Lunchtime entertainment slated for Tollefson Plaza

Tacoma’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber announced today that every Friday between July 10 and September 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., visitors are invited to bring their own lunch or buy food from local restaurateurs and enjoy free entertainment from local musicians.

According to the BIA’s blog ( http://tacomadowntown.blogspot.com/ ), visitors will be able to sit comfortably under the shade of one of the plaza’s new umbrellas, and enjoy live music July 10 from the Caribbean band Island Jamz. Other performers this summer will include Shakespeare performances by “Shakespeare in the Parking Lot” and live acoustic music from local performers.

Vendors, entertainers and musicians are being scheduled for this summer. For a schedule of events and vending information, e-mail Vy Dotson at vyd@tacomachamber.org .