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Many artists and institutions are embracing immersive environments - creating an experience of "being there" - to immerse the visitor in a virtual world where one's senses are overwhelmed, forcing the viewer out of his physical self. The artists' goal is to turn the viewer from passive perceiver of the
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BLUES Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Charlie Musselwhite. All Ages. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Open Space For Arts and Community Vashon. Burlesco Notturno Eccentrico, hosted by Mme X & Her Lawyer. 8 pm. $25. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ben Gleib. 8 and 10:30
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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 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley
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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 rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Mark Riley Band. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo.
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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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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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 cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy Club
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Janice Arnold's Palace Yurt at the Smithsonian in 2009 was a contemporary take on ancient Mongolian palace yurts. Designed specifically for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's 2009 Fashioning Felt exhibition in New York, it was made to fit the arched ceiling of the museum's conservatory and filled the space like
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We theater practitioners are often mystified by our audience members. Why are they so reluctant to witness on stage what they're fans of at home? As Homeland and Masters of Sex demonstrate, cable TV can be sexy, even graphic, without feeling gratuitous. Until recently, candid carnality was out of bounds
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Change comes slowly in the Army. "It's cool that we are the first females to serve in a combat unit," PV2 Haley Bollheimer said recently as we sat in the 1st Battalion, 17th Fires Brigade's headquarters. "Allowing females to serve in combat roles is something that could have been done 20 years
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Who wouldn't get their hips to moving, listening to the romantic ballads and rhythms of traditional Mexican music? If we were to describe Mexico by its music, mariachi would be it. There's passion, love, sentimentality, romance, gallantry ... trumpets, violins, guitars ... and, yes, big hats and costumes that recall
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Most of America has been permitted to keep modern war - and its horrific human cost - at a safe distance. Long after the sheet cakes, yellow ribbons and balloons have disappeared, the memories of intense months in a combat zone will remain. A returning soldier is more likely to
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If you've been to Frankie's Sports Bar & Grill in Olympia, you might already know the proprietor's secret: he believes in giving to a fault when it comes to the local community. "Sometimes, especially when it gets a little colder out, I put this up on the board outside ... ‘If
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While downtown Olympia plays home to a walkable collection of boutique-like shopping experiences and a plethora of locally owned dining options, West Olympia is better known for its big box stores and as a destination for mall rats and college kids due to its close proximity to The Evergreen State
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The Kittredge Gallery at University of Puget Sound has two excellent art exhibits through Nov. 9. The front gallery features prints by Randy Bolton that provide delightful and thoughtful commentary on the world we live in. The title of his show, "Have a Terrific Great Nice OK Day," offers a
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Can a climber do any better than reaching the summit of Mount Everest? There is literally no higher achievement than successfully scaling the "Roof of the World." It's not a feat to be taken lightly. Many die in the attempt, only to remain on the mountain as warnings to others.
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[EXPERIMENTAL] + FRI, NOV. 1 Les Rhinoceros make experimental music that vacillates from the understatedly regal ("Seepy Seepy") to defiantly abrasive ("Brea Spiders") and everything in between. Incorporating elements of noise-rock, world music, progressive rock, and ambient electronica, Les Rhinoceros make for a difficult band to pin down. From song to