[cid:image003.jpg@01CFC831.E6FD0CD0] 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 and Okinawa Taiko Drums * 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, Isaac Olsen, Alice Di Certo, Kristin Giordano, The C.L.A.W., and Kyle Dillehay * Mini-theater performances by Working Class Theatre * Open studios of Abby Kok, Alana Tamminga, Poly Rev, 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, Kate, Walker, 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 Strickland's presentation of the 2014 AMOCAT Arts Awards<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/community_and_economic_development/arts_program/programs/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