his High Wind exhibit - set to be on display at the University's Kittredge Art Gallery March 20 through April 7 -
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According to the Olympia Youth Chorus website, the organization's mission is to, "nurture the appreciation of choral art and the shared experience of creating fine choral music for young singers in South Puget Sound." The Youth Chorus does this, at least in part, with help from presentations like Saturday's Everlasting
Arts
How many times have you read a story about someone who's had a singular passion for art for as long as he can remember? The story of Olympia's Jeff Freels is yet another one of those - except Freels' passion had to carry him through more than some lean years and
Stage
It's been dumping rain on the South Sound, so you're probably desperate for a sunny vacanza in Lombardy. Enchanted April at Harlequin Productions is just the thing. There's pretty much no way I can summarize Matthew Barber's charming idyll in a way that'll make it inviting to straight men, but here
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In October of this year a team of British researchers is scheduled to dig down through three-kilometer-thick ice to explore Lake Ellsworth in the Antarctic, in hopes of finding new species and clues about the future impact of climate change. But Tacoma artist Lynn Di Nino and her team of stalwart
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Olympia will be blessed with an East Coast legend Sunday when Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon hits the state capitol for the first time. Since officially joining Wu Tang in 1992, over the years Raekwon has become one of the more recognized names in the group and
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Soldiers from each of the United States Army's three components partnered together to conduct a training exercise focused on paralegal and lawyer skills this week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The event was part of a Total Force Readiness Exercise, which has several scheduled training cycles around the country throughout the year.
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RVIVR kicks fucking ass. There's something so nourishing about pop punk that's hard to explain - especially when it's done with as much precision and flair as RVIVR. There's just something about this unabashed enthusiasm, the giant hooks, and even the more enormous choruses. Everything is
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This Friday, A-Hyp Productions brings Tacoma a new hip-hop monthly. Headlining the show will be a solo set from Todd Sykes. He'll be throwing down on the MPC and the mic. Awall A.K.A. 2-Piece is also on the bill - making this a good chance to hear
Music
THE CAVE SINGERS >>> Friday, March 23 The members of the Cave Singers began their notable music careers on full tilt, in prog-rock and art-punk outfits like Pretty Girls Make Graves, Murder City Devils and Cobra High. Their transition to the indie folk rock of the Cave Singers is somewhat akin to
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THE STAGE “Soul On Fire” The big soul hit so far this summer is “Soul on Fire,” the thumping revue show staged by Harlequin Productions that offers all of the soul and R&B music from the ‘60s and ‘70s one audience could hope for. The kicking band and five scorching vocalists belt
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(Photo: Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, left, outgoing commander of America’s First Corps; Gen. Paul LaCamera, center; and Lt. Gen. Randy George, incoming commander, inspect the troops during the change of command ceremony Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.) To say Tuesday was a busy day for Randy A. George might be an
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The members of the Cave Singers began their notable music careers on full tilt, in prog-rock and art-punk outfits like Pretty Girls Make Graves, Murder City Devils and Cobra High. Their transition to the indie folk rock of the Cave Singers is somewhat akin to someone taking a lung-bursting sprint
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In my opinion, “dead puppies” is one of the saddest phrases in the English language and “community art project” is one of the happiest. A project is underway now that uses one of those phrases to eliminate the other. Last year at the Top of Tacoma McKinley Street Festival artists
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You might say his ego matches his stature. Standing at five feet, four-and-a-quarter inches, in shoes (according to him), Rhett Burris may not be the tallest brewer of beer in the state of Washington. But after earning two gold medals from this year’s North American Beer Awards, and one last year, you
