Try your hand at salvage art making! May is Historic Preservation Month<http://www.hpmonthtacoma.com/copy-of-salvage-art-show>! Celebrate architectural reuse, historic preservation, and support local arts with the Salvage Art Show. This free art fair will feature wares made by local artists, live music, and an Iron Art Competition - a fun, family-friendly timed sculpture competition modeled after Iron Chef. (Check out this video<https://www.facebook.com/TacomaHistoricPreservation/videos/10156140539971855/UzpfSTM3MTM1OTU4Njg1NDoxMDE1NjE0NTUxMDI4MTg1NQ/> from Grit City Magazine for a taste of the event!) Saturday, May 5th, 11am-3pm Earthwise Architectural Salvage (628 E 60th St) Register for the Iron Art Competition today! For $30, you and up to 3 teammates get a mystery bag of all sorts of salvage goodies needed to build the best salvaged sculpture! To participate in the Iron Art Competition, purchase advance tickets at the Eventbrite.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-preservation-month-kickoff-event-salvage-art-fair-iron-art-competition-tickets-43759480785> The competition will last from 1-2pm. Rules of the Iron Art Competition Each team will receive one bag of mystery goodies and one special "key piece". Materials will include everything from wood bits to metal chunks. Each team will also receive bailing wire, screws, nails, and hand tools to build their master piece. You will have 30 minutes to complete your sculpture. People of all ages are invited to participate, and the competition will be friendly. The "Best in Show" winner will receive a $100 gift card to Earthwise and other great prizes! Register today at the Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-preservation-month-kickoff-event-salvage-art-fair-iron-art-competition-tickets-43759480785>. [cid:image002.jpg@01D3E152.B82F6CC0] [Tacoma2C1inVector_whiteborder] Anneka Olson Intern, Historic Preservation Planning and Development Services 747 Market Street, Room 345 Tacoma, WA 98402 253-591-5219 Connect: CityofTacoma.org/HistoricPreservation Subscribe to our newsletter, Past Forward!<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WATACOMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=WATACOMA_135>| Find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tacoma-Historic-Preservation/371359586854> & Twitter<https://twitter.com/Tacoma_Culture>| Take our survey!<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tacomapds> I work a Tuesday/Thursday schedule. If you need an immediate reply, feel free to contact Lauren Hoogkamer, Assistant Preservation Officer, at lhoogkamer@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:lhoogkamer@cityoftacoma.org>.