LECTURES/CLASSES/CLUBS

Childhood’s End Gallery Olympia. Artist Marilyn Frasca discusses her art, May 23 4-5:30 pm (222 W. Fourth Ave., 360.943.3724).

Historic Tacoma Downtown Tacoma. Several brainiacs lecture on “Tacoma Historic Sacred Places: Their Past, Present and Future,” May 28 7 pm (Urban Grace Church, South Ninth and Market Street, 253.761.9349).

Narada Theosophical Society North Tacoma. Study and lectures on Universal Brotherhood, every Sun 2:30 pm (Point Defiance-Ruston Senior Center, 4716 N. Baltimore St., 253.617.3034).

Northwest Apple Pickers Tacoma. A Macintosh Computer User Group meets the first Thursday 7-9 pm of the month (Lakewood Library, Gravelly Lake Drive & Wildaire Road, 253.584.0147, nwapplpkrs.org).

Puyallup Public Library Puyallup. Learn how to use sign language in the life of your child to improve communication and facilitate language, May 21 10:30 am (324 S. Meridian, 253.841.5452).

Rainier View Christian Church Parkland. "How to Handle Loneliness," May 26 7 pm (12305 Spanaway Loop Rd. S., 253.531.6255).

Tacoma Art Place Tacoma. Studio space, equipment, and classes so you can explore your creativity with classes available on select dates (1116 S. 11th St., 253.238.1006, tacomaartplace.org).

READINGS/SIGNINGS

King’s Books Downtown Tacoma. Twentry-one poets from the new anthology in Tahoma’s Shadow: Poems from the City of Destiny read, May 21 7 pm (218 St. Helens Ave., 253.272.8801).

Pacific Lutheran University Parkland/Tacoma. Pierce County Library’s writing contest winners read their winning prose, May 27 7 pm, free (Lagerquist Concert Hall, 12180 Park Street S., 253.535.6180).

Washington State History Museum Tacoma. Authors Glynda Peterson Schaad and Gary Peterson present a synopsis of their book, Women to Reckon With: Untamed Women of the Olympic Wilderness, May 21 6:30 pm, free (1911 Pacific Ave., 1.888.238.4373).