The Tacoma Arts Commission is offering a workshop and $500-$5,000 grants for creative community projects in the Lincoln District. The workshop will be held Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Lincoln District Project Office (750 S. 38th St. in Tacoma). Lunch will be served.
Any Tacoma resident with a creative idea for a community project is welcome to attend the workshop and apply for the grant, including neighborhood activists, teachers, creative professionals in the arts (visual artists, filmmakers, designers, performers, musicians, etc.), do-it-yourself entrepreneurs, storytellers, and practitioners of folk art, outsider art, healing arts, culinary arts, martial arts, or gardening arts. Workshop attendees will learn more about community engagement and creative projects, see inspiring examples, take a neighborhood walk, meet possible collaborators, and participate in brainstorming sessions for their own projects.
Those interested in attending the free workshop on Saturday, July 30 can RSVP to Asia Tail at atail@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5206. Grant applications are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. On the web: cityoftacoma.org/artsopps
Friday, June 24 – Lakewood Chamber Golf Classic, noon, Oakbrook Golf Course, $125/person, $400/team(4). 253-582-9400 |
Saturday, June 25 – Junk In Your Trunk community garage sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sprinker Recreation Center (14824 C St. S., Tacoma). Admission and parking free. Vendor fee $20-30. 253-798-4141 | piercecountywa.org/parks
Tuesday, June 28 – Alliance of Women Owned Businesses, Women Owned Night “One Team, One Goal,” 5:30-7 p.m., Puerto Vallarta Restaurant (1599 SE Lund Ave., Port Orchard), free-$15. allianceofwomenownedbusinesses.com
Sunday, July 3 – Gig Harbor Wings & Wheels, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Tacoma Narrows Airport (1202 26th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor), $5-15. freedomfair.com/wings-wheels.php
Monday, July 4 – Freedom Fair, Ruston Way waterfront, Tacoma. Airshow: 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Music, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fireworks, 10:10 p.m. freedomfair.com
Monday, July 4 – Oak Harbor’s Old Fashioned 4th of July, Windjammer Park, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., fireworks at dark. oakharborchamber.com
Wednesday, July 6 – Downtown On the Go Walk Tacoma series, museum walk, 5:15 p.m., Children’s Museum of Tacoma (S. 15th and Pacific Ave.). downtownonthego.org
Thursday, July 14 – Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Sip, Swirl & Savor silent auction, Point Defiance Pagoda (5715 Roberts Garden Rd., Tacoma), 5-7:30 p.m., $35-45. tacomachamber.org
Saturday, July 16 – Junk In Your Trunk community garage sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sprinker Recreation Center (14824 C St. S., Tacoma). Admission and parking free. Vendor fee $20-30. 253-798-4141 | piercecountywa.org/parks
