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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Aug
12
Sat
Notes from Purgatory: Menopause Journaling Workshop @ Lauda
Tickets
Aug 12 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Sasha Davies, author of The Menopause Companion, will lead this in-person, small-group workshop.

Through a mix of creative prompts and small group discussion, we’ll write and/or draw our way toward understanding who we are as our bodies change and who we hope to become.
Open to anyone contemplating or experiencing their transition to menopause. You don’t have to be a “writer” or an “artist” to attend! We will not be evaluating each other’s work.

Cost: Workshop only: $15 | Workshop + Copy of The Menopause Companion: $30

p.s. If you’ve not been yet, you’re going to LOVE Lauda. Plan on coming early or staying late to shop a little. It’s the most delightful stationery shop around–pens, journals, cards, watercolors!!!–they have all of my favorite things.

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Categories: Health and Wellness Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Creative doodling journaliing menopause workshop writing
Aug
13
Sun
Annual Boeing Classic 2023 @ The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge
Tickets
Aug 13 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

DATE AND TIME:
Monday, August 7: 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
Tuesday, August 8: 9:00 am – 12 pm (PGA TOUR Champions Practice Round ALL DAY)
Wednesday, August 9: 7:00 am – 12:20 pm
Thursday, August 10: 7:00 am – 12:20 pm
Friday, August 11: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Saturday, August 12: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 13: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) and the Seattle Seahawks will hold the 18th annual Boeing Classic professional golf tournament on Monday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 13. The event is an opportunity for Puget Sound residents to experience professional golf and other exciting events, such as a Kids Clinic and Boeing Jet flyovers. As the primary beneficiary of the Boeing Classic, the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at VMFH – a world leader in human immunology – uses the proceeds to advance cutting-edge research to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases that involve the immune system.

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Categories: Family Events Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: Boeing Classic
Aug
15
Tue
Craftopia: Felted Gnome class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Aug 15 @ 4:00 pm

Make this adorable felted gnome wall hanging. 2D felting (also known as felt painting) is a great way to learn about needle felting and get some practice before moving on to more complicated items. Draw, twist and stab your way to making this little gnome friend in whatever colors you choose. Felting uses incredibly sharp needles so this class is recommended for ages 14+.
$20 per person. Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts textile arts
Aug
17
Thu
Olmsted Legacy @ Washington State Capital Campus
Tickets
Aug 17 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us on the Washington State Capitol Campus to explore the Olmsted legacy. Historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton will dive deep into the remarkable life and career of Renaissance-man Frederick Law Olmsted, considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States.

Cotton will give a visual tour of masterful landscapes designed by Olmsted, with an added focus on the Pacific Northwest landscape legacy of John Charles Olmsted, Frederick’s nephew and adopted son. Historian Jennifer Ott will also present, focusing on Olmsted landscapes in Puget Sound region. Conclude with a guided tour of the Capitol Campus led by Washington State’s horticulturalist Brent Chapman.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Categories: Family Events Local Government Local History Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #olmsted
Craftopia: Pressed Flower Bookmarks class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Aug 17 @ 4:00 pm

Create your own unique, flowerful bookmark. We’ll be using adhesive sheets and an assortment of dried and pressed flowers. Arrange and press, then learn several techniques to sew on a beautiful finishing boarder. You can even choose to make a tassel or use one of our pre-made ones.
$10 per person. Recommended for ages 12+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts
Shakespear’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Tacoma Armory
Tickets
Aug 17 @ 8:00 pm

Guests are invited to bring blankets and low profile beach chairs and make themselves comfortable on the floor, or be seated in our standard chairs provided by the house. Please indicate your preference when reserving tickets.
Tacoma Arts Live invites you to immerse yourself in a unique theatrical experience of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Deanna Martinez reinvents this whimsical romantic comedy by rooting it in a celebration of Boricua-Hawaiiana culture. Magic, potions, and mystery are met with hula, ipu heke, and true aloha spirit in this fantastical escape. Hawaii will fully surround the audience and performers through beautiful, huge projections created by flora&faunavisions, the designers behind Utopian Garden.

This is ‘Shakespeare in the Park… in the Armory.’ Wear aloha shirts and flower crowns, and bring your beach towels, leis, lauhala mats, pillows, and low-profile beach chairs to enjoy the enchanting oasis inside Tacoma Armory.

We are delighted to collaborate with our cultural consultants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, who are supporting the music and movement for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances
Aug
18
Fri
Craftopia: String Art class @ Craftopia
Tickets
Aug 18 @ 4:00 pm

Make your very own string art creation! Learners will get the chance to choose from several different basic string art shapes, will pick their base and learn how to create their frame, then will wrap their way to their very own work of string art.
$15 per person. Recommended for ages 14+. This class involves the use of hammers and nails.
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts folk arts
Craftopia: Precious Stone Coil Bracelet class @ Craftopia
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Aug 18 @ 5:30 pm

Spend the evening planning and playing with a mix of stone, glass and metal to create these amazing coil bracelets. Using memory coil, you’ll learn how to design and create your own unique bracelet.
$35 per person. Recommended for ages 12+
Register at www.craftopiawa.com

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: arts and crafts Jewelry making
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Tacoma Armory
Tickets
Aug 18 @ 8:00 pm

Guests are invited to bring blankets and low profile beach chairs and make themselves comfortable on the floor, or be seated in our standard chairs provided by the house. Please indicate your preference when reserving tickets.
Tacoma Arts Live invites you to immerse yourself in a unique theatrical experience of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director Deanna Martinez reinvents this whimsical romantic comedy by rooting it in a celebration of Boricua-Hawaiiana culture. Magic, potions, and mystery are met with hula, ipu heke, and true aloha spirit in this fantastical escape. Hawaii will fully surround the audience and performers through beautiful, huge projections created by flora&faunavisions, the designers behind Utopian Garden.

This is ‘Shakespeare in the Park… in the Armory.’ Wear aloha shirts and flower crowns, and bring your beach towels, leis, lauhala mats, pillows, and low-profile beach chairs to enjoy the enchanting oasis inside Tacoma Armory.

We are delighted to collaborate with our cultural consultants from the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, who are supporting the music and movement for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances
Aug
19
Sat
14th Annual Parkland Pace or Race @ Washington High School
Tickets
Aug 19 @ 8:30 am

Registration, course map, and results can be found at https://patriotcrosscountry.com/ppr

Cost – $15

Online Registration closes on August 18th at 11:59 PM
Registrations are also accepted on the day of the event for an additional charge of $5

8:30 AM – Registration/Packet Pick Up Opens
9:20 AM – Registration/Packet Pick Up Closes
9:30 AM – Start of Event
10:30 AM – Start of Awards

USATF certified 5K course is flat and fast
Raffle prizes are given away at awards ceremony
Ribbons are given to top 3 in each gender and age group
Medals are given to 1st place overall male and female
All proceeds benefit Washington High School Cross Country

For More Information:
Allen Culp
253-219-5252
aculp@fpschools.org

This event provides funds to purchase shoes and uniforms for local youth runners, as well as provides a college scholarship for a graduating senior

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Categories: Health and Wellness Outdoor Recreation Sports Tags: 5k Kids Run walk
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