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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  • Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
  • Organizer(s) name
  • Cost
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  • Website URL
  • SHORT description of the event
  • Photo

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Agenda
Agenda
August – November 2023 Aug – Nov 2023
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Aug
11
Fri
Port of Tacoma Book Signing @ Tacoma Historical Society
Tickets
Aug 11 @ 6:30 pm

Join Tacoma Historical Society for our August Monthly Program presented by Rod Koon, author & former communications manager for Port of Tacoma. Rod will be discussing his recent publication “Images of America: Port of Tacoma” which details the history and development of the Port of Tacoma.

Copies of Rod’s book will be available for purchase and signing during the event.

Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6:00pm for exhibit viewing, talk begins at 6:30pm. This event is FREE or by donation. Donations can be made through Eventbrite or at the door.

RSVP on Eventbrite.

This event is generously sponsored by Tacoma Creates, the Port of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Utilities, Amtrak and Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

For questions, call (253)472-3738 or email info@tacomahistory.org
For more events related to the 150th Northern Pacific Commemoration, visit www.NP150.org.

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Sep
9
Sat
Family Saturdays – Story Time @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Sep 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Included with admission, FREE for WSHS members

Explore how history connects us all during this half hour story time program designed for children ages 4–10 and their families. We’ll read Imagine, written by Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Herrera was the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate (2015–17). After the reading, we’ll engage in a hands-on investigation of a related artifact.

This program will be conducted in English and in Spanish.

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Sep
23
Sat
Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley @ Washington State History Museum
Tickets
Sep 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture
Saturday, September 23, 5:30 PM– 7:00 PM
Tickets: FREE for WSHS members, $15 for non-members. Registration is required.

The second annual Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture features historian Monica De La Torre, assistant professor of media and expressive culture in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University.

De La Torre will discuss her first book, “Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley,” which tracks the emergence of Chicano community radio in rural farmworker communities in the 1970s. Her presentation will include a musical playlist featuring songs that illuminate the history explored in her research.

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Nov
11
Sat
An Evening with David Sedaris @ Pantages Theater (901 Broadway - Tacoma, WA)
Tickets
Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm

As one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers, David Sedaris will regale you with tales addressing the human condition in an evening of superb storytelling followed by an audience Q+A. He is a master of satire, beloved for his personal essays and short stories, and the author of several instant bestsellers. There are over 16 million copies of his books in print, having been translated into 32 languages. Bring yours to the book signing after the show or purchase a copy from beloved local bookshop, King’s Books.

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August – November 2023 Aug – Nov 2023