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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Alan Reid, Rob Van Sante. All Ages. 8 pm. $12-$18. BLUES Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Nolan Garrett, Dudley Taft, Larry Mitchell. All Ages. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ron Stubbs. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Cork's First Annual Storytellers Series, featuring Dave Hannon. 8 pm. Forza Coffee Company - DuPont. Erik Thomas. All Ages. 7 pm. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Forza Coffee Company Fircrest. John Leonard. All
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Composting is second nature to Joint Base Lewis-McChord; it's been happening for over a decade at the Earthworks facility. Natural wood waste, storm debris, leaves and food waste are combined to create a high-quality compost. Compost on JBLM is used for area beautification, stormwater filtration and
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There is still plenty of summer left, and there is no better way to soak up the summer than to get out on the water. The South Sound offers a treasure trove of natural beauty, and one of the best ways to immerse yourself in this stunning landscape is through
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - An Explosive Ordnance Disposal platoon leader completed the Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. U.S. Army 1st Lt. John G. Ziomek, a platoon leader from the 787th Ordnance Company (EOD), proved his mettle during the 140.6-mile endurance competition. The Ironman Triathlon included a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride
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No matter how you learn or for how long you remain in school, the consensus is that education is of tremendous importance. From kindergarten to college and beyond, the learning that takes place is one of the essential building blocks of life. Most Americans consider a college education the most secure
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - "My experience with my daughter's cancer scare and having a physician assistant who eased my nerves made me say, ‘I want to do that for someone,'" said U.S. Army Sgt. Jerry Huerta, a San Antonio native, now a medic at the Armed Services Blood Bank
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When you walk into Precious Metalsmith in downtown Olympia, you see a regular jewelry store. You see the hustle and bustle of a hardworking family of employees doing what they love, you see many beautiful pieces of jewelry such as Celtic knot bracelets inlayed with jewels, custom gold necklaces and
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Looking for ammo to take into Sports Trivia Night? Ask your pals which Hall of Famer played in the most World Series. Yogi Berra played in 14 of them, winning ten. It must make for an impressive handful of rings when he decides to wear them all at the same
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Laying on his side across an exam table, Spc. Enrique Rivera winced as the metal instrument raked the length of his outer thigh repeatedly. In the hands of Staff Sgt. Adam Lautenschlager, the butter knife-like implement is used for physical therapy. "This is an instrument-assisted soft
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Lakewood Family YMCA Forza - Lakewood. Todd Koeppen. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill
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Organized in large part by China Davis' Ben Fuller the 253Heart Music Festival, which includes multiple events and will benefit the Emergency Food Network, is yet another outgrowth of the Music Giving Back organization, a local enterprise that's been busting out the musician driven benefits since 2009, and which Fuller
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Because it's the holidays(?), and you ain't about goddamn stuffed Chinese-made Garfield dolls or insipid cheapass Madagascar 3 swag and besides, who doesn't want to shop at 20 locally-owned shops in one location? We certainly do. The Middle Floor Merchants inside the twisty and turvy Sanford and Son Antiques on Tacoma's Antique
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I've seen poet Luke Smiraldo perform maybe 34 times over the years. I've seen him whip up a spoken word ditty about the Weekly Volcano at the old Panamonicas. He blew me away with the Tacoma Urban Orchestra at this year's Fall Free For All. He's the real deal. Smiraldo,
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Thursday Nov 8 As in many things, our dear state is divided on the subject of snow sports. Those who don't ski or board resent those who do for getting excited about the cold and showing up for work after a "sick day" with goggle tan lines. Those who do ski
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Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard joins Kimya Dawson and Stephen Steinbrink for a performance at the Olympia All Ages Project venue Northern. It's a reunion, of sorts, for Lewis and Dawson. During New York's anti-folk scene in the early 200s, Lewis and Dawson crossed musical paths - often Lewis would
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After a one-year hiatus, Portland's Hillstomp is back in action, romping from venue to venue and selling out shows with its swamp blues style. Armed with washboards, spoons, buckets and banjos, slide and stomp, the junkbox blues duo Henry Christian, guitar, and John Johnson, buckets - bring an assault of high-energy backwoods
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The president signed an executive order last week that changes how some crimes - including sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse and murder - are handled within the military justice system. The executive order makes changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial. The changes, among other things, move responsibility for the handling
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BRISBANE, Australia - Technology by definition is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. With a force of more than 1.4 million service members, not including Reserve and National Guard component service members, Dr. Nathan Fisher says the U.S. Department of Defense is always looking years ahead
