________________________________ [Tacoma Arts Month 2018] October 14, 2018 Third Thursday and Wonderfully Free Arts Events We love Tacoma art, and we especially love when folks from all experiences and communities come together to participate in art. If you haven't heard of Third Thursdays before, Third Thursdays is a monthly event in which many Tacoma museums, venues and art organizations open their doors to the public for free. In Tacoma Arts Month, Third Thursdays is a magical community event: people crowd gallery spaces to share in a pinnacle showcase of art, culture, and the exchange of ideas. These newsletters will be sent twice weekly throughout October - one highlighting weekday events and one highlighting weekend events. For more information, go to TacomaArtsMonth.com<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com> or check out each presenter's website. ________________________________ Feature Events for 10/15 - 10/18: [trc] Tacoma Refugee Choir Open Rehearsal Tuesday, October 16 | 7 PM - 8:30 PM | Lighthouse Senior Activity Center (5016 A Street) | Free Tacoma Refugee Choir<refugeechoir.org> [MOG] The Great Pumpkin Blow Thursday, October 18 | 5 PM - 8 PM | Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | Free Museum of Glass<http://museumofglass.org> ________________________________ More Weekday Happenings: October 16 Monthly Meeting & Mark-Making into Watercolor Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM | Asia Pacific Cultural Center (4851 South Tacoma Way) | Free | Pacific Gallery Artists<http://www.pacificgalleryartists.org> October 18 (Third Thursday) Free Third Thursday @ WSHM 3 PM - 8 PM, Scholarly Selections Lecture @ 6:30 PM | Washington State History Museum (1911 Pacific Avenue) | Free | Washington State Historical Society<http://washingtonhistory.org> Music from India: Rajeev Taranath and Ashiman Kaushal 4 PM | Rausch Auditorium, University of Puget Sound (1500 N. Warner Street) | $8 Public, Free with UPS ID | University of Puget Sound<pugetsound.edu> 6th Avenue Tacoma Art Walk 4 PM - 7 PM | 6th Avenue, State Street to Alder Street (various venues) | Free | 6th Avenue Business District<on6thavetacoma@gmail.com> Urban Sketchers Tacoma Opening Reception 4 PM - 8 PM | Foss Waterway Seaport Museum (705 Dock Street) | Free | Urban Sketchers Tacoma<urbansketcherstacoma.blogspot.com> Link & Drink 5 PM - 7 PM | Along the Tacoma Link, Harmon Brewery (1938 Pacific Avenue) | Free | Downtown On the Go<downtownonthego.org> Kababayan: A Filipino American History Month Celebration 5 PM - 7 :30 PM | Tacoma Art Museum (1701 Pacific Avenue) | Free | Clarissa Grace Gines/Culture Shock Collective<thecultureshockcollective.com/home> Hilltop Artists in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop 5 PM - 8 PM | Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | Free | Hilltop Artists<http://hilltopartists.org/get-involved/events/> The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra performs the music of Clifford Brown and Art Blakey 5 PM - 8 PM | Museum of Glass (1801 Dock Street) | Free | Kareem Kandi World Orchestra<www.kkworldorchestra.org> Closing Reception for Sharp Turner Exhibit 5 PM - 9 PM | 950 Gallery (950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 205) | Free | Spaceworks Tacoma<https://www.facebook.com/events/260745501248618/> Art & Wine Night 5 PM - 9 PM | Hotel Murano (1320 Broadway Avenue) | Free | Creative Forces<http://www.creativeforcesgallery.com/> & Hotel Murano Broadway Center On The Road: Los Flacos 6 PM - 7:10 PM | Karshner Center (901 Broadway St, Suite 700) | Free | Broadway Center for Performing Arts<BroadwayCenter.org> "Tacoma Art" Exhibit Third Thursday Celebration 6 PM - 9 PM | Tacoma Gallery (1120 S 11th Street) | Free | Tacoma Gallery<http://tacomagallery.com> SOTA Performing Arts Showcase 7 PM | Tacoma School of the Arts Theatre (1118 Commerce Street) | Free | Tacoma SOTA<https://www.tacomaschools.org/sota/Pages/default.aspx> ________________________________ Share Your #TacomaArtsMonth Experience - and Win! [CultureShock] Discover Tacoma's arts and culture this October, and win great prizes. Participate in the Tacoma Arts Month Reverse Scavenger Hunt! 1. Follow Tacoma Arts on Instagram<https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/instagram.com/tacomaarts> and/or Facebook<https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/facebook.com/tacomaartscommission> 2. Look out for weekly quiz questions sponsored by local arts organizations 3. Comment on the post within 24 hours 4. Be entered to win fantastic prizes! Take the Tacoma Arts Month Photo Challenge - It's easy! 1. Take a photo at each Tacoma arts event you attend in October 2. Post using #TacomaArtsMonth and mention the name of the event you attended. Make sure your post is public. 3. Be instantly entered to win a fabulous prize package Find out more about the #TacomaArtsMonth Challenge<https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/tacomaartsmonth.com/photo-contest/> Sponsored by the Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County<artsandculturecoalition.org> Photo courtesy of: Culture Shock Collective ________________________________ October Workshops & Classes [pumpkin workshop] This October provides the perfect opportunity for you to expand your knowledge base and learn new skills. From dance to literary arts, music to visual arts, or even a culinary arts class, Tacoma offers an exciting array of workshops and classes for children to adults. Find what interests you!<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/workshops-classes/> Photo courtesy of James Dimond for Slumped Glass Workshop on 10/20 & 10/21 at Museum of Glass. ________________________________ Art Exhibits [oleary] >From museums to galleries to local businesses, art is everywhere you turn in Tacoma. Find out more<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/exhibits/> about the locations that have special exhibits this October as well as places that show work year-round. "Seeding the Vote" Dead Feminists broadside by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring. Featured in Words of Action: the Dead Feminists exhibition at Pierce County Aids Foundation. ________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors: Premier Sponsor: Click! 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