Enlivening your workweek with arts and culture ________________________________ [Tacoma Arts Month 2016] October 2, 2016 TACOMA ARTS MONTH Welcome to the first week of Tacoma Arts Month! If you are looking for something to liven up the usual weekday routine, keep reading. You are sure to find something right up your alley. 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<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com> or check out each presenter's website. ________________________________ This Week's Feature Events [Feature Events Oct 3-7] Images courtesy of: Paradigm Talent Agency, Broadway Center presents Dr. John & The Nite Trippers; Artist Trust, How to Talk about Yourself and Your Artwork; Tacoma Film Festival; Wren and Willow, Your House has DNA: Remodeling Historic Interiors; Tacoma Film Festival, As You Are; Tacoma Film Festical, Tresspass October 4 How to Talk about Yourself and Your Artwork | Feast Arts Center | 1402 S. 11th Street | 6 PM - 8 PM | $20 AT members, $25 non-members | zach@artisttrust.org<mailto:zach@artisttrust.org> October 6 Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 10 AM - 11 AM | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com Your House has DNA: Remodeling Historic Interiors | B Sharp Coffee House | 706 Opera Alley | 5:30 PM -7 PM | Free | http://www.cityoftacoma.org/hpevents October 7 Dr. John & The Nite Trippers | Pantages Theater | 901 Broadway | 7:30 PM | $39 - $110 | http://www.broadwaycenter.org<http://www.broadwaycenter.org/> The Addams Family | Tacoma Musical Playhouse | 7116 6th Avenue | 7:30 PM | $22 - $31 | http://www.tmp.org Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 10 AM - 11 AM | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com<http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/> ________________________________ More Happenings this Week [Oct 3 & 4 photos] Photos courtesy of: Leonard Pitts Jr., University of Puget Sound, An Evening with Leonard Pitts Jr.; Michael Craft, LeMay: America's Car Museum, If Cars Could Talk: Classic Brightwork; Tacoma Public Library, Book Talk and Signing with Annie Marie Musselman and Brenda Peterson October 3 An Evening with Leonard Pitts Jr. | Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound | N. 14th & Union Avenue | 8 PM | $20 | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events Musical Theatre Jazz (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Musical Theatre Jazz (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com October 4 Ukulele Singalong Circus | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 6 PM - 8 PM | $8 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com If Cars Could Talk: Classic Brightwork | LeMay - America's Car Museum | 2702 E. D Street | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Free with admission | http://www.americascarmuseum.org Book Talk and Signing with Annie Marie Musselman and Brenda Peterson, Author and Photographer of Sanctuary and the Future of Wolves in North America | Tacoma Public Library, Wheelock Branch | 3722 N. 26th Street | 7 PM | Free | http://www.tacomalibrary.org Open Mic @ The Antique Sandwich Co. | The Antique Sandwich Co. | 5102 N. Pearl Street | 7 PM - 10 PM | $3 adults, $1 children, $2 member, Free for performers | http://www.victorymusic.org From the Eye of the Storm: Perspectives on Climate Change by Barry Goldstein | Trimble Hall Forum, University of Puget Sound | N. 14th & Lawrence | 4 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events Hip Hop (ages 8+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Cheer & Dance (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Cheer & Dance (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Twinkle Tots (ages 2 - 3.5) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $7.50, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Ballet (ages 4 - 6) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:45 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com [Oct 5 & 6 photos] Photos courtsey of: Pei Pei Sung, Tacoma Art Museum, Lunch and Learn; Tim Mansen, Tacoma Academy of Fine Art, Life Drawing - Long Pose October 5 Regency Strings | Jennie Lee Hansen Recital Hall Room 306, Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 8 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, Free PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/music "Splintering the Soul: A Reading of Beauty in Toni Morrison" by Althea Tait | University of Puget Sound, Trimble Hall, Trimble Forum | 1500 N. Warner | 4 PM - 5:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Creative Colloquy Crawl | Various venues in Theater District and Stadium District | 706 Opera Alley | 6 PM - 9 PM | Free | http://www.creativecolloquy.com/creativecolloquycrawl Lunch and Learn | Tacoma Art Museum | 1701 Pacific Avenue | 12 - 1 PM | Free | http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org Visiting Artist Simone Fezer | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1937&cerid=5051&cdt=10%2f5%2f2016 WordPlay | King's Books | 218 St. Helens Avenue | 5 PM | Free | http://www.write253.com/wordplay-workshops Midweek Swing, Blues, and Fusion | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $5 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com Open Mic Night | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Lotus Flower | Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S. Steele Street | 8:30 PM | $35, 20% off 1st class | http://www.artfuldreamers.com/lotus-flower Musical Theatre Jazz (ages 4 - 6) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Fab 50+ Greek Dancing | People's Community Center | 1602 S. MLK Jr Way | 1 PM and 6 PM | $2 | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts Hip Hop (ages 4 - 6) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Hip Hop (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Hip Hop (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Hip Hop in Heels (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 7:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Ballet (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Ballet (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Contemporary Jazz (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 7:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com October 6 Halloween Costume Sewing Workshop | Tacoma Tool Library | 1314 MLK Jr Way | 6 PM - 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomatoollibrary.com Tacoma Film Festival - Opening Night - As You Are | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 7 PM | $20 general, $15 member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-opening-night-1 Singing the Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar | University of Puget Sound, Kilworth Memorial Chapel | 1500 N. Warner | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Murder is Served - A Murder Mystery Dinner | The Social Bar and Grill | 1715 Dock Street | 7:30 PM | $50 includes dinner and show | http://www.tacomalittletheatre.com Visiting Artist Simone Fezer | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1937&cerid=5051&cdt=10%2f5%2f2016 Christopher Titus - Born with a Defect | Rialto Theater | 310 S. 9th Street | 8 PM | $25 - $45 | http://www.broadwaycenter.org Jubal Flagg And Gabriel Rutledge | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | $16 - $22 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Intuitive Painting | Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S. Steele Street | 8:30 PM | $25 | http://www.artfuldreamers.com/intuitive-painting-3 Life Drawing - Long Pose | Tacoma Academy of Fine Art | 301 'A' Puyallup Avenue | 6 PM - 9 PM | $20 | http://www.tacomaacademyoffineart.org Twinkle Tots (ages 2 - 3.5) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 10 AM | $7.50, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Twinkle Tots (ages 3.5 - 5) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 10:30 AM | $7.50, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Acro (ages 6 - 9) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Acro (ages 10+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com [Oct 7 Photos] Photos courtesy of: Simone Fezer, Museum of Glass, Visiting Artist Simone Fezer; Pacific Lutheran University, University Jazz Ensemble; SPUN, Spuntoberfest; Tim Mansen, Tacoma Academy of Fine Art, Open Studio - Portrait Drawing October 7 University Jazz Ensemble | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 8 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, Free PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/music First Friday Gallery Talk: A Revolution You Can Dance To | Washington State History Museum | 1911 Pacific Avenue | 3 PM | Free with admission | http://www.washingtonhistory.org Tacoma Film Festival - Friday Feature - Tresspass Against Us | Blue Mouse Theatre | 2611 N. Proctor Street | 7 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-friday-feature Weird Elephant at Tacoma Film Festival - The Monster | Blue Mouse Theatre | 2611 N. Proctor Street | 10 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/weird-elephant-at-tff-the-monster Tacoma Film Festival - The Veldt Preview Party | Breaker Studio-Gallery | 747 S. Fawcett Avenue, Suite B | 9 PM - 1 AM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-veldt-preview-night Death and the Maiden | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theater, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 7:30 PM | $5 | http://www.plu.edu/communication-theatre/theatre/theatre-season Murder is Served - A Murder Mystery Dinner | The Social Bar and Grill | 1715 Dock Street | 7:30 PM | $50 includes dinner and show | http://www.tacomalittletheatre.com Candlelight Tour | Ft. Nisqually | 5400 N. Pearl Street | 7 PM | $12 general, $8 youth ages 4 - 12 | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/?cid=4343&park_id=129 Chihuly Walking Tours | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 2 PM - 3 PM | $10 per person. Does not include museum admission ($15 adult, $5 child, $12 student/senior/military, Free members) | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1915&cerid=0&cdt=10%2f1%2f2016 Visiting Artist Simone Fezer | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1937&cerid=5051&cdt=10%2f5%2f2016 Spuntoberfest | SPUN Clay Arts Studio & Gallery | 923 Martin Luther King Jr. Way | 5 PM - 8 PM | $40 | http://www.spuntacoma.com Expressing Motherhood | Tacoma Youth Theatre | 924 Broadway | 7:30 PM | $25 | http://www.expressingmotherhood.com Emo Philips | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 7:30 PM & 10:30 PM | $20 - $25 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Symphony Orchestra | Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound | N. 14th & Union Avenue | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events "Poetry and War: Another Way of Healing," by Mario Escobar | University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, McCormick Room | N. 18th & Union Avenue | 12 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Ladies Night Out | Throwing Mud Gallery | 2212 N. 30th Street | 6 PM - 9 PM | $15 + price of pottery you paint | http://www.throwingmudgallery.com Latin Nights, Fusion, Ballroom & More | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $10 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com Kay Miyagi with Phinisey and Sean Brooks | Jazzbones | 2803 6th Avenue | 8 PM | $10 | http://www.jazzbones.com Open Studio - Portrait Drawing | Tacoma Academy of Fine Art | 301 'A' Puyallup Avenue | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $20 | http://www.tacomaacademyoffineart.org Ballroom- Friday Night Lesson & Dance | STAR Center | 3873 S. 66th Street | Lesson 7 PM - 8 PM, Dance 8 PM - 10 PM | $8 - $22 | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts ________________________________ Share Your #TacomaArts Experience - and Win! [TacomaArts Challenge_Erik Hanberg]Discover all that Tacoma has to offer when you attend and share your arts and culture experiences this fall. It's easy! 1. Take a selfie at each Tacoma arts event you attend this October 2. Post to the social media of your choice using #TacomaArts and mention the name of the event 3. Be instantly entered to win one of three fabulous prize packages Find out more about the TacomaArts Challenge<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/> Sponsored by the Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County Photo courtesy of: Erik Hanberg ________________________________ Tacoma Studio Tour [Tacoma Studio Tour, Jessica Spring]October 15 & 16 11 am – 5 pm 34 locations around Tacoma FREE! You are invited inside the working studios of 57 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<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/tacoma-studio-tour/> for all the details including an interactive map so you can plot you custom tour course. Tacoma Studio Tour Passport - Visit and Win! Make sure to have your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio location you visit. Once you've collected at least 8 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<http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/CEDD/TacomaCulture/arts/TA_TAMonth_16STPassport.pdf>. ________________________________ October Workshops & Classes [FabLab_Bootcamp]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!<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/workshops-classes/> Photo courtesy of: FabLab, Designer Bootcamp ________________________________ Art Exhibits [MOG_IntoTheDeepExhibit]From museums to galleries to local businesses, art is everywhere you turn in Tacoma. Find out more<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/exhibits/> about the locations that have special exhibits this October as well as places that show work year-round. Photo courtesy of: Museum of Glass, Into the Deep. Dale Chihuly; Persian Sea Forms, 1988; Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of George F. Russell, Jr.; Photo by Terry Rishel. ________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors Premier Sponsors: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation<https://www.gtcf.org/>, Click! Cable TV<https://www.clickcabletv.com/> Media Sponsors: Crosscut<http://crosscut.com/>, KNKX<http://knkx.org/>, Northwest Public Radio<http://nwpr.org/>, ParentMap<https://www.parentmap.com/>, Sounds Fun Mom<http://www.soundsfunmom.com/>, South Sound magazine<http://southsoundmag.com/>, Tacoma Weekly<http://www.tacomaweekly.com/>, Weekly Volcano<http://www.northwestmilitary.com/music-and-culture/?utm=weeklyvolcano.com> Social Media Sponsor: ARCADE<http://arcadenw.org/> [Tacoma Arts Month]<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/> [Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/TacomaArtsCommission> [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/hashtag/tacomaarts>