Pierce County Events Calendar

Pierce County Events Calendar

This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Pierce County, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood and beyond.

Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@SouthSoundTalk.com with the following information:

  • Name of Event
  • Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
  • Organizer(s) name
  • Cost
  • URL to purchase tickets
  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
  • Photo

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Agenda
Agenda
January – March 2021 Jan – Mar 2021
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Jan
30
Sat
Songs For Winter @ Symphony Tacoma Youtube Page
Tickets
Jan 30 @ 7:30 pm

A winter treat! Re-experience past performances with our community partners, Tacoma Youth Chorus and Tacoma Refugee Choir. Selections include Moon Song and Snow.
Viewable on the Symphony Tacoma Youtube page.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Everyday Family Events Music Concerts
Feb
6
Sat
Eternal Light: A Composition for Tacoma @ Symphony Tacoma Youtube Page
Tickets
Feb 6 @ 7:30 pm

Eternal Light is a “musical collage” of original works by local students inspired by Lux Aeterna, a movement in Mozart’s Requiem that expresses words of comfort and hope. It will premiere on Symphony Tacoma’s YouTube channel at 7:30 pm on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Preceding the premiere will be a Facebook Live conversation with the creative team facilitated by Symphony Tacoma Music Director Sarah Ioannides at 6:30 pm.

Over the summer, thirteen local students ranging in age from 10 to 17 accepted Symphony Tacoma’s invitation to create original music, lyrics, drawings and poetry that reflected their interpretation of “eternal light.” Maestra Sarah Ioannides, the project’s producer, has taken these submissions and weaved them into a new audio and visual composition to be performed and recorded by the youth who submitted as well as participants from Tacoma Youth Chorus, University Place Presbyterian Church’s Alleluia Singers (children’s choir) and Symphony Tacoma musicians.

“We hope this special project will bring joy to the hearts of many during these difficult times,” says Ioannides.

Part 1: The Collage
Part 2: Undaunted by Kevin Kernie

Contributing artists/composers:
Elllie Arial (12)
Natalie Blake (13)
Hannah Green (12)
Zoe Green (14)
Audrey Hartman (12)
Elsa Hartman (10)
Karl Hartman (10)
Kevin Kernie (17)
Holly Pierce (15)
Hudson Pierce (10)
Jacob Sharon (12)
Keianna South (14)
Gloria Sung (13)

Producer: Sarah Ioannides
Music Producers: Kim Scharnberg and Will Scharnberg
Video Producer: Fernanda Lamuño Cavanas

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Everyday Family Events Music Concerts
Feb
10
Wed
Pierce County Alzheimer’s Community Forum @ Online
Tickets
Feb 10 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Please join us on Feb.10, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. for the Pierce County virtual community forum. Learn about Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss. Invite a friend who has been affected by the disease. Share your thoughts about how we can help people in your community.

Registration is requested. Please call 1.800.272.3900 or go to: https://bit.ly/39Ww3uP

Learn more at alzwa.org/community.

Questions?
Katya Strohl
kstrohl@alz.org
206.529.3882

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Health and Wellness Tags: Alzheimer's Caregiving dementia Memory Loss
Feb
20
Sat
Fort from Home for Kids: Crochet @ Online Virtual
Tickets
Feb 20 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Fort from Home for Kids is a, kid-friendly program led by Fort Nisqually high school Apprentice Interpreters. Learn heritage skills at home! This month, Fort Nisqually Apprentice Interpreter Abigail teaches you the basics of crochet. Please have ready simple knitting supplies, including a crochet hook and yarn.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Family Events Kids Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #fortnisqually art arts and crafts children craft crochet
Feb
25
Thu
From Migration to Mark Making: George Bush, Jacob Lawrence, and the impact of the Black Pioneers In Washington State @ Washington State History Museum Facebook Live Stream
Tickets
Feb 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

FREE online event, find it here at the start time: https://www.facebook.com/historymuseum/live
Celebrated artist Jacob Lawrence, one of the first nationally recognized Black artists, taught at University of Washington and lived much of his life in Seattle. His works are held in prestigious museums across the U.S. and internationally. George Bush was the first Black pioneer to settle in what is now Washington, and his migration is the subject of a series of paintings by Lawrence. Tune in for lively conversations about the contributions and experiences of these pioneering men. Hear from Leslie King-Hammond, a Jacob Lawrence scholar and founding director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Jason Turner, museum educator and tour guide at the Northwest African American Museum; Gwen Whiting, lead exhibitions curator at WSHS; and Beth Turner, author of Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle. Presented in partnership with the Northwest African American Museum. Note: You do not need a Facebook account to see this event. Details: www.WashingtonHistory.org/events

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Categories: Education Family Events Local History
Feb
27
Sat
Come and Donate and get $400 on your first 5 donations @ Octapharma Plasma
Tickets
Feb 27 all-day

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Center Hours:
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Monday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Octapharma Plasma
5306 Pacific Highway E
Suite D
Fife, WA 98424
253-693-2598

Earn money fast when you donate 2x per week. Go to www.octapharmaplasma.com for more info.

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Categories: Health and Wellness
Mar
6
Sat
Heritage Skills Workshop: Beeswax for Beginners @ Fort nisqually Living History museum
Tickets
Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm

Properties of beeswax, as well as other oils and butters, will be explained giving you the knowledge needed to design products to fit your needs. From lip balm and lotion to furniture polish and aftershave, this class will provide a list of options and you will be able to select the product you’d most like to make.

Beeswax for 1 product and learning materials will be supplied (local pick up), but you will need to purchase the remaining ingredients for the item(s) you select. Bring your video conferencing to the kitchen for this informational yet hands-on experience!

This course will be instructed by Lauren Anderson, science teacher, who manages the student-run apiary for Tacoma students, Bee 253 and owner of Calm+Confidence Beekeeping.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Family Events Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Mar
11
Thu
Fort from Home: Puget Sound Treaty War @ Online Virtual
Tickets
Mar 11 all-day

The Puget Sound Treaty Wars (1855-1856) was an armed conflict between soldiers of the regular U.S. Army, Washington Territorial volunteers and warriors from tribes involved in the Medicine Creek Treaty. The contested terms of the treaty, negotiated by Governor Isaac Stevens, sought the relocation of local tribes to reservations in exchange for cash payments and the preservation of hunting and fishing rights. The treaty became a catalyst for the conflict.

The Treaty Wars remain central to Puget Sound history and our understanding of its communities. Join Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and representatives from the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Muckleshoot Tribes for a panel discussion on the legacy of these events.

Panelists include:

· Annette Bullchild, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Nisqually Tribe

· Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe

· Jerry Eckrom, Historian, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

· Margaret Henry, Oral Historian, Squaxin Island Tribe

· Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #fortnisqually #NativeAmerican #PugetSound #tacoma #TreatyWar
Fort from Home: Puget Sound Treaty War @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Tickets
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm

The Puget Sound Treaty Wars (1855-1856) was an armed conflict between soldiers of the regular U.S. Army, Washington Territorial volunteers and warriors from tribes involved in the Medicine Creek Treaty. The contested terms of the treaty, negotiated by Governor Isaac Stevens, sought the relocation of local tribes to reservations in exchange for cash payments and the preservation of hunting and fishing rights. The treaty became a catalyst for the conflict.

The Treaty Wars remain central to Puget Sound history and our understanding of its communities. Join Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and representatives from the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Muckleshoot Tribes for a panel discussion on the legacy of these events.

Panelists include:

· Annette Bullchild, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Nisqually Tribe

· Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe

· Jerry Eckrom, Historian, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

· Margaret Henry, Oral Historian, Squaxin Island Tribe

· Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Fort from Home: Puget Sound Treaty War @ Online Virtual
Tickets
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Puget Sound Treaty Wars (1855-1856) was an armed conflict between soldiers of the regular U.S. Army, Washington Territorial volunteers and tribes involved in the Medicine Creek Treaty. The contested terms of the treaty, negotiated by Governor Isaac Stevens, sought the relocation of local tribes to reservations in exchange for cash payments and the preservation of hunting and fishing rights. The treaty became a catalyst for the conflict.

The Treaty Wars remain central to Puget Sound history and our understanding of its communities. Join Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and representatives from the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Muckleshoot Tribes for a panel discussion on the legacy of these events.

Panelists include:

Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
Jerry Eckrom, Historian, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Margaret Henry, Oral Historian, Squaxin Island Tribe
Nettsie Bullchild, Nisqually Tribe Archives/Tribal Historic Preservation Office Director, Nisqually Tribe
Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Local History Tags: #NativeAmerican #PacificNorthwesIndian #TreatyWar History
January – March 2021 Jan – Mar 2021