We imagined it. Now let’s celebrate it!

Eastside Community Center is opening and we’re throwing a giant party!

Event schedule:

• 10 am Eastside Families Parade
• 10:30 am Ribbon cutting and opening ceremony. Keynote speaker: City of Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards.
• After the Ribbon Cutting: Performances including Obe Quarless, Panchanga Alert! and DJ Don Gee, hands-on beat mixing and audio recording – plus food (including CAKE), swimming, art experiences, fun fitness demos, a time capsule dedication and more!
• 2:30 – 5:30 pm Stay & Play!
• 6 – 8 pm Free movie (Howl’s Moving Castle, rated PG) and open gym

This project was made possible by a partnership between Metro Parks Tacoma, the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma Housing Authority, the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, the Greater Metro Parks Foundation and the Billy Ray Shirley III Foundation.

Event Details:

• What: Celebrate Eastside: the opening of   Eastside Community Center
• Where: Eastside Community Center, 1721 E. 56th St., on the campus of First Creek Middle School (map it)
• When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20
• Cost: Free