Nightlife in Lacey

Beneath the exposed beams of a vaulted ceiling, rows of dark tables serve as a platform for Cork! A Wine Bar’s spectrum of reds and whites. Sourced primarily from the Northwest, these vinous sips pair with a menu of warm flatbreads, rich cheeses, and pots of fondue that melt and bubble like a herd of Peeps lost in the desert. Patrons can sidle up to the bar for a pour of shiraz or a sudsy beer before kicking back in one of Cork's two lounge areas where espresso-hued leather chairs huddle together around low-lit lamps and small tables.

A peculiar number of David Hasselhoffs bounce along to the oom-pah rhythm of a polka band before a 6'2" emcee known as the Austrian Amazon](http://manuelahorn.com/) yodels into a microphone. It's the annual Renton Oktoberfest, presented by the Berliner Pub and Renton Chamber of Commerce. During the three-day festival, vendors dole out German eats from roasted pig and brats to pretzels and german potato salad. In the spirit of the true Oktoberfest, barkeepers pour German beers such as Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier, Warsteiner, and Spaten. The event schedule slates plentiful activities over the weekend, including the Miss Oktoberfest contest, which judges damsels on costume, special talent, beer-drinking ability, and general German trivia, such as questions on the autobahns’ speed limits (there are none) or on the name of the jailer in the German opera Die Fledermaus (Frosch, obviously).