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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Ian Moore & The Lossy Coils, The Fieldhands. 8:30 pm. $12. Sorci's Italian Cafe and Enoteca Sumner. James Coates. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Michael Tomlinson. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$22.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. 5-8 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Johnny's Dock Restaurant and Marina Tacoma - Dome
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Maurice The Fish Records 1st Wednesday Session, with Strangely Alright, Vividal, Charles Mack. 8 pm. $5. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No
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Get out your dancing shoes and join in the whimsy of a country western shuffle dance, hosted by the Evergreen Country Dancers. What is a shuffle, you say? It's the country western version of polka - the primary difference being that the style of shuffle is less hoppy
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Get out your dancing shoes and join in the whimsy of a country western shuffle dance, hosted by the Evergreen Country Dancers. What is a shuffle, you say? It's the country western version of polka - the primary difference being that the style of shuffle is less hoppy than the polka.
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Tysen are self described “Federal Way kids,” except for one who may or may not be from Sedro-Woolley. Tony D’Angelo (lead vocals and guitar), Jin Wooh (guitar and background vocals), Matt Hettler (drums), Ryan ‘RyRy’ Marth (guitar, synth and background vocals) and Cory Meyers (bass) were friends first, and then
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"We work to help the veterans who fall between the cracks of other veteran service and military organizations," said Perry White, who has been on the Veteran's Family Fund of America board since 2009 and currently serves as its president. The VFFA's core mission is to provide emergency assistance to the
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The soldiers and airmen of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the fourth largest military installation in the country, are always busy. With 27,000 servicemembers reporting to the base, it should come as no surprise that their list of accomplishments keeps growing - and 2013 was no exception. Here, the guys who pen the
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About two years ago, a group of artists came together to brainstorm ways of promoting the artistic community in Tacoma. “It seemed like the art scene was getting stale, local artists weren’t feeling supported,” summarizes Houston Wimberly III, an artist who was present at that meeting and is working actively toward
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I've eaten vegan pizza at the new Vic's Pizzeria in Olympia, I've done the sultry stand-up at a pole dancing class, and with New Year's just five days away, I will research my final resolution - saving money. While Olympia has many fine options to stretch your cash, such as dollar
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[POWER-POP] + SAT, DEC. 28 I can't be certain, but it seems likely that SEACATS may have the distinction of being the first band I've covered that were born out of a comedy web series. Formed by Kelso, Wash., by brothers Josh and Mike Davis, SEACATS make boisterous power-pop that recalls
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Look out Memphis - you are about to get a taste of Tacoma, and it's gonna be sweet! Longtime rhythm and blues sensation Randy Oxford Band hits the infamous Midwest Blues Highway to kick off 2014 with one really important stop along the way. The band will represent Tacoma at the
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