By Peg Doman, Joan Curtis, and Co-President Lynn Riegal; photos by Dayton Knipher. Chapter AY was founded on June 15, 1922. On June 16, 2022, at the Tacoma Yacht Club, P.E.O. Washington Chapter AY celebrated the 100th Anniversary of our founding at the Tacoma Yacht Club. Members and guests were greeted at the door with a […]
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Down and Out and Feeling Thirsty
Written by Richard Dorsett with comments by Don Doman. It’s a hot one. Living on the streets isn’t just rough, but is often physically demanding. People haul their possessions, work on automobiles, and are frequently without shade or shelter. When it’s pushing 90 degrees in my backyard, the asphalt down in the port is 110 […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is welcomed in Olympia
One does not attend a major rock concert without proper preparation. We began telling our friends and relatives weeks in advance that we would be seeing Hedwig and the Angry Inch in Olympia. Most people just stared at us, but some knew what we were talking about and would smile and raise their eyebrows. Our […]
Calling Doctor Weirdo Mystery – Episode 19 – Senior Living
I was sitting in my classic GTO, while Rose was inside Freddie’s shopping. With the price of gas, I didn’t want to run the engine, and no matter what, I always worry about discharging the battery and being left with not enough energy to start up the car again. When Rose is shopping it could […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Comes Stomping Back to Get Us . . . in Olympia
Peg and I saw the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch when it came out in 2001, which was a long time from our rock and roll roots. We look forward to the opening band as well as the production itself. We have front row seats. Let your imagination take wing. Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and […]
The Play’s the Thing – Unless It’s Cancelled Due to COVID
Locally, three productions were postponed amid prayers that they would be able to come in at the tail of the 2021-2022 season. Two are coming back and both are virtually unheard of, but offer possibilities of connections and interest. The two plays are Silent Sky at Tacoma Little Theatre, and Oregon Trail at CenterStage. The […]
Leave It To Beaver – TV Sitcom Review – Still Relevant After All These Years
Teaser for the entire production – imdb.com/video/vi2485760025 When I can’t sleep at night, I visit Roku and watch old episodes of “Leave It to Beaver.” The show is about a family with two children, Wally who is a junior high student a few years older than his younger brother, Theodore, called the Beaver, who is in […]
New TCC President Harrell Gives Transportation Club an Orientation on Helping Students Succeed
Ivan L. Harrell II., Ph.D. was the welcome guest at the June Meeting of the Transportation Club of Tacoma. As our last speaker leading up to our two-month hiatus, Dr. Harrell seemed the perfect speaker for our local Transportation Club. Talking about teaching and the COVID curve balls that were thrown at all of us, […]
Helping People to Get Rewarded and Recognized by Their Peers and Their Bosses
COVID changed the workplace and we are still seeing it. Not all business owners have realized the change, why it happened, and what needs to be done to remain a smooth running operation. During COVID and following COVID we saw that people not treated decently on their jobs in the first place, with pay and […]
Ragtime – Musical Production Review for Lakewood Playhouse
I like this description of the musical Ragtime “racism, poverty and trashed dreams are all elements in the overlapping stories of an affluent Wasp family, a black piano player who is denied justice, and a Latvian Jewish immigrant artist turned movie pioneer.” I would like to point out we have made great strides in social […]
Luck of the Irish – Tacoma Little Theatre Review
Kirsten Greenidge’s play gives us another view of racism in America that still remains with us. The set was a constant bonus. The set-back stage did result in some lost dialog from the actors, but over all was perfect. The set made great use of the turn-table. There were three large panels that changed from […]
Kim’s Convenience – Play Review for Tacoma Arts Live
With war raging half-way round the world and school children as well as various groupings being shot and killed around our once proud country, I needed some good news and some laughter. I found it at Kim’s Convenience. Peg and I relaxed and laughed and laughed and laughed some of our troubles away. Meet the […]