As she hand-paints winter scenes on the Antique Sandwich Company windows near Ruston, Tacoma muralist Mary Mann reflects on why public art matters. Mann, who has painted dozens of murals including Ripple Effect near Schuster Parkway, says art in shared…
A new venue above downtown Tacoma’s Lumora Theatre wants partygoers to feel the music through every sense without needing a drink in hand. Mass, located at 726 Pacific Ave., officially opened with a DJ set, following a first event on Oct.
When I was younger, my parents signed my older brother and me up for a Friday-night ski bus that picked us up at our middle school in Seattle and drove us to Stevens Pass. I remember staring out the bus…
While most of us are still in Halloween mode, Pentatonix hopes to bring holiday cheer to Tacoma in just over two weeks. The Grammy Award-winning a cappella group will kick off its "Christmas in the City" tour on Thursday, Nov.
Damon Wayans Jr. is set to take the stage at Tacoma Comedy Club this weekend, with the actor and comedian slated to perform from Friday at 7 p.m. through Sunday. The multi-night run brings the New Girl and Happy Endings star to…
The 20th annual Tacoma Film Festival kicks off today at The Grand Cinema, featuring dozens of independent movies and local documentaries. As councillors prepare to banish the vehicles, views in Central Park are divided over the 160-year-old tradition. Democratic Senator L…
The Tacoma Holiday Festival is back for its 44th year, filling the Tacoma Dome floor with hundreds of vendors, live performances and workshops through Sunday. Organizers expect the four-day run to pull in more than 22,000 shoppers looking for gifts, food and…
Founded in 1968 as the Tacoma Opera Society with a debut production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus, the company has grown into the second-largest professional opera organization in the Pacific Northwest and operates as a resident arts group of Tacoma City…
October marks the 25th annual Tacoma arts month, with an event calendar full of free city-wide arts and culture. Mark your calendar for the popular Tacoma Studio Tour, where more than 100 artists open their workspaces for the public to browse on…
Dave Chappelle is stopping by Tacoma this week, and if you want to see him, you might want to act fast. The stand-up comedian will be performing three shows at Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Club on Wednesday and Thursday.
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