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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies. Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. BLUES The Royal Lounge. Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. 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
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater. Lewis County. McDougall. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies. Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin’ blues jam. 8
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BLUES Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin’ blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby’s Restaurant and Lounge. Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie’s Restaurant. Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Part Of Fortune. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House. Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. Great Chicago and Texas
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harmon Tap Room. Tacoma - Stadium District. Jake Nannery. 6 pm. Open Space For Arts and Community. Vashon. Vashon Island Sessions Concert, with Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Jessika Kenney, Eyvind Kang, Bill Patton. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Johnny’s Dock Restaurant and Marina. Tacoma - Dome District. Steve Cooley & The
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Embers at Indian Summer - Olympia. Tarik Bentlemsani. 6 pm. NC. BLUES The Royal Bear Algona. Jerry Miller Band. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Jay Hollingsworth. 8 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Jay Hollingsworth. 10:30 pm. $15. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. 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.
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