Spotlight on Chihuly

s Now– January 2025 Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. Spotlight on Chihuly celebrates […]

Event Series Third Thursday Free Art Walk

Third Thursday Free Art Walk

Third Thursday Free Art Walk   Enjoy downtown Tacoma’s vibrant museum district with late, free admission. Check websites for hours and exhibit information. Washington State History Museum, Tacoma | washingtonhistory.org Museum of Glass, Tacoma | mog.org Tacoma Art Museum | tam.org Foss Waterway Seaport | fosswaterwayseaport.org

Event Series A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we evolve Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace, with new designs and effects for 2023. It’s fresh yet familiar, like all your favorite Holiday traditions.

HONK! The Musical

HONK! The Musical November 29 - December 22, 2024 Olympia Family Theatre Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother’s protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on […]

Call to Poets: Submit Your Poem for Lakewold Gardens’ Winter Garden Poetry

Call to Poets: Submit Your Poem for Lakewold Gardens' Winter Garden Poetry Lakewood, WA— Lakewold Gardens is seeking original, unpublished poems for inclusion in the 2025 Winter Poetry in the Gardens event. Poems should be no longer than approximately 1,000 words or no more than five minutes in duration when read aloud, preferably with a […]

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker  December 14, 15, 21, 22 at 2:00 pm & December 20 at 7:00 pm  Pantages Theater  The Nutcracker Tacoma City Ballet's The Nutcracker is a glorious production filled with spectacular dancing, live music played by the Tacoma City Ballet Orchestra, grand scenery, and lavish costumes. Presented in the beautiful Pantages Theater this historical recreation of The […]

Baroque in the Ballroom: Goldberg Variations

Baroque in the Ballroom: Goldberg Variations December 21, 7:30pm Courthouse Square Ballroom, Tacoma December 22, 2pm Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup nwsinfonietta.org J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations has obsessed performers and audiences for nearly 300 years. A trio of Northwest Sinfonietta musicians performs this brilliant transcription by Dmitry Sitkovestsky in the round, taking you on a candlelit […]

Gig Harbor Uptown Lighted Car Parade

LIGHTED CAR PARADE  On December 21st 2024, grab your favorite spot along Harborview Drive in the waterfront district and save your seat for the 5th Annual Lighted Car Parade. The parade leaves Uptown around 5pm and goes through the downtown waterfront district. It’s a sight to see and fun for the entire family. Uptown Gig […]

Messiah Sing Along

Messiah Sing Along Monday December 23. 7pm Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia Come to sing or come to listen to Handel's glorious masterpiece! A true community event with guest soloists. Cameron May, Music Director, will conduct the SOGO Conservatory Orchestra, and the audience will be featured as the chorus. Come and join us for […]

Spotlight on Chihuly

s Now– January 2025 Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. Spotlight on Chihuly celebrates […]