Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Saint Martin's University. Lacey. 10th Annual Sacred Music Concert, with St. Martin's Chorus. All Ages. 2:30 pm. Charlie's Restaurant. Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art. Olympia - Downtown. Bill Staines. All Ages. 7
Military Resources
Good help can be hard to find. Fortunately for those who need it, there are people like Diane Formoso around. Formoso, the founder of Caring For Kids, the nonprofit that provides such essentials as school supplies, food and clothing to needy students in the Clover Park School District, said she is seeing
Music
Northern in Olympia is gearing up for an evening of electrifying, avant music featuring Jaap Blonk, Daniel Higgs, Spires That In The Sunset Rise and Lori Goldston. The all-ages show kicks off at 8 p.m. Oct. 23. Dutch born Jaap Blonk is a self-taught composer, performer and poet who uses his
Stage
As much as I hate to spend an entire review listing the content of a show, it befits the nature of An Improbable Peck of Plays. That's because the show is actually seven little plays, each no longer than 15 minutes. It's a co-production of the Northwest Playwrights Alliance, Prodigal
Check It Out
Grownups can't go trick or treating. I've tried. Mostly, it's a good way to celebrate Halloween by getting a lot of awkward looks. A lot. Instead, join in a local community event or party. With several to choose from in Tacoma and Olympia, kids won't be the only ones having a
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Here at The Weekly Volcano headquarters, we get a lot of emails about events, benefits and community happenings. While scrolling through the masses of suggestions, this Halloween feel-good story about a haunted house to help the hungry, stuck out. Assigned to the task, I called Tacoma resident Lillian Khan about her
Focus
At the end of a four-day competition in July, during which nine NCOs battled at Fort Bragg, N.C. for the title of U.S. Army Forces Command Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord-based field artillery NCO emerged as FORSCOM's finest. Since that time, the 6-foot-6-inch,
Archives
Dawson’s Bar & Grill has become a self-proclaimed “Darthouse.” Dart machines line the walls, and local dart-meisters line up every Sunday and Wednesday for a guaranteed $300 payout. Dawson’s summer dart league houses approximately 28 teams during the summer, with a handful placing in the top ranks. While it’s located on
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Dawson’s Bar & Grill has become a self-proclaimed “Darthouse.” Dart machines line the walls, and local dart-meisters line up every Sunday and Wednesday for a guaranteed $300 payout. Dawson’s summer dart league houses approximately 28 teams during the summer, with a handful placing in the top ranks. While it’s located on
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AMERICAN TEEN: Observes a year in the life of four high school seniors in Warsaw, Ind. There’s the popular girl, the nerd, the basketball star, the artsy outsider. Director Nanette Burstein sometimes seems to be guiding the action, and we doubt certain scenes would have really occurred on camera, but
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Last spring, in a state of psychosis, I e-mailed everyone in my address book and asked each person to send me his or her top recommendation for the best sandwich in the South Sound. I told them I would eat every suggestion and then pick the best 21 on the
Features
Last spring, in a state of psychosis, I e-mailed everyone in my address book and asked each person to send me his or her top recommendation for the best sandwich in the South Sound. I told them I would eat every suggestion and then pick the best 21 on the
Military Life
Reality met television last week when producers and writers of the hit Lifetime television show, "Army Wives," met with Joint Base Lewis-McChord families to discuss their experiences, Oct. 10. There were several visits scheduled, but the first stop was at McChord Field to meet Air Force
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Harlequin Productions has created a name for itself as a thinking person’s theater. Its shows are often deep in cultural references and plays on words. Its latest offering fits right into that reputation. The show Psychopathia Sexualis is a comedy that is not only accessible because of its surface level dialogue
