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Entertainment
Tritt: a little bit county, a little bit…R&B?
Travis Tritt, the Grammy award-winning American country music singer-songwriter, is making his way to the Emerald Queen Casino. Read more...
Rock band ‘Smashes’ into the EQC
After more than a decade together as a band and after emerging on the national scene with their first No. 1 hit “Walkin’ on the Sun,” all three co-founding members of Smash Mouth, Steve Harwell, (lead vocals) Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul DeLisle (bass), are as tight today as they were the day they first jammed together in their hometown of San Jose. Read more...
Puyallup Youth Center takes over mountainside
About 100 tribal members made the trek up to the Summit Snoqualmie Jan. 5 for a day of mountainside fun. Read more...
Wild-eyed Southern boys coming to Tacoma
After more than three decades together, 38 Special is still playing more than 100 shows per year. And at every one of them, thousands of audience members are completely blindsided by the power and muscle of the band’s performance. “When we come out, people are like, ‘Whoa! It’s like a freight train rolling over them,’” said vocalist/guitarist Don Barnes. While most associate the group with its arena-rock ‘80s pop smashes, these days the band’s harder edge is what is immediately noticeable. Don Barnes said it is all about maintaining the intensity that they deliver in their live shows. Read more...
BJ\'s Bingo warms up kids' holidays
BJ’s Bingo in Fife and their customers donated more than $15,000 which bought new coats for the 614 students at Sheridan Elementary School in Tacoma. Read more...
Darryl Worley grew up in a small town in Tennessee, the son of a Methodist preacher. He earned a degree in biology at the University of North Alabama, worked various jobs and worked in music wherever he could. Worley played gigs in bars at night, which led to a record contract in 1999. The following year he released his debut album, “Hard Rain Don’t Last.” Read more...
In football, it’s always tough to beat a team twice in the same season. The Redskins youth flag football team used that to their advantage Nov. 17. Playing three games in one day, the Redskins beat two teams who had previously defeated them in the regular season to win their league championship. Read more...
Chippewa artist paints the story of a people
What is extraordinary about David W. Craig’s artwork is the range of emotions that come through in his paintings. Each piece stands completely on its own, each one emoting a feeling that welcomes viewers in. Those who take time to let the images speak will be drawn into the artist’s vision of Indians running free and being free as the creator intended for them. His art tells the story of a people full of life in a world where all living things are connected through an ageless and omnipotent great spirit. Read more...
Film starring tribal member wins award
The Tacoma Film Festival, which ran Oct. 4-11, ended with some great news for Puyallup tribal member Robert Satiacum. The locally made comedy “Rain in the Mountains” in which he had a starring role took the award for Best Feature Film, beating out the 72 other feature-length films in this year’s festival. Read more...
University of Washington hosts Native American Student Day
Native students from Chief Leschi High School and a group of students from Tacoma School District’s Indian Education Program will be heading up to University of Washington (UW) Nov. 9 for Native American Student Day (NASD). Read more...
