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2008-05-16T23:32:45+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollCritical Condition (Cover Story)
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<p>I looked inside my black pouch, full of once used syringes and other tools of the trade. It was just as I expected. I was almost out of my shit. Without the shit I can’t function. I can’t live. Without the shit I die.<br />
<br ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollRock the Cause (Music)
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<p>I always support rocking for the cause. Always. If a cause is worth supporting, then by god it’s totally worth rocking.<br />
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Now, when I say I support, mainly that means I write about it here in the Weekly Volcano. <br />
That&rsq ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTammy RobackerPoetry podcast (Arts Feature)
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<p>If you ask Jay Bates, a local high school English teacher, Harry Potter doesn’t need any more publicity. Neither does J. K. Rowling, for that matter. “It worries me when I see students reading the same works by writers sold by the mill ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellChoir/Classical (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Christ Church Episcopal Tacoma. Tacoma Symphony Chorus performs new work by Washington composer Morten Lauridsen – Hail, Gladdening Light, May 17 7:30 pm. $15 (310 N. K Street, 253.272.7264).</p>
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<p>Key Peninsu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellWord (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>LECTURES/CLASSES/CLUBS</h2>
<p>Antique Sandwich Company Tacoma. Discussion group on “Audacity of Hope,” Mondays 6-7 pm. Free (5102 N. Pearl St., 253.536.1618).</p>
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<p>Benaroya Hall Seattle. Iyanla Vanza ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellStage (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Encore! Theater Gig Harbor. A Pirate’s Life For Me, through May 18 Fri 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 5:30 pm. $6-$15 (6615 38th Ave. N.W., 253.858.2282).</p>
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<p>Kenneth J. Minnaert Center Olympia. Broadway and Beyond II an ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellOut & About (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>DANCE CLASSES</h2>
<p>Tribal Belly Dance Class Olympia. Monday evenings 6 p.m. basics, 7 p.m. intermediate (Eagles Ballroom, 804 Fourth Ave., 360.754.4990).</p>
<h2>EVENTS/FESTIVALS</h2>
<p>Go Local Tacoma Day! Tacoma. Celebrate the kickoff of ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellKids (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Barnes & Noble Olympia. Juice and Jammies Story Time. Cozy blankets, juice and cookies provided. Wednesdays 7 pm. Saturday Storytime 11 am. Free (1530 Black Lake Blvd., 360.534.0388).</p>
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<p>Borders Books Tacoma. ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellFilm (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Brotherhood Lounge Olympia. The Warriors, 7 pm. Free. (119 Capitol Way N.,<span class="phone"><span class=""> 360.352.4153).</span></span></p>
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<p>Engine House No. 9 Tacoma. Movie night with most likely a comedy, Sun ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSusan BellExhibits (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>ART GALLERIES/SPACES</h2>
<p>Bonnie Burns Glass Blowing Studio & Gallery Hilltop Tacoma. Glassblowing classes and glass fusing classes, plus painting and drawings by Gavin MacHutchin, original authentic art from Zaire, Africa. Come in and ma ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollToday’s classic rock (Rock Rhetoric)
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<p>When I started covering music in Tacoma I was young. 19, as I remember — though it’s tough to recollect back that far because of the herbal jazz cigarettes in between.<br />
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I remember how I felt when people made a big deal ou ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteve DunkelbergerSolid beer for the season (Dish Feature)
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<p>I was waddling into The Swiss the other day to look for my first summer brew of the season.<br />
I hadn’t hit the Swiss in a while and totally missed its 15th birthday party last week since I was double booked. So it seemed only fitting th ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comRoger EbertRambow has charm (Film Reviews)
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<p>The two friends in Son of Rambow hang out in a backyard shack that rewards close study. It’s made of rough lumber, hammered together into not quite parallel lines; it’s out of plumb. It could be drawn, but not easily built. Since the 1 ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBill ZweckerSolid sequel (Film Reviews)
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<p>Movies based on books should always tell their stories without the presumption that all audience members have read the book that inspired it. That’s one of the few problems with Prince Caspian, the second Narnia film from director Andrew Ada ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAlec ClaytonFascination and repulsion (Visual Edge)
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<p>Olympia is losing the only thing it has that resembles a cutting-edge art gallery. It’s not surprising. When it comes down to dollars and cents, Olympia is not much of an art town. There may be a shipload of artists in town, but there’ ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBill WhiteOn local screens (Movie Clock)
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<p><strong>21: </strong>A formula movie “inspired by” a true story about the M.I.T. students who developed a card-counting system that enabled them to win millions at the blackjack tables in Las Vegas. The excitement is as watered-d ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake de PaulFood Matters (Bite Us)
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<h2>Food Matters</h2>
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<li>Fish Tale Brewhouse presents Shellfish Slurp, a night of seafood dishes from this Olympia restaurant, Sunday, May 18 from 5-8 p.m. Admission is $45 in advance at 360.754.2744. Fish Tale is at 515 Jefferson St. S.E ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibThe Dirty Dish does wine (The Dirty Dish)
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<p>I am happy to announce that The Dirty Dish is expanding its repertoire. While dishing about restaurant life and cool finds at the grocery store can be ever so fun, there is a part of my life I have been dying to share with you: my love for beverag ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteve DunkelbergerThe spirit of man (View From the Cheap Seats)
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<p>The last time Man of La Mancha was playing in the South Sound, Micheal O’Hara was rocking out the title role at Lakewood Playhouse. It was the show of the season.<br />
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Such is apparently the case when Capital Playhouse stages its v ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteph DeRosaLivable Communities Fair (Culture Flash!)
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<p>Alert the tree huggers and break out the patchouli for a day. Let your armpit hair flow free as you step into the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall for the Livable Communities Fair this Saturday, May 17.<br />
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Pierce County and the City of Taco ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comNatasha GorbachevThe Jive music scene (Scene of the Crime)
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<p>Lately the local music scene has been weighing heavily on my mind, but not because it’s a bad thing.<br />
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I, for one, feel that for a city of this size (approximately 200,000) we’re fortunate to have a great scene with divers ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comCarmen JonesThings are going my way (Permanent Lipstick)
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<p>After life’s most recent events, I’m so happy that I have all kinds of good news to share.<br />
As you may recall, I gave a shout-out to the beautiful Bianca last week because my current roommate is moving out, and I had my fingers c ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpSheryl crow and others on sale (Concert Alert)
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<p><strong>SECRET TICKET CODE</strong><br />
<strong>TM</strong> = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com<br />
<strong>TW</strong> = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com<br />
<strong>TWEB</strong> = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7 ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulGo Herban (Restaurant Review)
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<p>ANNOUNCER: Sixth Avenue continues to grow in eateries, many of which help define Tacoma as a foodie paradise. One of the newer establishments, The Pinwheel Catering’s Herban Café brings a decent wine list, a few out of the ordinary en ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comDaniel BlueEmbellish with juice bar (Fix Feature)
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<p>Looking good is harder than it seems. I don’t always look good, that’s impossible. Having an easy-to-manage yet hard-to-copy haircut helps me quite a bit. It makes me look good to myself, and that is all that really matters. The people ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJennifer JohnsonGlorious Girl (In The Bag)
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<p>Named after the way she referred to her daughter, Lisa Sampson’s jewelry design business Glorious Girl has been offering elegant and sophisticated handmade designs with emphasis on keeping the jewelry style up-to-date with current fashion tr ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAlexandra DeLongParker Reynolds (Whatcha Wearing?)
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<p>The weather is finally starting to acknowledge the correct season. The sun has decided to grace us with its presence after months of anticipation, and now those styles of brightly colored T-shirts and flats that we’ve been dying to wear can ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBobble TikiWishbone Ash (Tiki Logic)
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<p>Bobble Tiki knows it. He’s the oldest music columnist the Weekly Volcano has. That means, when sitting around in the Weekly Volcano War Room with fresh faces like Matt Driscoll, Brad Allen, Paul Schrag and even the hard living Suzy Stump, Bo ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragWalking the wrong way (News To Us)
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<p>Tacoma officials have been working hard to put feet on the street — at least downtown — for some time now. For those of you still thinking city officials have failed miserably, Dan Burden wants to remind you that it’s way easier ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteph DeRosaO’Malley’s Irish Pub (Bar Exam)
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<p>I had been to O’Malley’s a few times in my old Femme Fianna Dockyard Derby Dames days. It was always late at night, dark, crowded, and reeked of beer and sweat. I loved it. The best throw downs, punk bands and bartenders have graced O& ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAmy AlkonAsk Amy (Advice Goddess)
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<h2>Gurus just wanna have fun</h2>
<p><em>It's hard being as conscious as I am, which is why I come to you. I'm a 23-year-old man with high standards and a belief in being honest and frank, which some mistake for cruelty. My knowledge of self and un ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBudget action vs. inaction (Active News)
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<p>You know the way you’ve been turning off lights, driving less, being more frugal at the grocery store, and drinking crappier beer to reduce your spending? <br />
Well, you’re not alone.<br />
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The same crummy economy that has ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comVolcano StaffExpired (Numbered Spaces)
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<p>It was a MINUS 2 kind of week.<br />
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Washington State Transportation Commission leaders have proposed a hike for trips across the new Narrows Bridge. The proposal calls for a $4 cash toll, or $2.75 for electronic toll. That’s a buck ...