Tacoma Public Schools (TPS), Trust for Public Land (TPL), and Metro Parks Tacoma (MPT) will open two community-driven playgrounds with ribbon cutting events at Helen B. Stafford and Jennie Reed elementary schools. Helen B. Stafford Elementary will celebrate its park opening on Wednesday, January 31 at 2 p.m., with an event led by their students. Jennie Reed Elementary will open […]
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Imagine Monet Opens February 14
TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live presents Imagine Monet, created by Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, open Wednesday, February 14 through Sunday, April 14, 2024. Tickets to this unique experience are on sale now. Claude Monet was a revolutionary artist who upset the social scene of his time. He is known for initiating Impressionism and as a pioneer […]
University of Puget Sound Awarded $1.3 Million Grant from The Mellon Foundation
Submitted by University of Puget Sound. Tacoma, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound has been awarded $1.3 million from The Mellon Foundation to fund its groundbreaking project, “Reimagining Justice and Carceral Systems through the Humanities.” This transformative initiative will employ humanities approaches to shed light on the experiences of those most affected by criminal […]
Disability Resource Fair spotlights adaptive and inclusive recreation
Nearly 30 different organizations will come together at Metro Parks Tacoma’s STAR Center on Saturday, January 27, to showcase programming and resources for individuals with disabilities and people in caretaking roles. The organizations participating in the fair cater to a wide range of disabilities, both physical and cognitive, visible or not. Resources include adaptive and […]
MultiCare awards $800,000 to local organizations
TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System’s Community Partnership Fund has awarded $800,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout Washington state focused on addressing behavioral health, housing and homelessness, food insecurity, health care and children’s needs. The fund supports organizations in the Puget Sound, Inland Northwest and Yakima Valley regions that provide care, services and resources that strengthen […]
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Names Music Director Designate
After a long and thoughtful review process, the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association is excited to announce Dr. James O. Welsch as our next Music Director and Tacoma Youth Symphony Conductor, with his debut at TYSA’s Evergreen Music Festival this summer. Most recently he has served as Music Director & Symphonic Orchestra Conductor of Florida Symphony […]
Connecting Communities: Disability Resource Fair & TET Lunar New Year this weekend
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Deathtrap – Harlequin Review – Olympia
Review by Don Doman, Lavinia Hart, and Dale Westgaard. “My goal is to entertain. That’s what any book or play has to do first. Anything beyond that is fine, but first it must entertain.” – Ira Levin The first time I saw an Ira Levin production it was at the Lakewood Theater in 1958: “No […]
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking For Trouble
TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live presents Colin & Brad: Asking For Trouble at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater on Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter as Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the dynamic duo from TV’s “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” take the stage in a one-night-only […]