Tacoma, Wash. – Join Downtown On the Go, The Urbanist, and friends for a two part book event with Anna Zivarts and Tom Fucoloro on Saturday August 3rd! Registration encouraged at downtownonthego.org. Anna Zivarts is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island Press, 2024). Anna created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge […]
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Young Thespians Collective
This summer, Lakewood Playhouse is proud to host the Young Thespians Collective as one of our very first companies in residence. Come along and support their production of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, tonight through Saturday at 7:00pm with a Saturday matinee at 2:00pm. Tickets are $10 and available on the door at the Playhouse.
Runners Hit the Streets this Saturday for Twisted Cider 5K
Runners, walkers and strollers will fill the streets of University Place this Saturday, July 27 when the 3rd Annual Twisted Cider 5K and Kids 1K returns to U.P. Motorists are reminded to slow down and give the runners and walkers plenty of leeway as they wind their way around the area of Grandview Drive from […]
Star of Destiny Awards Date Change!
Submitted by Tacoma Historical Society. Star of Destiny Awards now on November 16 at 1pm at the Dystopian Brewing Company! Join Tacoma Historical Society for our annual fundraising event, the Star of Destiny Awards! This year’s event will feature keynote speakers WA State Chief Historian John C. Hughes and Tacoma Historian Ed Echtle. Hughes and Echtle […]
2024 Steilacoom Summer Concert Series
Pioneer Park, 1700 Commercial Street, Steilacoom WA 98388. Concerts run from 6:30-8:00 pm, are free and open to the public. Alternate weather site: Steilacoom Community Center, 2301Worthington St Steilacoom. No Marijuana or alcoholic beverages are permitted in any Town of Steilacoom Parks. For more information call (253) 581-1076
Try your hand at 1850s crafts during happy hour events at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Back by popular demand, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is opening its doors after hours for its 21+ event series, Homespun Happy Hour. Tickets are available now for two evenings only, July 25 and August 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. Participants will travel back in time to 1855 as the Fort’s historical interpreters and skilled […]
New 125 mph trains will crawl across Mounts Road bridge at 30 mph for 40 years
Submitted by Breck Lebegue, Rail Can’t Wait Coalition. Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Portland must slow to 30 mph to safely cross a 100-year-old sharp curve and bridge across the Nisqually River in south Pierce County—even by the new trains we get in 2026. That’s why most people either drive I 5 or fly. But […]
Brew Five Three 2024 Live Performances
TACOMA, WA — Come for the brews and stay for the live entertainment. Brew Five Three, Tacoma’s outdoor beer and music festival, is thrilled to announce the live performers taking the stage on Saturday, August 10 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Chambers Creek Regional Park. Three musical performances and a special live recording of […]
Harvest Hoedown at the H-Barn
LAKEWOOD – Partners for Parks will host Harvest Hoedown at the H-Barn on Saturday, September 28 (4-7 pm). Grab your partner and join us at the H-Barn for a good old fashioned “Harvest Hoedown”. Kick up your boots at whats sure to be a fun filled family friendly community event! $10 per person, kids 8 […]