Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 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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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Restaurant & Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Steve Cooley and The Dangerfields. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub
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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 A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Four Shillings Short. All Ages. 7 pm. donations. C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Treos Tacoma - Old Town. Summer Concert Series, featuring Leah Tussing. All
Arts
Ours is a region of readers, well-served by a plethora of literary outlets. As crass as the question may seem, then, it's fair to ask: do we truly need another bookstore? We do if it's the Nearsighted Narwhal, and here's why: it's all about local talent. The store's walls are
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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
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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