The Treaty of Medicine Creek February 10–July 8, 2024 From February 10 to July 8, 2024, the History Museum will display the original, hand-written Article III of the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty that guaranteed fishing rights to Tribal Treaty signers. This historic document, on loan from the National Archives and Records Administration, remains a powerful > Continue Reading
Join us this spring for Family Saturdays! Explore how history connects us all during this hour-long story time program designed for children ages 4 to 10 and their friends and families. This month’s book: Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki tells the story of Japanese-American incarceration through the eyes of a young boy and his > Continue Reading
THE UW TACOMA SCHOOL OF URBAN STUDIES IS HOSTING A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIES. This event, guided by national housing policy experts, offers an opportunity for housing advocates, developers, and policymakers to engage in roundtable discussions. This workshop, with support from the City of Tacoma, aims to identify key policies and strategies that > Continue Reading
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Join us for the premier bonsai auction in the Pacific Northwest. Bid in a live auction with over 70 specimen bonsai, or silent auction with more affordable goods. Attendance is free, but bidding requires purchase of $15 paddle ($12 if purchased in advance). This event is an annual fundraiser for the Puget Sound Bonsai Association.
Celebrate WSHS’s new exhibition Big River to learn more about the history of the Columbia River and its significance to communities across Washington State. Attendees will have the chance to learn more about the exhibition from guest curator Dr. Katrine Barber, who will offer a lecture and audience Q&A
A Benefit Concert for Puget Sound Revels. Members of Podorythmie and La Famille Léger, two Pacific Northwest-based bands steeped in the music and lore of French Canada, come to Titlow Lodge to wrap us in the traditions of Québec. Immerse yourself in delights for the senses as you move through an afternoon of song, dance > Continue Reading
Music From Home is Lakewold Garden’s monthly series of intimate chamber music concerts held in the historic Wagner House. For the 2024 season, Lakewold is pleased to present Sounds of the Homelands, with each concert featuring the music of a particular cultural terroir. In the second ‘American Focus’ concert, baritone José Rubio and pianist Abdiel > Continue Reading
Join us for a family-friendly event open to kids and families of all ages, where children and adults alike can lend a helping hand to animals in need. At various craft stations, children can unleash their creativity as they craft enrichment toys for the shelter’s rabbits, cats, and dogs. Enrichment toys play a vital role > Continue Reading
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Tacoma Little Theatre invites you to come see "From the Mississippi Delta", a joyful celebration of survival, June 7-23, 2024 7:30pm Friday & Saturdays. (Sundays at 2:00pm) Experience a story of triumph in the face of extreme adversity that expertly weaves through the trials and tribulations of Dr. Holland’s life relayed through the bodies and > Continue Reading
The South Puget Sound is home to American Cancer Society’s signature peer-to-peer fundraising event, the Relay For Life of Tacoma-Puget Sound. Founded in 1985 on the track at the University of Puget Sound, local oncologist Dr. Gordy Klatt committed to walking and running for 24 hours to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer > Continue Reading
Join us this spring for Family Saturdays! Explore how history connects us all during this hour-long story time program designed for children ages 4 to 10 and their friends and families. This month’s book: Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer comes just in time for summer break! This book is full of exploration, excitement, and big > Continue Reading
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Tacoma Little Theatre invites you to come see "From the Mississippi Delta", a joyful celebration of survival, June 7-23, 2024 7:30pm Friday & Saturdays. (Sundays at 2:00pm) Experience a story of triumph in the face of extreme adversity that expertly weaves through the trials and tribulations of Dr. Holland’s life relayed through the bodies and > Continue Reading
Tree Stewards are community tree champions who help grow and protect Tacoma's urban tree canopy. Do you care about Hilltop? Do you care about Tacoma? Would you like to help increase its tree canopy? As part of our Tacoma Creates program, the Tacoma Tree Foundation is offering a FREE Tree Stewards Training. This day-long training > Continue Reading
We're Doing it Again! The Largest Juneteenth Celebration in Washington State June 19, 2024 from 11am-5pm Stewart Heights Park (5715 Reginald Guiterrez Ln, Tacoma) Partnering with the City of Tacoma/Tacoma Creates, Metro Parks, Tacoma Urban League, MultiCare and other community organizations and utilizing the beautiful Stewart Heights Park, the Juneteenth festival will host over fifty > Continue Reading
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Commemorate Juneteenth through an evening of programming curated by BLK WINS. BLK WINS strives to be a direct resource for people, specifically Black youth, to discover and identify who we truly are, where we come from, and how we got here. The session will include a presentation and conversation facilitated by the BLK WINS team > Continue Reading
Tacoma Little Theatre invites you to a "pay what you can" performance of From the Mississippi Delta, a joyful celebration of survival, June 20, 2024 at 7:30pm! Experience a story of triumph in the face of extreme adversity that expertly weaves through the trials and tribulations of Dr. Holland’s life relayed through the bodies and > Continue Reading
Tacoma Little Theatre invites you to come see "From the Mississippi Delta", a joyful celebration of survival, June 7-23, 2024 7:30pm Friday & Saturdays. (Sundays at 2:00pm) Experience a story of triumph in the face of extreme adversity that expertly weaves through the trials and tribulations of Dr. Holland’s life relayed through the bodies and > Continue Reading
Fairy Fest is a magical weekend of fairy-themed events for the entire family! Explore the gardens while participating in a variety of enchanting activities including art projects, live music and dance performances, a fairy house contest, free play and games in the gardens, storytelling, and more.
Rising Tide Smiles Presents:Railroad Summer Block Party And Fundraiser.Join the neighborhood for a fun BBQ style gathering with live music Foodtrucks, Local Business Booths, BINGO lawn games and bounce house. • fee for entrance: small bag of trash• walking to the event is encouraged• all proceeds go to Rising Tide Smiles to help provide high quality dental > Continue Reading
Fairy Fest is a magical weekend of fairy-themed events for the entire family! Explore the gardens while participating in a variety of enchanting activities including art projects, live music and dance performances, a fairy house contest, free play and games in the gardens, storytelling, and more.
What is an urban forest? And what are the questions that arise when we set out to grow a city’s forest? In this lunch and learn webinar, Lisa Kenny, Community Trees Program Coordinator, will help us understand the intersection of trees across environmental and public health disciplines.
Items repaired for FREE by skilled volunteer fixers. Fix-it Nights will be at Tacoma Public Library - Moore Branch from 10/5/2023 to 3/28/2024. The same hours will continue with every Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm Items you can bring to Fix-it Nights: *Vacuums *Lamps *Clothing and textiles for sewing and mending *Furniture and other items for > Continue Reading
Tacoma Ocean Fest is a free festival on Tacoma’s waterfront for National Ocean Month. Experience water, art, music, dance, science, education, vendors, food, community and more! Saturday, June 29th Dock St. Waterfront Clean-up 10a-Noon Saturday, June 29th Tacoma Ocean Fest Noon-5p Visual Artists: RickyLovesPainting, Amber Stephens, RIver Meschi, Paula Nishikawara, Nives Cicin-Sain + more! Performing > Continue Reading