Due to predicted excessive heat, CORE is moving the Thursday, August 3 concert in the Curran Orchard park to the AIR CONDITIONED Curtis High School Cafeteria located at 8425 40th St W in University Place. The concert will start at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. The concert will feature Clave Gringa, a Seattle-based Latin Jazz ensemble guaranteed to get you moving!
To Do
Letter: Possibly your last chance to see the Crushers play this season
This is not your thank-you letter to our many, many sponsors. That will come later. This is just a heads up that this Tuesday evening, 6 p.m., the Crushers will take on the mighty Mariners (no, not those Mariners) at Clover Park High School (behind the admin. building).
Free Musical Tickets for Students
Submitted by Don Doman CenterStage Theatre on Dumas Bay, just north of Brown’s Point is staging a new musical about the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta, published in 1215, is the original statement of the rights of individuals in England. Our U.S. Constitution is based on this document. The musical shows the struggle of the […]
Chinese Immigrants Getting Recognition
Submitted by Don Doman 148 years after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the state of California officially recognized the efforts of the 12,000 Chinese who helped built it. Those workers followed the 40,000 Chinese who came to America during the “Gold Rush” days of the 1840s and 50s. California state Assembly member Evan Low […]
Chinese Reconciliation Dinner Huge Success
Submitted by Don Doman The annual Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation dinner was a huge success in both monies raised and people taking part in the festivities. Initial figures show two hundred attendees and nearly twice the revenue of previous events. The May 6th dinner held at the Ming Palace featured excellent Cantonese courses served family […]
Rising Country Star Jessica Lynne in Tacoma June 2
Submitted by Don Doman Sometimes authentic country music artists don’t grow up in what we would consider hotbeds of country music. Sometimes they grow up in Haslev, Denmark, the native town of current Tacoma resident, Jessica Lynne, a sensational and rising country star. Her latest release won the 2016 Audience Award at the Seattle Shorts […]
A Chinese Affair – Follow Your Dreams
Submitted by Don Doman In today’s world of clashes between religions and nationalities involving starvation and war across the globe, sometimes it seems that hatred lives next door. That’s not necessarily true. There are good things happening as well. Our neighbors should be our friends as well. It’s time for a celebration of cultures and […]
Tillicum Walk With Me to walk weekly
The first “Tillicum Walk With Me” event was a success—25 participants enjoyed walking a loop neighborhood. These walks will continue each week, hosted by the Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Youth for Christ. The group will meet on Saturdays, 10 A.M. at 14511 W. Thorne Lane SW. Don’t […]
UP for Arts Spring Arts & Concert Series
Get ready for Bach with a Rock and Roll twist and favorite musical show tunes during the final two Spring Arts & Concerts series sponsored by UP for Arts.