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In The Spirit – Northwest Native Festival

Tacoma Museum District 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States

Join the History Museum and Tacoma Art Museum for IN THE SPIRIT Northwest Native Festival August 11, 2018, 12:00-7:00 PM. The History Museum and Tacoma Art Museum present IN THE SPIRIT Northwest Native Festival. Experience this indoor/outdoor celebration of Native cultures! Dancing, drumming, singing, shopping at the arts market, and a Native designer runway fashion show will > Continue Reading

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TACOMA PRIDE MAKE ART TO SHOW YOUR PRIDE!

WA, United States

Downtown Tacoma on Pacific Avenue between 7th and 9th Meet staff from the Washington State History Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum at our Pride Festival booth for fun hands-on art making! Make historic buttons based on those in WSHS collections or your own creations, and make art to show your pride! The Tacoma Pride > Continue Reading

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Commemoration

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Theater performances at the Washington State History Museum will bring to life Dr. King’s legacy. At 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Tacoma Arts Live presents 11 Days in the Life of Dr. King featuring spoken word, dance, music, shadow play, and historic images. At 3:00 PM, Living Voices presents The Right to Dream: Civil Rights > Continue Reading

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Commemoration

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Monday, January 16, Performances at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM FREE –open with free admission from 10 AM-5 PM for MLK Day Theater performances at the Washington State History Museum will bring to life Dr. King’s legacy. At 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Tacoma Arts Live presents 11 Days in the Life of > Continue Reading

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Scholarly Selections: Keeping the Lights On – Seattle’s Underground Hip Hop Movement

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Seattle had a vibrant underground hip hop movement in the 1980s and 1990s, but not until the mid-2000s would it fully capture the attention of mainstream culture. Join UWT student Alex Zerbe to examine the twenty-year gap between Seattle’s two nationally recognized hip hop stars, Sir Mix-A-Lot (Anthony Ray) and Macklemore (Ben Haggerty). Learn how > Continue Reading

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Event Series Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy

Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

February 4-July 7, 2023 Told from the point of view of Sansei (third generation) Japanese Americans, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy features eight artists whose work reflects on the effects of EO9066 as it resonated from generation to generation. While several of the artists employ traditional Japanese methods in the construction of their work—Lydia Nakashima > Continue Reading

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