South Sound Cinema
Back in ancient times (aka pre-1975), Hollywood for the most part considered summer to be one of the slower times for business. After all, who wants to go to the movies when it's nice outside and the kids are off from school and there are a million other things to
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Wednesday Sessions, with Billy Roy Danger. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Matt Baker. All Ages. 3:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Mark Alan. All Ages. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harmon Brewery and Eatery Tacoma - Downtown. Kim Archer. 8 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Peppered Melons. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Rod Cook Band. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. Open Mic, hosted by Billy Farmer, with Jeweled Scarab Dance Co. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Metronome Coffee Tacoma-Sixth Ave. Sons, Sleeping In Gethsemane. All Ages. 7 pm. Point Defiance Park Tacoma - Northend. Taste Of Tacoma Pond Stage, featuring The Uptown 4, Chapter 5,
Travel
I'm heading south on I-5, my destination "The Great Wolf Lodge". I am traveling with my friend and six children between us; the husband's away on a military commitment. My expectations for an enjoyable time are rather low as I am not fond of crowds. I was to be pleasantly
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Fog covered the top of the two nuclear cooling towers at the abandoned SATSOP Nuclear Power Plant outside of Elma, WA. For the past several days, the towers and the surrounding buildings had served as training sites for Operation Dragon Fire, a joint American/German hazardous response exercise. With soldiers from 2nd Battalion,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. David Wayne, Jim B. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Open Mic and Acoustic Jam with Billy Farmer. A live CD recording of performances are available. All Ages. 9-11 am. Free. Point Defiance Park Tacoma - Northend. Taste Of Tacoma
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Three "boys in blue" were remembered last Saturday afternoon during an hour-long Union Civil War Veterans' Headstone Dedication Ceremony at the Western State Hospital Cemetery in Lakewood's Fort Steilacoom Park. "These men answered the call to serve their nation," James Dimond, a research historian with the Department of Columbia, Sons of
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Imagine carrying an 80-pound rucksack up the side of a mountain, only to reach the peak and realize your mission hasn't even begun. Now imagine it's raining, you haven't eaten in hours, and the lives of your fellow servicemembers depend on your ability to execute the mission despite your exhaustion.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Garth Reeves. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. James Coates. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. The Spar Olympia. Paul Mauer, Gina Belliveau. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ryan McKasson, featuring Ashley Broder, Colin Cotter, Matthew Jerrell. 8 pm. Point Defiance Park Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - Downtown. Ron Fowler. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues
Military Life
Army Col.(R) Thomas Curry, Eagle Scout and Troop 436 volunteer, is passionate about scouting and encouraging young men to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. Through his efforts the scout honor society, the Tribe of Mic-O-Say is now an integral part of Troop 436, sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church,
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Legend has it that Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern in a barn that caused the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871. Following the conflagration, reconstruction began in earnest and from the ashes arose lasting economic development. That sense of perseverance in the face of adversity continues today in the presence
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Several Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" biplanes flew from what would become Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle to a grass airfield at Camp Lewis. Those bumpy landings in October 1921 began a race between the Army and the Navy to see which site would be the area's primary military airfield. In 1922,
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UPDATE: Applini's closed. Family-friendly restaurant and all-ages entertainment venue Applini's Two Clean and Sober Club offers daily specials like spaghetti and meatballs, Salisbury steak and meatloaf sandwiches to augment the American fare menu. Like the name implies, it's also completely booze free. Grub down on breakfast anytime, grilled burgers, hot dogs,
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Dawson's Bar and Grill is a no-bullshit bar, meaning leave your attitude and drama at the door (or better yet, don't go if you've got either in tow). Belly up next to a blue-collar crowd sucking down $3.25 well drinks with affection. Any person with sense would love that price. It's
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Drinking and music - specifically rock ‘n' roll - just fucking go together. Ask Keith Richards's liver. It'll vouch for that statement. Locally, few places allow for the sanctioned consumption of booze and rock quite as emphatically as Tacoma staple Hell's Kitchen, now celebrating its ninth year of tattooed, pierced and
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Having been a bartender for 14 years now, Bandito Betty is currently in school to be a physical therapist ... which, coincidentally, is exactly what you'll need when you take a verbal hit from her while she's behind the bar. Having asked her the typical drink questions, she admits her
