[cid:image001.jpg@01D572C3.D1DA9510]<https://tacomaartsmonth.com/> Tacoma Arts Month is right around the corner October 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of Tacoma Arts Month - a community celebration of the arts that includes hundreds of community-hosted arts and culture events, exhibits and workshops for all ages taking place throughout the month. Programming includes music, theater and dance performances, hands-on experiences, visual art exhibits, film screenings, literary readings, lectures, cultural events, and workshops. All events are open to the public and many activities are free. Tacoma Arts Month is online Information about all Tacoma Arts Month events, workshops, and exhibits can be found online at TacomaArtsMonth.com<http://www.tacomaartsmonth.com/>. New programming is being added all the time! E-newsletter Let us bring the weekly calendar of Tacoma's arts and culture happenings straight to your inbox so that you can plan out your weekday and weekend social calendar. Sign up for the twice-weekly Tacoma Arts Month e-newsletter <https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WATACOMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=WATACOMA_207'> and you'll receive timely information about the multitude of fabulous arts and culture events you can be a part of this October. Signature events include: Kaleidoscope Opening Party You are invited to attend a free, family-friendly celebration on Oct. 2 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. at Eastside Community Center (1721 E. 56th St). Start Tacoma Arts Month off with a kaleidoscope of live arts and cultural performances including a blessing, singing and dancing by Connie McCloud and the Puyallup Tribe Canoe Family; music by the Lincoln High School Drumline, Stephanie Anne Johnson and The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra; performances by Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center, Asia Pacific Cultural Center's Lanuola Samoan Performing Arts, Ballet Folklórico de Tacoma, BareFoot Collective, Metro Arts Tacoma's En Dehors Dance Company, and Screaming Butterflies Productions; and poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Abby E. Murray. Attendees can also experience film screenings by The Grand Cinema; interactive projects with Tacoma Creates and Spaceworks Tacoma; and view visual art on permanent display. The event will include recognition of the Tacoma Arts Commission's 2019 funding recipients and the AMOCAT Arts Award winners: Tacoma Creates Campaign, Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center, and Aya Hashiguchi Clark and Randy Clark. The event is presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission and Spaceworks Tacoma, hosted by Metro Parks Tacoma and Eastside Community Center, and sponsored by The Grand Cinema and Metronome Coffee. · Tacoma Studio Tour You are invited inside the working studios of 96 local artists to learn about the artistic process, ask questions and purchase one-of-a-kind creations. All studios will feature demonstrations or will have hands-on activities for visitors. This free, family-friendly, self-guided tour will run Oct. 12 and Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and covers 56 locations around Tacoma. Studio Tour attendees are encouraged to pick up a Tacoma Studio Tour Passport and have it stamped at each studio location visited. Once at least seven stamps have been collected, the passport can be submitted for a chance to win one of several prize packages containing artwork handcrafted by a selection of artists on the tour. Visit the Tacoma Studio Tour website<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/tacoma-studio-tour/> for a complete list of studio locations, an interactive map<https://wspdsmap.cityoftacoma.org/website/ArtAtWork/StudioMap.htm>, and information about the Tacoma Studio Tour Passport. Start planning now; October is going to be a great month in Tacoma! Tacoma Arts Month is made possible with the support of these generous sponsors: Northwest Public Broadcasting, ParentMap, Preview, Sounds Fun Mom, South Sound magazine, Tacoma Weekly and Showcase [f_logo_RGB-White_512]<https://www.facebook.com/TacomaArtsCommission/> @TacomaArtsCommission<https://www.facebook.com/TacomaArtsCommission/> [f_logo_RGB-White_512]<https://www.facebook.com/events/1501578889967419/> Kaleidoscope 2019<https://www.facebook.com/events/1501578889967419/> [glyph-logo_May2016]<https://www.instagram.com/tacomaarts/> @TacomaArts<https://www.instagram.com/tacomaarts/> [TAM_Email Footer]<https://tacomaartsmonth.com/>