Pierce County  and Tacoma Library invite participants September 7, 2023 from 3-4pm to a Poetry in the Park Walk. Poetry in the Park is a guided walk connecting people to nature by engaging our senses with the environment around us. Join as we enjoy reading nature-themed poetry signs as we stroll through local parks and > Continue Reading

Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) proudly announces the Groundbreaking Ceremony to commemorate the official beginning of construction of their new building in Tacoma, Friday, September 8th at 9:30am. Elected officials, cultural leaders, and community members will join in the celebration of this milestone – a dream fulfilled!  After 27 years of renting and leasing various > Continue Reading

Does your child have a love for trucks and large vehicles? Come check out Pierce County’s Touch A Truck free family-friendly event, September 9th from 10-1pm. Where the young and young at heart love to climb, run around, sit in, and even honk the horns of trucks and large vehicles seen throughout the county. Come > Continue Reading

Join Washington State Historical Society for Family Saturdays – Story Time, September 9, 10:30-12pm. Explore how history connects us all as we read "Imagine", written by Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Herrera was the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate (2015–17). After the reading, we’ll engage in a hands-on investigation of a related > Continue Reading

Join Tacoma Tree Foundation at King’s Books, September 9th rom 12-2:00, for a free writing and drawing workshop led by Eisner winning graphic novelist, David Lasky. How do trees, or the lack of trees, affect our daily lives? What sounds, sights, scents, and sensations are present when we walk down a street with trees compared > Continue Reading

Enjoy Fiesta De La Familia, September 9th, 2023 12-7pm. City of Lakewood hosts this family fiesta with food, a beer garden, live entertainment, an art show, and hands on crafts. Enjoy a car show put on by MPShowz, roaming entertainers and a sand artist in action. Kids will enjoy balloon making, face painting and more! > Continue Reading

Join for a day filled with excitement and fun during the 11th Tacoma Moon Festival on Saturday, September 9th, from 1pm-7pm, at the Chinese Reconciliation Park. The Annual Tacoma Moon Festival is a live festival featuring dancers and musicians, artists and craftspeople and hands on activities for kids and the young at heart. Food vendors > Continue Reading