October 4, 2018
To kick off Tacoma Arts Month, we're giving you the full roster of weekday and weekend activities
These newsletters will be sent twice weekly throughout October - one highlighting weekday events, and one highlighting weekend events.For more information, go to TacomaArtsMonth.com or check out each
presenter's website.
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Tacoma Film Festival
October 4 to October 11 | Dates and locations vary
Visit website for full schedule of events and admission rates:
Tacoma Film Festival
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Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical
October 5 to October 7 | 7:30 PM Fri/Sat, 2 PM Sat/Sun
Tacoma Musical Playhouse (7116 6th Avenue) | $22-31
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Kids Design Glass at Museum of Glass
Saturday, October 6 | 10 AM - 5 PM
Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | $5-17, Free for members and children under 6
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Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight Opening Celebration
Saturday, October 6 | 6 PM - 8 PM
Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | $15-20
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French Connections
Saturday, October 6 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Rialto Theatre (310 S 9th Street) | $10-50
Northwest Sinfonietta
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October 5
Chihuly Walking Tour
2 PM | Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | $10 + Museum Admission
The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra plays Monk
7 PM | Pacific Brewing Company (610 Pacific Avenue) | Free | kkworldorchestra.org
Town Crier Speaks Festival
7:30 PM - 9 PM | McIntyre Hall, The University of Puget Sound | $2
Constellations by Nick Payne
7:30 PM | Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts, Pacific Lutheran University | $5
The Brinksmen, Clyde Villain, and Leify Green
8 PM | The Plaid Pig Live Music Lounge | $10 | 21+ | event page
October 6
24 Hour Comic Day Challenge
9 AM (to 9 AM October 7th) | Destiny City Comics (218 St Helens Ave) | Free
Y Arts Day at TAM
12 PM - 4 PM | Tacoma Art Museum (1701 Pacific Ave) | Free for TAM and Y Members, or with Museum Admission
A Bright Orange Life Jacket, Multiple Beacons, and the Promise of a Feast: Fostering Cultural Democracy for these Challenging Times
5 PM - 7 PM | The Whitney Building, University of Washington Tacoma | Free
SPICE! Dances of the African and Arab Diaspora
6:30 PM Cocktail Hour, 7:30 PM Show | Gothic Ballroom, 4th Floor (47 St Helens Ave) | $30-45 | spicetacoma.bpt.me
Town Crier Speaks Festival
7:30 PM - 9 PM | McIntyre Hall, University of Puget Sound | $2
October 7
WILLO Presents: Fifth Annual Storytelling Festival
1 PM - 3 PM | Broadway Center (901 Broadway Avenue) | Free - RSVP on Facebook
Patti Cohenour in Concert
2 PM | Center for Spiritual Living (200 N J Street) | $50 VIP, $25 Adult, $20 Student | tickets
Coming Up Next Week:
 Tacoma Studio Tour
October 13 & 14
11 am – 5 pm
47 locations around Tacoma
FREE!
You are invited inside the working studios of over 80 local artists to learn about the artistic process, ask questions, and purchase one-of-a-kind creations. All studios will feature demonstrations or will have hands-on activities for visitors. This is a free, family friendly, self-guided tour. Check out the Tacoma Studio Tour webpage for all the details including an interactive map so you can plot your custom tour course.
Tacoma Studio Tour Passport - Visit and Win!
Make sure to have your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio address you visit. Once you've collected at least 7 stamps, send us the page and you'll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several fabulous prize packages containing artwork hand-crafted by a selection of artists on this tour. The Tacoma Studio Tour Passport can be picked up at all studio locations during the tour or print your own Tacoma Studio Tour Passport.
 Discover Tacoma's arts and culture this October, and win great prizes.
Participate in the Tacoma Arts Month Reverse Scavenger Hunt!
- Follow Tacoma Arts on Instagram and/or Facebook
- Look out for weekly quiz questions sponsored by local arts organizations
- Comment on the post within 24 hours
- Be entered to win fantastic prizes!
Take the Tacoma Arts Month Photo Challenge - It's easy!
- Take a photo at each Tacoma arts event you attend in October
- Post using #TacomaArtsMonth and mention the name of the event you attended. Make sure your post is public.
- Be instantly entered to win a fabulous prize package
Find out more about the #TacomaArtsMonth Challenge
Sponsored by the Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County
Photo courtesy of: Culture Shock Collective
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 This October provides the
perfect opportunity for you to expand your knowledge base and learn new skills.
From dance to literary arts, music to visual arts, or even a culinary arts
class, Tacoma offers an exciting array of workshops and classes for children to
adults. Find what
interests you!
Photo
courtesy of Museum of Glass
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 From museums to galleries
to local businesses, art is everywhere you turn in Tacoma. Find out more about the locations that have special exhibits this October as well as places
that show work year-round.
Photo
courtesy of Michelangelo's SISTINE CHAPEL: The Exhibition.
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