Join Harbor WildWatch for fun, engaging tour beginning at Austin Estuary and ending at Donkey Creek Park along the restored Donkey Creek. Learn all about salmon’s life cycle and their cultural and ecological significance while viewing spawning salmon. Perfect for all ages. Meet in Austin Estuary Park near the picnic table. This event is FREE, > Continue Reading
Perhaps the world’s most well-known and beloved choral work, George Frederick Handel’s Messiah has transcended its time and place to become a “work of the people” shared by audiences and musicians around the world. This holiday classic oratorio is performed by the talented orchestra and vocalists of Symphony Tacoma Voices.
We invite patrons of all ages to join us as we celebrate the holiday season with music from around the globe. The program will include many of your holiday favorites, as well as a sing-a-long. Gerard Morris, Conductor
An annual community gathering around the beauty of illuminated bonsai On December 16, bundle up, take in the outdoors and enjoy the serenity of bonsai illuminated by the soft glow of holiday lights at our 5th annual 'A Bonsai Solstice.' This event is the only time all year that we open the collection to the > Continue Reading
Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the > Continue Reading
Dwight Gee describes his improbable journey to develop a self-sustaining arts council in Mongolia a dozen years after the collapse of the communist government that isolated the country for much of the 20th Century. New global influences threaten to overwhelm Mongolia's unique cultural life which predates the days of Chinggis Khan. Working with Mongolian colleagues > Continue Reading
Sad-happy, joyful-tragic, hopeful and inspirational music of oppressed people across history. The concert begins with Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms which paints various stories of the human experience—celebration in the midst of threat, promise of peace in the midst of war, and the affirmation of a life of faith. The second half of the program features songs > Continue Reading
Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience! While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the > Continue Reading
Join us for an evening to celebrate our military service men and women and thank them for their commitment to our country. The program will include familiar patriotic works, as well as compositions written to commemorate military campaigns throughout the world. Free tickets to active-duty military members and their immediate family. Gerard Morris, Conductor
“Learning From Other Cities,” the theme for the 2019 Urban Studies Forum, is a chance to take best practices used elsewhere and create our own local adaptations. This year's forum includes leadership, planners and researchers from four cities. Bristol, U.K. (Inclusive governance) Leeds, U.K. (child-centered city) New York, NY (coalition building and community development) Long > Continue Reading
