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7 Days Out: Sasquatch, Tabletop games and calling all seagulls

Florence and the Machine is one of more than 100 acts performing at the Sasquatch Festival this weekend at the Gorge Amphitheater in George.
Florence and the Machine is one of more than 100 acts performing at the Sasquatch Festival this weekend at the Gorge Amphitheater in George. Los Angeles Times

Friday (May 27)

Laugh with Roseanne

She made her way onto the national stage as a standup comedian and star of the sitcom “Roseanne” from 1988-1997. Since then, Roseanne Barr has won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award, had her own talk show, been on “The View” and a judge on “Last Comic Standing.” She continues to tour her standup comedy and will come to the Little Creek Casino Resort, 91 W. state Route 108, Shelton, for an 8 p.m. show Friday (May 27). Tickets are $30-$50 and are available at little-creek.com.

Saturday — Sunday

Pretend you’re a seagull

Celebrating 28 years, the Seagull Calling Festival takes over the Port Orchard Waterfront Marina Park as part of the Kitsap Harbor Festival this weekend. There will be the popular “Seagull” Wings Cook-off served up by amateur and professional cooks, plus the namesake Seagull Calling Contest with contestants of all ages, some in costumes, some as teams, taking to the beach to win awards mimicking seagulls and attracting them to the beach. There’s also fun for the entire family at the Pirate Rendezvous and vendor fair, open Saturday and Sunday. Go to tinyurl.com/hemt386 for more information.

Saturday

Concert for the ladies

Volume 7 of the popular concert series Ladies Night Out at the Showare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent. It will feature Tevin Campbell, El DeBarge, Lovers LN, All 4 One, Silk, Domino and Ruff Endz at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $32-$99 at showarecenter.com.

Friday (May 27) — Sunday

Playing games

With a motto of “a game for every player — a table for every game,” the Evergreen Tabletop Expo comes to the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma, this weekend. With casual games and highly competitive tournaments, lots of open tables, hundreds of demo games, artists and manufacturers, there is lots for game lovers to do. The fun begins Friday (May 27) and continues through Sunday. Registration information and schedule at etwxa.com.

Wednesday

Walk and learn

Join in the 2016 Walk Tacoma series at the Wednesday Tacoma’s Cultural History Walk, meeting at Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma. Sponsored by Downtown: On the Go, the walk will be led by Brandon Reynon, Puyallup Tribe archeologist. The free event starts at noon. No registration required. More at tinyurl.com/hrskl5d.

Friday (May 27) — Monday

On Sasquatch bandwagon

Known as one of the biggest alternative music festivals, the annual Sasquatch Festival is stomping its big feet at the Gorge Amphitheater in George this weekend. It will be four days of music and fun featuring bands including Florence and the Machine, The Cure, Leon Bridges, Jamie XX, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and Shamir to name a few of the more 100 bands performing. Tickets at Ticketmaster.

Wednesday

An Italian classic

The Italian classical crossover tenor, singer and songwriter Andrea Bocelli has recorded 14 solo albums of pop and classical music, selling more than 80 million records worldwide. He has successfully brought classical music to the international pop charts over his 20-year career. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at KeyArena, 405 Harrison Ave., Seattle. Tickets start at $75 at Ticketmaster.

Friday (May 27) —Sunday

Laugh with Corey Holcomb

Comedian Corey Holcomb will be performing this weekend at the Tacoma Comedy Club. Holcomb has been seen on “The Cleveland Show” and “Mad TV,” plus has had three of his own comedy specials. He will be performing at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday (May 27) and Saturday, and 6 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at tacomacomedyclub.com.

This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 8:05 AM with the headline "7 Days Out: Sasquatch, Tabletop games and calling all seagulls."

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