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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. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues
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As we write these words, approximately 80 pounds of eggnog are congealing in our refrigerator and colons. So it's a bit late - and hypocritical - for us to start preaching the importance of moderation. But we're a big believer that a little holiday spirit goes a long way. You
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Brian Lee Trio. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Win $100 in cash prizes. 6-8 pm. Harmon Tap Room 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. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ha Ha Tuesdays, featuring
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Snobbery aside, if I wail, "Don't need nothin'! ... but a -" chances are you know the next two words of that lyric. And if I ask what the phrase "every night has its dawn" implies, almost anyone can extend that musical simile to cowboys and roses. Over a quarter-century
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SANTA BREAKFAST Metro Parks Tacoma presents Breakfast with Santa from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. Enjoy hands-on crafts, breakfast and an opportunity to meet Santa at the Portland Avenue Community Center (3513 E. Portland Ave., Tacoma). Tickets are $25 for the family, or $7 per person plus $3 for photo opp
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Did you know the 1892 debut of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker was not a huge success? It was originally paired with Tchaikovsky's final opera, Iolanta, a fictionalized biography of Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine. Critics found The Nutcracker's dancers "amateurish" and "corpulent," then dismissed the piece itself as "insipid"
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I don't know how she does it. Susan Christian, owner of Salon Refu, keeps discovering artists of note. Or maybe they find her. The latest is Jean Nagia, an artist completely new to me. He painted the bright, geometric abstract mural on the side of Salon Refu,
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I don't know how she does it. Susan Christian, owner of Salon Refu, keeps discovering artists of note. Or maybe they find her. The latest is Jean Nagia, an artist completely new to me. He painted the bright, geometric abstract mural on the side of Salon Refu, and he's working
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Franciscan Polar Plaza is the place to be once winter hits. Think you can find something better to do than busting out some ice skates? Yeah, good luck with that. Polar Plaza is on its fourth year of setting up an ice-skating rink decked
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Friday, Dec. 12, the 56th Army Band performed "Anchors Aweigh," the Navy's fight song. A team representing the Navy Region Northwest had just scored on the Army during a flag football game at Cowan Stadium on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "You're going to be hearing a lot more of that!" shouted a
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If you want to see an entertaining winter play - but are going to puke nutcrackers if you see A Christmas Carol one more time - head to a special early edition of Creative Colloquy. Michael Haeflinger, Titus Burley and William Turbyfill will perform jolly dramatic performances. Wait, there's more.
