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Military pets, rejoice! The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is welcoming Petco to the Exchange family. AD: Couple counseling pays you $300 and it is private and confiedential on JBLM - details HERE The pet specialty retailer is slated to open its first store on a military installation at Joint Base
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Fun fact: Before there were expos, people had no idea how to disseminate information about sustainability. It was a bleak time. Luckily, events like Saturday's South Sound Sustainability Expo at the Tacoma Convention and Trade Center have solved this problem, bringing "green" to the masses. According to hype, the South Sound Sustainability Expo
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"A sheriff, a radio show host, an artist and a director walk into a museum." Sounds like the intro to an interesting joke, doesn't it? But the answer is much more fun than a few chuckles from a punch line; these are the judges for the first annual Slider Cook-Off "Shake, Rattle
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It is difficult not to compare every movie based on a Stephen King horror story to the greatness of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” (1980). There have been other great King-to-screen fright fests, notably Brian De Palma’s “Carrie” (1976) and Rob Reiner’s “Misery” (1990), but there was something extra about Kubrick’s
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>>> SATURDAY, MARCH 3: 100 VOICES How many voices does one concert need? One? Several? Maybe 50? Saturday in Olympia the sixth annual 100 Voices Concert will offer more amazing voices in one place than you could ever desire, combining the talents of the Saint Martin's University Chorale, the Opera Pacifica
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The art of Danielle Bodine, Adriene Cruz and Alonzo Davis at The Evergreen State College - exhibited under the name Gathering Together - is a montage of many different styles and materials that contrast and complement one another. I could almost hear rattles and drums and the chirping of birds upon
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The bitch of directing Shakespeare is the number of plates that must be kept spinning: a text packed with outdated language, a chorus of actors running on and off stage for dozens of scenes, and probably a concept Shakespeare never intended. If this daunting effort fails, the director gets most
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The bitch of directing Shakespeare is the number of plates that must be kept spinning: a text packed with outdated language, a chorus of actors running on and off stage for dozens of scenes, and probably a concept Shakespeare never intended. If this daunting effort fails, the director gets most
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The Tacoma Youth Symphony Association brings its 2011-2012 season to the Rialto Theater Sunday for a performance by the much-loved Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra. Titled Carnival, and thematically including Antonín Dvorák's "Carnival Overture," Robert Huchinson's violin-piece "Maria Sampen," and Witold Lutoslawski's "Concerto for Orchestra," Sunday's afternoon concert should deliver in
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Opened two years ago this June, the Tap Room, with its backroom brewery, was initially an answer to the overwhelming demand for Harmon beer, but struggled with its identity as a business. For one thing, the location proved to be a challenge. With the Tap Room
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When the Harmon Brewery opened its doors in 1997 during the nascent re-imagining of Tacoma's downtown district, it looked pretty lonely on Pacific Avenue. Fast forward a decade, and the Harmon has not only survived, but thrived. With the addition of Harmon spin-off The Hub in the Stadium District, the
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The League of Extraordinary Emcees is a crew consisting of Kept See, Prickly Pear, D.J. Iceman, Un Therhymehustla, Court Royal and Josh (Conflict of Interest) Rizeberg. It's an international crew, stretching from the United States all the way to Germany via Prickly Pear. The crew is a fully functioning MC
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RESIDENT KINGS >>> Friday, March 2 Resident Kings (an Oly band featuring members of Dirty Birds and Fitz of Depression), Last Watch (featuring John Johnson of Hillstomp), and Hong Kong Banana were all set to play the Eastside Club in Olympia this week. But, last minute changes have put Oly's most reliable
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Upon first being confronted with Crypts, the most immediate impression is a blast of non-directional aggression. Crypts is a band that seems intent on creating a vibe of barely contained chaos and vicious noise. Crypts wants the audience to be conflicted, to be challenged. If you make it past those first
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The survey of veterans conducted annually by the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) found good news on home ownership and VA care, but also saw disturbing results in suicidal thoughts, burn pit exposure and sexual trauma, especially among female military. Striking finds included 70% of those surveyed claiming they had been exposed
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Veterans Day is a great time for military and military families to receive thanks for their service through a number of special free meals and extra discounts. AD: USE the GI Bill/TA to become a minister or youth leader - get your BA or Masters - click here for info. Here are
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Almost exactly a year ago the Washington D.C. comedy troupe Capitol Steps descended on Olympia and the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, bringing with it a full bag of political humor and clever song parodies about things that rhyme with Scalia. Major laughs ensued. Thursday, March 8, the Steps return to
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Pacific Lutheran University's SOAC Focus Series on compassion continues Friday, March 9 with an evening centered around David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, a play set to debut at PLU the night prior - Thursday, March 8. Preceded by a PLU theater alumni panel hosted in part by Assistant Professor of Theatre
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The art of Danielle Bodine, Adriene Cruz and Alonzo Davis at The Evergreen State College - exhibited under the name Gathering Together - is a montage of many different styles and materials that contrast and complement one another. I could almost hear rattles and drums and the chirping of birds upon
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Check out this flyer we just saw. Chef Bill Trudnowski, owner/chef of the now closed Adriatic Grill at the Tacoma Mall is coming to Oakbrook. The restaurant will close and re-open around the start of November. AD: Braces for only $129 a month for 24 months and no down payment - at
