Pierce County Events Calendar
This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Pierce County, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood and beyond.
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Lakewold Gardens Prepares to Mark 2nd Annual Solstice Lights Celebration
Garden Embarks on Spectacular Display of Light, Music, and Earth Science for the Holidays
For the second time, Lakewold Gardens will play host to the vision of internationally regarded multimedia artist Sam Stubblefield and his team as the gardens’ old growth trees and wandering paths come to life with color, light, and sound. Each light display is an audiovisual response to live data about Earth’s activity received directly from NASA and NOAA in real-time, making the gardens not only a canvas of colorful light, but of ocean swells, magnetic fields, and wind currents! While many other displays will brighten up communities all over Puget Sound this season, Solstice Lights at Lakewold Gardens is the only lights spectacle bringing together light, sound, and the awesome power of Mother Nature for a truly awe-inspiring experience.
“I hope that our work at Lakewold Gardens gives every visitor a feeling of awe that one feels when we connect with the magnificence of nature,” Stubblefied says. “Bringing forward often unseen aspects of nature – from ocean currents to plasma moving through our solar system – makes for a deep and unusual immersion into natural wonder. You can smell the moss, breath the air of the garden, and be connected to the vastness of space at the same time.”
There will be three main lights displays in the gardens, each highlighting a different perspective of natural phenomena on our planet.
? At the iconic Wolf Tree clearing, light and sound will respond to activity in Earth’s magnetosphere sent from NASA and NOAA satellites.
? A second installation in Lakewold’s courtyard will react to oceanic data received from buoys floating in all of the world’s oceans.
? A third light display along the lakefront walkway will encourage wanderers to look at the world from the perspective of the cosmos.
About Lakewold Gardens: Lakewold Gardens is a botanical garden based in Lakewood, WA on the traditional lands of the Steilacoom tribe and Gravelly Lake, named Cook-al-chy by the land’s original stewards. Lakewold Gardens is a natural space where anyone can come and explore its natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere frequently hosting annual festivals, recurring community activities, fine arts programming, and educational opportunities for youth about climate change and ecological science.
Lakewold Gardens Prepares to Mark 2nd Annual Solstice Lights Celebration
Garden Embarks on Spectacular Display of Light, Music, and Earth Science for the Holidays
For the second time, Lakewold Gardens will play host to the vision of internationally regarded multimedia artist Sam Stubblefield and his team as the gardens’ old growth trees and wandering paths come to life with color, light, and sound. Each light display is an audiovisual response to live data about Earth’s activity received directly from NASA and NOAA in real-time, making the gardens not only a canvas of colorful light, but of ocean swells, magnetic fields, and wind currents! While many other displays will brighten up communities all over Puget Sound this season, Solstice Lights at Lakewold Gardens is the only lights spectacle bringing together light, sound, and the awesome power of Mother Nature for a truly awe-inspiring experience.
“I hope that our work at Lakewold Gardens gives every visitor a feeling of awe that one feels when we connect with the magnificence of nature,” Stubblefied says. “Bringing forward often unseen aspects of nature – from ocean currents to plasma moving through our solar system – makes for a deep and unusual immersion into natural wonder. You can smell the moss, breath the air of the garden, and be connected to the vastness of space at the same time.”
There will be three main lights displays in the gardens, each highlighting a different perspective of natural phenomena on our planet.
? At the iconic Wolf Tree clearing, light and sound will respond to activity in Earth’s magnetosphere sent from NASA and NOAA satellites.
? A second installation in Lakewold’s courtyard will react to oceanic data received from buoys floating in all of the world’s oceans.
? A third light display along the lakefront walkway will encourage wanderers to look at the world from the perspective of the cosmos.
About Lakewold Gardens: Lakewold Gardens is a botanical garden based in Lakewood, WA on the traditional lands of the Steilacoom tribe and Gravelly Lake, named Cook-al-chy by the land’s original stewards. Lakewold Gardens is a natural space where anyone can come and explore its natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere frequently hosting annual festivals, recurring community activities, fine arts programming, and educational opportunities for youth about climate change and ecological science.
Join us for our first styled wedding shoot open house! Cascadia Wedding and Events, along with City of Fife Parks and Recreation proudly host this FREE open house on January 13 from 5 – 7 p.m., to help connect couples, families of couples, and all those in between to local wedding vendors. The event will include a free glass of champagne for the first 100 guests, a special performance from the Memphis Belles, and the opportunity to make your big day special.
Don’t miss out!
Monday, January 16, Performances at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM
FREE –open with free admission from 10 AM-5 PM for MLK Day
Theater performances at the Washington State History Museum will bring to life Dr. King’s legacy. At 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Tacoma Arts Live presents 11 Days in the Life of Dr. King featuring spoken word, dance, music, shadow play, and historic images. At 3:00 PM, Living Voices presents The Right to Dream: Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, a story told through the eyes of a young African American activist in the 1960s.
A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking.
Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria, an African-American Soul Food Chef, to help him recreate his mother’s ‘Great Banquet’. Despite the challenges of shark fin soup, duck po boy sandwiches, and underlying cultural tensions, they find common ground through their shared humor and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine and African-American soul food. Helped by lessons from Po Mama’s television cooking show, the two discover a deeper understanding of food, culture, and the nature of friendship.
A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking.
Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria, an African-American Soul Food Chef, to help him recreate his mother’s ‘Great Banquet’. Despite the challenges of shark fin soup, duck po boy sandwiches, and underlying cultural tensions, they find common ground through their shared humor and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine and African-American soul food. Helped by lessons from Po Mama’s television cooking show, the two discover a deeper understanding of food, culture, and the nature of friendship.
A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking.
Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria, an African-American Soul Food Chef, to help him recreate his mother’s ‘Great Banquet’. Despite the challenges of shark fin soup, duck po boy sandwiches, and underlying cultural tensions, they find common ground through their shared humor and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine and African-American soul food. Helped by lessons from Po Mama’s television cooking show, the two discover a deeper understanding of food, culture, and the nature of friendship.
A South Sound favorite returns! The Peking Acrobats perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; are experts at trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics; and defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility and control. Masters of agility and grace, they push the envelope of human possibility. Often accompanied by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects, this show delivers an exuberant performance, with all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival!
The Tacoma Home + Garden Show returns to the Tacoma Dome January 26-29, 2022 with over 500 shoppable and inspirational vendors representing PNW companies, a robust plant market and numerous resources and experts educating on the latest home and garden design innovations. Local experts, including Lyndsay and Leslie, stars of HGTV’s “Unsellable Houses” and owners of real estate, home design services and lifestyle company Lamb & Co., will share advice for tackling tough home renovations, spring gardening preparation, and more.
The 40th year will feature a variety of beautifully crafted garden displays showcasing the latest trends in landscaping and outdoor living, a plant market with local nurseries selling their most popular houseplants, bulbs, annuals, perennials, and garden accessories, and free seminars from beloved home design and gardening experts.
Courtesy of Hunt’s Services, the show is ecstatic to offer FREE ADMISSION to everyone on opening day, January 26!
Get ready to experience creativity and artistry from industry experts, shop unique goods and find new inspiration at the bigger and better Tacoma Home + Garden Show!
The Tacoma Home + Garden Show returns to the Tacoma Dome January 26-29, 2022 with over 500 shoppable and inspirational vendors representing PNW companies, a robust plant market and numerous resources and experts educating on the latest home and garden design innovations. Local experts, including Lyndsay and Leslie, stars of HGTV’s “Unsellable Houses” and owners of real estate, home design services and lifestyle company Lamb & Co., will share advice for tackling tough home renovations, spring gardening preparation, and more.
The 40th year will feature a variety of beautifully crafted garden displays showcasing the latest trends in landscaping and outdoor living, a plant market with local nurseries selling their most popular houseplants, bulbs, annuals, perennials, and garden accessories, and free seminars from beloved home design and gardening experts.
Courtesy of Hunt’s Services, the show is ecstatic to offer FREE ADMISSION to everyone on opening day, January 26!
Get ready to experience creativity and artistry from industry experts, shop unique goods and find new inspiration at the bigger and better Tacoma Home + Garden Show!