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It's exciting news, indeed. James Carpenter is scheduled to be in the Museum of Glass's Hot Shop Oct. 23-27. We couldn't remember if a Seattle Seahawk has ever tackled glassblowing at MOG. It makes sense, though. The 6-foot-5, 321 pounds offensive lineman - a third-year pro out of Alabama -
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb,
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[HIP-HOP] + FRI, OCT. 11 He has a new video/single, he has a new line of clothing on racks and now he is celebrating the release of his latest album, Revelations EP (with MTK). "He" is none other than award-winning Olympia (to Seattle transplant) MC XP, aka Xperience. This weekend the
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It's not a secret that some of the best music has emerged from Olympia's unique blend of long-time locals and Evergreen State College transplants. Some of the best record labels and recording studios have emerged as well, from K Records to Kill Rock Stars and all the labors of love in
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Sometimes, when I get a load of laundry done, write a couple of articles for this rag, make some dinner, send out some important emails, and finally relax to have a drink, I'll think, "Boy, did I get an awful lot done today. What a productive and energetic guy I
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From the first resonant chords of piano on Rockwell Powers's and DJ Phinisey's new album, BUILD, it's clear that this is an album that strives to be more than just another album of blustering and posturing. Accompanied by the reading of a poem by Jesse Ann Fouts, opening track "BuildxPoem1"
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Everybody loves a comeback. We all cheered when Rocky returned to the ring (except that last time) and the world of funk was creaming its leather chinos when James Brown got out of jail. Well, one of Tacoma's coffee houses is on the verge of grabbing the comeback of the
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Even though he's a long ways from the spotlight today, a long ways from beating Ray Mansfield across from him and running down Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Otis Sistrunk couldn't be happier with his life. He's no millionaire, like so many NFL players are today. He drives a Buick. Not
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The 6th Avenue District is perhaps the most widely recognized in the Tacoma area as home to culinary masters. Several of the establishments that line the "Ave" have been nationally recognized on the Food Network for their compelling menus and flavors. While Primo Grill has not yet been among those
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It’s a noisy world these days — especially in America’s rapidly growing urban centers. In Tacoma, new residents and businesses are often at odds over normal, although sometime noisy, business activities such as live music and public events, which grate on the nerves of longtime residents and suburban refugees. City
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BECOMING JANE The Grand Cinema: Fri-Thurs, Aug. 16 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:20. Aug. 10 no 11:45 a.m. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM: Run, Jason, Run. The Bourne films have taken chases beyond a storytelling technique and made them into the story. This time Jason hurtles through London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris,
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THINK AND DRINK The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts has extended its annual Fall Free For All events to a yearlong pow wow called Tacoma Free For All, which includes its Think and Drink series. This free event will encourage participants to gather, over beverages, and discuss
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In today's tech-savvy world of smartphones, iPads, laptops and even the antiquated colossi known as desktop PCs, almost everyone over the age of 5 is at least a passable typist. If you were born in the mid-1990s, your typing skills are likely coded into your DNA, occupying space in your
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A 25-year-old nurse from the Madigan Army Medical Center was killed Sunday along with three other soldiers by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Lt. Jennifer Moreno, who was on her first assignment to Afghanistan, was killed during an attack in the Zhari District of Kandahar. After graduating from San Diego High School
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages.