Arts and Culture

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (154+ words) 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (851+ words) 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (817+ words) 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....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (78+ words) Take a troll through McKinley Park, right by Interstate 5 in Eastside Tacoma, Wash. Neighbors are upset Parks Tacoma plans to take down art and trinkets the public put here to make it a more attractive place to walk. Take a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) For many neighbors, the addition of small figurines, artwork and lawn decor in McKinley Park has provided a whimsical atmosphere to the forest. But this month, Parks Tacoma staff started taking some of it down, saying the “unsanctioned installations” can…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) Below the sidewalk of Minuteman Press in downtown Tacoma is a network of tunnels shrouded in darkness. A small gap of sunlight pokes through what remains of an old coal chute in the A Street sidewalk, and crumbling brick archways…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (100+ words) There's a massive new mural bringing some color and culture to the Tacoma Dome. The artwork was recently unveiled in the Tacoma Dome's northwest plaza, a traditional Salish Coast mural that honors the stories and presence of the Puyallup Tribe....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (195+ words) TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma residents are being asked to help turn recycled glass into local art as part of a new pilot program. The City of Tacoma and Hilltop Artists launched “This Is What We Make of It,” a six-month initiative…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (989+ words) Some have made the case that that might be true – arguing that fewer people are reading now than ever before, and the books that people are reading have shorter sentences and less complex sentence structure. Some of Tacoma's librarians would…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (42+ words) A new Tacoma Dome mural by Puyallup artist Anthony Duenas celebrates tribal history, culture and heritage while welcoming visitors to Tacoma. A new Tacoma Dome mural by Puyallup artist Anthony Duenas celebrates tribal history, culture and heritage while welcoming visitors…...