Food Matters
WINE FESTIVAL The Red Lion Hotel (2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia) invites you to "wine down" from summer at their Corks, Forks, Wine and Food Celebration at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. The featured menu highlights Cuban-inspired flavors paired with an extensive wine selection. There will be music, dancing and fun
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It's my understanding that some people really like summer. I can't fathom what's wrong with these people, so I'll just have to take their word for it. If you're one of these mixed up people, it stands to reason that you wouldn't want summer to end so soon (as much
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Here's a striking bit of weirdness. Garlic Man and CHIKN are a rap collective, made up of two women who not afraid of exposing every nook and cranny of their oddest and sometimes most off-putting ideas. From the bracingly upfront sexuality of "DTF" to "Watch You"'s creepy ode to the
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Neutral Boy has been on the scene for years, punk rock staples. If you opened a fridge labeled Northwest Punk, Neutral Boy would be in the crisper, right next to the tall boys. Except for a few bands (you know who you are, assholes) and a couple limp burritos, the
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One way to get some sun and stay cool with the hip-hop club closures in the Olympia-area is to participate in the Park Daze Concert Series at The Artesian Well Park in Downtown Olympia - series sponsored by the city of Olympia, Barb's Famous BBQ, Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless, KAOS
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As elected officials received an on-sight construction update at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, garrison commander Col. Charles Hodges put the $7.2 million overpass project into perspective today with his insightful comment. JBLM has been a joint base for four years. "Yet it's not connected," Hodges said. In January, when the overpass at the Lincoln
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Doctors presently call the event, talked about by Buddhists and Taoists for centuries, single-minded focus - a person's ability to discard everything outside the present task. Six airmen were honored for their single-minded focus in combat in Afghanistan during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 18. The airmen, Tech.
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Charley's Pub Fircrest. Chicago Blues Thursdays. Real Chicago blues with Richard Molina. 8-11 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Sam Densmore, Andrew Warrens. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Curran Apple Orchard - University Place. Summer Concert, featuring 133rd Washington Army National Guard Band. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Kermet Apio. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. DJ/ELECTRONIC
