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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The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week online training to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. You get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks while participating in this engaging, fun and highly informative online program!
Benefits include: a comprehensive, digital training manual with local resources; instruction from local professionals; and continued support from NWF staff.
Expert speakers will present on topics such as:
-Gardening for wildlife
-Improving soil quality
-Habitat restoration
-Mushrooms and fungi
-Bird friendly gardening
-And much more!
Classes will take place May 25th, 27th, June 1st, and 3rd from 6:00 – 7:00 pm via a free video conference platform.
A COVID-safe School Yard Habitat installation field trip will be held Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th. Participants are asked to attend one, but are welcomed to attend both events.
REGISTER AT: https://pierceco2021.brownpapertickets.com
*Scholarships are available! No one will be turned down due to lack of funds. Email WAEducation@nwf.org for more information.
**We will be sending you regular workshop communications via email. Please give us a valid email address at checkout so that we can email you an invitation to the online workshop, and other important program updates.
The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week online training to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. You get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks while participating in this engaging, fun and highly informative online program!
Benefits include: a comprehensive, digital training manual with local resources; instruction from local professionals; and continued support from NWF staff.
Expert speakers will present on topics such as:
-Gardening for wildlife
-Improving soil quality
-Habitat restoration
-Mushrooms and fungi
-Bird friendly gardening
-And much more!
Classes will take place May 25th, 27th, June 1st, and 3rd from 6:00 – 7:00 pm via a free video conference platform.
A COVID-safe School Yard Habitat installation field trip will be held Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th. Participants are asked to attend one, but are welcomed to attend both events.
REGISTER AT: https://pierceco2021.brownpapertickets.com
*Scholarships are available! No one will be turned down due to lack of funds. Email WAEducation@nwf.org for more information.
**We will be sending you regular workshop communications via email. Please give us a valid email address at checkout so that we can email you an invitation to the online workshop, and other important program updates.
Join us as we continue the conversation. The Puget Sound Treaty War Panel series resumes on Thursday, June 10th, 2021. The conversation will focus on the era leading up to, and include, the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty.
The Puget Sound Treaty War (1855-1866) was the result of contested terms of the Medicine Creek Treaty, negotiated by Governor Isaac Stevens. The treaty, the first of several consecutive treaties negotiated by Stevens in quick succession, 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 War remains central to Puget Sound history. This free program brings together a panel of historians to discuss the experiences and effects of these events. With representatives from Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, Steilacoom Tribes, as well as Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, the panel offers a new dialogue among diverse communities impacted by the War and its aftermath.
Panelists include:
• Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe
• Danny Marshall, Chairperson, Steilacoom Indian 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
This panel will be moderated by Jennifer Ott, Assistant Director, HistoryLink.org.
A link to join will be sent to ticket holders the day of the event.
Job Carr Cabin Museum is offering socially-distanced Craft Saturdays! Take-home craft kits include all the materials and instructions needed for a fun at-home activity.
June 12, Butterfly Suncatcher – Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create a butterfly suncatcher.
Pick up a free craft kits from the Museum’s front porch, 11am – 1pm, while supplies last, at Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N 30th St, Tacoma, WA 98403
Please use social distancing etiquette when you pick up your craft kit.
Instructional videos will also be posted on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
These Craft Saturday events are designed to meet state and local public health guidelines.
– All visitors must wear face coverings.
– Please maintain at least six feet distance from other museum visitors.
– Visitors will not be able to enter the museum building.
Thank you to Gray Lumber and TacomaCreates for supporting these museum events. Donations gratefully accepted. #TacomaCreates #UpliftTacoma
Enjoy the Silver Sage Radio Players sharing excerpts from the book for the first time and meet the Author, Joella Oldfield!
Premier cowboy artist Fred Oldfield captured the weariness, the steadfastness, the strength and the humor of the cowboy, the mountain man, and the other characters as the old west struggled to become the new west. Now the whole story is available in a breathtaking new book, Better Than I Deserve, with more than 175 color pages and over 100 color photos of his paintings.
Enjoy the Silver Sage Radio Players sharing excerpts from the book for the first time and meet the Author, Joella Oldfield!
Premier cowboy artist Fred Oldfield captured the weariness, the steadfastness, the strength and the humor of the cowboy, the mountain man, and the other characters as the old west struggled to become the new west. Now the whole story is available in a breathtaking new book, Better Than I Deserve, with more than 175 color pages and over 100 color photos of his paintings.
Tacoma Art Museum is excited to celebrate Tacoma Pride in person with our third annual PRIDE Party! Dance the night away with music from DJ LA Kendall and enjoy a cocktail or mocktail curated by The Mix. Explore the galleries and talk about art with local Drag Queens. To help maintain social distance and keep a safe healthy space you can find queens in the galleries ready to share their favorite works with you throughout the night.
We are limiting our capacity for this in-person event in regulation with the Pierce County Health Department’s regulations. All visitors are required to wear a mask. More information about how TAM is keeping you healthy can be found here: https://www.tamguide.me/
Victorian medicine was a unique mix of old beliefs and scientific discovery. Dr. Tolmie, Fort Nisqually’s Chief Factor and a practicing Doctor, joined his contemporaries in applying both approaches in his treatments and remedies.
Join Fort Nisqually Curator, Caitlin, for Fort from Home Nightcap: Medical Treatments and Remedies of the 19th Century.
This month’s suggested adult beverage is, of course, a Bloody Mary
Join us for the 2021 VIRTUAL Dog-A-Thon!
Every dollar raised makes a lifesaving difference for animals who rely on us for a second chance.
Whether it’s providing an animal with rehabilitation from cruelty and neglect, helping a family adopt a new pet or returning a companion to their owner, your participation helps make lifesaving work possible. You will also strengthen the crucial programs and services we provide to our community, such as low-cost/free spay and neuter and pet food for families in need.
In the coming year, the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County will care for nearly 10,000 animals in need! By joining Dog-A-Thon, you’ll help give each one a second chance they deserve.
Fundraising
The most effective way to fundraise for the pets in need is by registering on this page and using our online fundraising tools, including an easy Facebook integration.
If you receive cash and checks, you can keep track of the donations with this form. Please print the form, fill it out completely and mail the donations in a marked envelope to:
The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce CountyAttn: Development
2608 Center Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Fees
Registration is free and unlocks personal fundraising tools to help you raise support for animals in need. It also gives you access to engaging online content, including behind-the-scenes tours, fundraising contests, social media surprises, and more!
Store
Click here to purchase your commemorative 31st annual Dog-A-Thon t-shirt and show your love for Pierce County’s pets!
T-shirts will ship directly to you!
Virtual Vendor Village
Take a walk through our Virtual Vendor Village! Even though we can’t be together to celebrate all things DOG, we invite you to browse through, enjoy, and support our favorite animal-loving businesses and vendors. Please consider supporting the retailers who support the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County!
Join us for the 2021 VIRTUAL Dog-A-Thon!
Every dollar raised makes a lifesaving difference for animals who rely on us for a second chance.
Whether it’s providing an animal with rehabilitation from cruelty and neglect, helping a family adopt a new pet or returning a companion to their owner, your participation helps make lifesaving work possible. You will also strengthen the crucial programs and services we provide to our community, such as low-cost/free spay and neuter and pet food for families in need.
In the coming year, the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County will care for nearly 10,000 animals in need! By joining Dog-A-Thon, you’ll help give each one a second chance they deserve.
Fundraising
The most effective way to fundraise for the pets in need is by registering on this page and using our online fundraising tools, including an easy Facebook integration.
If you receive cash and checks, you can keep track of the donations with this form. Please print the form, fill it out completely and mail the donations in a marked envelope to:
The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce CountyAttn: Development
2608 Center Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Fees
Registration is free and unlocks personal fundraising tools to help you raise support for animals in need. It also gives you access to engaging online content, including behind-the-scenes tours, fundraising contests, social media surprises, and more!
Store
Click here to purchase your commemorative 31st annual Dog-A-Thon t-shirt and show your love for Pierce County’s pets!
T-shirts will ship directly to you!
Virtual Vendor Village
Take a walk through our Virtual Vendor Village! Even though we can’t be together to celebrate all things DOG, we invite you to browse through, enjoy, and support our favorite animal-loving businesses and vendors. Please consider supporting the retailers who support the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County!