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You have only a few more days to see Aisha Harrison's collaborative installation at South Puget Sound Community College and only until Saturday to see the big Hart James exhibition at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia. So get moving. I'd hate for you to miss either
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MARTINI MADNESS Toscano's Restaurant (437 29th St. NE, Puyallup) has kicked off their annual March Martini Madness. Enjoy the cocktail of the week paired with delectable nibbles and receive a beautiful hand painted martini glass. They say it's "more than just cool cocktails and hand painted glasses. It's also about getting
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Andra Taylor is an indie acoustic singer/songwriter from Philadelphia. Her musical style blends rhythmic guitar work and soulful vocals with thoughtful and provocative lyrics. In 2012 she teamed up with fellow songwriter, Nate Dodge, sold her apartment and set out on tour. Taylor and Dodge form a fiery and energetic
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You are now cleared for takeoff for Paradise Theatre's stage presentation of Catch Me If You Can. Written by Scott Witman and Marc Shaiman, the play follows the true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, lawyer and jet pilot all
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This seems like a fun idea. Narrows Brewing Co. in partnership with Families Unlimited Network will host a Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-Off. Expect eight different varieties of local amateur and professional chefs' homemade chili, and each member of the crowd will have their opportunity to vote for their
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Sgt. Andrew Portacio could taste his Expert Infantryman Badge. Kneeling on the side of a wet and worm strewn two-lane road last Friday morning just outside Scouts Out Gate and a few yards from the finish of a 12-mile road march, he held an EIB in his lips. His ruck weighed 45
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Seattle native Stephanie Porter, an outstanding jazz vocalist with a clear, sultry tone and a bright and appealing stage presence, has had a passion for music her whole life. From 1996 to 2000, Porter opened for a multitude of national acts and as a member of the popular disco group,
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They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kowtowed to the club owners and smiled at the customers ... and they did it all, just to play the music they loved. In the 1930s and 1940s, hundreds of women musicians toured the country in glamorous
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Science Café of Olympia meets each month on the second Tuesday at Orca Books. It provides an informal atmosphere where people with and without scientific background can meet to deepen their understanding of interesting topics in science and technology. After a presentation by an expert in the field, the meetings
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It may be impossible to overstate William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.'s contribution to pop music. For once, the term "living legend" sells the guy short. No less an artist than Bob Dylan listed Robinson among his favorite poets. It's not merely that his hits represent a significant chunk of the American
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A penny saved is worth two in the bush. And your burning bridges have been gathering moss lately, anyway. The time has come to rework your literary life (or maybe, to create a literary life). Too long have you lingered in the annals of John Grisham; the Classic Book Club
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She goes around with a big black bag, asking businesses for bubble wrap. This strange habit has actually gained her Web site design services, though at times it also gains her odd looks. Diane Kurzyna doesn’t use this bubble wrap for her own shipping. She uses the addictive-to-pop plastic to stuff “babies”
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In its third year, Saturday’s Community Kid’s Day at Lakewold Gardens is geared toward preschool and grade school-age children and their parents. Becky Roger from Lakewold Gardens’ Program Services says the word is about the fun, educational annual event at this historical 10-acre garden estate. Now the kids probably aren’t
