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I last saw Arsenic and Old Lace back in 1992, when I stage-managed a college production. It had a reputation for being over-performed at the time. Now, thanks to director Dale Westgaard's finely calibrated revival at Lakewood Playhouse, it's a pleasure to welcome it back. We were
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The 11th Annual Local Juried Art Exhibition at the gallery at Tacoma Community College may be the biggest ever, with 40 artists and some of them represented by multiple pieces; yet the show does not seem crowded. As with all juried exhibitions, there is some good stuff and some not-so-good, but
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Want to feel like a rock star without all the pain and annoyance of having to be a fire-breathing demon that bleeds from the mouth? Then hit Jazzbones Monday nights for Rockaraoke, where you can belt out songs like the Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again," Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make
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The Museum of Glass is kind of a big deal. But you already knew that, right? Just like you already knew about the worldwide reputation our own little inverted ice-cream cone has with renowned artists in the medium of glass - freaking Dale Chihuly, James Mongrain and Pino Signoretto collaborated
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I last saw Arsenic and Old Lace back in 1992, when I stage-managed a college production. It had a reputation for being over-performed at the time. Now, thanks to director Dale Westgaard's finely calibrated revival at Lakewood Playhouse, it's a pleasure to welcome it back. We were ushered in with jubilant
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Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? Did you know he was a spy? Before beginning his literary career,
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Whether one has a passion for nabbing the leaf under the window shield wiper while in motion, performing an all-gourd reenactment of an episode of Diff'rent Strokes or slingin' in the mud, harvest season cannot be denied it's special place in everyone's lives, unless your on a strict high-preservative, low-nutrition-value,
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Thursday, Aug. 9 ROCK neutralboy Bands with a blatant disregard for authority have always been near and dear to my heart. Their rebellious spirit is so free and total lack of responsibility is intriguing, and thrash rockers Neutralboy possess all these qualities and then some. Proclaiming proudly that their hometown of Bremerton
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"So she spit in her own face." "Looks like slutty is the new black." "You wanna see her belly-dance?" Forget wishing you were a fly on the wall: the beauty of eavesdropping is that you get to be a barfly at the bar, picking up snippets of conversation that you
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You say you want some spooky? Having started the journey as a one-dude act, using machines to complement his organ skills, The Voodoo Organist - a Los Angeles artist sometimes known as Scott Wexton, who channels Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Devo, the Doors and Lon Chaney to conjure a circus of
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The town of Fircrest boasts a scenic, park-like tranquility and quaint charm. If you were to drive among its tidy residential streets, you would never guess that it maintains such a close proximity to University Place, Tacoma and Lakewood. Even traveling through the heart of its "downtown," you're met with
Family
Spouses of soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, gathered at Rose Field, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, for a Spouse Spur Ride, Sept. 5. The event was designed to give the spouses some idea of what their soldiers endured during their
Arts
Centrally located in the South Puget Sound, the city of Fife is today a hub of business, retail and industry, boasts an award-winning school district and features great parks and community activities year round. However, the Fife of the past was a small farming community. And like many other communities of
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Okay band, reduced to its purest essence, is Marty Anderson from Berkeley, Calif., who will perform twice in Tacoma thanks to a new arts organization here called The Helm. At the helm of The Helm sits Peter Lynn and Sean Alexander, who aim to enhance the community by bringing arts
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"I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay / I sleep all night and I work all day I cut down trees, I eat my lunch / I go to the lavatory On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered scones for tea I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay / I sleep all
Military Resources
Army Medicine, under the leadership of surgeon general and commanding general for U.S. Army Medical Command, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, is about to shine a spotlight on preventative care, rather than just caring for soldiers when they are sick, through the Performance Triad pilot program. "I think our patients will
Rocket Science
Among the many testing capabilities housed at the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the Roller Load Test Facility offers the unique ability to simulate the roller and rail systems used in aircraft to deliver cargo airdrops - all while still on the ground. Recently, engineers at the U.S. Army's Natick Soldier Research
Viva South Sound
Every Thursday night at Puget Sound Pizza, the Volcano's music critic Rev. Adam McKinney hosts a karaoke session showcasing a Tarantino-like mix of downtown denizens seriously singing Bill Withers and glasses-wearing gals squawking out punk rawk, plus appearances by local rock stars. McKinney, always looking dapper in his sportcoat, has
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Bryan Carroll, STINK Tank Welcome to Happy Hour Hug, a new weekly column in which I explore the South Sound's bar scene through the eyes of bartenders, brewers, winemakers, distillers and anyone else who makes their living in the boisterous world of alcohol. This week I present Bryan Carroll, bartender at
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Someone mentioned Trapper's Sushi at a recent Volcano staff meeting, whereupon Rev. Adam McKinney opined that its sports-bar elements make it seem like the kind of place he'd be more apt to like when inebriated. We resolved to test this theory by sampling it in two states of consciousness: I'd
