Tacoma Arts Month: What's Happening this Weekend 10/25-10/27

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October 24, 2019

TACOMA ARTS MONTH

Make the most of the final weekend of Tacoma Arts Month with a dose of arts and culture! You will find plenty of local activities and happenings to inspire your creativity.

For more information, go to TacomaArtsMonth.com or check out each presenter's website.


This Weekend's Featured Events 10/25-10/27

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Images courtesy of Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Awal Ahassan, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma City Ballet, Kristina Thomas, Tacoma Opera, and Tacoma Little Theatre

Friday, October 25

Tacoma Musical Playhouse | The Rocky Horror Show
Tacoma Musical Playhouse | 1707 Pacific Ave. | 7:30 PM | $25

Tacoma Little Theatre | Evil Dead: The Musical
Tacoma Little Theatre | 210 N I Street | 7:30 PM | $22 - $27

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

Saturday, October 26

Tacoma Musical Playhouse | The Rocky Horror Show
Tacoma Musical Playhouse | 1707 Pacific Ave. | 7:30 PM | $25

Tacoma Little Theatre | Evil Dead: The Musical
Tacoma Little Theatre | 210 N I Street | 7:30 PM | $22 - $27

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association | A Night at the Movies Costume Concert
Urban Grace Church | 902 Market Street | 7:00 PM | $19 - $70

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

Tacoma Arts Live | Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure The Mystery of the Dinosaurs of the Deep
Pantages Theater | 901 Broadway | 3:00 PM | $19 - $49

Tacoma Opera | L'elisir d'amore (Elixir of Love)
The Rialto Theater | 310 S 9th St. | 7:30 PM | $25 - $100

Tacoma City Ballet | The Haunted Theatre
The Merlino Art Center, Tacoma City Ballet | 508 6th Avenue | 2 PM and 4 PM | $12 - $15

Sunday, October 27

Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.) | West African Cultural Dance and Drum Workshop | T.U.P.A.C. | 705 Opera Alley | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | $20

Tacoma Musical Playhouse | The Rocky Horror Show
Tacoma Musical Playhouse | 1707 Pacific Ave. | 2:00 PM | $25

Tacoma Little Theatre | Evil Dead: The Musical
Tacoma Little Theatre | 210 N I Street | 2:00 PM | $22 - $27

Tacoma Art Museum | TAM Public Tours
Tacoma Art Museum | 1707 Pacific Ave. | 2:00 PM | Free

Tacoma City Ballet | The Haunted Theatre
The Merlino Art Center, Tacoma City Ballet | 508 6th Avenue | 2:00 PM | $12 - $15


More Happenings this Weekend

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Images courtesy of Lynne Farren, Amanda Gamble, Tacoma Arts Live, Nestled in Yoga, Jet City Comic Show, Terribly Lost artist, and Throwing Mud Gallery.

Friday, October 25

Nadine Hamil | Creative Circle of Women
Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S Steele St | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | $15

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

McMenamins Elks Temple | All Star Opera, Decent at Best, Peasant Boys
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom | 565 Broadway | 8:00 PM | $10 - $12

Tacoma Comedy Club | Tom Arnold
Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market St. | 7:30 PM | $22 - $30

Tacoma Comedy Club | Andrew Rivers
Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market St. | 10:00 PM | $10 - $16

Jazzbones | Hell's Belles
Jazzbones | 2803 6th Ave. | 9:00 PM | $20

Alma Mater Tacoma | Ivan & Alyosha
Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall | 1322 Fawcett Ave | 9:00 PM | $13

Nestled In Yoga | Yin Yang | Merlino Arts Center
508 6th Ave., Loft 7 | 6 PM - 8 PM | $5

Throwing Mud Gallery | Vintage Christmas Paint Night
Throwing Mud Gallery | 2212 N. 30th Street | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | $5 - $75

Franke Tobey Jones | Urban Sketching Crash Course
Franke Tobey Jones | 5340 N Bristol St | 10 PM - 11 AM | Free

Saturday, October 26

The Art Stop and LeRoy Jewelers | Arfs and Craft
LeRoy Jewelers | 940 Broadway | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Free

University of Puget Sound | Jacobsen Series: "Cabaret!"
Schneebeck Concert Hall | 1500 N. Warner Street | 7:30 PM | $15 - $20

Jet City Shows LLC | Jet City Comic Show
Greater Tacoma Convention Center | 1500 Commerce St. | 10 AM - 6 PM | $20 - $25 

The Swiss | Kryboys
The Swiss Restaurant & Pub | 1904 Jefferson Ave. | 9:00 PM | $10

Nadine Hamil | Open Studio
Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S Steele St | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM | $15

Jazzbones | Petty Thief, Rebel Yell, & Reckless
Jazzbones | 2803 6th Ave. | 8:00 PM | $20 - $25

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

Tom Hughes | These very walls
Garage #3908 | 3908 N 10th St | 6:30 PM - 9 PM | Free

Tacoma Comedy Club | Tom Arnold
Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market St. | 7:30 PM and 10 PM | $22 - $30

Alma Mater Tacoma | Y La Bamba
Alma Mater's Fawcett Hall | 1322 Fawcett Ave | 9:00 PM | $12

Sons of Norway Norden 2 | Scandinavian Dance
Normanna Hall | 1106 S. 15th Street | 7 PM - 10:30 PM | Free - $10

Sunday, October 27

Jet City Shows LLC | Jet City Comic Show
Greater Tacoma Convention Center | 1500 Commerce St. | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 - $25

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) | PDZA Free Day for Tacoma Residents
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium | 5400 N. Pearl St. | 9:30 AM - 4 PM | Free

McMenamins Elks Temple | Poker Face: A live tribute to Lady Gaga
McMenamins Elks Temple, Spanish Ballroom | 565 Broadway | 7:00 PM | $8 - $10

Tacoma Comedy Club | Roastamania
Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market St. | 7:30 PM | $10 - $16

Tacoma Arts Live | Shakespeare in Love
Theater on the Square | 915 Broadway | 3:00 PM | $19-$39

The Swiss | The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra
The Swiss Restaurant & Pub | 1904 Jefferson Ave. | 5:00 PM | Free

Tacoma Public Library | We Rise: Indigenous Womxn's Stories
Tacoma Public Library | see website for branch location | 2:00 PM | Free

Tacoma Public Library | Writing Workshop: Exploring Identity & Sense of Place with Philip Red Eagle
Wheelock Library | 3722 North 26th St. | 1:00 PM | Free


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 Piano Trios Orchestral Recital Series of Tacoma


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 Monika Deviat