FREE – the Washington State History Museum has free admission from 3-8 PM on Third Thursdays Join us for the opening of Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy and honor the annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance. Meet Susan Kamei, author of the acclaimed book When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of > Continue Reading
While loss and change potentially initiate painful grieving, artists and writers across time have used writing to remember and contextualize life and experience to bring forward the goodness that preceded a loss and/or that which is to come. Western culture has historically encouraged a forgetting or rewriting of the past, but as ancestral and community-focused > Continue Reading
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
Lace up your skates and get ready for a roll down memory lane with this new exhibition! Relive the glory of roller disco, couples’ skate, the snack bar, skate fashion, and your favorite skating music. Learn how present-day roller derby and new innovations are enlivening skate culture. The exhibition also explores how skating culture has > Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
This is an age 21+ event. Kick off the holiday season by raising a glass to Prohibition Repeal Day. Cut a rug with fellow dancers and a live performance by The Happy Sinners, sip on the bee’s knees of beverages, and take in the wild tales of Washington in the roaring 20s with local historian > Continue Reading
