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

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Agenda
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March – May 2021 Mar – May 2021
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Mar
11
Thu
Fort from Home: Puget Sound Treaty War @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Tickets
Mar 11 @ 6:00 pm

The Puget Sound Treaty Wars (1855-1856) was an armed conflict between soldiers of the regular U.S. Army, Washington Territorial volunteers and warriors from tribes involved in the Medicine Creek Treaty. The contested terms of the treaty, negotiated by Governor Isaac Stevens, 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 Wars remain central to Puget Sound history and our understanding of its communities. Join Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and representatives from the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Muckleshoot Tribes for a panel discussion on the legacy of these events.

Panelists include:

· Annette Bullchild, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Nisqually Tribe

· Brandon Reynon, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Puyallup Tribe

· Jerry Eckrom, Historian, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

· Margaret Henry, Oral Historian, Squaxin Island Tribe

· Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Mar
13
Sat
Craft Saturdays at Job Carr Cabin Museum: Brain Teasers @ Job Car Cabin Museum
Tickets
Mar 13 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

March 13, Brain Teaser
– Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create a brain teaser puzzle.

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

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Categories: Family Events Kids Local History Tags: #localhistory
Fort from Home: Martialing Fort Nisqually @ Online Virtual
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Mar 13 @ 11:00 pm

Over the winter of 1855 and 1856 soldiers from the American military base at Fort Steilacoom were posted at Fort Nisqually. The soldiers were stationed here at the request of the Fort’s Chief Factor at the outbreak of the Puget Sound Treaty Wars. On March 13th, living history volunteers from the Historic Fort Steilacoom Association will be interpreting this lesser known history of the Fort for our visitors. Come out to the Fort or tune in virtually for interviews with American “soldiers.”

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #TreatyWar History Steilacoom
Mar
20
Sat
Fort from Home for Kids: Flower Pressing @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Tickets
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm

Fort from Home for Kids is a, kid-friendly program led by Fort Nisqually high school Apprentice Interpreters. Learn heritage skills at home. This month Fort Nisqually Apprentice Interpreter Hannah teaches how to press flowers with simple materials at home!

Material list will be provided to attendees.

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Categories: Family Events Kids Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
In Her Shoes: Tracing the Footsteps of Pierce County Women in the mid-1800s @ Online via Historic Fort Steilacoom Museum in Lakewood
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Mar 20 @ 2:00 pm

Historian Claire Keller-Scholz will present on the lives of women and girls living on Puget Sound around 1850 in her talk titled “In Her Shoes: Tracing the Footsteps of Pierce County Women in the mid-1800s.” Primarily focused on the families of Fort Nisqually’s Hudson Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Company employees, the talk will examine not only what these womens’ lives were like, but how historians are able to piece together the stories through written records, material culture, and family traditions.

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Categories: Local History Tags: #localhistory Puget Sound history Washington State History women's history Women's History Month
Mar
27
Sat
Fort from Home Victorian Cooking: Cabbage Pudding @ Online Virtual
Tickets
Mar 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Fort from Home Victorian Cooking series presents demonstrations of historical recipes, presents historical food research, and provides tips on how to adapt Victorian cooking to a modern kitchen.

This month, we will be making Cabbage Pudding!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Food & Beverage Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #Recipe Cooking
Fort from Home Victorian Cooking: Cabbage Pudding @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Tickets
Mar 27 @ 1:00 pm

Fort from Home Victorian Cooking series presents demonstrations of historical recipes, presents historical food research, and provides tips on how to adapt Victorian cooking to a modern kitchen.

This month, we will be making Cabbage Pudding!

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Family Events Food & Beverage Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures
Women’s Work in Washington Territory @ Online via Historic Fort Steilacoom Museum in Lakewood
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Mar 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Tacoma Historical Society’s Curator, Elizabeth Korsmo, presents “Women’s Work in Washington Territory.” Learn about the day-to-day lives of women in the 1850’s to 1860’s. Delve into a survey of the activities that are mentioned in contemporary letters, diaries, and the local newspapers: sewing, knitting, cooking, laundry, travel/transit, reading, dancing, religious observances.

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Categories: Local History Tags: #localhistory Fort Steiacoom History Washington State History
Apr
10
Sat
Craft Saturdays at Job Carr Cabin Museum: Postcards @ Job Carr Cabin Museum
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Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

April 10, Postcards: Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to design a postcard and mail their message to a friend.

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

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Categories: Family Events Kids Local History
May
15
Sat
Craft Saturdays at Job Carr Cabin Museum: Cabin Kids Art Challenge @ Job Carr Cabin Museum
Tickets
May 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

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.

May 15, Cabin Kids Art Challenge
– Children can use the materials provided in this take-home craft kit to create an original artwork for the 2021 Cabin Kids Art Challenge.
– The Cabin Kids Art Challenge begins 5/1. The Museum’s annual art contest is open to children age 12 and under. One entry per child.
– Artwork can be inspired by one of five themes: Log Cabin, Oregon Trail, Railroad, Post Office, or Tacoma History.
– To be entered in the 2021 Cabin Kids Art Challenge, send a photo of artwork must be received by 11pm on 5/31 to jobcarr@jobcarrmuseum.org. Be sure to include child’s name, age, and zip code.

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

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Categories: Family Events Kids Local History
March – May 2021 Mar – May 2021