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Tacoma continues to explore its maritime heritage with the return of the Commencement Bay Maritime Fest. Also back for a return engagement is the festival’s art show, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs on Northwest maritime themes. This year’s art show premiered Aug. 14 and continues through the main festival dates
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Tacoma continues to explore its maritime heritage with the return of the Commencement Bay Maritime Fest. Also back for a return engagement is the festival’s art show, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs on Northwest maritime themes. This year’s art show premiered Aug. 14 and continues through the main festival dates
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Tacoma’s Grand Impromptu Gallery continues its inaugural exhibition season tomorrow with the opening of its September show titled Circle of Friends, an invitational featuring works by artists invited by the gallery’s members. Grand Impromptu is a downtown co-op gallery — an art space owned by a cadre of member artists. There
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Tacoma’s Grand Impromptu Gallery continues its inaugural exhibition season tomorrow with the opening of its September show titled Circle of Friends, an invitational featuring works by artists invited by the gallery’s members. Grand Impromptu is a downtown co-op gallery — an art space owned by a cadre of member artists. There
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Tacoma’s Museum of Glass continues its summer visiting artist series this week with the return of New York-based artist David Levi. Levi’s residency continues live in the museum’s Hot Shop through the rest of the week and culminates with a lecture/discussion Sunday at 2 p.m. The Visiting Artist Summer Series provides
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Tacoma’s Museum of Glass continues its summer visiting artist series this week with the return of New York-based artist David Levi. Levi’s residency continues live in the museum’s Hot Shop through the rest of the week and culminates with a lecture/discussion Sunday at 2 p.m. The Visiting Artist Summer Series provides
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Tacoma continues to build on its reputation as a center for glass art production and exhibition. But the city’s Glass Roots Arts Festival, which returns to downtown Tacoma Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., isn’t really designed to add to that reputation. In reality, the festival’s name is a “clever
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Tacoma continues to build on its reputation as a center for glass art production and exhibition. But the city’s Glass Roots Arts Festival, which returns to downtown Tacoma Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., isn’t really designed to add to that reputation. In reality, the festival’s name is a “clever
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At some point during her interview for a server job at Tacoma’s Sea Grill restaurant, Jeannine Sigafoos mentioned that she and her husband owned a glassblowing studio. General manager Mike Neumann made a mental note. Last year, Jeannine got the job. And this year, her husband — glass artist and
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At some point during her interview for a server job at Tacoma’s Sea Grill restaurant, Jeannine Sigafoos mentioned that she and her husband owned a glassblowing studio. General manager Mike Neumann made a mental note. Last year, Jeannine got the job. And this year, her husband — glass artist and
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“We wanted to do something with the extra space,” explains Dr. Jamie Brooks, who, with her husband, Tim, is putting the finishing touches on the Tacoma Theater District’s newest addition — Brooks Dental Studio. Some of that space has become an art gallery. Jamie and Tim bought the downtown location that
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A Los Angeles gang will bring a dark element to the Washington Center Friday. One of L.A.’s best gangs, too. The famed Los Angeles theater ensemble The Actors’ Gang, presents another in its series of “re-interpretations” of classic stories. This time, the material is drawn from George Orwell’s novel of
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A Los Angeles gang will bring a dark element to the Washington Center Friday. One of L.A.’s best gangs, too. The famed Los Angeles theater ensemble The Actors’ Gang, presents another in its series of “re-interpretations” of classic stories. This time, the material is drawn from George Orwell’s novel of
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Lon Chaney lives again and is coming to the Pantages with the help of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, music director Harvey Felder, film composer/accompanist Rick Friend — and a large movie screen. This season’s spring pops concert on Sunday, March 30 is titled “An Afternoon of Music and Film,” and
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Lon Chaney lives again and is coming to the Pantages with the help of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, music director Harvey Felder, film composer/accompanist Rick Friend — and a large movie screen. This season’s spring pops concert on Sunday, March 30 is titled “An Afternoon of Music and Film,” and
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The Tacoma City Ballet continues its 53rd season with a new collection of works and in a new venue. It’s Bohemian is a collection of six new dance pieces combining live music provided by members of the Northwest Sinfonietta, original choreography, and special costume design courtesy of celebrated glass artist
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The Tacoma City Ballet continues its 53rd season with a new collection of works and in a new venue. It’s Bohemian is a collection of six new dance pieces combining live music provided by members of the Northwest Sinfonietta, original choreography, and special costume design courtesy of celebrated glass artist
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Rebecca Dashow shifted her boutique space to its new location in the Stadium District this week. Dame Lola, a contemporary and “fashion forward” clothing shop, now sports an open concept main display floor, as well as an upper floor salon that Dashow intends to devote to private, by-appointment showings and
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Rebecca Dashow shifted her boutique space to its new location in the Stadium District this week. Dame Lola, a contemporary and “fashion forward” clothing shop, now sports an open concept main display floor, as well as an upper floor salon that Dashow intends to devote to private, by-appointment showings and
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Tacoma Opera often makes use of Pacific Northwest talent for its productions. For Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, opening Friday at the Pantages, all of the principal performers have been drawn from Puget Sound country. “We have a focus on using singers from the Northwest wherever possible,” explains Tacoma Opera’s general
