Reviews
ANNOUNCER: Spud's Pizza has been an east Tacoma staple for nearly 60 years, often boasting several generations of loyal customers. Known for its large helpings of pizza and salads, Dutch and Jackie head over to relive a dining foundation from their youth. DUTCH: I like the reminiscence of the place. On
South Sound Cinema
The Banker (Dec. 6) George Nolfi, who did such a splendid job of adapting The Adjustment Bureau and turning it into one of the great romantic films of the 2010s, is behind the camera for this based-on-true-events story starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie as African-American businessmen in the 1950s
Stage
Let us now sing once again (or should we say "carol?") the praises of The Christmas Revels at Tacoma Arts Live's Rialto Theater. It's a mid-December medley of family-friendly skits, songs and instrumental performances that showcase a different, though primarily European, culture each year. As it has been for the
Attractions
Enchant Christmas returns to Seattle's T-Mobile Park for an extravagant Christmas experience. This year, the world's largest Christmas light maze, Mischievous, will delight children of all ages as they search for Santa's missing gifts in time to save Christmas. During the event, the stadium is packed with fun things to do.
News Front
Not everyone can go home for the holidays, but that doesn't mean anyone has to miss out on holiday festivities. Operation Turkey Drop, Operation Cookie Drop and Operation Ham Grenade are among several seasonal initiatives Joint Base Lewis-McChord conducts to spread Yuletide spirit. The season recently kicked off with Operation Turkey
Neighborhoods
There's been a lot of life on JBLM Lewis Main and Lewis North in the last 95 years. Since they began as Camp Lewis in 1917, the stories of thousands of service members and their Families have played out on the installation as they did everything from
Spouses
When Lisa Hallett co-founded the wear blue: run to remember group nearly two years ago, she did so with a specific purpose. She had recently lost her husband, Capt. John Hallett, when his Stryker was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Forty-one service members didn't
Military Life
When it comes to Zumba, the moves come natural to Jacqi Gordon. The Army spouse of Cuban descent has no problem following instructors of the Latin-dance inspired fitness program. A couple of months ago she invited her husband to join her in a class at one of the
Kids
Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and Trefoils-these classic cookies are often what people first think of when they see Girl Scouts, but on the 100th anniversary of the worldwide organization, scouts on Joint Base Lewis-McChord are doing more than selling their signature treats. Scouts have been participating
News Front
(Photo: Regional Health Command-Pacific honored retired Col. Timothy Hoiden Nov. 27 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord during a memorialization ceremony dedicating the RHC-P and I Corps inspector general conference room in his name. Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, RHC-P, hosted the ceremony which included the unveiling of a plaque in
News
For many Americans, the holiday season is one filled with family fun, food and festivities accented by cards, lights on a Christmas tree, and nicely wrapped gifts. But for some service members' families, their military budgets do not leave much leeway in order for them to celebrate a traditional Christmas holiday. To
News Front
Service members, military families and military retirees can see a free movie screening of Universal Pictures' 1917, starring George McKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch, at Reel Time Theaters on select military installations Dec. 14. The following military communities will
Military Life
Join in on the fun this weekend as local businesses and organizations join together to bring a free afternoon of holiday fun to the local military families surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord. All military personnel including veterans, reserve, Guard, active-duty, retired, spouses and their family members are invited to an afternoon
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE FRIDAY 10 AM Dave Matthews Band
We Recommend
The close of the week offers a chance to join the Olympia Symphony Orchestra and guest pianist Wolfgang Wortberg for "By Audience Request," a performance promising Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15, Verdi's Overture to NabuccoI, Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry and Stravinsky's Suite from
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Ariana Throne's one-woman "dance drama" Collision looks at rape culture in American college life. She herself was involved in two such collisions, and much of her performance is uncomfortably autobiographical. Throne uses a variety of performance skills to examine our views about rape - and to tell her own story
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The Weekly Volcano has a Street Team of 20-somethings who attend events in the South Sound, takes photos, blogs and distributes flyers and posters for future events. They also host events, such at the Street Team Pub Crawl. How do you get in on the first Street Team
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The internationally-acclaimed exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture caused a ruckus when it debuted at The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in 2010. David Wojnarowicz's unfinished film, A Fire in My Belly, was removed from the exhibition, sparking a national controversy, demonstrations and renewed discussions about
News Front
(Photo: Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville, along with other service secretaries and chiefs, speak to the Senate Committee on Armed Services during a hearing on privatized housing in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3.) The Army's top leaders updated lawmakers
Online Interactive Guides
A guide on local holiday shopping, events and more! Come back each week for more holiday ideas. Click here to view our interactive 2019 Holiday Guide #2.
