[cid:image001.jpg@01D1F7DD.7F0DA9D0] * FREE museum admission from 5 - 8 pm * Special artists reception 5:30 - 7:30 * See the exhibition NW Art Now @ TAM before it closes! * Happy Hour special in the TAM Cafe from 4 - 7 pm This Third Thursday, TAM will host a special reception from 5:30 - 7:30 pm for the Nativity House<http://www.ccsww.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homeless_nativityhouseday> Community Art Show in the museum's Cheney Classroom (top floor near the amazing view of Mt. Rainier). Meet some of the talented artists, and see their paintings. Examples are pictured below. Nativity house is the only daytime shelter for homeless in Tacoma. The paintings are available to purchase and 100% of proceeds go to the artists. "One service provided by the Nativity House is an Art Room. We believe that through arts and crafts some homeless individuals may find emotional release from the stresses of daily living on the streets. Not only can art help provide a way of working through the emotional issues and challenges of homelessness, some of our visitors to the art room hope to sell their work which can give them pocket money for day to day incidentals." [cid:image004.jpg@01D1F7DD.7F0DA9D0] [cid:image013.jpg@01D1F7DD.7F0DA9D0] [cid:image014.jpg@01D1F7DD.7F0DA9D0] [cid:image015.jpg@01D1F7DD.7F0DA9D0] This community show is on view through Wednesday, August 31. About Nativity House: The Nativity House is a daytime drop-in center and nighttime shelter for the homeless. The Nativity House provides a safe place to be during the day where our guests can get a meal, clothing, hygiene supplies and a referral to social services. For more information about the Nativity House and its programs, go to the website ccsww.org, or look us up on Facebook. Image credits: All images are details (not the full painting). Top to bottom, left to right: Charles Ralston, Perception; George Zantua, Visioning; Judy Sazanowicz, Landscape #1; Adam Aldrich, Three Skulls.