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2008-09-08T07:54:11+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt CarsonThis job stinks! (Cover Story)
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<p>Those of you who didn’t attend this year’s Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists’ National Pooper Scooper Conference in Atlanta may be a little out of touch with the latest developments in professional dog poop rem ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBoy in the Bubble (Music)
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Rarely are made-for-TV-movies memorable. In fact, made-for-TV-movies should probably be thankful they’re not, because if they were memorable people would likely recall how much ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBill TimnickImpromptu invitational (Arts Feature)
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<p>Tacoma’s Grand Impromptu Gallery continues its inaugural exhibition season tomorrow with the opening of its September show titled Circle of Friends, an invitational featuring works by artists invited by the gallery’s members.</p>
<p>G ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpChoir/Classical (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Due to a lack of classical concerts in the South Puget Sound this week you must create your own. Send us pictures <a href="javascript:location.href='mailto:'+String.fromCharCode(102,101,101,100,98,97,99,107,64,119,101,101,107,108,121,118,111,108,9 ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpWord (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>LECTURES/CLASSES/CLUBS</h2>
<p>Bob Marley Club Tacoma. Meet two times a month, go to concerts together, meet at hall for Reggae music, island food and drink. $25 membership for a year (253.582.1840).</p>
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<p>Crystal Voyage Tacoma. Overco ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpStage (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>DANCE</h2>
<p>Metropolitan Ballet of Tacoma Tacoma. Register now for classical ballet classes. Fall session begins Sept. 7. Fees vary (253.472.5359, <a href="http://www.metropolitanballetoftacoma.com">www.metropolitanballetoftacoma.com</a>).</p> ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpOut & About (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>DANCE CLASSES</h2>
<p>Lac-A-Do Hall Olympia. Dance lessons, Tues 7-9 pm beginning Sept. 9 (1721 46th Avenue NE, 360.456.2056).</p>
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<p>Studio 6 Ballroom Tacoma. Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Tango – lessons, weekly dances, events a ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpKids (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. Story hour for kids, ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpFilm (Viva South Sound)
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<p>Museum of Glass Downtown Tacoma. The Time of Lino throughout the day. 10 am to 5 pm Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm Sun, 10 am to 8 pm 3rd Thurs. $4-$10, children 6 and younger free, Third Thursday Art Walk 5-8 p.m., free. See “Word” section for le ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpExhibits (Viva South Sound)
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<h2>ART GALLERIES/SPACES </h2>
<p>Babblin’ Babs Bistro North Tacoma. Oil and acrylic paintings by Camille Painter Davis, B.A. will be on display through September (2724 N. Proctor St., 253.761.9099).</p>
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<p>Bonnie Burns Glass Blo ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollDistinctively Tacoma (Rock Rhetoric)
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">If I have anything in common with Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden, it’s certainly not knowledge of foreign policy or an appreciation for blue ties. No, Joe Biden an ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comRoger EbertMovie Answer Man (Screen Test)
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<p><em>QUESTION: Now that you have seen just how awful a Death Race movie can be, is there any chance that you might go back and retroactively give the original a higher rating than your original zero stars condemnation? I know that the st ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comKen SwarnerGuilty pleasures (Dish Feature)
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Spiritualists tell us that the emotions and words we attach to food determine in many ways the effects they reap on our bodies. It’s not “you are what you eat,&rdqu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comRoger EbertSurvival key to Frozen River (Film Reviews)
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<p>Sometimes two performances come along that are so perfectly matched that no overt signals are needed to show how the characters feel about each other. That’s what happens between Melissa Leo and Misty Upham in <i>Frozen River</i>, playing tw ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAlec ClaytonApophenia (Visual Edge)
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<p>You could call this show the old pro and the hot new upstart. Gallery Madera calls it<em> Apophenia</em>, which according to the gallery Web site means “the spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated phenomena.&rdq ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comVolcano StaffOn local screens this week (Movie Clock)
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<p><strong>AMERICAN TEEN:</strong> Observes a year in the life of four high school seniors in Warsaw, Ind. There’s the popular girl, the nerd, the basketball star, the artsy outsider. Director Nanette Burstein sometimes seems to be ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comVolcano StaffFood Matters (Bite Us)
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<h2><span style="font-family: Helvetica;" class="Apple-style-span">Food Matters</span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica;" class="Apple-style-span">Taste downtown Tacoma — The Harmon Brewery, Paddy Coyne’s, Ravenous, ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibSay Goodbye (The Dirty Dish)
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<p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Well, so much for summer, kids. It’s finished. Fertig! Verfallen! Verlumpt! Verblunget! Verkackt! With that said, the husband and I were able to salvage a decent holiday w ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteve DunkelbergerTheater roundup (View From the Cheap Seats)
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">With the dawn of the regular theater season this month, I am now entering my 15th year of theater reviewing. But instead of reflecting on the times gone by, I’ll use this ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comDaniel BlueFace-to-face contact (Culture Flash!)
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<p>Every month or two the walls of the much celebrated Black Water Cafe sport a new collection of work from a local artist. The latest set is the work of a newcomer to the Tacoma art world, Maria Jost. Loosely titled This is a Storytale the artist st ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comNatasha GorbachevBearded Tacoma (Scene of the Crime)
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<p>I’ve always been a fan of Tacoma’s very own Pat Dawson and Justin Peterson, and when I visited them recently while they were slinging drinks at Hell’s Kitchen, they let me know that I’ll have yet another reason to cheer for ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comCarmen JonesHanging with the spurs (Permanent Lipstick)
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<p>Natasha and I most certainly believe that this last weekend was by far the best Ellensburg Rodeo EVER.</p>
<p>We trotted into town last Wednesday for some honky tonkin’ and quality time with everyone that Natasha knows there. And we were lu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpDengue Fever and others (Concert Alert)
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<p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">SECRET TICKET CODE</span><br />
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><strong>TM</strong> = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, <a href= ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulRising to the occasion (Restaurant Review)
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<p>ANNOUNCER: Lakewood may not be known for its quaint restaurants, but slowly, a few pioneers are beginning to change that. Last spring the boys reviewed Café Chagall, and this week they bring The Moon Rise Café to the attention of the ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteph DeRosaA hunting I go (Fix Feature)
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<p>This good ol’ girl from Texas grew up around dead, man-killed animals. Every boy I ever dated had to be at least 6 feet tall, play football, and have a six-point buck mounted above his fireplace. It was a trip down my testosterone-adori ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJennifer Johnsoneye-catching art (In The Bag)
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<h2>Blue Monkey Art</h2>
<div>Jennifer Kuhn, founder of Blue Monkey Art, has been creating eye-catching art since before the decade. Kuhn moved to Washington from Michigan to attend The Evergreen State College at the young age of 18 and has since la ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAlexandra DeLongParkway Tavern (Whatcha Wearing?)
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<p>Growing up we look forward to our birthdays: double digits at 10, becoming a teenager at 13, license at 16, finally an adult at 18 — meaning you can basically buy porn, cigarettes and go to prison. Then comes the birthday of all birthd ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBobble Tiki31 Knots salute (Tiki Logic)
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<p>It’s official. Bobble Tiki will never, ever, ever listen to Matt Driscoll again. You’d think Bobble Tiki would have learned this valuable lesson already, seeing as he’s worked with Driscoll for years and the guy has yet to offer ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollThe Liars Club (CD Reviews)
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<p>While everyone has – and is entitled to – their own preferences, for me the perfect place to digest a new CD is driving in my car. I know, I know – Daniel Blue and plenty of others would probably point out what an outdated, non s ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMichael SwanRuston roulette (News To Us)
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Point Defiance Café and Casino owner Steve Fabre has taken a long-standing conflict with Ruston Town Council to the courts. He is asking for what he describes as a conservative ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comRoger EbertToronto Report No. 1 (Film Festivals)
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<p>TORONTO — In the beginning it was happy to sell out a 500-seat theater. Now the Toronto Film Festival requires 35 theaters and assorted screening rooms, starting with the 2,800-seat Roy Thomson Hall. If you’re a moviegoer i ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteph DeRosaMalarkey’s Pool & Brew (Bar Exam)
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">City Lights across the street from The Grand Cinema officially became Malarkey’s Pool & Brew in October 2007. I remember the place well as I lived one block away, back in th ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAmy AlkonAsk Amy (Advice Goddess)
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<h2><span style="font-family: Helvetica;" class="Apple-style-span">You kant get it all in one place </span></h2>
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Calvin Goings is a master of politics. While I tend to think he’s a pretty decent dude (all things considered), I’ve also learned to be a little skeptical when Goings send ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comVolcano StaffExpired (Numbered Spaces)
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Tacoma Public School District kids went back to school yesterday and discovered that their grades will now be posted online. Grades Online, a pilot program, will allow parents to see ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJose Gutierrez Jr., M.Ed.The Loft and Juno (Live From I-5: The 25360)
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<p>The nightclub game ain’t nothin’ to mess with… Word on the block is, that after a long run of after sundown success including a revolving door of DJs and promoters and crowds of patrons that began their 21 runs and are now appro ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comVolcano StaffDo The Puyallup (A&E Feature)
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<h3>Friday, Sept. 5</h3>
<h2>Western Rodeo Parade</h2>
<p>Despite my well-deserved reputation as a globetrotter and travel cognoscente, I have yet to attend the running of the bulls in Spain. The closest I’ve come was the time I ordered a Qua ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSuzy StumpCider Squeeze (A&E Feature)
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<p>On the first day of September I sat with a dozen eggs to, once and for all, confirm or dispel the nagging question of whether or not eggs will stand unaided after Labor Day. What I had was scrambled eggs for breakfast. What is guaranteed is that f ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSteph DeRosaBACA Bash (A&E Feature)
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<p>If there’s a perfect stereotype to scare away unwanted predators, it’s going to be a biker. “Breaking the chain, Healing the wounds” is the motto sung loud and true for our local Biker’s Against Child Abuse (BACA) cha ...