[cid:image005.jpg@01D32CB3.9082DDA0] Kaleidoscope Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party & AMOCAT Arts Awards Wednesday, October 4 6 - 9 PM The Spire, 710 S. Anderson FREE! No RSVP required Get out and have some fun while helping us kick off Tacoma Arts Month on the right note. Enjoy a stellar line-up of entertainment including: * Music by Will Jordan, Smokey Wonder, Travis Barker, Ben Wildenhaus, and Chromatography * West African dance and drumming performance by T.U.P.A.C. * Indonesian dance performance by Asia Pacific Cultural Center * Contemporary dance by Barefoot Collective * Poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson and Jinx Jones * Staged reading of CLOSE written by Nick Stokes and directed by Jose Amador * Multimedia art exhibits by Mauricio Robalino, Qin Tan, Gillian Nordlund, and Erika Ray * Film screenings and popcorn with The Grand Cinema * Hands-on art making with Tacoma Art Museum * TeenTix * Appetizers and a no-host bar We will honor the 2017 AMOCAT Arts Award winners<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/one.aspx?objectId=5752> and funding recipients<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=1660> starting at 6 pm. It's all free and open to the public - pack up the family, invite your friends and come help us celebrate! Presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission and Spaceworks Tacoma; hosted by Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Event Sponsors: Northwest Stage, The Grand Cinema Premier Sponsors: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Click! Cable TV Media Sponsors: KNKX, Northwest Public Radio, ParentMap, Sounds Fun Mom, South Sound magazine, Tacoma Weekly, Weekly Volcano [cid:image003.jpg@01D0EBDC.4E6EC880]<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/>Discover all Tacoma Arts Month events, workshops, and exhibits online at TacomaArtsMonth.com<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/>. [Email_Footer]<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/>