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Mural art doesn't seem like the kind of discipline that should be broken into seasons, like fashion or the performing arts - not least because so many murals, with their all-together-now imagery and perennial visibility, seem lodged in a permanent Sesame Street-like past. But the weather in the South Sound
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Why do we love movies so much? Not just watching them, but making them, too. Watching is easy - you leave your life behind for a brief amount of time in trade for what's happening on screen. Making them - it becomes your life for an amount of time. The
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Tacoman Erik Hanberg loves parks and books. He's taken both passions to the next level. He's currently a commissioner with Metro Parks Tacoma. He's also penned The Saints Go Dying, The Marinara Murders and within days of releasing his first sci-fi novel, The Lead Cloak. Hanberg is campaigning to create
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New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber has 170 million books in print; the newest, Rose Harbor in Bloom, will be front and center Wednesday when Macomber visits the Tacoma Public Library Main Branch. The book is the sequel to The Inn at Rose Harbor, which was set in the
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It may be grayer than Bea Arthur's pixie cut outside, but not so inside King's Books Wednesday. The Stadium District bookstore draws a crowd during the Scrabble Rabble sessions, where folks compete with similar skill level players and pounce with triple word scores. The Weekly Volcano doesn't know about you
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Musical performances during openings at B2 Fine Art Gallery are nothing new, but the gallery is branching out into music in a big way with the first of a two-part series of art celebrating music. "SPIN 1: American Vinyl Exhibition" - which has been extended through Nov. 16 - is
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There are those among us who can make their trip to a hair stylist the most riveting story you've heard all week. People whose stories never trail off into "it was really cool. ..." Envy them. They are not like you. Not only do they have great success at parties,
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Five weeks of lectures, book work and staring at white walls is not the reputation some airmen want for the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. In an effort to enrich the schoolhouse, three airmen from the Rising Four recently painted a mural for the school's
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Some people are habitual runners, others race bikes and a few even climb mountains to get that rush of adrenaline; but have you heard of kayak fishing? "This is why I fish ... sometimes I catch fish, often times I get skunked, sometimes I make memories that will haunt me for
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Point Defiance PARK and Ruston are perfect examples and just a few of the reasons that Tacoma is so rad. Sweeping waterfront views and fabulous patio dining options paired with kayak, parasailing and picnic areas define the town of Ruston, making it a prime destination for a casual stroll, lunch
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The International Blues Challenge hosted in Memphis, Tenn., is a - you guessed it - international competition where blues bands and solo/duo acts compete for a variety of prizes and recognition in the music industry. In its 30th year, competition will take place Jan. 21-25 -
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Smooth operation of Air Force medical units and facilities requires a blend of healthcare professionals, each with their own specialty, to seamlessly collaborate in order to deliver optimal care for their patients. The same rules apply during Air Force Reserve weekends, but even more so as time doesn't exactly play in
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Looking for a healthier alternative to cigarettes? Want to help out local veteran service organizations? Then start smoking. That's right - smoking. Not smoking in the traditional sense, of course. That stuff is loaded with hundreds of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals like arsenic (used in rat poison), formaldehyde (used to preserve dead
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The vision is to end veteran suicide, but is not something a few people can do, it must be a national effort in order to make a difference," said Rod Wittmier, founder of the nonprofit National Alliance to End Veteran Suicide (NA2EVS). "Like Einstein's theory of relativity, we have a
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Raise a glass for a good cause and sample the latest offering from Murphy-Goode winery. Operation Red, a 2011 varietal, retails for $15 and the profits from each sale goes to its namesake organization, Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront, which was founded in 2002, oversees more than 4,500 volunteers nationwide who provide
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Celebrate the season of giving a little early this year with a terrific local theater experience, some great eats and drinks and the chance to make the holiday magical for a military child in need. Joint Base Lewis-McChord Santa's Castle, a nonprofit organization that has provided Christmas gifts to the children
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Soldiers assigned to the 570th Sapper Company conducted a five-day training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sept. 16-20 that provided leadership with evaluations in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan next year. During the weeklong training, soldiers received hands on refresher training on equipment standard in their field. They worked with the
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With The Evens, Amy Farina barrels on the drums, sometimes sounding as easy as morning fog rolling over settled water, other times sounding as sharp and heated as a first piercing. When she sings, she saturates with feminine power. Together with Ian MacKaye's sometimes plucking, often
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[CHAMBER POP] + SAT, SEPT. 28 The trio of You Are Plural make music for the kind of people that need a little more propulsion in their chamber pop. Made up of cello, Wurlitzer organ and drums, You Are Plural construct perfectly lovely tunes that benefit greatly from the sort of
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On opposite corners of the U.S., Ian MacKaye and I recently chatted on the phone. He was busy - in the middle of digitally archiving 900 Fugazi shows onto his Dischord Records website while simultaneously preparing for a west coast tour, including a stop in Olympia with his current band,