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Thursday, February 9 Live Music HELL’S KITCHEN: Phillip Roebuck, Swampy Draws, Henry Kammerer, The Cottonwood Cutups (Rock) 9 p.m. DAWSON’S: Billy Shew Band jam, 8 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Kry (Rock) 9 p.m., NC MANDOLIN CAFÉ: Gen Obata (Rock) 6 p.m. STONEGATE: Billy Stoops (Rock) 8 p.m., NC UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (Blues) 7 p.m. 6:30 pm Drum Circle Ted Brown Music Tacoma hosts a free, all-ages drum circle every Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. You don't need to have a drum to participate. For more info contact Ted Brown Music at (253) 272-3211 or visit http://www.tedbrownmusic.com.		Friday, February 10 7:30 pm ‘California Suite’ Seldom staged in recent years, this Neil Simon classic uses one of the author’s favorite devices: a posh Beverley Hills hotel suite and four different pairs of occupants. Simon, the quintessential quipster, is a genius at two-character scenes particularly those involving spouses caught in highly charged dilemmas. If only the walls could talk. But this is the theatre and we, the audience, become the fourth wall as we glimpse into the lives of the Visitors from New York, the Visitors from Philadelphia, the Visitors from London and the Visitors from Chicago. Prepare for a night of verbal sparring and rib-tickling laughter. The Tacoma Little Theatre production runs Jan. 20-Feb. 14. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. A pay-what-you-can production will take place Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., and an actor’s benefit takes place Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com.

Saturday, February 11 8:30 am Charity Boot Camp Jeff Jowers, owner and founder of Tacoma’s Ultimate Fitness Boot Camps, is hosting charity fitness boot camps every Saturday benefiting Mary Bridge Tree House. People who sign up for Ultimate Fitness Boot Camp can now donate pieces of clothing, which earns them a spot in a fast-paced, interval-style class free of charge. Info: www.tacomabootcamps.com. 5:30 pm Tahoma Audubon Society banquet Help the Tahoma Audubon Society celebrate 43 years by attending the annual membership banquet, featuring a catered dinner, silent auction, awards ceremony and live music. This year’s special guest is coming all the way from Russia’s Wrangel Island Nature Reserve in the Arctic Circle! Wildlife biologist and photographer Vasiliy Baranyuk will present “Snow Geese and other Wildlife of the Wrangel Island Nature Reserve.” Early bird tickets, purchased by Jan. 31, are $40. Tickets are $50 until the day of the event. The banquet will take place from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Landmark Convention Center’s Temple Theater Ballroom. Info: www.tahomaaudubon.org. 7:30 pm ‘California Suite’ Seldom staged in recent years, this Neil Simon classic uses one of the author’s favorite devices: a posh Beverley Hills hotel suite and four different pairs of occupants. Simon, the quintessential quipster, is a genius at two-character scenes particularly those involving spouses caught in highly charged dilemmas. If only the walls could talk. But this is the theatre and we, the audience, become the fourth wall as we glimpse into the lives of the Visitors from New York, the Visitors from Philadelphia, the Visitors from London and the Visitors from Chicago. Prepare for a night of verbal sparring and rib-tickling laughter. The Tacoma Little Theatre production runs Jan. 20-Feb. 14. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. A pay-what-you-can production will take place Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., and an actor’s benefit takes place Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com.		Sunday, February 12 2:00 pm ‘California Suite’ Seldom staged in recent years, this Neil Simon classic uses one of the author’s favorite devices: a posh Beverley Hills hotel suite and four different pairs of occupants. Simon, the quintessential quipster, is a genius at two-character scenes particularly those involving spouses caught in highly charged dilemmas. If only the walls could talk. But this is the theatre and we, the audience, become the fourth wall as we glimpse into the lives of the Visitors from New York, the Visitors from Philadelphia, the Visitors from London and the Visitors from Chicago. Prepare for a night of verbal sparring and rib-tickling laughter. The Tacoma Little Theatre production runs Jan. 20-Feb. 14. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. A pay-what-you-can production will take place Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., and an actor’s benefit takes place Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com. 5:00 pm Jazz Live at Marine View Church One of the finest bands on the local music scene today, The Janette West Group, makes an appearance Feb. 12 during popular concert series Jazz Live at Marine View Church. West began singing at a very early age, moved to the Seattle area in the 1970s, worked with R&B organ trios for years and opened for acts like Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner. She toured up and down the West Coast with in-demand groups and has fronted big bands and smooth jazz groups. Now she is focused on her own quintet, showcasing her fabulous vocal talents whether it be swing, Latin, R&B, standards or ballads. Her band support is top-tier: drummer Marty Tuttle, piano/keyboardist Eric Verlinde, bassist Chuck Kistler and percussionist Ricardo Guity. Their recent CD “Snapshot” received critical acclaim. Christopher Loudon proclaimed “West is a first-rate swinger, comparable in style and gusto to Ernestine Anderson, though the warmth of her ballads is more reminiscent of Natalie Cole.” Do not miss an exceptional evening of music in the beautiful setting of Marine View. Admission is free to all ages. The concert starts at 5 p.m. at Marine View Church, located at 8469 Eastside Dr. N.E.

Monday, February 13 6:30 pm Memory loss support Caring for someone with memory loss? Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with dementia. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia will be held the second Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S. 12th St. Contact group facilitator Chuck Benefiel at (253) 584-3267.		Tuesday, February 14 No events today. Know of an upcoming event? Please submit it to our calendar.

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