Tacoma Arts Month: What's Happening this Week 10/14 - 10/18

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October 13, 2019

TACOMA ARTS MONTH

Liven up your life with some arts and culture additions! Keep reading to learn more about local activities, events, exhibits, workshops, and classes that will spark your curiosity. For more information, go to TacomaArtsMonth.com or check out each presenter's website.


This Week's Featured Events 10/14-10/18

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Photos courtesy of Washington State History Museum and The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra.

October 14

Washington State History Museum │Family Saturdays at the History Museum
Washington State History Museum │1911 Pacific Avenue │1 PM -3 PM │Free - $40

October 17

Washington State History Museum │A New Moon Rises
Washington State History Museum │1911 Pacific Avenue │10 AM -8 PM │Free

Tacoma Art Museum │Artist Talk: Debora Moore
Tacoma Art Museum │1707 Pacific Ave. │ 6 -7 PM │$5 - $10

Washington State History Museum │Little Black Dress: A Fashion Evolution
Washington State History Museum │1911 Pacific Avenue │10 AM -8 PM│Free

Tacoma Art Museum │Neighborhood Nights at TAM
Tacoma Art Museum │1707 Pacific Ave │5 - 8 PM │Free

The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra │ Diz, Monk, and Blakey at The Museum of Glass
Museum of Glass │1801 Dock Street │5 PM - 8 PM │Free

October 18

Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) │TAM Teen Night- What would happen if teens took over TAM?
Tacoma Art Museum │1707 Pacific Ave │7 -10 PM │Free


More Happenings this Week

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Photos courtesy of Tacoma Arts Live, Carolyn Osborne, Genevieve Denise, King's Bookstore, and Ed Coumou

Monday, October 14

King's Books; Project LIT Lincoln Abes │Nic Stone Author Event
King's Books │218 St Helens Ave│5:00 PM │Free

King's Books; My Purple Umbrella │Queerest Book Club Ever
King's Books 218 St Helens Ave.│7:00 PM │Free

McMenamins Elks Temple │Swing Reunion Orchestra
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom │565 Broadway │7:00 PM │$5

Tuesday, October 15

King's Books │Banned Book Club
Doyle's Public House │208 St Helens Ave │7:00 PM │Free

Nestled In Yoga │Gentle Yoga Flow
Merlino Arts Center │ 508 6th Ave., Loft 7│9:30 AM - 10:45 AM │$5

McMenamins Elks Temple │Maile Mae
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom │565 Broadway │7:00 PM │ $5

Alma Mater Tacoma │MC Chris
Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall│1322 Fawcett Ave│8:00 PM │$15 - $18

King's Books, Tahoma Audubon
Night Owl Nature Book Club │King's Books │218 St Helens Ave │7:00 PM │Free

Pacific Gallery Artists │Pacific Gallery Artists' October meeting
Asia Pacific Culture Center│4851 South Tacoma Way │11 AM -1 PM │Free

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) │ PDZA Free Day for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium│5400 N. Pearl St.│9:30 AM - 4 PM │Free

Franke Tobey Jones │Romeo and Juliet: A Comedy Gone Wrong
Franke Tobey Jones│5340 N Bristol St │2 PM - 3 PM │Free

Franke Tobey Jones │Symphony Tacoma Lecture Series: Shakespeare As Heard in Classical Music
Franke Tobey Jones │5340 N Bristol St.│4 PM - 5 PM │Free

Tacoma Aroma Flavor │Tacoma Aroma Flavor Pop-Up Gallery│Court House Square, next to En Rama│1102 A Street │7 AM - 7 PM │Free

Tacoma Aroma Flavor│Tacoma Spoonscape Coloring Contest │Various locations │Free

Victory Music │Victory Music Open Mic
Antique Sandwich Company │5102 N. Pearl St.│7 - 10 PM │$2 member, $3 general

Wednesday, October 16

The Grand Cinema │Classic Film Series: WarGames
The Grand Cinema│606 Fawcett Avenue│6:45 PM │$6.50 - $11

University of Puget Sound│"From My Lens: Everyday Black Excellence is the Heartbeat of New Orleans"│Wheelock Student Center, Rasmussen Rotunda │1500 N. Warner Street │6:00 PM │Free

Ted Brown Music Outreach │Live It OutLoud All Ages Jam
Jazzbones │2803 6th Ave│6 PM - 9 PM │Free

McMenamins Elks Temple│SiriusXM Coffeehouse Tour featuring Joshua Radin, The Weepies, Lily Kershaw │Spanish Ballroom │565 Broadway │8:00 PM │$35 - $40

King's Books; Write253│Well-Read Black Girl Book Club
King's Books │218 St Helens Ave│7:00 PM│Free

Thursday, October 17

McMenamins Elks Temple │An Evening with Chris Barron (of Spin Doctors) and Blake Morgan
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom │ 565 Broadway │ 8:00 PM │ $12 - $15

Creative Forces Gifts & Sundries │Art & Wine Night
Creative Forces in the lobby of Hotel Murano │1320 Broadway │5 PM - 9 PM │Free

Tacoma Comedy Club │Chingo Bling
Tacoma Comedy Club │933 Market St.│7:30 PM │$22 - $35

King's Books; Mountaineers Books │David Guterson Author Event
Tacoma Mountaineers│2302 N 30th St.│7:00 PM │Free

King's Books; Washington Lawyers for the Arts │Intellectual Property Workshop for Artists
King's Books │218 St Helens Ave │7:00 PM │Free

Jennelle Marcereau Gallery │Intro to Photography Composition
Jennelle Marcereau Gallery │702 Broadway 1C │6:30 - 7:30 PM │Free

Blue Cactus Press │Kellie Richardson Book Launch
Dystopian Brewery│611 S Baker St.│6:30 PM - 8 PM │Free

Tacoma Public Library │Korean Calligraphy
Moore Library │215 S. 56th St.│12 - 4 PM │Free

Franke Tobey Jones │Rock History of the PNW Series: Here We Are Now, Entertain Us - Grunge Takes Over │ Franke Tobey Jones │ 5340 N Bristol St │2 PM - 3 PM │Free

University of Washington Tacoma │Scholarly Selections: Using Artificial Intelligence to Simulate the Deceased │Washington State History Museum │1911 Pacific Ave │6:30 PM │Free

Tacoma Arts Live │Shakespeare in Love
Theater on the Square │915 Broadway│7:30 PM │ $12

King's Books │Spanish Language Book Club
King's Books │218 St Helens Ave. │6:30 PM │Free

Tacoma Aroma Flavor │Tacoma Aroma Flavor Hosted Pop-Up Gallery
Court House Square, next to En Rama│1102 A Street │5 PM - 8 PM │Free

Showcase Events │ Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival
Tacoma Dome │2727 East D St.│10 AM - 8 PM │Free - $16.50

Tacoma Art Museum │TAM Public Tours
Tacoma Art Museum │1707 Pacific Ave │6:00 PM │Free

Museum of Glass │The Great Goblin Blow
Museum of Glass │1801 Dock Street │5 - 8 PM │Free

University of Puget Sound │Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
University of Puget Sound, Schneebeck Concert Hall │1500 N. Warner Street │7:30 PM │Free

Friday, October 18

McMenamins Elks Temple │A Night Of Bowie and Glass Of Hearts tribute bands
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom │565 Broadway │8:00 PM │$20 - $26

Alma Mater Tacoma │Carrie Akre, Ken Stringfellow of the Posies
Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall │1322 Fawcett Ave │8:00 PM │$25

Museum of Glass │Chihuly Walking Tour
Museum of Glass │1801 Dock Street │2:00 PM │$10 - $27

Lynn Di Nino for TRIPOD │Helping to Create Tacoma's Identity
Center for Spiritual Living │206 North J Street │7 PM - 9 PM │$3

Franke Tobey Jones │How to Sketch
Franke Tobey Jones │5340 N Bristol St │10 AM - 11 AM │Free

University of Puget Sound │Jacobsen Series: "From the Mountains to the Sea: The Aspen Trio"
Schneebeck Concert Hall │ 1500 N. Warner Street │ 7:30 PM │$15 - $20

Jazzbones │JL B Hood and Off The Dome
Jazzbones │2803 6th Ave │9:00 PM │$10 - $15

King's Books │Juggalo Country Book Event
King's Books │218 St Helens Ave │6:00 PM │Free

Washington State History Museum │Little Black Dress Fashion Show
Washington State History Museum │1911 Pacific Avenue │6 PM - 9 PM │Free - $50

The Swiss │Prom Date Mixtape
The Swiss Restaurant & Pub │1904 Jefferson Ave │9:00 PM │$10

Tacoma Arts Live │Shakespeare in Love
Theater on the Square │915 Broadway│7:30 PM │$19 - $39

Showcase Events │Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival
Tacoma Dome│2727 East D St. │10 AM - 8 PM │Free - $16.50

Tacoma City Ballet │The Haunted Theatre
The Merlino Art Center, Tacoma City Ballet │508 6th Avenue │7:30 PM │$12 - $15

Tacoma Comedy Club │Tom Green
Tacoma Comedy Club │933 Market St. │7:30 PM & 10:30 PM │$25 - $32

Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium │Zoo BOOze & Bites
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium │5400 N. Pearl St. │6 - 9 PM │$75


Tacoma Arts Month Reverse Scavenger Hunt!

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Discover Tacoma's arts and culture this October, and win great prizes. Participate in the Tacoma Arts Month Reverse Scavenger Hunt!

  1. Follow Tacoma Arts on Instagram and/or Facebook
  2. Look out for weekly quiz questions sponsored by local arts organizations
  3. Comment on the post within 24 hours
  4. Be entered to win fantastic prizes!

Sponsored by the Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County 

Photo courtesy of University of Puget Sound


October Workshops & Classes

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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 Tacoma Art Museum


Art Exhibits

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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 Spaceworks Tacoma