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

Our editors will review and post within a few business days.

Jun
6
Sun
Orca Action Month Virtual Kick-off Event @ Zoom
Jun 6 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join the Orca Salmon Alliance as we kick off the 15th annual Orca Month. This year’s theme “We Are Family” underscores the distinct connection between Southern Resident orca lives and human lives.
The virtual kick-off event is emceed by Alan Budwill of the Kent and Alan radio show, and includes:
– Presentations by Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest, Washington Representative Debra Lekanoff and California U.S. Representative Jared Huffman
– Narrated video footage of Southern Resident orcas
– Research webinar with Ken Balcomb and Michael Weiss of the Center for Whale Research, Mike Ford of NOAA Fisheries, Monika Wieland Shields of Orca Behavior Institute, and Dr. Deborah Giles of Wild Orca
– Kid-friendly videos
– Video series – Zoom Around the World with Orcas

Please visit orcamonth.com for information on additional events throughout the month of June

Jun
16
Wed
Senior Empowerment Day – The Truth About Reverse Mortgages @ R.I.S.E. Center of Tacoma
Jun 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for an informational event and get the TRUTH regarding Reverse Mortgages. We’ll debunk ALL the myths and assumptions. Learn all about the Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages, they are nothing like they were in the past and are now regulated and backed by FHA standards. We will include a lively question and answer session prior to lunch being served.

Jun
26
Sat
Fort from Home Victorian Cooking: Let’s Get Saucy @ Fort Nisqually
Jun 26 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Fort from Home Victorian Cooking is a monthly series that resents demonstrations of historical recipes, presents historical food research, and provides tips on how to adapt Victorian cooking to a modern kitchen.
This month, Fort Interpreter Lawrence, aka Thornhill, will share his top receipts for Victorian era sauces.
Bring your kitchen queries: Questions are encouraged throughout the session (via text chat)!

Jun
27
Sun
Yoga at Lakewold Gardens @ Lakewold Gardens
Jun 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In this busy and noisy world, finding space for peace, quiet, and connection can be a challenge. Like spending time in nature, yoga can foster peace, boost our mood, mental health, and emotional wellbeing, and nurture feelings of connection and unity. Delight in a tranquil balance with nature yoga in the beautiful sanctuary of Lakewold Gardens. On a grassy lawn encircled by champion trees, enjoy a Slow Flow that incorporates grounding postures with meditation and pranayama (breathing exercises) to connect to the harmonious rhythms of nature.

Summer Yoga classes are for all levels of experience. No yoga mat or yoga clothes required. Dress comfortably and bring a towel if you don’t have a yoga mat or don’t want to get yours dirty.

Jul
21
Wed
Workforce Summit 2.0 @ Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Jul 21 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

The 2.0 update gives you brand new workforce solutions for today’s evolving business environment

This year’s event is bringing together new ideas and innovative employers to share tools to support a world-class workforce in our state.

Featuring fresh topics like employee mental health in the wake of the pandemic, the importance of diversity and inclusion development, new and unique career pathways employers should consider for their workforce development and the future of teleworking.
We are bringing you a full-day event filled with networking and collaboration opportunities.

Registration is now open for this live event. Attend safely in-person or virtually, or watch the on-demand video content later at a time of your choosing. Based on the state’s Phase 3 guidelines, there are a limited number of in-person tickets available. Register early to secure your spot.

Jul
22
Thu
Housing Forum @ Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Jul 22 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Join us for an important discussion on the issue of housing availability and affordability across Washington in order to build better solutions for workforce housing in the communities where we live and work. Engage with a variety of housing industry stakeholders in order to foster action on strengthening the health of our communities and state-wide economy.

The goal of the Housing Forum is to bring together problem-solvers from across the state and political spectrum to make headway on ensuring affordable and available housing for workforce and families in all the state’s communities

The Housing Forum is ideal for community developers, government agencies, cities, ports, chambers of commerce, and organizations associated with the housing industry in the state of Washington.

Registration is now open for this live event. Attend safely in-person or virtually, or watch the on-demand video content later at a time of your choosing. Based on the state’s Phase 3 guidelines, there are a limited number of in-person tickets available. Register early to secure your spot.

Jul
24
Sat
Shaping Movement: An Embodied Conversation on Dance and Body Image @ Vashon Center for the Arts
Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Dance is a celebration of the human body as a vessel for creative passion. But it also challenges us to face our systematically reinforced ideas about body image and race: Vashon Center for the Arts (VCA) welcomes that challenge.

Shaping Movement: An Embodied Conversation on Body Image in Dance draws on a diverse panel of prestigious dance professionals and health experts to examine how body image and race play out in all dance genres including ballet, hip-hop, and modern dance.

The one-night-only event and discussion will be of special interest to dancers and dance fans, athletes, educators, or those who engage with issues of body image and race.

PANELISTS:
Erica Lynette Edwards–Founder of Cultivating Better Tomorrows, former Joffrey Ballet dancer.
Joshua Spell, LICSW–Counseling Therapist at PNB, former PNB dancer.
Dani Tirrel–Founder of The Congregation, Artist in Residence at Velocity & On the Boards.
Monica Van Winkle, MS–Owner at Nutrition in Action, Health Consultant to PNB & SPU.
Noelle Price–Professional dancer, Founder of PRICEarts.

Nov
4
Thu
Racialization of South Asia on The American Dance Floor @ Schneebeck Concert Hall
Nov 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Isabel Wilkerson describes caste as an artificial hierarchy that determines standing, respect, and assumptions of beauty and competence. Professor, musician, and dancer Ameera Nimjee discusses how race and caste intermingle on the American dance floor in the South Asian performing arts. Who holds power on the dance floor? How is dominance articulated?

Jan
8
Sat
Word of the Year @ On ZOOM
Jan 8 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

WORD OF THE YEAR 2022

12:30-3:30pm PT Pacific time

3:30-6:30pm ET Eastern Time

(MUST REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME @ https://www.artfuldreamers.com/events/word-of-the-year-2022-zoom-class
NO REFUNDS OR CLASS CHANGES)

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

– Mary Oliver.

Is this something you have thought about lately?

A time to think about your own intentions and just how your wild and precious life can be.

I believe hope is fundamental to the human spirit.

That dreams are where ideas are born.

That our imaginations help us to carve new paths and see new perspectives in our lives.

Change can be hard and it’s important to have reality checks so we can prepare for this… but your desire for growth, learning, and change are essential to your well-being.

Change rarely happens in the ways we think it will.

Let’s create an Intention. This can bring tremendous insight into your life. Let’s dip into our deepest selves and set a clear one-word intention that helps us navigate life with compassion and intention.

Each year my word holds the key to a valuable piece of insight.

What’s your word for 2022?

Any ideas.

Invite your word in!

Let’s let go of 2021 and start off the new year with positive energy.

You get to:

*Choose a word as a focus and a motivator for the year.

*Set an intention, about how you want your year to flow.

With meditation you can envision your word for the year.

You get to paint your word on a canvas board, canvas or water color paper after some painting background fun!

MATERIALS:

* 5×7 or 8×10 canvas, canvas board or water color paper or cardboard piece

* a variety of acrylic paints

* mod podg glue or white glue

* a few brushes

* container for water

* paper towel or rag

* rag or paper towels

* pencil

* hair dryer

* open heart

* tissue paper, music paper, paper for collage

* mod podge or white glue

OPTIONAL:

* stencils

* letter stamps

* possible words or letter cut out of magazines

We will create a Circle of LOVE on Zoom

Check your email for ZOOM info after registering & save

When looking for Zoom info it is under Word of the Year 2022 in your email

nadine.hamil@gmail.com 253-209-4706

Live class on ZOOM

12:30-3:30pm PT Pacific time

3:30-6:30pm ET Easter Time

Jan
16
Sun
New Year Blessing Flags @ On ZOOM
Jan 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

New Year Blessing Flags

12:30-3:30pm PT Pacific time

3:30-6:30pm ET Eastern Time

(MUST REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME @ https://www.artfuldreamers.com/events/new-year-blessing-flags-zoom-class
* **You need to please REGISTER by January 1 for mailing purposes!***
NO REFUNDS OR CLASS CHANGES)

Let’s welcome 2022 with Blessing flags, bringing in sweet wishes for yourself and the world!

We will gather in circle on ZOOM.

Begin with a meditation and some instructions & create.

Materials package for class includes:

* 5- 6×6” flags cut from Duck cloth canvas

* 2- 3×6″

* Twine to connect flags together

* ribbon

* fringe

* Package mailed to your address

* Stencil

You will need to have on hand:

· Hot glue gun & glue

· Acrylic or fabric paints (your color choices)

· Brushes

· Water container

· Rags or paper towels

· Workspace

· Stencils or stamps (optional)

· Hair dryer

· Posca medium paint pens – (optional)

* Sharpie Permanent Marker

* Hair Dryer

$45.00 class includes material package mailed to your address.

Let’s put love, kindness and peace in our world.

Creating Blessing Flags were traditionally used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom.

May we create flags for compassionate healing for ourselves, our families, our communities, our country & our world.

THERE IS AN ARTIST IN EACH ONE OF US

Relax and explore your inner spirit through artistic expression in a warm loving circle.

Live on Zoom

12:30-3:30pm PT Pacific time

3:30-6:30pm ET Easter Time