December 20, 2019-January 1, 2020, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, closed Dec. 24 and 25, open Jan. 1 Included with admission, FREE for members Note: Discounts and library passes are not valid during Model Train Festival Bring your family, friends, and the railroad enthusiasts in your life to see this showcase of the most spectacular and detailed > Continue Reading
FREE. All ages welcome. Door open at 5:30! American drinking traditions expanded and evolved at the population moved west. The barkeep deserves a place alongside explorers and farmers I our western pantheon.; Cocktail historian Renee Cebula will tell stories about the how people drank and what they consumed changed as the west expanded.
The Washington State History Museum will offer FREE admission to all from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM on Monday, January 20, 2020, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us and see performances from Tacoma Arts Live. Explore the inspirational exhibition Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth. highlighting over 2 dozen African American men, past and present, > Continue Reading
The Pacific Northwest is a place of rocky beaches and shifting sands, of high winds and raging seas. Its geography is beautiful but dangerous. Waterways have served as the lifeline for people of coastal regions, a center of commerce, but also a place of tragedy. Over two thousand shipwrecks rest at the bottom of Northwest > Continue Reading
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, activist, and organizer. Much of his work focuses on farm labor issues. While the people in his photographs are integral to the process of putting food on tables throughout the country, their daily lives are often unseen. This selection of photographs conveys stories of the people working in farm > Continue Reading
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, activist, and organizer. Much of his work focuses on farm labor issues. While the people in his photographs are integral to the process of putting food on tables throughout the country, their daily lives are often unseen. This selection of photographs conveys stories of the people working in farm > Continue Reading
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, activist, and organizer. Much of his work focuses on farm labor issues. While the people in his photographs are integral to the process of putting food on tables throughout the country, their daily lives are often unseen. This selection of photographs conveys stories of the people working in farm > Continue Reading
David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, activist, and organizer. Much of his work focuses on farm labor issues. While the people in his photographs are integral to the process of putting food on tables throughout the country, their daily lives are often unseen. This selection of photographs conveys stories of the people working in farm > Continue Reading
FREE and open to the public. In conjunction with UWT/SIAS Community Book Project, join us for a discussion about Esi Edugyan’s award-winning novel Washington Black and Black History Month. UWT Senior Lecturer in History Libi Sundermann, PhD, explores how the enslaved protagonist of Washington Black reflects the real-life contributions enslaved peoples made to knowledge and advances claimed by European > Continue Reading
HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? They are bold, powerful, tragic, beautiful, and true. Through story and dynamic, original contemporary art, Men of Change shares the inspiring lives of over two dozen African American men who have changed the course of our nation. These men, known and unknown, past and present, are leaders and icons whose significant > Continue Reading
