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Capital City Pride began under the aegis of Rainbow Center Olympia. Back then, the festival drew a few hundred people. Now as many as 10,000 celebrants converge on a two-day extravaganza that marks the climax of a very busy year for the organization. After a "Pride Power-up & Dance Party"
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Summertime Soiree, featuring Daven Tillinghast. 6:30 pm. An Evening With Joan Baez. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring James Coates. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Night. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Cash
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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 C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Wed night Irish Session. 7:00- 930. Free. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center
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Theater, no matter how hard we try, is nothing like life. It's amplified, focused, condensed and artificial. That's not to say we who craft it are unobliged to say anything about real life, but we needn't feel we must reproduce it photographically as if there were no
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Theater, no matter how hard we try, is nothing like life. It's amplified, focused, condensed and artificial. That's not to say we who craft it are unobliged to say anything about real life, but we needn't feel we must reproduce it photographically as if there were no audience members sharing
Schools
Federal law mandates that all schools have programs for students with disabilities, but Brandman University - which offers it across every aspect of learning, from in the classroom to online distance learning - is leading the way and helping all students to reach their educational goals. "Technology is making it so
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There are line flubs, sure. I've heard less covering in Beatlemania. The uncertainty lengthens an already-too-long show to 2:30 plus intermission. Still, it's a tribute to OLT's veteran leads that I almost never knew who went up. The actors remain locked into each other, ad-libbing credibly
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A day after opening night of The Cemetery Club at Olympia Little Theatre, my objective and subjective selves are still debating its merits. From a technical standpoint, the show has grievous shortcomings. It's blocked so we spend much of our time gazing at actors' hair instead of their faces. The
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Comedy open mics are where performers cut their teeth, develop their chops and other folksy idioms meaning "possibly suck to get better." Comedians nervously testing out premises they thought of while parking. These baby-steps are often tucked into weekdays as not to compete with the weekend's bigger events. Do you
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The last show at Olyphant Art Supply in Olympia before they close their present location and move to another spot in the heart of downtown features six paintings and one ink drawing by Tavner Castle. The brothers who run Olyphant seem to have a knack for discovering talented new artists, or
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Ellen Hochberg's installations "Boxes" and "Educating Girls" in the Woolworth windows are identity art. They put out there for your contemplation questions of how girls see themselves and how they are seen by others. As conceptual art they are interesting if not earth shattering; aesthetically they
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If you are looking for a quiz that calls for more than sitting on a stool with a pint of beer, or if you have killer knowledge of Tacoma history that you feel compelled to show off, then this trivia game is for you. Sunday you can test your local
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Wolf Haven International was founded as a nonprofit operation in 1982 and has since been supported entirely by private contributions. Known as a premiere wolf facility in the United States, Wolf Haven is also one of the most unusual, both in its work for restoration and protection of wolves and
Heroes & Awards
While in high school, Richard Baker made a vow to himself to do everything he could possibly do with his life. It is safe to say the California native has fulfilled his self-promise. "I feel pretty good about myself," Baker said as we sat outside a local café and drank coffee. "I am
Music
When the ParrotHeads of Puget Sound gather next month to raise funds for the USO Northwest, they'll be continuing a nearly 20-year tradition of "partying with a purpose." The local Parrotheads are among the most active and productive chapters of the national Parrotheads in Paradise network of Jimmie Buffet devotees.
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Do you remember all those career-placement tests you had to take in high school? The endless guidance-counselor appointments taking up your free periods? In all that time, did anyone ever happen to mention the possibility of becoming a professional whiskey taster? Wednesday, June 25, Jim Beam Distillery is sending one to
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McChord Field, get ready for a little song and dance to break up your week when Tops in Blue comes to you. The reviews from earlier performances this month are in and Tops in Blue, a traveling entertainment group that has featured more than 1,700 airmen in shows since 1953, is
News Front
Typically, a driver stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic along the seven-mile stretch of Interstate-5 through Joint Base Lewis-McChord has a simple solution to the gridlock - build more lanes. But the remedy isn't that simple. That was part of the message at the Washington State Department of Transportation's public presentation Wednesday at Eagles
