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BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Nolan Garrett & NGT. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8
Business News
Seattle, WA - This week KISW, in partnership with Elysian Brewing, donated $99,500 to Puget Sound Fisher House and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Fisher Houses to honor and assist our veterans and active military personnel. Thanks to the support of the KISW listeners, known as Rockaholics, and beer drinkers in
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam. Hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway.
News Front
They can't be seen just yet, but holiday elves will soon appear at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) when Santa's Castle hosts its 25th anniversary open house from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at 2094 Bitar Ave. on Lewis Main. The all-volunteer staff works year-round to make Christmas brighter for
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Dave Randel. All Ages. 8 pm. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kurt Lindsay & Dave Hannon. 8 pm. BLUES Red Wind Casino Yelm. The Randy Linder Band. 8:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mike MacRae. 8 & 10:30 pm. $15. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe Olympia. Strangled Darlings. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller. 9 pm. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Matt Brown. 7 pm. Red Wind Casino Yelm. The Randy Linder Band. 8:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mike MacRae. 8 & 10:30 pm. $15. Big Whisky Saloon
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon
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Over the past year, a selected set of Army units have been piloting the new six-test Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) as the first phase of replacing the three-test Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). Used since 1980, the APFT includes the two-mile run, push-up test, and sit-up test. The ACFT is
Business News
RSVP here for the Military Dream BIG Fair Oct. 12 in Spanaway. CLICK HERE to RSVP What will your post military career look like? Are you a spouse looking for a career that can align with your unpredictable military life? Our career and education seminars will get you
Family
Ad: Free electric toothbrush with Gentle Dental - get the coupon here (CLICK) SEATTLE, WA - From the producers of The Lion King and Aladdin, Disney’s Frozen, the Tony-nominated Best Musical, will play an exclusive four-week premiere engagement at The Paramount Theatre beginning Friday, February 7, with performances
Features
While preparing a pot of coffee the other morning, my vents came to life blowing warmed air into the kitchen. It was the first of the season -- the aroma of the heater turning on for the first time is one I rejoice in. I'm a woman of simple pleasures,
Online Newspapers
As summertime fun-in-the-sun gives way to fall rainy-day-play, feelings of discontentment may arise at the sudden whirlwind of seasonal change. Fear not! Though saying au revoir to sweet sunshine can cause minor heartache, folks can rest easy as the fall festival season emerges -- providing a plethora of opportunities to
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Along with cooler temperatures, autumn brings thoughts of family outings. With pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more, many local farms transform into fun fall destinations. Here are a few: Schilter Family Farm Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 28-Oct. 31, 141 Nisqually Cutoff Rd. SE, Olympia, $9 weekdays, $14
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Shoe Store: Yolli Shoes Best Record Store: Rainy Day Records Best Grocery Store: Olympia Food Co-op (Eastside and Westside) Best Tattoo Shop: Lit Fuse Best Hair Salon:
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BEST BUSINESS MODEL The Flat Win Co. The Flat Win Co. sells dirt, gravel and sand - and not in the quantities needed for landscaping. The items cost $1 each (at Archibald Sisters and buyolympia.com) and are packaged with product information cards. ("Today we are increasingly separated from nature," notes the card
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It's no exaggeration to say Orca Books is part of the reason I moved to Olympia. When my family was desperate to lure me to the Pacific Northwest, one of the first places they took me was Orca. Two years later, when my novel Lightfall was published, I held my
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BEST SOON-TO-BE-FAMOUS OLY ARTIST Becky Knold Becky Knold is an up-and-coming artist who is on fire. She took up painting late in life, after retiring from teaching, and only in the past year has she started showing in galleries. Knold was in about six shows last year and already has about that
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The Weekly Volcano would like to thank all those who took the time to vote in the Best of Olympia 2012 Readers' Poll. You are the best. Best Local Filmmaker: Kanako Wynkoop Best Movie Theater: Capitol Theater Best Creative Person: Nikki McClure Best Theater Company: Harlequin Productions Best Local Actor: Josh Anderson Best Local Actress: Elizabeth
