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City Scene
Know your public art: ‘Trailblazing’ at TCC
This is the fifth installment in our ongoing series of articles paying tribute to Tacoma’s public art works that often go missed by busy commuters passing through and even locals who walk past these monuments every day but never stop to appreciate them. Enjoy! Read more...
Premature death hits underground music venue
After just five months in operation, the underground live music and art venue known as the Warehouse has been forced to close. Read more...
Tacoma writer Tammy Robacker proud to release first book of poems
She will read her works March 12 at Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge
In honor of National Women’s History Month, Tacoma poet Tammy Robacker will be reading from her new book “The Vicissitudes” at Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge March 12. The event and reading are free and open to the public. Robacker will also be selling and personally signing copies of her recently published book at the event. Read more...
Q&A with comic writer, artist Art Spiegelman
Editor’s note: On Thursday, March 4, Art Spiegelman made a special appearance at the Liberty Theater in Puyallup as part of Pierce College Puyallup’s Student Programs, and with him brought an entertainingly educational lecture regarding the history of comics, and where he felt they were going in the future. Tacoma Weekly staff writer Dawn Quinn had the opportunity to sit down the prolific graphic novelist to ask him a few questions before his lecture. Read more...
Celebrate St. Patty’s Day among shamrocks and music at Wright Park
The beauty of Ireland lives right here in Tacoma at W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory at Wright Park. In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day March 17, the Conservatory will be exquisitely landscaped with an array of purple and green shamrocks, hydrangeas and a variety of flowering spring bulb plants including frangrant hyacinths on March 12. Conservatory visitors can enjoy the special display until the end of March. Read more...
Local film ‘Bestsellers’ makes Grand premiere
Tacoma is far from the first choice for many filmmakers to shoot their work. Read more...
The Dana Lupinacci Band brings their brand of blues to Tacoma
The Dana Lupinacci Band hails from Seattle, yet they are playing their first ever gig in Tacoma March 15 at the Swiss to introduce the community to their powerful brand of blues. Read more...
“Magic Casket”
A lot of sound comes from the one-man act that is The Slow Poisoner of San Francisco. Read more...
“Sordid Sentinels EP”
Tacoma’s straight up, honest rock band the Sordid Sentinels have a way about them, which essentially translates to the fact that if you hear the band once, or see what they can do live - you will be immediately hooked. Read more...
