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Arts & Entertainment
New exhibit welcomes summer with whimsical, bright pieces
As a way to ring in the better weather Tacoma has been experiencing lately, the Telephone Room Gallery planned a summer garden celebration in conjunction with their June art opening. Read more...
It’s Hammer Time at the EQC
Known for his amazing dance talent and spectacular performances as well as his flamboyant wardrobe and energetic personal style, MC Hammer has made his mark in America’s pop history. Read more...
Part-music, part-art, all party
The first ever Grit City Fest has arrived
Desiring to start a new music festival that embodies the spirit of Tacoma, local rap artist Quincy “Q Dot” Henry sought help with his idea the way that many artists in Tacoma do: through the Tacoma Art Listserv. Read more...
‘Quiet Shoes’ creates a buzz in local film scene
Local director Isaac Olsen did not attend film school and has little background in the industry but, nonetheless, he has been able to make a name for himself in local filmmaking. Read more...
Point Defiance Rose Garden event aims to support Zina Linnik project
What used to be a Greater Metro Parks Foundation event held as part of Taste of Tacoma has grown into its own signature fundraising effort. Wine & Roses is its name, and it promises to be a delightful affair when on June 18 guests sample wines from around the region and stroll in the exquisite Rose Garden at Point Defiance Park. Read more...
Amocat Café a welcome addition to the neighborhood
The Amocat Café, (read it backwards) situated in an excellent location at 625 St. Helens Ave. in downtown Tacoma near the Mix and Puget Sound Pizza, officially opened June 1 to eager locals and soon-to-be loyal patrons. Read more...
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation announces winner of third annual Foundation of Art Award
Committee of Local Art Professionals Select Lisa Kinoshita as the 2010 Winner
Tacoma artist Lisa Kinoshita is the winner of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s third annual Foundation of Art Award. The $7,500 award recognizes Kinoshita’s talent and her commitment to the creative community of Pierce County. This regionally significant award will result in a commissioned art piece for the Community Foundation, which will be unveiled in fall 2010. Read more...
Q&A with Tammy Robacker, Tacoma’s newest poet laureate
Editor’s note: Tacoma Weekly staff writer Dawn Quinn sat down to interview Tacoma’s new 2010 Soul of the City Poet Laureate Tammy Robacker this week, hot off the heels of her receiving this prestigious honor. Read more...
Making the world a beautiful place through art and craft
The Tacoma is for Lovers (TIFL) craft fair is back and ready to get rolling into 2010 and arm locals with crafts and homemade wares made by local artisans to enjoy themselves, and share with loved ones for a worthwhile cause. Read more...
Know your public art: Tacoma Police Memorial Project
“The thin blue line” is a phrase that has long been used as a general term for the police force. Referring to the standard color of police uniforms, it is a romantic description of the police as protectors of the peace, of those whose function it is to stand between the lawful order and the forces of chaos that always threaten to disrupt. The police force is a thin blue line of protection without which the rule of law is vanquished and a primordial domination by the most powerful and most ruthless becomes the state of things. History is rife with examples of what happens to societies that lose the protection of that “thin blue line” of protection. Read more...
