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Arts & Entertainment
Nicholas Nyland brings his abstract art to Mineral
Currently on view at Mineral Gallery in the Dome District is a variety of work by local artist Nicholas Nyland entitled “Ceramics and Works on Paper.” Read more...
‘Think Globally, Dance Locally’
Zoobilee returns for its 20th anniversary celebration as The Zoo Society’s ultimate summer fundraiser
Zoobilee is the Point Defiance Zoological Society’s (PDZS) biggest fundraiser of the year, but this year’s celebration will be even bigger, as the event taking place on July 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Tacoma fundraiser. Read more...
Mother/daughter team has big plans for former Two Vaults site
No need to be concerned that the former Two Vaults art gallery will sit there empty like other retail spaces in downtown Tacoma. New tenants are already giving this Merlino Building cornerstone a major cosmetic makeover and plan to have it all shipshape just in time for Art Walk in August. Continuing the artistic legacy that started years ago at this corner of 6th and Fawcett avenues, the new owners – mother/daughter team Mavi and Elizabeth Ashe – are just about ready for the grand opening of their new Mavi Contemporary Art. Read more...
The 2010 Soul of the City Writers Workshop Series launches this weekend
As part of her 2010 Urban Grace Church poet laureateship, local writer Tammy Robacker will be fulfilling her duties as representative of poetry for the city of Tacoma by holding workshops on the subject of poetry throughout the year. Her first in the series will be taking place July 18 from 2-4:30 p.m. at Urban Grace Church, and will include a few special guests and additional writers joining Robacker for the informative and helpful event. Tacoma Weekly staff writer Dawn Quinn asked Robacker a few questions about the premiere workshop and what people should expect from it. Read more...
Texas director Bob Ray’s Down and Dirty Film Tour hits Tacoma, other local spots
Texas filmmaker Bob Ray is bringing his second DIY film tour to Tacoma as his own “down and dirty” way to promote his work. Read more...
Two Tacoma artists play with darkness and light at Handforth Gallery
There’s a wondrous sense of play between light and dark in two art exhibits now on display in Handforth Gallery at the Tacoma Public Library. One collection, by local fine printing master and Springtide Press owner Jessica Spring, is titled “Unnatural Light.” The other, by Tacoma photographer and book artist Victoria Bjorklund, is titled “Blue Midnight.” Each collection stands on its own as food for thought on the world around us, and together they complement each other in numerous ways. Read more...
Summer Nights program back by popular demand
Lakewold Gardens extends hours for evening visitors
To take advantage of the long-lasting daylight during summer, Lakewold Gardens announces the return of the Summer Nights program. Now in its fourth year, the Summer Nights program gives garden lovers and visitors anxious to venture outdoors an opportunity to experience the Gardens in the evening. Read more...
Celebrate Tacoma’s rich diversity at Out In The Park
One of the most enjoyable outdoor festivals in Tacoma is returning July 10 for its 13th year of bringing summertime gayety to T-Town – Out In The Park (OITP). Always attracting a wide range of people from all walks of life to Wright Park, you will see everything from fabulous sequined drag queens performing onstage to everyday Moms and Dads pushing strollers along the park walkway. At OITP, this is one annual party where you come as you are and be who you are in an environment that welcomes families in whatever form they may take. Read more...
Know your public art: Wright Park’s Ibsen monument
Between the Seymour Botanical Conservatory and the playground in Wright Park there is an enigmatic monument – a bust sculpture of a 19th century man (recognizably so by his outlandish facial hair) cast in bronze. The bust sits atop a stack of bronze-cast books and papers and the whole affair is mounted atop an eight-foot granite plinth inscribed with the name Henrik Ibsen boldly chiseled into its rustic surface. Bronze plaques inform us that Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet born in 1828 and deceased in 1906. Ibsen is hailed as a progenitor of modernist theater who stripped his plays of the tasteful Victorian veneer and sought to examine the psychological motivation of his characters. Read more...
Art on the Ave returns for neighborly fun
For the 12th year in a row, Art on the Ave will be taking it to the streets on July 11 for a day filled with local art, music, food, entertainment, street performers, shopping and fun when individuals come together and celebrate the 6th Avenue district in this Tacoma summertime staple. Read more...
