[cid:image002.jpg@01CFC831.E8752DE0] Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party & AMOCAT Arts Awards Thursday, October 2 6 - 9 PM Tacoma Post Office Building, 1102 A Street FREE! No RSVP required Get out and have some fun while helping us kick off Tacoma Arts Month in style. Enjoy a stellar line-up of entertainment including: * Music by Speed Queen * Exhibits of work by Jessica Spring and The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Foundation of Art Award honorees * Pop-up exhibits of work by Beautiful Angle, Jeremy Gregory, Isaac Olsen, Alice Di Certo, Kristin Giordano, The C.L.A.W., and Poly Rev * Tintype photo booth by Kyle Dillehay * Mini-theater performances by Working Class Theater * Open studios of Abby Kok, Alana Tamminga, and Katlyn Hubner * Trash Fashion Runway by Tinkertopia and Friends * Poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Lucas Smiraldo * Screenings of short films by Kat Ogden, Nick Butler, Kris Crews, and The Grand Cinema Experience the newly-renovated Tacoma Post Office Building and enjoy appetizers, dessert and a no-host bar. We'll be honoring the 2014 AMOCAT Arts Award winners and funding recipients. 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. Mayor Stickland's presentation of the 2014 AMOCAT Arts Awards and recognition of the 2014 funding recipients<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/community_and_economic_development/arts_program/funding/> begins at 7:45 pm Event Sponsors: Click! Cable TV, The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Tacoma Weekly, Northwest Public Radio, KPLU, Weekly Volcano, Premier Media Group, Exit133 Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.591.5191