[cid:image004.jpg@01D20CDA.49A4B2E0] Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party & AMOCAT Arts Awards Thursday, September 29 6 - 9 PM Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way FREE! No RSVP required Get out and have some fun while helping us kick off Tacoma Arts Month on the right note. Enjoy a stellar line-up of entertainment including: * Life-sized kaleidoscope installation by Tinkertopia * Contemporary dance by the Barefoot Collective * Cultural dance performances from Hawaii and Korea by Asia Pacific Cultural Center * Music by Champagne Sunday * Exhibit of Wayzgoose steamroller prints * Multi-media art exhibits by Christopher Paul Jordan, Tiffanny Hammonds, Matanofo Porter, Denis Maina, Saiyare Refaei, Jorge Garcia, and Kristin Giordano * Poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Cathy Nguyen * Film screenings by The Grand Cinema and Spaceworks Tacoma * Hands-on art making with Tacoma Art Museum * Interactive photo booth with Metro Parks Tacoma * Corn-in-the-hole game with The Grand Cinema * Juggling by Saylor Purtle * Cirque and aerial performances by Vuelta la Luna Enjoy appetizers and no-host bar while we honor the 2016 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; hosted by Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Event Sponsors: NW Stage, Artist & Craftsman Supply, The Grand Cinema. Additional free parking available across the street at Habitat for Humanity Store, 4824 S Tacoma Way. Presentation of the 2016 AMOCAT Arts Awards<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=5752> and recognition of the 2016 funding recipients<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/funding> begins at 8 pm. Premier Sponsors: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Click! Cable TV Media Sponsors: Crosscut, KNKX, Northwest Public Radio, ParentMap, Sounds Fun Mom, South Sound magazine, Tacoma Weekly, Weekly Volcano Social Media Sponsor: ARCADE [cid:image003.jpg@01D0EBDC.4E6EC880]<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/>Discover all Tacoma Arts Month events, workshops, and exhibits online at TacomaArtsMonth.com<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/>. Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.591.5191 [Email-footer]