Country music superstar Tim McGraw is the latest announced performer at the Puyallup Fair. Tickets for his Sept. 22 show go on sale on at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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I don’t know if it will have a flux capacitor but Christopher Lloyd will be taking a DeLorean when he screens “Back to the Future” at Emerald City Comicon in March.

Lloyd played Doctor Emmett Brown in the 1985 film. He will participate in a Q & A before the one-time screening at SIFF Cinema’s Uptown Theatre at 9 p.m. on March 31 after arriving there in a fleet of DeLoreans.

The event is a partnership with ECCC and the Seattle International Film Festival.

The two dozen plus DeLoreans are provided by the Pacific Northwest DeLorean …

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Lakewood Playhouse has announced their 2012-13 season line-up just days after naming John Munn as their new managing artistic director.

Here’s the season:

SHERLOCK’S LAST CASE
by Charles Marowitz
Its Sherlock Holmes and Watson vs. Moriarity’s son in a race against time to save the life of Holmes himself!
(Comedy Thriller)

TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
Comedy, Love, Mistaken Identities and Moustaches…Who could ask for anything more?
(Comedy)

Bonus Show
BEST CHRISTMAS
PAGEANT EVER
By Barbara Robinson
Presented by the Lakewood Playhouse Youth Education Department
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Tonight’s opening night of Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast” at The Paramount Theatre has been postponed due to weather, Seattle Theatre Group just announced.

Here’s the full statement:

Due to unforeseen weather circumstances in Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass, the Opening Night of our Seattle engagement of Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, has been postponed. The performance has been re-scheduled for Monday, February 27th, 7:30PM at The Paramount Theatre. Tickets from tonight’s performance will be valid and honored at Monday’s performance for the same seat locations. All other scheduled performances will proceed as planned.

Unfortunately, tickets for Tuesday night’s performance cannot

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Indie rock-pop band Florence + the Machine announced today that it will make a stop this summer at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn.

The Grammy-nominated group, known for its hits “Dog Days are Over” and “Shake It Out,” will perform at 8 p.m. July 21. Tickets for the show go on sale 10 a.m. Friday (Feb. 24) through Live Nation. According to LiveNation’s website, tickets will cost $29.50-$49.50.

For more information about the band and its tour, go to florenceandthemachine.net.

Is there a limit, and more importantly, a price to pay when it comes to compassion? Those are some of the questions raised in a Pacific Lutheran University MediaLab documentary, “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.”

The film explores the complexities of “compassion fatigue,” a condition that affects care givers and those repeatedly exposed to tragedy and trauma like police officers and firefighters.

After nearly a year of research and filming the student filmmakers premiered the film in Seattle in fall of 2011. They’re hosting a screening at PLU on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The event will include a …

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Love Struck Wedding Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 18, Clover Park Technical College, McGavick Conference Center, Lakewood. lovestruckwedding.com.

Healthy Coffee Washington State Grand Opening Conference and Seminar Noon-2 p.m. Feb. 18, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 18, La Quinta Inns and Suites, 11751 Pacific Highway S.W., Lakewood. Free. 253-588-6749

Guitar Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble 3-5 p.m. Feb. 18, Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Building, 10th Avenue South and 124th Street South, Tacoma. 253-535-7787.

Mia Vermillion Band 7 p.m. Feb. 19, The Spar Tavern, 2121 N. 30th St., Tacoma.

PIerce County Gospel Sing 6 p.m. Feb. 19, Life …

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Saturday-Sunday
Catch the spirit with the high-flying and finely choreographed dance and cheer squads at the Best of the Northwest Cheerleading and Dance Championships this weekend at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma. The competition begins at 8 a.m. Admission is $20-$30 for a two-day pass or $15-$20 for a single-day entry.

Today–Feb. 29
Bicycles have been around in one form or another since 1817. Peruse a collection of vintage bikes at the exhibit “LeMay Club Corner Vintage Bicycles” at the LeMay Marymount Event Center, 325 152nd St. E., Tacoma. This rare …

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