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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 21+. 9 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma -
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. Breakfast Jam, with Billy Farmer. All Ages. 9 am. NC. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Dana Lupinacci Band. 21+. 7 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Charleston Bremerton. New Year's Hangover Party, with Randall Kimball. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Pleasure Coma, Thank You Darling. All Ages. 6-8 pm. $3. Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm. BLUES O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth
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FIRST NIGHTDaytime: Free admission for First Night Button wearers to:• Tacoma Art Museum• WA State History Museum• Children’s Museum of Tacoma• Museum of GlassNightime: 6:15 pm - Midnight Adults $12,kids 7-17 $7, Family 2 adults and up to 4 kids $38. www.firstnighttacoma.org Main Stage Broadway between 9th & 11th, Tacoma. Jockomo
Food Matters
OH THANK HEAVEN!: 7-Eleven will celebrate New Year's Day by offering customers a free small-size coffee from midnight to 6 a.m. NEW WINERY: Ray and Kristi Curtis have opened the Northwest Mountain Winery at 2825 Marvin Road N.E. in Olympia. They produce dry Riesling, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cab Franc, along with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Hannah Mendenhall. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude.
South Sound Cinema
It's unlikely you've ever heard of John M. Zielinski. There's a reason for that: he may well be a kook. But if he's not, there is more going on in Heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in your philosophy. Zielinski was an accomplished reporter by the time he shot photos
Stage
Theater Artists Olympia brings a comedy by 17th century French writer Molière to the Midnight Sun, and it is as funny today as it must have been in Paris 48 years after the death of Shakespeare (whom I mention because lines from Shakespeare are quoted in Tartuffe, probably intended as
Archives
It's a common tale. A monster corporation seeks to increase profit margins and expand business at any cost, eliminating an important community arts space in the process. Frustrated citizens can only stand by as a national conglomerate destroys an arts haven they know and love, proving once again that money
Arts
Lynn Di Nino comes up with more unique and often hilarious ideas than you can shake a stick at. Her latest - two shows in one - one curated by Di Nino and the other featuring her sculpture, is a delightful concept but more successful as an idea than in
Outdoors
The South Sound includes a lot of waterfront. From Tacoma to Olympia, you'll find plenty of stretches of waterside perfect for a stroll or a hike, some well-groomed and paved, and still others wild and untamed (well, at least less tamed). There are few better ways to enjoy the Northwest. On
News Front
Military veterans wanting to further their education are now exempt from paying out-of-state tuition at any public college, no matter the state. Last year, Congress enacted the waiver and it will go into effect starting in the fall semester 2015. The bill - which is called the Veterans Access, Choice and
Food Matters
Thursday, Dec. 30 Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003. Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Abby's on Broadway: A Wine Shop, 743 Broadway,
Travel
The green right arm of Tom Barry caught my eye. I wondered if he had some sort of medical condition, so I whimsically asked him. "No," he said with a smile. "This is what I've collected today working out here, and it's darn good work, too." Since March of 2014, the leadership
Travel
He leans over his favorite putter, sweat and concentration marking his face. The stakes have never been higher. He's dominated this course for years, even as duffers like me dogged his heels and threatened his supremacy. He draws back, then taps the ball with laser precision. Spectators gasp as the
Reviews
Zato Bar & Grill Where: 20609 State Route 410 E., Bonney Lake, 253.288.9286Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday-SaturdayCuisine: American and Asian - steaks, burgers, seafood, appetizers, sushi, saladScene: Casual, nice. Family-friendly restaurant with loungeDrinkies: Full service bar, specialty cocktailsPrices: $4-$21 ANNOUNCER: Originally an Asian-focused
Travel
When I am dead and gone, I hope to be incinerated and have my ashes scattered in a greenside bunker on whatever my favorite golf course is at the time. Then, whenever someone's ball lands in the bunker and he or she has to blast out of it, it's possible
Travel
The U.S. Open has us thinking a lot about golf, but also a little about food. And while it is near impossible at this point to get tickets to the big show, you can hang out on some other courses in the area to at least get close to the
