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Disco lights, Afros and platform shoes were the evening’s theme at the Hi-Fidelity Lounge Sunday.
The retro disco dance party was hosted by Red Star Events, the Hi-Fidelity Lounge and Michael Goodnow, who played 70s and 80s music, including funk and disco hits, starting at 4 p.m.

When the lights don’t come up in the beginning of a show, someone backstage is probably getting yelled at.
As an audience member, when a few minutes have gone by and there are still no lights I normally would be a little concerned and a little bit angry.

Although the weather was less-than-desirable, Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro played to a packed house at the Admiral Theatre Wednesday, having braved a snowstorm and one flight cancellation to be there.

“I kind of did it backward,” said Troy Tumaliuan of his choice to return to college a second time.
The son of a Navy family, Tumaliuan settled in Port Orchard during high school. Later, he graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in technical communication. In 2009, two years into the recession, Tumaliuan was 30 years old and had a steady job with an insurance company, but something didn’t feel right.

If there’s one thing the Charleston is known for, it’s the way they fit so many disparate genres into a single evening.
Invisible Friend Productions hosted five local bands at The Charleston Saturday night, with genres including alternative, rock, folk, hardcore and funk.

“They put a smile on my face that hasn’t been there in a few weeks,” said Paula Wade, mother of the late 9-year-old Tyler Wade, at a benefit show for her family. “I couldn’t even put into words what it means to me.”
It wasn’t a perfect evening for an outdoor concert, so tarps were hung over the outdoor section of Moondogs Too in Port Orchard. The gaps between the tarps were just large enough to let rain in, and just short enough to funnel the redirected water onto the back of the stage.
The show was organized as a benefit for the family of Tyler, who was found hanging in a tree Oct. 16 while playing with friends. The incident was determined to be a prank that went too far, and he was found by his friends when they returned outside to continue playing.

Olympic College students took part in Recreation’s fall-quarter pingpong tournament Wednesday.
The tournament was the first one Spencer Stark, from Recreation, organized this year, but has held pingpong events each quarter for the past two years.

Local artists performed at the Manette Saloon Oct. 24 to benefit Georgia’s House, a non-profit organization in partnership with the Bremerton Rescue Mission, a group that caters to homeless women and children, as well as women who are victims of domestic violence.