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September 8, 2010 at 6:36am

5 Things To Do: Patsy Cline meets happy hour, Zoe talks "Endo," very good sand sculptors, Your Girlfriend's Favorite DJ ...

Rachel Flotard will sing songs by Virginia Patterson Hensley tonight.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2010 >>>

1. Seattle Theatre Group presents Sweet Dreams, The Music of Patsy Cline inside Tacoma's Rialto Theater at 7:30 p.m. This is STG's second year of gathering together the Northwest's best female singer/songwriters for a run through of Cline's talent. Scheduled to take the stage Wednesday are Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs, Rachel Flotard (of Visqueen), Kristen Ward, Kim Virant (of Lazy Susan), and Victoria Wimer-Contreras. The Broadway Center will host a happy hour before the show that includes backstage tours, a preview of their upcoming season and $1 drinks.

2. Zoe Donnell, the curator of Edo to Tacoma: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection, will discuss the collection and how it came to be at the Tacoma Art Museum then lead a tour of the collection - all beginning at 10:30 a.m.

3. Screw the rain! The World Championship of Sand Sculpting (yes, it really exists!) had been held in Harrison Hot Springs British Columbia for nearly 20 years, but this year it's moving to Federal Way (yes, it's really true!). Kicking off today, the World Championship of Sand Sculpting will draw top-notch sand sculptors (yes, they really exist!) from around the globe to compete in the yearly sand showdown. According to Google Maps, it'll be held in a parking lot near the Gene Juarez Academy and 24 Hour Fitness.

4. Kim Archer and Nick Sandy strum and sing at 7 p.m. inside the Tempest Lounge.

5. Your Girlfriend's Favorite DJ spins during Masa's College Night beginning at 10 p.m. Ladies slide in free before 10 p.m.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

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