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The Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia - or SOGO, as the kids say - presents its winter concert Sunday at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. SOGO's Conservatory Orchestra will dive into Mozart's "Overture to the Magic Flute" and Sibelius' "Karelia Suite," while SOGO's Academy Orchestra - featuring soloists
Stage
It's a rare treat to be able to see a world premiere play in our neck of the woods, which lends an air of special buzz around the staging of Shattering at Tacoma Little Theatre. After winning the AACT NewPlayFest, Shattering became one of six scripts chosen to be staged
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ANNOUNCER: The Tacoma Baking Company opened several weeks ago and the lines are still out the door. Five Tacoma families with varying talents banded together to offer creative, locally sourced, and nutritious products to their Hilltop neighborhood. Dutch and Jackie appease their sweet tooth this week. JACKIE: Come prepared. There will
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Bands that take on influences from Modest Mouse tend to sound more lost to me than bands drawing from, say, Vampire Weekend or Death Cab for Cutie. If you are talented and you really want to sound like Vampire Weekend or Death Cab, well, you can. But no one can
Music
The influence of Modest Mouse is far-reaching and, as more time passes, it becomes increasingly recognizable - the restlessly chopping guitars, rhythmically adding dissonant nuance to compliment the blown-out drums. Modest Mouse has a way of cherishing the guitar, of using every inch of it, even the parts that others
Music
The Krisis is the newest member of the Gonzo Family. He's from Centralia and currently resides in Longview. This stretches Gonzo Family into other parts of Washington - now there are members of the ever-growing crew in area codes besides the 253. Krisis has a rap-clown, party-animal vibe that he
News Front
Voting season is fast approaching, and the Federal Voting Assistance Program is ready to help service members and families exercise the right to vote. "The Federal Voting Assistance Program works to ensure service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens are aware of their right to vote, and have the
Music
This Saturday, the historic walls of Tacoma's Immanuel Presbyterian Church will be filled with some very fresh sounds. Indie groups Pearly Gate Music, The Maldives and Pickwick make up the impressive line-up. An eye-stopping cobalt blue poster heralds the event as Cathedrals Tacoma: Part One. Cathedrals, a series with the simple
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag the Weekly Volcano's hack team of wannabe journalists tackles some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
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The concept of The Color Purple as a stage musical seems to evoke the same reaction in virtually everyone - at least everyone I know. And that reaction is, "Huh?" Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel follows Celie, a young black woman in 1930s Georgia, from a childhood of rape by her father,
Stage
The concept of The Color Purple as a stage musical seems to evoke the same reaction in virtually everyone - at least everyone I know. And that reaction is, "Huh?" Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel follows Celie, a young black woman in 1930s Georgia, from a childhood of rape by her father, into
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Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Kareem Kandi got an early start playing the saxophone, picking it up at age 11 while attending Washington Hoyt Elementary. In the seventh grade at Mason Middle School, Kandi began a nine-year stint of private lessons with the great saxophonist
Military Life
(Photo: Tech. Sgt. Russell Dela Montanye of the 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, hugs his daughter, Celine, during a surprise homecoming on the finish line of a 5K race hosted by I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing Jan. 24 to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
Health
You may have seen the commercials for Orangetheory or started hearing friends talk about the Orange Zone and Splat points. So just what is Orangetheory? It is a 60-minute, high-intensity class which uses technology to monitor your performance using a heart rate monitor. The goal is to get your heart rate
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Hollywood has been responsible for some classic songs over the years - the combination of cinema and soundtrack joining forces to create a truly indelible moment. Sunday, coloratura soprano Diane Penning will be welcomed to Tacoma by the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra for a presentation of POPS: Hollywood's Greatest Melodies -
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Saturday in Olympia Romanteek is back again, packing the group's unique sound of hypnotic vocals, sometimes breezy, sometimes moody melodies, layered with soul-soothing guitar riffs and dance-beat drums into the Capital Theater for an event called "All of the Shadows Open." For this performance Olympia's Romanteek will pair with another
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George Orwell's Animal Farm is perfect for kids. Hit 'em while they're young, that's what we always say. Don't want any little Stalin-ites running around out there on the playground, after all. This weekend Olympia Family Theater opens its run of the stage version of Animal Farm, which it says is
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The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe headed to Tacoma this Friday - offering a show that promises to, "cover every sport from every continent ever played in 90 minutes." Pretty bold stuff, we know, but that's pretty much what you'd expect from an outfit like the Reduced
Veterans
With so many volunteering commitments on his plate, one might think John Thurber would get burned out. Between grading papers in a fourth-grade classroom at Thompson Elementary in the Bethel School District, being active with the Lion's Club and giving his time to Multicare's Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Thurber is
Health
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is making it easier for service members and their families to take a holistic approach to their health by bringing wellness services to military installations. Through the Exchange's BE FIT program, you will begin to see expanded services such as durable medical
