Stage
Three outstanding fabric artists are represented in the latest show at B2 Fine Art Gallery. The show is called "Nature in the Making: Geo-Tiles" and is subtitled "Geology Interpreted through Woven Textiles." Participating artists are Stacey Harvey-Brown all the way from the UK, Agnes Hauptli from New Zealand, and Tacoma's
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Hey, neighbor! What's that you're cooking? It smells simply delish. Mind if I help myself to one of those burgers? You don't? And you insist I take some potato chips, as well? And some egg salad? Wait a minute. This is just getting weird now. I came over here to
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Hey, you! SHUT IT! No, no, I'm not telling you to shut up! That's the name of a new event in which participants sit quietly and read while enjoying food and drink. SHUT IT! is inspired by Christopher Frizzelle's Silent Reading Parties in Seattle. Frizelle, the editor-in-chief of The Stranger,
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Sunday, July 6, Museum of Glass will celebrate its 12th birthday with a party. The Museum has entertained more than 2 million visitors, hosted more than 350 artists and has shown 86 exhibitions and displays since opening in 2002. Numerology states a birthday on the 6th of the month adds
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Guitarist Steve Cooley grew up in Chico, Calif., making a name for himself in the Cream-influenced band Gunge in 1967. The trippy band with blues riffs opened for the Grateful Dead at a Chico fairgrounds in November of 1968. Although Gunge was short lived, Cooley went on to share the
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I remember the day when my junior high buddies and I finished our weekly Wednesday of all-you-can-eat Pizza Haven feast then strolled into the Villa Plaza to check out girls inside the Liberty House store. Suddenly girls took a back seat when sitting in the middle of the store was
Spouse magazine
SPOUSE magazine is a free, online magazine that addresses the unique needs and interests of military spouses at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. SPOUSE speaks to our reader's values and focuses on what's important. We empower her with smart solutions for her core concerns - deployment issues, career
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Louie G's Pizza takes its rock as seriously as its oversize pies. Restaurateur Louis Galarza installed professional-grade light and sound equipment, then threw his doors open to the types of bands you may not expect with your meatball calzone. This Saturday he's hosting Montana's heavy-metal trio Hellgate as part of
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The Question: is there still such a thing as Northwest regional cooking? Is dinner at a Tacoma bistro any different from a meal you'd eat in New York, Chicago, or Atlanta? As we've imported the world, have we lost our regional identity? A few weeks ago, an out-of-town friend asked
Family
The line between the real world and the virtual world continues to grow thinner and while adults can usually walk that tightrope, children are at risk from the dangers of the Internet that lurk below. While underage Facebook use, online bullying and sexting are unfortunately things that parents know to
Critics' Picks
[HIP-HOP] + THURS, JUNE 26 The Pacific Northwest underground hip-hop scene has continued to develop and grow with a myriad of different styles, trends and characters. Landon Wordswell is one such character with a unique style. Hailing from The Rose City, Wordswell combines enthusiasm with sharp craft and delivery on the microphone. Billed
Music
When I was 16, I was hanging out in my friend's apartment, smoking pot with a group of people. She was dating a pot-dealer, at the time, so this wasn't an entirely uncommon situation. The lights were off, and we were listening to music. Someone turned on "Shine On You
Features
You go a measly two weeks without feeding the Weekly Volcano office dog and all of a sudden you are labeled as "unreliable." Punishment ensues. No funny, meaningless columns for you, Steph DeRosa. Stick me with the boring food column, Pappi Swarner, whatever. I'll show you. And guess what, Pappi,
Music
As a music writer, it's more or less an open secret that we tend to get bored and give special attention to things that we may not even like in our leisurely hours, but that hit our ears as interesting in our work lives. The same likely holds true to
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If you're new to the show as well, be advised it quotes plenty of Elizabethan language from Shakespeare's original text, then seasons it with a drizzle of "baby"s and "man"s. It jars the first time that gives way to pop, rock or, in one early number, reggae,
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Moss + Mineral is an easy-to-overlook design store tucked away in a small space on Ninth Street near a bail bondsman. They show art and photography by some of the area's best. Featured through July (no closing date set) are works by Carlos Taylor-Swanson (fine woodworking);
Food Matters
THE RED HOT RE-OPENS Calling all imbibers: Get thyselves to The Red Hot (2914 Sixth Ave., Tacoma). After months and months of permit issues and construction, The Red Hot has finally re-opened in its new, larger neighboring space June 25. A lined formed before 11 a.m. waiting for co-owner Chris Miller
News Front
The question looming is whether or not Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be put into service housing unaccompanied minors who have illegally entered the U.S. at its southwest border. In a statement from early June 2014, Secretary Jeh Johnson of the Department of Homeland Security wrote: "Addressing the rising flow of unaccompanied
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As such, I tend to find myself more involved with bands that skate through '60s influences on their way to pop serenity. When I'm not filling my head with big-sounding post-punk nonsense, I generally find time for bands like Foxygen, which strangle-holds '60s pastiche in a way that's both reverent
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Though music scenes have shifted and grown, in the Pacific Northwest, Olympia has maintained its status as a hub of musical experimentation. It should come as no surprise that they hold the premier South Sound festival for exploring the farther reaches of musical expression.
