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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Butterbean, with Mike, Dean & Buck. 7 pm. NC. Johnny's Dock Restaurant and Marina Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. 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 The Hub Tacoma -
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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. Battlefield Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$20. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Joanne Rand & Gabriel Wolfchild. 8 pm. $5-410. 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.
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Katy Jolley buzzes with excitement. She’s poring over books with Hollywood photos from a bygone era, enthusing over ideas for her latest purchase. She’s seeing a façade created from the pieces she purchased from the Oriental Theatre in Portland. She’s seeing a ‘30s-styled marquee calling out Tacoma events as well
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