Thursday, for the 18th year in a row, the Harmon Brewery and Eatery will host its annual "Pray for Snow" party. The festivities kick off at 5 p.m. and promise to feature a toboggan full of live music, tons of ski- and snowboard-related prizes, Crystal lift tickets and giveaways, plenty of drinking and even more praying for the white stuff to fall from the sky this season. Will it work? Does it ever work in Washington? That's not really the point.

PRAY FOR SNOW 2014, 5 p.m., all ages, Harmon Brewery and Eatery, 1938 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, no cover, 253.383.2739