[Tacoma Arts Month 2016] October 16, 2016 TACOMA ARTS MONTH If your calendar for the coming week is a monotony of work and chores, let us help liven up your life with some cultural additions. We have suggestions for dozens of arts and culture events that will spark your curiosity. And, while you are out enjoying these events, take a selfie and post to social media with #TacomaArts. You'll automatically be entered into a drawing to win some fabulous prizes. 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York, Tacoma Little Theatre, Dracula; Tacoma Manufacturing, Maker City: Mayor's Monday Mixer; Museum of Glass, Great Glass Pumpkin Blow; The Tacoma Poetry Festival October 17 Maker City: Mayor's Monday Mixer | 1120 Creative House | 1120 Pacific Avenue | 5 PM - 7 PM | Free | http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=113628 October 20 Great Glass Pumpkin Blow | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1953&cerid=0&cdt=10%2f20%2f2016 October 21 The Tacoma Poetry Festival | Tacoma Public Utilities Building | 3628 S. 35th Street | 6 PM - 10 PM | $25 - $55 | http://www.thetacomapoetryfestival.com Dracula | Tacoma Little Theatre | 210 N. I Street | 7:30 PM | $24 adult, $22 senior/student/military, $20 children 12 and under | http://www.tacomalittletheatre.com ________________________________ More Happenings this Week [Oct 17] Images courtesy of: Elements of Education, SOTA/SAMI Performing Arts Showcase; Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring, Pressing Matters: Dead Feminists, Artist Talk and Book Signing October 17 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 October 18 Pressing Matters: Dead Feminists, Artist Talk and Book Signing | Tacoma Public Library, Main Branch | 1102 Tacoma Avenue S. | 7 PM | Free | http://www.deadfeminists.com/events Fall Choral Concert | Lagerquist Concert Hall, 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 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 Banned Book Club | Doyle's Public House, meeting room | 208 St. Helens Avenue | 7 PM | Free | http://www.kingsbookstore.com 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 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 October 19 SOTA/SAMI Performing Arts Showcase | SOTA Theater | 1118 Commerce Street | 7 PM | Free | http://www.tsota.org Fall Choral Concert | Lagerquist Concert Hall, 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 12th Annual Hispanic Film Festival - Mala Mala | University of Puget Sound, McIntyre Hall, Rausch Auditorium | 1500 N. Warner | 6:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Open Mic Night | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Midweek Swing, Blues, and Fusion | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $5 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com Dream Catcher | Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S. Steele Street | 8:30 PM | $30 | http://www.artfuldreamers.com/dream-catcher Healthy Snack Making with Chef Ron | STAR Center | 3873 S. 66th Street | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | $25 STAR Pass, $29 resident, $35 non-resident | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts-registration 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 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 [Oct 20] Images courtesy of: The CLAW, CLAW Monsters in Thrift Shop Art; STUDIO B, PROLOGUE-Introducing New Artists; Tim Mansen, Life Drawing - Long Pose; Tacoma Dome / Stephanie Alexander, Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival; James Allan Tucker, 100th Monkey; Chandler O'Leary, Farm to Table Opening Reception October 20 October Art Walk @ 1120 Creative House | 1120 Creative House | 1120 Pacific Avenue, Floor 2 | 5 PM - 11 PM | Free | http://www.facebook.com/1120creativehouse CLAW Monsters in Thrift Shop Art | 1120 Creative House | 1120 Pacific Avenue, 2nd floor | 5 PM - 11 PM | Free | http://www.cartoonistsleague.org Third Thursday: Then and Now - Moderated Panel on Racism | Tacoma Art Museum | 1701 Pacific Avenue | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org WordPlay | Tacoma Art Museum | 1701 Pacific Avenue | 5 PM | Free | http://www.write253.com/wordplay-workshops Third Thursday Art Mingle | Happening throughout Tacoma | Check the website for a map of participating galleries and museums | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomaartgroup.org 100th Monkey | Court House Square | 1102 A Street | 7 PM - 1 AM | Free | http://www.facebook.com/100thmonkeytacoma The Zoology of Glass Art Tour | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 6 PM - 7 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1946&cerid=0&cdt=10%2f20%2f2016 Rainier League of Arts Exhibit Reception | Ginkgo Forest Winery - Wine Tasting Room | 2221 N. 30th Street | 5 PM - 7 PM | Free | hansen-hansen@comcast.net<mailto:hansen-hansen@comcast.net> PROLOGUE-Introducing New Artists | Gallery 301 | 301 Puyallup Avenue | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free | bfrehsestudio@gmail.com<mailto:bfrehsestudio@gmail.com> Farm to Table Opening Reception | Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound | N. 18th & Union Avenue | 5 PM - 6:30 PM | Free | http://www.chandleroleary.com/events Opening Reception for Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound | Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget sound | N. 18th & Union Avenue | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events Happy Hour in the TAM Café | Tacoma Art Museum | 1701 Pacific Avenue | 4 PM - 7 PM | Free | http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org Progressive Dinner & Art Tour | Conservatory at Wrights Park, STAR Center and Tacoma Nature Center | 501 S. I Street | 6 PM - 9 PM | $43 resident, $47 non-resident | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts-registration Adam Ferarra | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | $12 - $18 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Alice Cooper | Emerald Queen Casino, I-5 Tacoma Showroom | 2024 E. 29th St. | 8 PM | $40 - $95 | http://www.emeraldqueen.com Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival | Tacoma Dome | 2727 E. D Street | 10 AM - 8 PM | $14.50 adult, Free children 12 and under | http://www.tacomadome.org 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 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 21] Images courtesy of: Oiva Toikka, Museum of Glass, 13th Annual Bird Lovers' Weekend; Tim Mansen, Open Studio - Portrait Drawing; SPUN, Spuntoberfest; Mahesh Thapa, Chihuly Walking Tours October 21 13th Annual Bird Lovers' Weekend | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military, $500 Design Your Own Bird | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1942&cerid=5061&cdt=10%2f21%2f2016 Amadeus by Peter Shaffer | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 7:30 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, $3 PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/theatre Jacobsen Series: Beethoven and Beyond | Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound | N. 14th & Union Avenue | 7:30 PM | $10 - $15 | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events 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 Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival | Tacoma Dome | 2727 E. D Street | 10 AM - 8 PM | $14.50 adult, Free children 12 and under | http://www.tacomadome.org Harvest Fest at Portland Avenue Community Center | Portland Avenue Community Center | 3513 E. Portland Avenue | 6:30 PM - 9 PM | Free | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar?cid=2575 Latin Nights, Fusion, Ballroom & More | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $10 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com 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 Spuntoberfest | SPUN Clay Arts Studio & Gallery | 923 Martin Luther King Jr. Way | 5 PM - 8 PM | $40 | http://www.spuntacoma.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 Adam Ferarra | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM & 10:30 PM | $16 - $24 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Layzie Bone with Mo Thugs, BARZ!, Cally Reed | Jazzbones | 2803 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $15 - $20 | http://www.jazzbones.com ________________________________ Share Your #TacomaArts Experience - and Win! [TacomaArts Challenge photo by Dane Meyer] 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: Dane Meyer ________________________________ October Workshops & Classes [PoetryFest] 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: The Tacoma Poetry Festival ________________________________ Art Exhibits [Farm to Table] >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: Chandler O'Leary, Farm to Table, Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound ________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors Premier Sponsors: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation<https://www.gtcf.org/>, Click! 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