/Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma / <http://classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com/>welcomes The Girsky String Quartet to Slavonian Hall on March 5th at 7pm. This evening's program features a discussion of the role of patronage in the history of chamber music and performances of quartets composed by: Franz Joseph Haydn – Quartet in D major, Op. 71 No. 2 (composed 1793) Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 118 (1964) Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 (1808) The Girsky Quartet <http://www.girskyquartet.com/content/about-girsky-quartet>is an ensemble of stellar string players from Seattle, Los Angeles, Vashon Island, and Tacoma that is rapidly carving a niche for itself in the Pacific Northwest: New date/same place: March 5, 7:00pm Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St., Old Town Tacoma, *Free*/donations appreciated. All ages welcome. Join us for coffee and cookies at Intermission! -- Pamela Butler Ryker prryker@gmail.com, 253-752-2135 classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com, fb.me/classicaltues