Focus
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash.,-- On an unusually sunny Saturday, children at JBLM are outside, playing baseball, running, riding bicycles with friends and neighbors. Many are carefree and innocently oblivious to the fact that for some kids running while playing outside is something they will never experience.
Family
COVID-19 largely took away their schooling, in-person relationships with friends and fellow students, their teachers, extracurricular activities, and any semblance of a normal life. It gave them worried parents and iffy internet connections for school - and for game playing or other 'fun' uses. And for the almost two million kids
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Flaming Eggplant Cafe Olympia. Concert For SafePlace, featuring The Brothers Jim. Proceeds benefit SafePlace Olympia. All Ages. 2:30 pm. Donations accepted. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Gen Obata. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gregory Rawlins. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Blame Sally. All Ages. 6 pm. $10-$15. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. The Sundowners. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam,
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. David Gardner. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Northern Lights. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jam For Jerry Miller Benefit. 9 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. The Strangled Darlings. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $6. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Vince & Monica. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Spar Cafe Olympia. Billy D. 8 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South.
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jim Page. All Ages. 8 pm. $12. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Ron Fowler. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tin Man. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open
Focus
The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of Joint Base Lewis-McChord hosted an outdoor combat awards ceremony at Tacoma's Stadium High School last month, marking one of the first times that the more clandestine organization publically recognized its Soldiers. Though he was unable to attend the event, it sparked an idea in
News Articles
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and the Captain Meriwether Lewis Main Chapter (CMLM) has a new subchapter. The newly created AUSA Olympia subchapter formally met Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord's 593rd Sustainment Brigade on May 9 at a "Right Arm" reception in Olympia. The Right Arm - a
Focus
When the lead AH-64 Apache helicopter dropped out of the blue sky and touched down at Gray Army Airfield on May 11, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) added another chapter to its illustrious history. "This is the first time Apaches will be stationed here," Capt. Jesse Paulsboe, public affairs officer for the
Focus
With more than 800 family members, friends and local leaders in attendance, over 40 Rangers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment were recognized in a rare public appearance for their heroism. The unit is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "Our heroes are all around us," said Lt. Col. David Hodne,
Scene It
Like friendly competition? Want to prove that you remember the most about cars, know musical lyrics from all genres and can recall the batting line-up for the 1986 Mets? Then grab some friends and head out to trivia at any of these local watering holes...you may even get lucky and
Stage
Before you ask, the answer is yes. Now: only three years after the 1997 film version, this musical version of The Full Monty made its debut in San Diego. Other than a transplant from Sheffield to Brooklyn, the story is pretty much what you recall from the Oscar-nominated movie: six average
Stage
Late blooming artist Becky Knold has landed on the scene, and I suspect we can look forward to seeing much more of her. On July 19, 2011, I wrote about her in an article for the Spew blog called "Becky Knold: The Great Unknown." The opening sentence was: "Attention area
Music
Q-Storm, aka Floyd Noodles, has been an active member of the Olympia hip-hop scene since it really started booming in the late 1990s. He has also been one of the few and wise that from the start has consistently released new music to the public, making it difficult for him
Music
One of the better DJs operating out of the 253 area is DeeJay Quietstorm. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but ended up here by way of the military. I feel like Lewis/McChord spits out more hip-hoppers into our local community than actual soldiers (ha!). He's been blessing us
Afterword
If you like playing tennis, Puget Sound is a great place to find a variety of clubs and organizations. You can play casual games, receive private lessons at recreational centers, watch championship tournaments, or join elite private clubs. Lakewood Racquet & Sports Club (LRC), Lakewood: Tennis and racquetball available. Tennis on
Arts
The culture of watching bad movies because they're so terrifically bad has been growing, outside of the light, insidiously, for years and years. Edward D. Wood Jr. conquered, very early on, the art of having such awesomely misplaced judgment in one's own talent. In his stead-and especially in the '70s
