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There are whole grade schools in Zhonghua (aka the Republic of China), the Shanghai Circus School for one but with plenty to spare, devoted to grueling programs of acrobatic choreography, death-defying high wire and trapeze acts and ligament-stretching contortionism. Children as young as 6 get put through regimens that break
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[JAZZ FUSION] + FRI, JAN. 16 Alexander Anderson, a student of the Berklee College of Music, leads a trio of jazz fusion madness. Blending some of the spacy free-form wildness of Sun Ra with the down-and-dirty textures of Miles Davis, the Alexander Anderson Trio take an egg beater to expectations, creating
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While most folks around these parts think of the Western Washington Fair as a place for kiddie rides and photos with Dora the Explorer, there are still a lot of things to do for adults that don’t involve getting scone jam smeared on their pant legs. Some of the things are
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ANNOUNCER: There’s nothing the boys like better than eating among throngs of farm animals hooting and hollering in their pens. Give them some fried onions on a hamburger and a 500-pound pig named Daisy, and they are in heaven. So, it’s easy to understand why most of September you’ll find
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7 SEAS BREWING Pint Defiance bottle store and taproom (2049 Mildred St., Tacoma) kicks off 2015 with a 7 Seas Brewing Brewer's Night from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14. It will be a pirate style bacchanalia of delicious beer, including Imperial Chili Pepper Stout, the 2013 Wheelchair Barleywine and "Cute" Parrot
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THE SPELLING Bee there Spelling bee for adults? Sweet Jesus! There won’t be a brainy kid who gets his glasses stomped by knuckle-draggers on the playground after tonight’s spelling bee. Well, maybe a wedgie might be administered. Weekly Volcano scribe Jessica Corey-Butler and Amanda Morstad will return to defend their crown as Tacoma’s
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Matter Gallery in Olympia is closing at the end of the month - at least in their present location. The owners of this artist-run gallery say they are looking into options for reopening in another location, but at least for the foreseeable near future they are history. And what a history. Jo
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Rod Man. 7:30 pm. $15. The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Good Lovelies. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. John Stowell & Paul Meyers. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Steve Mohney. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Gig Harbor Boat Shop Gig Harbor. Stephanie Anne Johnson & Emily Ann Peterson. 5-7 pm. $20, or $15 for Boat Shop members; $10 kids 12 and younger. BLUES Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Steve Mohney. 9 pm. NC. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Toast With Rod Cook. All
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Blues Vespers, with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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At this year's Elvis Birthday Bash in Olympia, the King will be sharing the spotlight with the Godfather of Soul. The reason for the pairing is Robert Washington, the first African American to win the world champion Elvis impersonator, long a part of the 15th annual bash, also does a
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At this year's Elvis Birthday Bash in Olympia, the King will be sharing the spotlight with the Godfather of Soul. The reason for the pairing is that Robert Washington, the first African American world champion Elvis impersonator, long a part of the 15th annual bash, also does a James Brown act. "I
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Wed night Irish Session. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub
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Alexander Anderson, a student of the Berklee College of Music, leads a trio of jazz fusion madness. Blending some of the spacy free form wildness of Sun Ra with the down-and-dirty textures of Miles Davis, the Alexander Anderson Trio take an egg beater to expectations, creating deceptively complex songs that
