A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Aaron Lamb. There are three important things to remember when it comes to inviting an audience to attend any theatrical adaptation of the 1843 story that taught the world the meaning of Christmas: First, stay true to the text as written by Charles Dickens, including […]
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Author Alix Christie to Join December Art History Book Club Meeting
The Tacoma Community College Art History Book Club’s pick for December is “Gutenberg’s Apprentice,” and author Alix Christie will join the virtual discussion at noon on Dec. 6. Art History Book Club meetings are held in The Gallery (Building 4 at TCC’s Tacoma campus) and online on the first Wednesday of each month. Email […]
Tacoma Creates Expands Community Vibrancy
TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Creates funded 56 organizations whose missions are to advance arts, culture, heritage, and/or science in the 2022-2023 funding cycle. With $4.5 million in funding distributed through a competitive process, those 56 organizations provided more than 1,100 cultural programs and events for the community. This was the third funding cycle for Tacoma Creates, which […]
Six daily roundtrip trains will operate between Seattle and Portland
Just in time for the holidays, WSDOT and ODOT are starting two additional Amtrak Cascades daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland. Beginning Monday, Dec. 11, more trains will run in both directions – for a total of 12 trains every day between the two most popular cities on the route. The new schedule will see trains departing […]
A Festive Holiday Celebration with The Midwinter Revels
Submitted by Puget Sound Revels, Tacoma Creates. Tacoma, WA – ‘The Midwinter Revels‘ is already flashing up on the marquee at Tacoma’s historic Rialto Theatre, promising a stunning spectacle of song, dance and holiday fun for people of all ages. This December, the show transports us to a medieval village in England along the Silk […]
Christmas Carols, Cookies & Craft Dec. 6
Submitted by Immanuel Presbyterian Church. All are welcome to Christmas Joyful Arts at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Dec. 6th 5:30-6:30pm). Start the season with Christmas carols, decorate a cookie, and make a very simple craft at this free event for our neighbors and friends. Enter from the parking lot side, between N. I and N. J, […]
TCC Fall Quarter Concerts Start Dec. 1
Held in the Tacoma Community College Building 2 Theater, TCC’s Fall Quarter Concerts are open to everyone. Admission is free, though donations to support TCC music programs are welcome. TCC Orchestra Concert Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Join us for “Outdoorsy,” a TCC Orchestra Concert conducted by Dr. Anne Lyman. Featuring music by […]
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust awards UPS Professor with Prestigious Scientific Research Award
Tacoma, Wash. — Professor Stacey Weiss, associate chair of biology and William L. McCormick Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Puget Sound, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The award was presented to Professor Weiss at the Murdock College Science Research […]
MultiCare receives 15th consecutive ‘Most Wired’ award
TACOMA, Wash. — For the 15th consecutive year, MultiCare Health System was named a “Most Wired” U.S. health care organization by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The CHIME digital health “Most Wired” award program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care organizations use technology to improve care. MultiCare was […]