Turning your workweek into your play week ________________________________ [Tacoma Arts Month 2016] October 9, 2016 TACOMA ARTS MONTH Things just keep getting better as we head into the second week of October. If you are looking for something to liven up the usual weekday routine, keep reading. You are sure to find something right up your alley. 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. ________________________________ This Week's Feature Events [Oct 10 Feature] Images courtesy of: Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring, Dead Feminists Book & Broadside Release Party; Mike Franzman, Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Loop 2.4.3 Percussion Ensemble Revisits from NYC; Tacoma Film Festival; Tacoma Film Festival Closing Night; Tacoma Film Festival Brown Bag Shorts; Tacoma Musical Playhouse, The Addams Family October 10 Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com October 11 Dead Feminists Book & Broadside Release Party | King's Books | 218 St. Helens Avenue | 7 PM | Free | http://www.deadfeminists.com/events Classical Tuesdays in Old Town presents Loop 2.4.3 Percussion Ensemble Revisits from NYC | Slavonian Hall | 2306 N. 30th Street | 7 PM | Free | http://www.classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com October 12 Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com October 13 Tacoma Film Festival | The Grand Cinema & other venues around Tacoma | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | $10 - $150 | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com October 14 The Addams Family | Tacoma Musical Playhouse | 7116 6th Avenue | 7:30 PM | $22 - $31 | http://www.tmp.org ________________________________ More Happenings this Week [Oct 10] Images courtesy of: Carino and Co., LeMay - America's Car Museum, Insider Talk - Master Collectors Exhibit; Tacoma Film Festival, Animation Workshop; Tacoma Film Festival Brown Bag Shorts; Tournees Film Festival, Your Parents Will Come Back (Tus Padres Volveran); South Sound Choir Academy, Fall Showcase October 10 Animation Workshop | Have Not Films | 1102 S. 11th Street | 2 PM | Free | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-workshop-animation-with-benson-shum Tacoma Film Festival Brown Bag Shorts | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 12:15 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-brown-bag-shorts South Sound Choir Academy: Fall Showcase | Christ Episcopal Church | 310 N. K Street | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.sschoiracademy.org Tournees Film Festival - Your Parents Will Come Back (Tus Padres Volveran) | Pacific Lutheran University, Administration Building, Room 101 | 121st & Yakima | 6:30 PM | Free | http://www.plu.edu/marcom/news/2016/09/28/tournees-film-festival Musical Theatre Jazz (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com October 11 Tacoma Film Festival Brown Bag Shorts | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 12:15 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-brown-bag-shorts-2 University Symphony Orchestra | Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 8 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, Free PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/music Open Mic @ The Antique Sandwich Co. | The Antique Sandwich Co. | 5102 N. Pearl Street | 7 PM - 10 PM | $3 adults, $1 children, $2 member, Free for performers | http://www.victorymusic.org Insider Talk - Master Collectors Exhibit | LeMay - America's Car Museum | 2702 E. D Street | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Free with admission | http://www.americascarmuseum.org/events Pacific Gallery Artists' Monthly Meeting and Demonstration | Asia Pacific Cultural Center | 4851 South Tacoma Way | 9 PM | Free | http://www.pacificgalleryartists.org Hip Hop (ages 8+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Cheer & Dance (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Twinkle Tots (ages 2 - 3.5) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $7.50, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Ballet (ages 4 - 6) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:45 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com [Oct 12] Images courtesy of: Lloyd Shugart, Museum of Glass, Visiting Artist David Huchthausen; Kate Hoyt, Opening Reception for Esprit de Corps by Kate Hoyt; Tournees Film Festival, Francofonia; Tacoma Film Festival, Science on Screen presents: 30th Anniversary of Top Gun October 12 12th Annual Hispanic Film Festival - Viola | University of Puget Sound, McIntyre Hall, Rausch Auditorium | 1500 N. Warner | 6:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Tacoma Film Festival Brown Bag Shorts | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 12:15 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-brown-bag-shorts-1 Tournees Film Festival - Francofonia | Pacific Lutheran University, Ingram Hall, Room 100 | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 5:30 PM | Free | http://www.plu.edu/marcom/news/2016/09/28/tournees-film-festival Science on Screen presents: 30th Anniversary of Top Gun | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 7 PM | $10 general, $7.50 Grand member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/science-on-screen-at-tff-top-gun Vamp & Tramp Show | University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, McCormick Room | N. 18th & Union Avenue | 2 PM - 3:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/calendar Opening Reception for Esprit de Corps by Kate Hoyt | University Gallery, Ingram Hall, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 5 PM | Free | http://www.plu.edu/gallery Visiting Artist David Huchthausen | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1939&cerid=5056&cdt=10%2f12%2f2016 Open Mic Night | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Classics Book Club | King's Books | 218 St. Helens Avenue | 7 PM | Free | http://www.kingsbookstore.com Midweek Swing, Blues, and Fusion | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $5 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com Fab 50+ Greek Dancing | People's Community Center | 1602 S. MLK Jr Way | 1 PM and 6 PM | $2 | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts Hip Hop (ages 4 - 6) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Hip Hop (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Hip Hop (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Ballet (ages 7 - 10) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 6:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Contemporary Jazz (ages 11+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 7:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com [Oct 13] Images courtesy of: Lloyd Shugart, Museum of Glass, Visiting Artist David Huchthausen; Tim Mansen, Tacoma Academy of Fine Art, Life Drawing - Long Pose October 13 Conversations Re: Tacoma - Place Attachment | 1120 Creative House | 1120 Pacific Avenue | 6:30 PM - 8 PM | $10 general, free for students | http://www.retacoma.org Tacoma Film Festival Closing Night | The Grand Cinema | 606 S. Fawcett Avenue | 7 PM | $20 general, $15 member | http://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tacoma-film-festival-events/tff-closing-night Amadeus by Peter Shaffer | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 7:30 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, $3 PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/theatre Wind Ensemble | Schneebeck Concert Hall, University of Puget Sound | N. 14th & Union Avenue | 7:30 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsound.edu/news-and-events Educator Night at the Museum | Tacoma Art Museum | 1701 Pacific Avenue | 5:30 PM - 8 PM | Free | http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/events Visiting Artist David Huchthausen | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1939&cerid=5056&cdt=10%2f12%2f2016 Taylor Phelan with IAMWE and Jordani | Jazzbones | 2803 6th Avenue | 7 PM | $10 - $12 | http://www.jazzbones.com Andy Hendrickson | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM | $16 - $22 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com 2017 Arts Projects Funding Application Workshop | Tacoma Municipal Building, 9th floor, Visibility Center | 747 Market Street | 12 - 1:30 PM | Free | http://www.cityoftacoma.org/artsopps LOVE Note | Artful Dreamers Studio | 2926 S. Steele Street | 8:30 PM | $35, 20% off 1st class | http://www.artfuldreamers.com/love-note-2 Life Drawing - Long Pose | Tacoma Academy of Fine Art | 301 'A' Puyallup Avenue | 6 PM - 9 PM | $20 | http://www.tacomaacademyoffineart.org Twinkle Tots (ages 2 - 3.5) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 10 AM | $7.50, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Acro (ages 6 - 9) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 4:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com Acro (ages 10+) | Urban Grace | 902 Market Street | 5:15 PM | $15, new students: 1st week of unlimited classes for $15 | http://www.smactac.com [Oct 14] Images courtesy of: Tournees Film Festival, The Marquise of O; SPUN Clay Arts Studio, Spuntoberfest; Tim Mansen, Tacoma Academy of Fine Art, Open Studio - Portrait Drawing October 14 The Birth of Chamber Music | Annie Wright School, The Great Hall | 827 North Tacoma Avenue | 7:30 PM | $25 general, $23 military/senior, Free ages 18 and under | http://www.scchamberseries.org Tournees Film Festival - The Marquise of O | Pacific Lutheran University, Ingram Hall, Room 100 | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 5:30 PM | Free | http://www.plu.edu/marcom/news/2016/09/28/tournees-film-festival The Distinguished Writer Series | King's Books | 218 St. Helens Avenue | 7 PM | Free | http://www.pugetsoundpoetryconnection.org In My Life: A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles | Rialto Theater | 310 S. 9th Street | 7:30 PM | $35 - $65 | http://www.broadwaycenter.org Amadeus by Peter Shaffer | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eastvold Auditorium, Pacific Lutheran University | 12180 Park Avenue S. | 7:30 PM | $8 general, $5 military/55+/alumni, $3 PLU/18 and under | http://www.plu.edu/theatre The Kareem Kandi Band at Edison City Alehouse | Edison City Alehouse | 5602 S. Lawrence Street | 8 PM | No cover charge | http://www.kareemkandi.com Visiting Artist David Huchthausen | Museum of Glass | 1801 Dock Street | 10 AM - 5 PM | $15 adult, Free member, $5 child, $12 senior/student/military | http://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar?cid=1&ceid=1939&cerid=5056&cdt=10%2f12%2f2016 A Benefit for Teddy Haggarty - James Hunnicutt with Pig Snout, The Hillbaileys, and Old Foals | Jazzbones | 2803 6th Avenue | 6:30 PM | $5 - $7 | http://www.jazzbones.com Harvest Fest at Norpoint | Center at Norpoint | 4818 Nassau Avenue NE | 5:30 PM - 7 PM | Free | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar?cid=2573 Spuntoberfest | SPUN Clay Arts Studio & Gallery | 923 Martin Luther King Jr. Way | 5 PM - 8 PM | $40 | http://www.spuntacoma.com Andy Hendrickson | Tacoma Comedy Club | 933 Market Street | 8 PM & 10:30 PM | $16 - $22 | http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com Open Studio - Portrait Drawing | Tacoma Academy of Fine Art | 301 'A' Puyallup Avenue | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $20 | http://www.tacomaacademyoffineart.org Latin Nights, Fusion, Ballroom & More | Studio 6 Ballroom | 2608 6th Avenue | 8:30 PM | $10 | http://www.studio6ballroom.com Ballroom- Friday Night Lesson & Dance | STAR Center | 3873 S. 66th Street | Lesson 7 PM - 8 PM, Dance 8 PM - 10 PM | $8 - $22 | http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/metro-arts ________________________________ Share Your #TacomaArts Experience - and Win! [tacoma arts challenge#2]Discover all that Tacoma has to offer when you attend and share your arts and culture experiences this fall. It's easy! 1. Take a selfie at each Tacoma arts event you attend this October 2. Post to the social media of your choice using #TacomaArts and mention the name of the event 3. Be instantly entered to win one of three fabulous prize packages Find out more about the TacomaArts Challenge<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/> Sponsored by the Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County Photo courtesy of: Melo Hogan ________________________________ Tacoma Studio Tour [Tacoma Studio Tour, Jessica Spring]October 15 & 16 11 am – 5 pm 34 locations around Tacoma FREE! You are invited inside the working studios of 57 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 is a free, family friendly, self-guided tour. Check out the Tacoma Studio Tour webpage<http://tacomaartsmonth.com/tacoma-studio-tour/> for all the details including an interactive map so you can plot you custom tour course. Tacoma Studio Tour Passport - Visit and Win! Make sure to have your Studio Tour Passport stamped at each studio location you visit. Once you've collected at least 8 stamps, send us the page and you'll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several fabulous prize packages containing artwork hand-crafted by a selection of artists on this tour. The Tacoma Studio Tour Passport can be picked up at all studio locations during the tour or print your own Tacoma Studio Tour Passport<http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/CEDD/TacomaCulture/arts/TA_TAMonth_16STPassport.pdf>. ________________________________ October Workshops & Classes [tacoma glassblowing]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: Tacoma Glassblowing Studio, The Glassblowing Experience ________________________________ Art Exhibits [Brooks]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. Images courtesy of: Maria Jost and Zachary Marvick, Brooks Dental Studio, New Works by Maria Jost and Zachary Marvick ________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors Premier Sponsors: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation<https://www.gtcf.org/>, Click! 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