Aja Pecknold

Yearly Archive

2008 (48 articles)
2007 (144 articles)
2006 (26 articles)

Barely Three Years Left at the Hideout - Dec 26, 2007

Bar is more of an art space than a for-profit venture.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Polar Bear Plunge - Dec 26, 2007

If you’re insane, you’ll love this exhilarating activity
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Damien Jurado + Josh Morrison + Josh Ottum - Dec 26, 2007

Thursday, December 27
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NYE! The Lashes + the Trucks + Feral Children - Dec 26, 2007

Monday, December 31
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Noble Destiny - Dec 19, 2007

When it involves a dance party
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Walking in an Indie Wonderland - Dec 19, 2007

Welcome to the Doug Fir Lounge, Portland's compound for hipsters.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Annual X-Mas Show with the Maldives, Grand Hallway, Widower, Devon Williams - Dec 12, 2007

An evening of inspired music from an up-and-coming guitarist
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David Bazan: Fewer Moving Parts, Fewer Broken Pieces - Dec 12, 2007

Pedro the Lion anchorman's life with wife, daughter, booze, and God.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

The Program featuring the Blue Scholars - Dec 12, 2007

Tuesday, December 18
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I Feel Pretty - Dec 5, 2007

Six years of sweet fashion on Capitol Hill
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Kells Is the Jewel of Post Alley - Dec 5, 2007

Yes, there is a way to avoid the out-of-towners and frat boys.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Square Dance with the Tallboys - Dec 5, 2007

Monday, December 10
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Palmer, AK - Dec 5, 2007

Thursday, December 6
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Phinney Neighborhood’s Winter Festival and Craft Fair - Nov 28, 2007

Sabotage the consumption machine
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Throw Me the Statue - Nov 28, 2007

Saturday, December 1
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Sunday Supper - Nov 21, 2007

Delectable dining, minus bugaboos
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All-Ages Advocate Is After Your Parents' Money - Nov 21, 2007

Old Fire House, Vera vet is now at Seattle Theatre Group.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Quinn's: Yuppie Safe House in Hipsterdom - Nov 21, 2007

A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Aviation Records’ 2021 release - Nov 21, 2007

Saturday, November 24
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The Can’t See - Nov 21, 2007

Monday, November 26
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Trash Fashion Bash - Nov 14, 2007

One person’s gum wrapper is another’s couture
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Fallout Boy Returns With Tigertail - Nov 14, 2007

Former owners of Fallout Records and Box Pop invest in Ballard's booze business.
Music By Aja Pecknold

The Walkmen + Visqueen - Nov 14, 2007

Saturday, November 17
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The Cops - Nov 14, 2007

Friday, November 16
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People Talking and Singing - Nov 7, 2007

Local lit center has star-studded help
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Minus the Bear, the Helio Sequence, Grand Archives - Nov 7, 2007

What’s with the chilly reception?
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Redwood's a Shelter From the Pike-Pine Storm - Nov 7, 2007

Try the family-style supper on Sundays.
Happy Hour By Aja Pecknold

Little Penguins + Moondoggies - Nov 7, 2007

Wednesday, November 7
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Back Door Slam - Nov 7, 2007

Friday, N ovember 9
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Panda & Angel - Nov 7, 2007

Sunday, November 11
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Screenprinting, Gigging, and Selling Blood - Oct 31, 2007

Making a living in the Weathered Underground.
Day Job By Aja Pecknold

Nectar: Same Food, Better Music - Oct 31, 2007

Oh, yeah, and plenty of drunk frat boys.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Jens Lekman - Oct 31, 2007

Tuesday, November 6
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Richard Buckner - Oct 31, 2007

Thursday, November 1
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Yo La Tengo - Oct 24, 2007

Putting an intimate spin on their latest album
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Feral Children: Rain, Small Towns, and Fistfights - Oct 24, 2007

Making the sounds of the Northwest.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Barsuk's Radio Man Digs Camping, Dylan, and Baked Goods - Oct 24, 2007

Ask him what he thinks about the consolidation of radio interests.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

A Cure for the Common Pabst - Oct 24, 2007

Drink only one if you suffer from a heart condition.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

PWRFL POWER - Oct 24, 2007

Thursday, October 25
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A Drink for the Kim - Oct 24, 2007

Tuesday, October 30
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Himsa - Oct 24, 2007

Friday, October 26
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Man Man + Love as Laughter + Wild Orchid Children - Oct 24, 2007

Tuesday, October 30
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Architecture in Helsinki - Oct 24, 2007

Monday, October 29
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Weird Lords - Oct 24, 2007

Thursday, October 25
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Guts and All - Oct 17, 2007

Organic jack-o-lanterns, spiced cider, and other good stuff
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Bobby Bare Jr. and the Exposed-Package Incident - Oct 17, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Sonya Westcott of Arthur & Yu’s Spicy Broccoli Pasta - Oct 17, 2007

Comfort food comes in whole wheat.
Sound Bite By Aja Pecknold

Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon - Oct 17, 2007

What’s this hoppy chalet doing on Phinney Ridge instead of in Leavenworth?
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Get Your Kincora Fix While You Can - Oct 10, 2007

The no-frills, sticky-floored hangout has been the site of many a drunken evening, DJ sets, and dirty, adrenaline-filled floor shows.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Ha Ha Tonka - Oct 10, 2007

Monday, October 15
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Slender Means - Oct 10, 2007

Saturday, October 13
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Artemis: Sidecars and Mediterranean Delights - Oct 3, 2007

Three-week-old bar has the dangerous capacity to quickly become a new home away from home.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Nordic Knitting Conference - Oct 3, 2007

No bitching at this stitching extravaganza
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Built to Spill - Oct 3, 2007

Thursday, October 4
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Adam Zacks: Mother of Sasquatch! - Sep 26, 2007

Dreams of a young Jewish boy.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Fall Music Calendar - Sep 19, 2007

Fall Arts 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Can Minus the Bear Hip Their Underage Audience to Yes and King Crimson? - Sep 19, 2007

And will the kids ever let them play a bar show?
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Hula Girls: Yes, Very Kawaii, but That’s All - Sep 19, 2007

Review By Aja Pecknold

The Composer, the Insurance Company, and the Stuck-in-Your-Head Jingles - Sep 5, 2007

You've heard Josh Myers' work; you just don't know it.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Chris Rock Would Have a Field Day at Waid’s Haitian Cuisine and Lounge - Sep 5, 2007

Welcoming vibe not immune to a cringe factor.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Have I Told Ya - Sep 5, 2007

Get it on (your bib, that is) at a legendary diner
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Grizzly Bear + Deerhunter - Sep 5, 2007

Thursday, September 6
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South of the Border - Aug 29, 2007

Latin-American folk music while u eat
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What Does Wu-Tang Mean to Us? - Aug 29, 2007

Conversations with Seattle's best about the rap legends.
Bumbershoot 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Nat Damm: Drummer, Booker, Creator of Fine Poster Art - Aug 29, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

PDXplore with A Weather + Laura Gibson - Aug 29, 2007

Friday, August 31
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Get Outside - Aug 22, 2007

Golden Gardens
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McMahon's Got the Angle on the Arcade Fire, Refugee Camps, and Even the Occasional Wedding - Aug 22, 2007

Questions for the photographer you've seen at basically every venue in town.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Babalu Books Mambo, Funk, and Brazilian Sounds for an Equally Diverse Clientele - Aug 22, 2007

Don't expect to see any of the neighborhood strollers in this new Wallingford hot spot.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground - Aug 22, 2007

Saturday, August 25
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Native Arts Celebration - Aug 15, 2007

Visual Art/Culture
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The Yard - Aug 15, 2007

Rummage
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Only Mom Can Stop Vitamin D From Winning Beat Battles - Aug 15, 2007

Dude's known Lionel Richie nearly as long as Nicole.
Music By Aja Pecknold

Ms. Skylark Offers Comfort Food to the Hungry-and-Thirsty Crowd - Aug 15, 2007

Jessie SK has come a long way from 50 cents an hour.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Barfly of the Saturday Knights’ Extra Special Spaghetto - Aug 15, 2007

What you get when you're dining with the band.
Sound Bite By Aja Pecknold

Fischer Juggles Gigs Between OKOK and Damien Jurado - Aug 15, 2007

They pay the bills, so he can get his art done.
Day Job By Aja Pecknold

Rattlesnake Lake/Ledge - Aug 8, 2007

Go Outside
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Crafty Supply Swap - Aug 1, 2007

DIY
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Best Local Boardsmith: Blue Montgomery - Aug 1, 2007

Best of Seattle 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Best Boutique Named After a Pixies Song: Velouria - Aug 1, 2007

Best of Seattle 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Best Record-Store Tag Team: Sonic Boom Records - Aug 1, 2007

Best of Seattle 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Best Escape From A&R Reps: Stuart Hallerman - Aug 1, 2007

Best of Seattle 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Nathan Marion: No Religion, No Profit, No Problem - Aug 1, 2007

Fremont Abbey Arts Center's director brings art to one-time house of God.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Nick deWitt of Night Canopy’s Mom’s Tourtière - Aug 1, 2007

Sound Bite By Aja Pecknold

Throw Me the Statue - Aug 1, 2007

Saturday, August 4
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Michael "Jaws" Jaworski Is a Cop, Runs Mt. Fuji, Takes Aim at Bono - Jul 25, 2007

He's been in the music biz since his high-school bonfire.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Blaschke Moves From Pushing Sparkly Stones to Stone Fruit - Jul 25, 2007

And she's paying rent.
Day Job By Aja Pecknold

Adam MacKinnon of Night-Life's "World Famous" Omelet - Jul 25, 2007

I'm eating with the band.
Sound Bite By Aja Pecknold

Capitol Hill Block Party - Jul 25, 2007

Booze & Music
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$13 at Ballard's Farmers Market Scores Two Meals of Wild Boar - Jul 18, 2007

Easy on the wallet, and the domesticated boars.
13 Dollars By Aja Pecknold

Matt Vaughan's Easy Street is Littered With Loans, Coffee, and In-Stores - Jul 18, 2007

Queen Anne and West Seattle stores count Patti Smith, Ben Harper, and Beastie Boys as customers.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Sodo Sidewalk Sale - Jul 18, 2007

Booty (Urban)
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Damien Jurado - Jul 18, 2007

Saturday, July 21
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Derek Fudesco of the Cave Singers’ Prosciutto Prawns - Jul 11, 2007

I'll have what the band's eating.
Sound Bite By Aja Pecknold

Alibi Loses View, Gains Pot Roast: All Good - Jul 11, 2007

Cozy vibe is more N.Y.C. than PNW.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Colin Johnson Finds Common Ground For Hippies and Hipsters - Jul 4, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Spencer Moody of Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, proprietor of Anne Bonny - Jul 4, 2007

A new series about paying the bills.
Day Job By Aja Pecknold

Sad Bastard Mondays - Jul 4, 2007

Nightlife
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Nevada City Scene Gets a Lift From Grass Roots Record Co. - Jun 27, 2007

Grass Roots is in the vein of other region-centric labels like Sub Pop or Omaha’s Saddle Creek, but more hippie.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Webber Survives Wayne Coyne's Bubble Machine En Route to Lightning Dust - Jun 20, 2007

Canadians' self-titled debut seems tailor-made to fit deep inside the cavern of a broken heart.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Clean-Cuts and Punk Rockers Flock to Cha Cha's New Digs - Jun 20, 2007

A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Wrecking-Ball Dodger Jeff Ofelt Has Employed Half the City's Rock Stars - Jun 13, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

SIFF: Rat City Rollergirls on Film! - Jun 13, 2007

SIFF Guide 2007 By Aja Pecknold

Umi Sake House Pours on the Cheap a Little Longer Than the Rest - May 30, 2007

But you've gotta love the "porch."
Happy Hour By Aja Pecknold

Pearl Jam's Fan Herder May Be Used, But He's a 10 - May 30, 2007

Meet the man in charge of the fan club for Seattle's biggest band.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Be Sure to Ask for a "Flaming Homer" at Moe Bar - May 30, 2007

A classic—and Aerosmith favorite—since 1991.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Mamma Casserole's Résumé Includes Go-Go Dancer, Talent Coordinator, and Five-Star Chef - May 23, 2007

Now she turns out night after night of piping-hot rock shows.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Blue Moon Tavern Is a Home Away From Home to All Kinds - May 23, 2007

The regulars alone could carry the place to 2034 and then some.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

Lavender Diamond's Hokey Idealism Almost Seems Possible - May 16, 2007

"Neo-flower-child missionary" music is exactly as earnest as you expect it to be.
Music By Aja Pecknold

Jeffery Taylor's a Slave to Vinyl and the Cool-O-Meter - May 16, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Trail of Bread Crumbs Leads to Arthur & Yu - May 9, 2007

Putting together a band can be like swimming against the current in a cold river—until it gets warm.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

This Man Knows His Plungers and His Pearl Jam - May 9, 2007

From the Warfield to the Showbox, Glen Rinzler keeps the show going.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

MacCool's Gets By With Tight Jeans, Flip-Flops, and Trivia - May 2, 2007

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Rachel Ratner Is at KEXP, Night School, and, Basically, Everywhere Else - Apr 25, 2007

Sit back, relax, and feel like an absolute sloth next to this woman's industrious hustle.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Ballard Smoke Shop's Got Wall-Mounted Trout, and Toast - Apr 25, 2007

A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

St. Clouds Is Tacky, but the Booze Is Cheap - Apr 11, 2007

Happy Hour By Aja Pecknold

When Bike Messengers Crash, They Land Gigs at Sub Pop - Apr 11, 2007

Where else can you find Rainier in the pop machine?
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

A-Pizza Mart's Gone Kitsch - Apr 4, 2007

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Around the Horn - Apr 4, 2007

Chop Suey's Roy Atizado has played almost every position in the music game.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Soundgarden to Sandwiches - Mar 28, 2007

Stuart Hallerman has built a recording empire.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Triple Door - Mar 21, 2007

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Whitey Keeps the Stalls Clean and IDs Honest - Mar 7, 2007

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Dog Days - Mar 7, 2007

On a beach in Spain, a stray becomes a muse for Sweden's El Perro del Mar.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Suits, Skaters, Rendezvous - Mar 7, 2007

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The Science of Make Believe Shows - Feb 28, 2007

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Organically Grown - Feb 21, 2007

In a Bainbridge Island studio, a dynamic duo spontaneously congeals.
Preview By Aja Pecknold

Special 'Ultimate Roadie' Edition - Feb 21, 2007

Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Jesse Smith's Got the Order for the Croc, Solo and Peter Buck - Feb 14, 2007

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Chemical Creation - Feb 7, 2007

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes: Inside/Out.
Music By Aja Pecknold

Behind the Scene - Feb 7, 2007

Amanda Graham of Luckyhorse Industries
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The Comet Tavern - Feb 7, 2007

Capitol Hill's Vomit Comet gets even more puketastic with the addition of hard booze.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

FRIDAY - Feb 7, 2007

A burlesque heroine at the Triple Door; evolving images of water and landforms; and adultery, forced suicide, and a tender, melting love duet.
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TUESDAY - Feb 7, 2007

The Saturday Knights at the Bad Juju Lounge, and Erotica at Hugo House
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Bekah Zeitz - Jan 31, 2007

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SATURDAY - Jan 31, 2007

Benefit for New Ollie Park; Fuck you, Pay Me at the Sci-Fi Filmfest; and Previously Avoided, Dismissed, Forgotten, or Submerged Black History
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Brian Foss - Jan 24, 2007

The Funhouse's Jack-of-all-trades.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

CD Reviews - Jan 24, 2007

New releases from Clinic, Julie Doiron, Menomena, and Love of Diagrams.
CD Reviews By Aja Pecknold

Katy Aversenti - Jan 17, 2007

Cafe Venus/marsBar mastermind.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Cypress - Jan 17, 2007

Shot in the Dark
Club Pick By Aja Pecknold

FRIDAY - Jan 17, 2007

Hilary Hahn with Tom Brosseau at the Tractor, and Uncomfortably Funny Neil Hamburger
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Evergreen Time - Jan 10, 2007

Broken hearts, whiskey bottles, and scrapped deadlines: Relax, and meet the Hands.
Music By Aja Pecknold

Behind the Scene - Jan 10, 2007

Death of the Party's Clayton Vomero
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Michele Scoleri - Jan 3, 2007

Bumbershoot's Artistic Director is a sucker for meat on a stick and English troubadours.
Behind the Scene By Aja Pecknold

Suite 410 - Jan 3, 2007

Sometimes you wanna go where nobody knows your name.
Club Pick By Aja Pecknold

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Monday, May 12

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Agua Verde Cafe and Paddle Club, Every week Monday, 6:30pm, free

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Museum of Flight, Daily from Sat., February 9 until Mon., June 2

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