If it seems like it has been far too long since you sported your beret, parked the SUV and pulled the stret-cred ‘66 Bonneville out of the garage and did a downtown Tacoma art crawl, you would be right: The gap between Third Thursdays has been a lengthy five weeks, but that only means this month’s will be that much better, what with all that bottled-up creativity and such.

Third Thursday ArtWalk, is well the third Thursday, May 21. The Weekly Volcano recommends you stop by and say goodbye to The Helm gallery, which closes May 31. The Helm hosts a show by mixed-media artists Phil Roach beginning May 21. Roach’s Points of Departure show include luggage installations. How appropriate.



[The Helm, Thursday, May 21, 6-9 p.m., free, 760 Broadway, Tacoma. www.thehelmgallery.com]