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.

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  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
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Jan
28
Sat
Craftopia: Papermaking class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm

Join us for a family-friendly, fun evening making your very own paper! Learn about the process and make sheets of your very own paper to take home. You’ll be able to play with color, decorations, and make your very own unique paper to turn into cards, journals, or anything else you can dream of.
$15 per person. Ages 6+. Children under 10 need a parent with them to help. Paper takes about 24 hours to dry, so you can make arrangements to pick up your dried paper later at the studio, or bring a towel and box to transport home to dry yourself.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts
Craftopia: Origami for Kids @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm

This beginning origami class will focus on teaching children the ancient art of paper folding. We’ll learn the basic folds and how to create several simple shapes.
$10/person. Geared towards ages 7-12 but older is welcome to attend. Includes all supplies
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Kids Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts kids crafts
Ailey II @ Pantages Theater
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, the company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people. Under the direction of Sylvia Waters from 1974 to 2012 and Troy Powell from 2012 to 2020, and now under the direction of Francesca Harper, who trained at The Ailey School and who has choreographed for both Ailey companies – brings fresh perspectives to Mr. Ailey’s legacy, while nurturing new creative voices and propelling the Company forward. Ailey II has flourished into one of the most popular modern dance companies, combining a rigorous touring schedule with extensive community outreach programs. Dance Magazine calls Ailey II “second to none,” and The New York Times declares, “There’s nothing like an [a performance] spent with Ailey II, the younger version of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.”

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: #pantagestheater #rialtotheater #tacoma #theateronthesquare Ailey Ailey II Cirque Mechanics Zephyr dance hip hop Hip-Hop Nutcracker Pantages Theater Peking Peking Acrobats
Craftopia: Crochet Crash Course @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 4:00 pm

Learn to crochet in two hours? Yes please! In this beginner course, we will go over the basic tools and supplies needed to crochet, learn the terminology, and explore some of the stitches you can use later to make amazing crochet pieces. This is a fast paced course with lots of information!
$20 per person. Ages 14+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts crochet textile arts yarn
PO BOY TANGO @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jan 28 @ 7:30 pm

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.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
Jan
29
Sun
PO BOY TANGO @ Tacoma Little Theatre
Tickets
Jan 29 @ 2:00 pm

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.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: tacoma little theatre Theater theatre theatre arts
Pure Resonance @ Auburn Performing Arts Center
Tickets
Jan 29 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Pure Resonance @ Auburn Performing Arts Center

Rachell Ellen Wong, 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s lustrous Violin Concerto. Wong will dazzle you with her virtuosity in this favorite piece. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony, widely regarded as his finest, depicts both the struggle of the Stalin regime and the triumph at its end.

PROGRAM

FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Concerto for Violin in E minor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 10 in E minor

 

MEET THE MUSIC

Enhance your concert experience and join us for our pre-concert lecture with Dr. Gwynne Kuhner Brown, beginning at 1:30 PM.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
Craftopia: Beginning Weaving class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Jan 29 @ 3:00 pm

In this class, learn the basic techniques of weaving to create your own wall hanging. Choose from a variety of colors, materials, and styles of yarn and rope to make your very own hanging art piece! While the technique is fairly simple, this can be a time-consuming process, so learners may need to complete their project at home.
$15/project. Ages 12+.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts textile arts weaving
Jan
31
Tue
Hey Singers! 
Tickets
Jan 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hey Singers! 

Hey, Singers, be our guest to explore Tacoma’s largest a capella chorus in the barbershop style at 7 pm, every Tuesday. Join us at 602 N. Orchard. tacomavocalstandard@gmail.com or Facebook: TacomaVocalStandard

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Music Concerts
Bruce Cockburn – 50th Anniversary Shows @ Rialto Theater
Tickets
Jan 31 @ 8:00 pm
Bruce Cockburn - 50th Anniversary Shows @ Rialto Theater

Tickets are $39.50 & $49.50 | $5.00 Increase DOS
On Sale Now! Tickets are available online at: https://bit.ly/3Av1KKx
All Ages | Reserved
Doors at 7:00 PM | Show at 8:00 PM
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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Music Concerts Tags: #BruceCockburn #rialtotheater TacomaCityTheaters
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