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Farmer’s Market
The Broadway Farmers Market, Tacoma’s first and longest standing market, started in 1990, and is celebrating its 27th year in 2017! This vibrant downtown marketplace brings together the highest quality local growers, specialty food producers and artisans. Our vendors include Washington farmers, fisherman, nurserymen, bakers, cheese makers, specialty food producers and artisans. As a community gathering place, the Broadway Market serves, not only as the place to meet for lunch on Thursday, it also offers education about healthy living through…
Find out more »PARK(ing) Day 2017
Providing temporary public open space… one parking spot at a time!An international day of turning passive urban parking stalls into active mini-parks filled with people, plants, music, art, and games comes to downtown Tacoma on Friday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Local businesses, organizations, and residents will showcase their creativity by transforming more than 35 park(ing) spaces into interactive parks along Pacific Ave. between S. 7th St. & S. 17th St.This international event, in it’s seventh year in Tacoma, calls attention to…
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Foundation of Art Award: Reception
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation will honor ten Pierce County visual artists for the 10th Foundation of Art Award in recognition of the growth of the local arts community since the Award’s inception. This year’s awardees span a wide range of artistic mediums, from painting and sculpture, to fabric and letterpress.Join event on FacebookThe following artists will showcase their work at a dedicated Spaceworks Gallery show and receive $1,000 each: Mindy Barker, Heather Cornelius, Todd Jannausch, Janet Marcavage, Gillian Nordlund, Nicholas Nyland, Chandler O’Leary, Saiyare Refaei, Kenji Stoll, and Chandler…
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Tacoma’s Theater District Art Walk
Heather Joy of Spaceworks Tacoma and Meagan Kula of Downtown: On The Go! Join Guided Tour with Heather Joy 5:15 PM Downtown: On the Go! and Spaceworks Tacoma invite you to join a guided tour of art and performances around the area. Meet at 5:15pm at Theater Square and finish at the Spaceworks Gallery to celebrate artists at the 10th Annual Foundation of Art Award Opening Reception. Theater Square Theater District Art Walk - Interactive Map Find your fun and discover the…
Find out more »Art Walk Walking Tour with DOTG’s Meagan
Theater Square near Broadway Center for Performing Arts Each visitor can craft a personal Art Walk route to view the art they are interested in, but those who crave community experience are invited to join Downtown: On The Go! for an organized walking tour that begins at 5:15pm in Theater Square and visits several locations along the way.The tour will conclude at 6:30pm at the opening reception for GTCF’s Foundation of Art Award, located at the Spaceworks Gallery. There is no pre-registration…
Find out more »Exhibition of Chandler Woodfin & Sheila Klein
Minka is proud to present an exhibit of new work by Tacoma-based artist, Chandler Woodfin and Skagit Valley fashion designer Sheila Klein.Woodfin's watercolors pulsate with voluminous, abstract forms and radiant implosions of color. This show features an epic 4' x 12' mural, "Hissing Uphill"."People often want to know what my paintings 'depict' or what I paint 'about'. Truth is, I paint from the void and to the void. I paint because I cannot explain, not because I can. I paint…
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Transform: Theater District Community Event
Whether you are an event producer or just enjoy coming to this area for its food and entertainment, we want to know what you love about Tacoma Theater District and what you wish to see different.
Find out more »Celebrating the Crooners – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Bing Crosby, & Others
Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades, bringing the music of the Great American songbook to the world as a singer-pianist. From recordings that have earned him five Grammy Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, Feinstein has established himself as a peerless vocalist considered one of the greatest crooners New York has ever produced. From Gershwin to Sinatra and back again, Feinstein’s voice, style and intelligence give each tune a special place in his…
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