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This month, reservists attached to the 36th Aerial Port Squadron, which is part of the 446th Airlift Wing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, will deploy to Southwest Asia in order to assist with the drawdown and subsequent redeployments out of Afghanistan. They are expected to be there for six
Heroes & Awards
Because of its projects to eliminate homelessness among military veterans and to increase Medicaid assistance for veteran families, the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs received two national awards Tuesday, Feb. 11. Clyde Marsh, the president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, presented the WDVA with two
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages.
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Forget Venus, Venice, Paris or any other word ending in -is that conjures up love-ish ideas: there's no better way to woo a would-be - or current - Valentine than with an evening of arts-related culture. And Mad Hat Tea Company has fired up its popular Valentine's Day arts show
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Metronome Coffee Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Hunnywell w/ Dames and Ricky Reyes. 8-11 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian BJ Johnson. 8:30 pm. $15. Tacoma
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Teenagers going crazy for opera? Only if it's pop-opera from The Ten Tenors. The group from Down Under has impressed all ages, combining opera with a comedic presentation. Instead of classic Italian arias, expect Abba's "Dancing Queen" and a Bee Gees medley. The 10 Aussies on stage don't look bad,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Metronome Coffee Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Megan Biegalski w/ Kord Taylor and Tommy Shin. 8-11 pm. NC. BLUES Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Quinn. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian BJ Johnson. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma
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If we referred to "the weekend's most exciting sports event," we couldn't blame you for assuming we meant Olympics Ice Dancing. But we've got another entry in that category: the JBLM Bettie Brigade's second bout of the season. By now you've heard about the roller derby resurgence. Hell, you may
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. 5-8 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day featuring Seatown Rhythm and Blues Players and the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy Club
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Director C. Rosalind Bell's staging completes the Broadway Center's production of all 10 plays in Wilson's "Pittsburgh Cycle," one for each decade of the 20th century. (Famous installments include Fences and The Piano Lesson, each of which won a Pulitzer Prize.) Joe Turner's Come and Gone demands nuanced
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Peter Turney was a Tennessee Supreme Court justice who governed that state from 1893 to 1897. His brother, Joe, made a living by transporting Negro prisoners from Memphis to the state pen in Nashville. Along the way, he picked up extra men by enticing them into craps games, arresting and
