Sumner Summer Block PartyMay 20, 12pm – 6pmConsider this your official Sumner, or summer, kickoff. Sumner Main Street is hosting a downtown block party featuring food trucks, a beer garden, live music, tailgating games, and blocks of fun!Downtown SumnerMain Streetsumnermainstreet.com/events

Roses 1 – 3May 20, 1pmFree, informational class on everything you need to know about roses presented by Paula NelsonThe Barn Nursery9510 Old Highway 99 SE, Olympia360.943.2826, thebarnnurseryolympia.com

Swan Creek Trail Run/Walk 5KMay 20, 10am(Ages 5+) Run, walk, and enjoy yourself on this 5K trail run that sweeps through the trails of Swan Creek Park in East Tacoma. You’ll be surrounded by views of the forest from all angles while you race along the creek bed and run parallel to the mountain bike […]

Tiptoe through the TidepoolsMay 20, 10:30am – 1:30pmBring your family to explore the beach, learn about tide pool life and have fun during some of the lowest tides of the year. A naturalist will guide low-tide beach exploration.FreeTitlow Beach Park8425 6th Ave, Tacomametroparkstacoma.org

The Murray Morgan Bridge Tacoma Washington with Mt Rainier centered in the background at golden hourNorthwest Sinfonietta:  This LandMay 20, 7:30pm, Rialto TheaterMay 21, 2pm, Pioneer Park PavillionThe Northwest Sinfonietta joins with the Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center to bring the story of South Sound icon Nettie Asberry to life with a new ballet choreographed […]

Student Orchestra of Greater Olympia May Concert May 21, 4pmAnother season draws to a close for Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia! Student violin soloist Maria Aurelio will perform a beautiful work by Antonín Dvorák, and we will honor our Class of 2023 graduating seniors.The Washington Center for the Performing Arts512 Washington St SE, Olympia360.753.8585Tickets: https://www.washingtoncenter.org/event/sogo-05-21-spring-concert/

Capitol City Marathon, Half Marathon, Five Mile & Kids RunMay 21Washington St, Olympiacapitolcitymarathon.org

Tacoma Youth Symphony Overture to the Next 60 YearsMay 21, 3pmLook to the future with TYSA musicians.Rialto Theater310 S 9th St, Tacomatysa.org

18th Annual Student Art ExhibitionMay 22-26South Puget Sound Community CollegeKenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Bldg. 212011 Mottman Rd, Olympiaspssc.edu/events-calendar 

Eliseo Community Open HouseMay 24, 10am – 2pmThe Villas are now open.  Tour campus and enjoy food samples.62+ communityEliseo Retirement Community1301 N Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma253.752.7112, eliseo.org

Changing MindsMay 25, 8 – 9:30amThe event includes breakfast and a moderated panel, where attendees will hear how MultiCare Behavioral Health Network providers, clients and patients, as well as community leaders, are addressing today’s behavioral health challenges in the South Sound.Silver Cloud Inn, Point Ruston2317 Ruston Way, Tacomamulticare.org/changing-minds/

What Laughter Tells Us — Asian Americans, Comedy and BelongingMay 25Enjoy a Humanities Washington program exploring how laughter shapes the way we listen to each other and learn why laughing matters.Harbor History Museum4121 Harborview Drharborhistorymuseum.org