Downtown Tacoma has your Memorial Day weekend covered with its ever-cool Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival. The entire event is free - free parking, free music, free for all. On May 26, be prepared to enjoy...
I wasn't scared until he told me that he once was a US Army Master Fitness...
Capital Playhouse goes The Full Monty
Before you ask, the answer is yes. Now: only three years after the 1997 film version,...
While strolling through the downtown Puyallup shopping district, I stumbled upon a fantastic...
May
23rd
The Volcano visited Cheers West
Karaoke watchers are now on alert that Linsey Brooke is doing her thing at Cheers West in University Place Mondays and Tuesdays and at O'Malley's in Tacoma on Wednesday. The news prompted a quick swing by the University Place Tuesday for an...
May
23rd
Fifteen hour film? Yep. See it over three days
When undertaking a sprawling 15-hour film (yes, FIFTEEN) about the history of global cinema, one can start just about anywhere. Mark Cousins, who wrote and narrates The Story of Film: An Odyssey, begins near the end, 103 years after the...
May
23rd
Sexy glass blowers ... oh yeah!
As I approached my vehicle after lunching with Alicia Lawver a few weeks ago, I couldn't help but take notice of four sexy glass blowers from Tacoma Glass Blowing Studio as they dined out in the sun. They all though I was crazy for...
May
23rd
Do you dare try Buffalo Wild Wing's blazin hot challenge? For the challenge, BWW takes 12 wings and soaks them in their hottest sauce - Blazin Wing Sauce. Contestants must then fight through the sweat, the burning tongue, and the tears to...
May
22nd
Save the Yard Bird with Burlesque
People are in love with the iconic, giant Yard Bird that has roosted in a Chehalis parking lot for nearly 40 years. It just won Evening Magazine's best roadside attraction for the second year, a testament to the fact that the Yard Bird...
Stage
Slow burn: My Old Lady is in no rush to leave
At rise in My Old Lady, now showing at Harlequin Productions, actor Jason Haws fidgets before one of three ornate doors on the set. His character, an American named Matthias, doesn't know he's been to this Paris address several times. He...
Restaurant Reviews
If it's been a while since you've been to Pastiche Wine Bar, it may be time for another visit. In addition to its ample wine selection, the place has transformed into a full service restaurant and cocktail lounge with delectable new food...
Food Matters
MAMA Mia, who would have thought lasagna could be baked into a calzone? Bruceskis did, and we're saying amore. Their lasagna calzone, shaped like Sicily, is filled with sausage and oozing with ricotta cheese. The crust is crispy on the...
Sipping Out
TASTE THIS: Wine and beer dinners, tastings and events in the South Sound
Thursday, May 24 Marks' Picks for BBQ-ing. Pour at Four. 3814 N. 26th St. Tacoma, WA. (253) 761-8015. 5:30- 8:00pm. Saturday, May 26 New Washington State Releases.401 Columbia Street NW Olympia, WA 98501.(360)...
Better Living Through music
Parrot heads on the dock in Tacoma
Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show at Johnny's Dock Restaurant Enjoy some Margaritaville-Tacoma style, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Dave Calhoun, the Pacific Northwest's only Jimmy Buffett tribute show, will be at Johnny's Dock...
Event
It's the Beginning of the End of Homelessness - Dinner
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Category: Etc - Fundraisers
"It's the water." Continuing with our yearlong theme of apocalyptic special sections in honor...
The tents were a tactic, a stage - not the movement itself. The message from those still...
"There is a good core of advocacy for cycling here in the city, which is doing a good job."
Many members of the newly formed shooting club say they weren't always gun enthusiasts. Many...
The shared history and struggles that make Tacoma what it is also make us want to drink together.
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Patrick said:
We saw the Gregg Peterson band in Vegas 4 nights in a row and it was awesome! His band is fantastic, and we hope he plays at the Muckleshoot...
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Kate Swarner said:
Fixed....My apologies. ~Kate Swarner Calendar Editor kateswarner@weeklyvolcano.com
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Weekly and monthly beer tastings at 99 Bottles in Federal Way. Support your independent local bottle shop, especially with the new liquor sales...
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Telephone Room Gallery said:
Correction: This event is on Thursday, May 24 (not Friday).
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