[cid:image003.jpg@01D06BAF.96AAD010] New Episode of 'artTown', showcasing Tacoma's creative community, now available The City of Tacoma's Media and Communications Office - in partnership with its Community and Economic Development Department's Arts Program - has begun airing a new episode of "artTown," a cultural documentary-style TV initiative exploring Tacoma's emergence as a major creative hub in the Pacific Northwest. In this episode: * Get to know music director Sarah Ioannides and learn how her past experience is influencing her work with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra * Tacoma Poet Laureate Lucas Smiraldo explores our history and future at the Chinese Reconciliation Park * Historian Michael Sullivan and graphic artist Stan Shaw take an in-depth look at Samuel Dashiell Hammett's The Flitcraft Parable and how it was influenced by Hammett's time in Tacoma * Pianist Kim Davenport finds inspiration and contemplation at Thea's Park * The 6th Avenue Yarn Bomber, Russell Valentine, Gwen Demarest, and Roberta Lowes give us a humorous look at knitting culture in Tacoma Launched in October 2013, the series features diverse perspectives on a variety of creative disciplines. Offering a more holistic look at creativity in Tacoma, "artTown" stretches beyond what people might traditionally think of as "creative" - such as fine art, music or dance - to spotlight other creative areas of interest that have flourished in Tacoma like food, fashion, innovative education practices, architecture and more. Online viewing: Watch "artTown" anytime at cityoftacoma.org/artTown<http://cityoftacoma.org/artTown>. TV Tacoma air times: Mondays at noon Tuesdays at 1 a.m. Wednesdays at 8 a.m. Thursdays at 6 p.m. Fridays at 8 p.m. Saturdays at 5 p.m. Sundays at 5 a.m. TV Tacoma is aired on both the Click! and Comcast Cable systems. On Click!, TV Tacoma can be seen on Channel 12 within Tacoma City limits and in Pierce County, with the exception of University Place, where TV Tacoma can be found on Channel 21. On Comcast, TV Tacoma can be seen on Channel 12 within Tacoma city limits and on Channel 21 in Pierce County. TV Tacoma is not on the Comcast system in University Place, but is accessible anywhere on the Internet at tvtacoma.com<http://www.tvtacoma.com>. Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.591.5191