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5 Things To Do: Saturday

MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 2009 >>>

1. The Broadway Center will kick off the holiday season today with the family film The Polar Express at 3 p.m. in the Pantages Theater followed by the 64th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at 5 p.m. 

2. Centerstage Theatre presents its third annual English Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at 8 p.m.

3. The D.A.S.H. Center hosts a Casino Royale fundraising night at 7 p.m. inside The Robert Daniels Gallery.

4. The all-ages venue Viaduct hosts Jessie Justice's Birthday Bash (potluck dinner) featuring Monsters Scare You, Burning Twilight, 10cc Love Affair, Creature Of The Deep, Passion For Peril, at The Ellis Armor at 5 p.m.
   
5. The Joshua Adams Band play at 9 p.m. inside the 4th Ave Tavern in Olympia.

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5 Things To Do: Friday

MICHAEL SWAN: FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2009 >>>

1. Paradise Theatre presents its version of A Christmas Story at 7:30 p.m.

2. The Gritty City Gift Fair will host 25 alternative, quirky, unique and hip vendors from noon to 6 p.m. inside The Robert Daniel Gallery.

3. The cool Lelavision Physical Music Performance will get all physical and musical at 1 and 3 p.m. inside the Museum of Glass.

4. Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium turn on the Zoolights from 5-9 p.m.

5. The Pawnshop Playboys do their thing at 8 p.m. inside Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill in Spanaway.

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5 Things To Do: Turkey Day

MICHAEL “STANDISH” SWAN: THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 2009 >>>

1. Centre at Norpoint hosts a Turkey Trot featuring a 5K run, 2-mile walk, a kid’s dash (ages 3-8) and a wheelchair division beginning at 9 a.m.

2. Fantasy Lights — the largest drive-through display of lights in the Northwest — opens tonight, 5:30-9 p.m., at Spanaway Park.

3. Gay-friendly Jake’s On 4th in Olympia hosts a Thanksgiving DJ Spin-Off with DJ Becca and a Super-Secret Seattle Guest DJ at 8 p.m.

4. DJ Luvva J spins at Jezebels Bar & Grill during "YES" night beginning at 9 p.m.

5. Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn hosts ShoTyme at 8:30 p.m.

5 Things To Do: Wednesday

MICHAEL SWAN: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 2009 >>>

1. Doyle’s Public House hosts its infamous Bad Holiday Sweater Contest beginning at 8:35 p.m.

2. Tacoma Art Museum’s A Concise History of Northwest Art is a big, big, big show — parts of which should appeal to everyone since it has photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, glass and ceramics covering Northwest art history since the 19th century, including art from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and even British Columbia and Alaska. Check it out from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

3. Hell’s Kitchen hosts its final all-ages show tonight and it’s kick ass: Girl Trouble, the Gypsies, Johnny Chzbrgr, Apache Chief and Rex Hex from 6-9 p.m.

4. Jazzbones hosts Vicci Martinez with Intervision at 8:30 p.m.

5. The Hub hosts a Thanksgiving Pre-Funk with Myles Crew at 8 p.m.

6. Rumor is there's a Mustache Contest at The New Frontier Lounge.

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5 Things To Do: Tuesday

MICHAEL SWAN: TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2009 >>>

1. The Strange Boys will lean a little heavier on the R&B side of things, which nicely balances their requisite fuzz clatter with The Drug Purse and Jetty Cats at 8 p.m. inside Olympia’s all-ages venue Northern.

2. With classical forms and an almost revolutionary approach to media, Jill Nordfors Clark has become synonymous with Northwest basketry. Her work can be seen alongside drawings and prints by her daughter, Erica Nordfords Applewhite, at The Sandpiper Gallery in Old Town.

3. Jazzbones’ Ha Ha Tuesdays hosted by Ralph Porter features MC D Lamont Hall at 8 pm.

4. Saxophonist Kareem Kandi hosts an open jazz jam at 9 p.m. inside Sax on 6th.

5. Muckleshoot Casino hosts an ‘80s Night featuring That ‘80s Show beginning at 9:30 p.m.

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5 Things To Do: Monday

MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, NOV. 23 , 2009 >>>

1. Author Nick Hornby turns from novels to screenplays with the talent-driven drama An Education, the story a young woman full of promise and intent to study at Oxford until she meets an older man with other ideas, which screens at 2:30, 4:45, 7:05 and 9:15 p.m. at The Grand Cinema.

2. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist & Cafe Latte hosts a holiday boutique featuring local artists work and handmade products 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

3. Saint Martin University hosts a lecture on “Harry Truman and the Korean War” at noon in Room 110 at Harned Hall.

4. The 3rd Annual Anti-Sweatshop Film Fest presents Where Do You Stand: Stories From An American Mill at 7 p.m. inside Traditions Café.

5. Rockaraoke – karaoke with live band — hits Jazzbones’ stage at 9 p.m.

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5 Things To Do: Sunday

MICHAEL SWAN: SUNDAY, NOV. 22, 2009 >>>

1. As part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month 2009, King’s Books will play host to the annual Tacoma is For Lovers Artist Craft Fair from noon to 5 p.m.

2. The Northern Pacific Coffee Company hosts geriatric jazz at 11 a.m.

3. At noon Gallery Madera becomes Madera Architectural Elements with a gala soireé to christen their new showroom. MAE is now a collective of 13 Pacific Northwest artisans — Mindy Barker, Lynn Di Nino, Jennevieve Schlemmer, Ixia Tile Tacoma, Steve Lawler to name a few — all designing and fabricating building components for commercial, residential and public spaces. The party ends at 5 p.m.

4. The Greatest Plays Ever Written by Nick Stokes will begin at 2 p.m. inside Tacoma’s Old City Hall.

5. The Spar’s Sunday Night Blues welcomes Mark Dudresne at 7 p.m.

5 Things To Do: Saturday

MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 2009 >>>

1.The free family Dickens Festival will consume Tacoma’s Stadium District from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

2. Tacoma Art Place, a Tacoma Hilltop facility that provides access to art equipment and studio space, celebrates its second anniversary with a party featuring free classes, refreshments and raffle prizes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


3. The Grand Cinema’s Free Family Movie series screens Oliver! at 10:30 a.m. for free. Get there early for a seat.
 
4. Actors will stage Ghosts of the Great Hall: Disaster! Natural Catastrophes in the Pacific Northwest from 1-3 p.m. at the Washington State History Museum.

5. Seven Deadly Sins: The Musical — the singing, dancing musical extravaganza — hits Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s new theater at 7 p.m.

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5 Things To Do: Friday

MICHAEL SWAN: FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 2009 >>>

1. The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular 

fires up at 7 p.m. inside the Tacoma Dome.

2. MOVE! — the ongoing modern dance series presented by MLKBallet — presents its 15th installment featuring works joined by Seattle’s Spectrum, Tacoma Dance Collective and others at 7 p.m. inside the SOTA Theater. Tacoma musician Vicci Martinez contributed several songs to MLKBallet’s pieces.

3. Weekly Volcano visual arts critic Alec Clayton delves into his latest novel, The Backside of Nowhere, at 6 p.m. inside Orca Books.

4. Northwest Snowboard presents its Annual Winter Video Premier at 7 p.m. inside the Capitol Theater.

5. The Uncle Bonsai trio will take a quirky look at modern life through harmony and humor performs at 8 p.m. inside the Pythian Temple, 926 1/2 Broadway in downtown Tacoma.

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5 Things To Do: Thursday

MICHAEL SWAN: THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2009 >>>

1. South Puget Sound Community College art faculty — including Carol Hannum ‘s work pictured above — is showcasing its wide range of works in a show opening today in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Gallery. Check it out from noon to 4 p.m.

2. Creative writing students of Tacoma's School Of The Arts will read their poetry and prose as part of Writers Bloc at 7 p.m. inside King’s Books.

3. The newly remastered 1982 Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi will screen at 7:30 p.m. inside the Washington Center.

4. The semi-finalists for 30th Annual Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition will hit the Liberty Theatre stage at 8 p.m.

5. Fulcrum Gallery hosts a fundraiser featuring MC Alleon, Bobby Galaxy, Sax & Synth and DJ Broam at 9 p.m.

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