Photo: Chip Van Gilder
As we enter the final week of Art at Work Month, there is no shortage of things for you to do. Below are suggestions of 37 arts, cultural, and community events for you to participate in this week. Get out and see how the arts are at work in Tacoma!
Chambers Music Studio presents Blast Off with Piano! | Manitou Community Center, 4806 S. 66th Street | 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Free
Multicultural Tales of Light- Story and Craft Class | Live Paint Studio, 1314 MLK Jr. Way | 4 – 5:15 PM | $55 including supplies | http://www.livepaint.biz
Zoolights | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl Street | 5 – 9 PM | $7.25 online and at Fred Meyer, $8.50 at the gate, Free for kids 2 and under | http://www.pdza.org
James Talley in Concert | Tacoma Public Library, Main Library, Olympic Room, 1102 Tacoma Avenue S. | 7 PM | Free | http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us
NOVEMBER 27
TUBACHRISTMAS 2012 | UPS, Wheelock Student Center, Marshall Hall, 1500 N. Warner | 5:30 – 8:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar
Victory Music presents The Antique Sandwich Acoustic Open Mic | The Antique Sandwich Co., 5102 N. Pearl Street | 7 – 10 PM | $3 adults, $1 children, $2 member, Free for performers | http://www.victorymusic.org
Jazz Series: Jazz Combos in the Cave | PLU, Anderson Center, the Cave, 12180 Park Avenue S. | 5:30 – 7 PM | Free | http://www.plul.edu/music
Chambers Music Studio presents Chamber Musicians | Manitou Community Center, 4806 S. 66th Street | 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Small charge for music
Tuesday Film Series | The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett | Approximately 2 PM & 6:30 PM | $9 general, $7 matinee/senior/student/military, children 12 and under | http://www.grandcinema.com
Holiday Glass Fusing | Manitou Art Center, 4806 S. 66th Street | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | $15 – $45, based on size of project | http://www.manitouartcenter.com
Zoolights | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl Street | 5 – 9 PM | $7.25 online and at Fred Meyer, $8.50 at the gate, Free for kids 2 and under | http://www.pdza.org
NOVEMBER 28
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| Museum of Glass presents Visiting Artist Dante Marioni. Photo by Ken Emly. |
Tacoma Arts Leadership Lab presents Artist Live/Work Space: Can It Work in Tacoma? | The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th Street | 6 – 8 PM | Free | http://www.facebook.com/ALLTacoma
Tacoma Academy of Fine Art presents Life Drawing Open Studio | Merlino Art Center, 508 6th Avenue, Loft #4 | 6:30 – 9:30 PM | $15 | http://www.tacomaacademyoffineart.com
Visiting Artist Dante Marioni | Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM – 5 PM | $5 – $12 | http://www.museumofglass.org
Zoolights | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl Street | 5 – 9 PM | $7.25 online and at Fred Meyer, $8.50 at the gate, Free for kids 2 and under | http://www.pdza.org
NOVEMBER 29
Elliott Press presents Pressing On – Opening Reception | PLU, Mortvedt Library, 121 Street S. & Park Avenue | 6 – 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/ppa-program
Miracle on 34th Street | Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I Street | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.tacomalittletheatre.com
Poetry Reading with Kevin Miller & Alice Derry | King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Avenue | 7 PM | Free | http://www.kingsbookstore.com
Choral Series: Sounds of Christmas | PLU, Lagerquist Concert Hall, Wheeler Street & 8th Avenue Court S. | 8 PM | $8 general, $5 senior, $3 alumni, Free PLU community and 18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/music
Visiting Artist Dante Marioni | Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM – 5 PM | $5 – $12 | http://www.museumofglass.org
Zoolights | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl Street | 5 – 9 PM | $7.25 online and at Fred Meyer, $8.50 at the gate, Free for kids 2 and under | http://www.pdza.org
Tommy Johnagin | Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market Street | 8 PM | $10 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com
NOVEMBER 30
Beautiful Angle Holiday Party and Show Opening | Fulcrum Gallery, 1308 MLK Jr. Way | 7 PM | Free | http://www.beautifulangle.homestead.com
Broadway Center presents Christine Lavin & Uncle Bonsai | Theatre on the Square, 901 Broadway | 7:30 PM | $42 | http://www.broadwaycenter.org
Spoken Word hosted by Antonio Edwards | Colored Women’s Club, 2316 S. Yakima | 7 PM | $5 donation
D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts presents DREAMGIRLS | Charles Wright Academy, LAPAC Theatre, 7723 Chambers Creek Road W. | 7:30 PM | $15 advance tickets, $20 adults at the door, $15 under 21 | http://www.thedashcenter.org
TCC Symphonic Band Concert | TCC, Building 2 Auditorium, 6501 S. 19th Street | 7:30 PM | Free, donations accepted
Miracle on 34th Street | Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I Street | 7:30 PM | $15 – $25 | http://www.tacomalittletheatre.com
The Sound of Music | Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 6th Avenue | 8 PM | $29 adult, $27 senior/student/military, $20 children | http://www.tmp.org
Band and Wind Ensemble | UPS, Schneebeck Concert Hall, N. 14th and Union Avenue | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar
Studio Series: Steel Pan and Percussion Ensemble | PLU, Lagerquist Concert Hall, Wheeler Street & 8th Avenue Court S. | 8 PM | Free | http://www.plu.edu/music
Hot Lunch | Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street | 12 – 1 PM | $14.95 plus Museum admission | http://www.museumofglass.org
Visiting Artist Dante Marioni | Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM – 5 PM | $5 – $12 | http://www.museumofglass.org
Holiday Glass Fusing | Manitou Art Center, 4806 S. 66th Street | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | $15 – $45, based on size of project | http://www.manitouartcenter.com
WOW: Wee Ones Weekly | Children’s Museum of Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Avenue | 9:30 – 11 AM | $15 family of 4, $5 each additional sibling, Free for members | http://www.playtacoma.org
Zoolights | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl Street | 5 – 9 PM | $7.25 online and at Fred Meyer, $8.50 at the gate, Free for kids 2 and under | http://www.pdza.org
Tommy Johnagin | Tacoma Comedy Club, 933 Market Street | 8 PM & 10:30 PM | $15 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com
