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Who you calling Bob?
Nice kitty! Take your kiddies to see some big cats this weekend - and get a wonderful wintry workout, too! Plus, a stitched-together kick-off for Black History Month...read on! Tons going on around the South Sound!
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Major Shrinkage
Dink around at the Museum of Glass this weekend! Take your kids in for a special Shrinky Dink session, where they can create rockin' pocket art projects. FREE with admission. All ages. Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma. 253-284-4750; 1-866-4-MUSEUM. Friday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3, noon-5 p.m.
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Auch Du Liebe!
Es ist ein Volksmarch! OK, that's it for my German. But you don't have to sprechen Deutsch to liebe this event: Fresh winter air, scenic trails, mooses (meece?) lurking nearby...it's the Northwest Trek Winter Volksmarch! Make it to the end and you get free park entry and a half-price tram ticket. Adults $6.75, kids $4.50, tots $3. All Ages. Northwest Trek, 11610 Trek Dr. E., Eatonville. 360-832-6117. Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3, must start walking the 5K or 10K between 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Putt Putt Palooza
Get down with your inner Crouching Tiger -- and raise some scratch for a great cause. It's an indoor mini-golf extravaganza! All proceeds benefit "NeXTGeNeraTION" Arts and Education. $7, hot dog lunch included. All ages. Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. 360-753-8585. Saturday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Get Ratty
Celebrate the year of the rat! Scamper in for crafts and fun based on the animal zodiac in China. FREE. All ages. Register early. Olympia Timberland Library, 313 Eighth Ave. S.E., Olympia. 360-352-0595. Saturday, Feb. 2, 1-3 p.m.
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Quilty Pleasure
Sway to gospel music, catch some cool dancing, and help make a community patchwork quilt to kick off Black History Month and the Threads That Bind: Works by Pacific Northwest African American Quilters exhibit. Free admission for all ages, to both the festival and museum. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-4258. Saturday, Feb. 2, noon-5 p.m.
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Call Me Ishmael
Avast, ye English majors and lovers of fine theater! It's Moby Dick "Rehearsed,"served up with a side of comedy and just a touch of blubber. Catch this killer (whale) Orson Welles version of the classic novel, for all ages. $20-34. Theatre on the Square, 915 Broadway, Tacoma. 206-591-5890. Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. |
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