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Arts & Entertainment
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...
An evening with swooning swindlers
Theatre Northwest presents ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ at Pantages
For those pondering an alternative to just another silver screen blockbuster at the local multi-plex, why not give live theater a try. Read more...
Walk the Oscars red carpet Tacoma style at The Grand
Ever wanted to go to a star-studded event, maybe meet the likes of Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Nicole Kidman? Well, they may not be coming to Tacoma, but you can still hang out with their likenesses at Grand Cinema’s Academy Awards Red Carpet event on March 7 at the Rialto Theater. Read more...
Brothers and sisters in The 5 Browns take center stage
There is a certain something about sibling musical groups that often propels them into stardom. Read more...
