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:

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November 2021 – April 2023 Nov 2021 – Apr 2023
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Nov
5
Fri
Tacoma Arts Live presents David Sedaris @ The Pantages Theater
Tickets
Nov 5 @ 7:30 pm

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition. Calypso, his latest collection of essays, is a New York Times best-seller, and a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. The audiobook of Calypso has been nominated for a 2019 Grammy in the Best Spoken Word Album category.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Author Talk Tags: #tacoma Author David Sedaris Pantages Theater reading tacoma arts live
Dec
4
Sat
The Great Tacoma Book Fair @ Court House Square
Tickets
Dec 4 @ 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

In partnership with the Washington Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, local nonprofit Blue Forge Press presents…

The Great Tacoma Book Fair!

Join us Saturday, December 4, 10AM to 8PM in the Gallery at Court House Square, 1102 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402.

Discover books for all ages in more than a dozen genres from more than twenty local authors. Plus films, music and games from Washington filmmakers, musicians and game designers!

Make sure kids don’t miss a fun photo opportunity with the magical Bookicorn and a free cotton candy with the purchase of any two children’s books.

Are you an author looking for a real publisher? (Not a company that takes your rights and your money!) Purchase any book at the book fair and speak one?on?one with a publisher about the best course of action for your next book and your career.

Founded in 1989, Blue Legacy, the parent company of Blue Forge Press is a nonprofit company dedicated to supporting authors, musicians, filmmakers, and game designers achieve their goals and have their voice heard. Find out more about this a volunteer?run 501(c)3 nonprofit at www.MyBlueLegacy.org

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Author Talk Family Events Kids
Dec
11
Sat
Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping-Deep in the Woods-Author Book Signing and Discussion @ Tacoma Historical Society Museum
Tickets
Dec 11 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weyerhaeuser-kidnapping-deep-in-the-woods-author-book-signingdiscussion-tickets-203445550117?aff=eand

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Categories: Author Talk Tags: #downtowntacoma #historicdistrict #localhistory #NorthTacoma #PugetSound #tacoma Author author events book Book Release Book Signing Book Talk booklaunch books Bryan Johnston Crime Criminal Justice Deep in the Woods discussion downtown tacoma educational Events in Tacoma Extortion Famous families FBI Free event George Weyerhaeuser gift ideas History Kidnappings Law Enforcement literary literary arts literary event literary events literature Local History Media frenzy Meet the author Missing persons museum museum events museums North End North Tacoma Northwest pacific northwest Puget Sound history Q&A Reporters research social issues South Sound special event Tacoma Events tacoma history talk talks Things to do in Tacoma Things To Do in Tacoma WA Timber Barons trees True crime Washington Events Washington State History Weyerhaeuser
Jun
7
Tue
Voices for Children 2022 featuring Heather McGhee @ Online
Tickets
Jun 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us live or on-demand for an inspiring conversation with one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers exploring inequality today.

Children’s Alliance is excited to welcome Heather McGhee as the featured guest for this year’s Voices for Children event. A renowned expert on the American economy, Heather is the author of the best-selling book The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.

Heather, along with Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Dr. Stephan Blanford, will discuss the devastating true cost of racism—not just for people of color, but for everyone. They will also explore ideas on how to dismantle racism and build a better shared future for our kids.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Author Talk Education Non-Profit Fundraising Events
Jan
19
Thu
Scholarly Selections; Keeping the Lights On – Seattle’s Underground Hip Hop Movement @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Jan 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

FREE – the Washington State History Musuem has free admission from 3-8 PM on Third Thursdays
Seattle had a vibrant underground hip hop movement in the 1980s and 1990s, but not until the mid-2000s would it fully capture the attention of mainstream culture. Join UWT student Alex Zerbe to examine the twenty-year gap between Seattle’s two nationally recognized hip hop stars, Sir Mix-A-Lot (Anthony Ray) and Macklemore (Ben Haggerty). Learn how Seattle’s second generation of savvy and disciplined hip hop artists in the early 1990s laid the groundwork for the third generation today.

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Categories: Author Talk
Feb
16
Thu
2023 Day of Remembrance Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy exhibition opening @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Feb 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

FREE – the Washington State History Museum has free admission from 3-8 PM on Third Thursdays
Join us for the opening of Resilience – A Sansei Sense of Legacy and honor the annual Japanese American Day of Remembrance. Meet Susan Kamei, author of the acclaimed book When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II. Kamei’s book is a comprehensive historical narrative of the WWII imprisonment of more than 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry; she will talk about the enduring impact of this shameful episode in our country’s history. Continue to explore the impacts of Executive Order 9066 through Within the Silence, an interactive performance presented by Living Voices.

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Scholarly Selections Elegies, Obits, and Honoring Life in Writing: A Creative Exploration of Love with Sarah Chavez, Ph.D. @ Washington State History Museum
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Feb 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

FREE – the Washington State History Musuem has free admission from 3-8 PM on Third Thursdays
While loss and change potentially initiate painful grieving, artists and writers across time have used writing to remember and contextualize life and experience to bring forward the goodness that preceded a loss and/or that which is to come. Western culture has historically encouraged a forgetting or rewriting of the past, but as ancestral and community-focused wisdom shares, looking at the past provides writers and their audiences the opportunity to celebrate life and grow in a more balanced relationship with the environment.
This talk will discuss the transcendence writers and artists create when they allow themselves to sink into mourning and share that space of memory—and often celebration—with readers. From the example of elegies, obituaries, and eulogies, we are given permission to share one of humanity’s multifaceted truths

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Categories: Author Talk
Feb
28
Tue
Stayed on Freedom: A Book event with Michael Simmons and Dan Berger @ Tacoma Arts Community Center
Tickets
Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Black Power movement is often associated with iconic spokespeople, but its momentum was due, in part, to the work of those with untold stories. UW-Bothell Professor and historian Dan Berger’s new book Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey focuses on the story of Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons: two unheralded, grassroots Black Power activists who dedicated their lives to the fight for freedom.
Michael Simmons will join author Dan Berger for a discussion about his life and the recently released book, moderated by Social Justice Fund NW Executive Director Valériana Chikoti Bandua Estes.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/t6qqkdjfaZ1G9x3i9

Dan Berger is professor of comparative ethnic studies at the University of Washington Bothell. He is the author or editor of several books and curates the Washington Prison History Project. His most recent book is Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey, just published by Basic Books.
Michael Simmons has been a domestic and international human rights activist for 60 years. Beginning as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and later as Director of European programs for the American Friends Service Committee, Michael’s work has taken him to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. For 18 years, he co-founded and ran the Ráday Salon, an independent human rights learning and discussion program in Budapest, Hungary. He also taught courses on African American History and US Elections at the Budapest campus of McDaniel College

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Categories: Author Talk Volunteering and Community Enrichment Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Apr
14
Fri
Restoring the Past @ Tacoma Historical Society Museum
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Apr 14 @ 6:30 pm

Friday, April 14 – 6:30pm
THS Museum

Join us at the Tacoma Historical Society Museum for our free monthly talk,
Restoring the Past, presented by architects Jim Merritt & Jeff Ryan. Jim Merritt and
Jeff Ryan have been working together in the Architecture field for over 35 years.
Both Jeff & Jim have a special interest in historic restoration and adaptive re-use.
Jim & Jeff will share their experiences working on the restoration of the Historic
Tacoma Union Station in 1989 and the restoration of the Northern Pacific Railway

Headquarters.

This event is free or by donation. Donations can be made at the door.

Refreshments will be provided.

For questions: 253-472-3738 or info@tacomahistory.org

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/restoring-the-past-tickets-605157661857

Sponsored by Port of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Author Talk Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Apr
22
Sat
Washington State Historical Society’s History Awards @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Apr 22 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Washington State Historical Society’s History Awards
Saturday April 22, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM
$25 WSHS members / $30 non-members
Purchase tickets here: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/event/history-awards-2023/

The Washington State Historical Society’s annual History Awards supported by the James B. Castles Heritage Endowment recognizes excellence in advancing the field of history in the state of Washington through writing, teaching, historic projects, and understanding cultural diversity. Learn more about the Annual History Award categories here.

Join us Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 6:00pm-9:00 pm at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma to celebrate this year’s awardees. Guests will enjoy bites and beverages with a cash bar at our awards reception and a special keynote address from Dorothy Wickenden.

2023 Washington State Historical Society History Awards 3Dorothy Wickenden, the executive editor of The New Yorker, wrote “The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition.” The Agitators is a historical book about three women, Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Frances A. Seward, who worked together during the 19th century to fight against slavery and for women’s rights. The book covers the period from the 1820s to the end of the Civil War and explores these women’s lives and the prominent figures and political debates of the time. Author Wickenden provides a deep look into the second American revolution these women fought for and its lasting effects on the country through richly detailed letters and exhaustive research.

6:00 pm – Reception in the Grand Lobby

7:00 pm – Keynote address by Dorothy Wickenden

8:00 pm – 2023 Annual History Awards Ceremony

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Categories: Author Talk Tags: History
November 2021 – April 2023 Nov 2021 – Apr 2023