In the spirit of making the best out of a bad situation, Zach Powers has organized a Black Friday "mini-concert series" to simultaneously take the sting out of the dubious holiday and to direct shoppers to local establishments. From 1 to 5:30 p.m., select downtown stores will be host to mini-performances from local acts.

Participating businesses, besides the aforementioned King's Books and Feather & Oar, are Learning Sprout Toys, UrbanXchange and Millesime Designs. At each of these businesses, one band will show up and play a brief, 15-minute set, designed to draw in shoppers with being too distracting a presence: 1 p.m. at Learning Sprout Toys will feature singer-songwriters Olivia Joy Hustoft and Jenny Snipstead; 2 p.m. at UrbanXchange will have Rockwell Powers; from there, it's 3 p.m. at King's Books with Goldfinch; 4 p.m. finds Apartment Lights at Millesime Designs; and the day closes out at 5 p.m. with Q-Dot at Feather & Oar.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on the Tacoma Black Friday Concert Series in the Music and Culture section.

BLACK FRIDAY CONCERT SERIES, 1-5:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29, Learning Sprout Toys, UrbanXchange, King's Books, Millesime Designs, Feather & Oar, 1-5:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29, downtown Tacoma

See Also

South Sound Holiday Command Center

Calendar: Arts and Entertainment

Calendar: Music and Nightlife