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April 2019
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Creative Forces Art & Wine Night
Come mingle and shop local artists from Creative Forces located inside Hotel Murano. The lobby is full of artists from the shop as well as visiting artists. And the bar has half price wine!
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Open House: Center for Dialog & Resolution
Please join us at our annual open house! Learn how to resolve conflict and have some fun exploring the Center for Dialog and meeting staff and volunteers. Celebrate the Center's 25 years of helping people lead their best "ever afters." Through fairy tales we all know, we will role play mediation techniques and help you understand how mediation is a powerful tool for effective relationships. We all face conflict in our relationships, and the Center of Dialog & Resolution will…
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Symposium On Our Youngest Citizens
This is the fifth anniversary of our annual Symposium on our Youngest Citizens, held at UW Tacoma. The Children’s Museum of Tacoma convenes the Symposium to engage community members, parents, educators, and policymakers in dialogue as we explore concepts, ideas, and potential actions in the context of what we want for our youngest citizens. Our keynote speaker is Alfie Kohn, author and speaker on human behavior, education, and parenting. Kohn has been described by Time Magazine as “perhaps the country’s…
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Stewart Elementary Career Curiosity Fair
Geared toward young minds, the Stewart Elementary Career Curiosity Fair is an opportunity to show kids the wide range of jobs in their community and the many different education and training pathways that lead to rewarding careers. Companies, unions and individuals will have tables at the event and talk about a diversity of jobs. Parents and the community are welcome to attend during the after school portion of the event.
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3rd Thursday Art & Wine Night
The lobby of Hotel Murano comes alive with local artists and their creations! To include artists from Creative Forces as well as visiting artists! And the lobby bar has half price wine............what could be better than local art, local artists and wine!?
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wear blue Saturday Run
Groups of wear blue runners who meet regularly to run in honor of the service and sacrifice of the American military. Runners join together in a circle of remembrance, call out the name(s) for whom we run, and push onward to honor and remember.
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Symphony Tacoma: Saxophone Fusion
Diverse cultures and rare influences present a wide representation of our society. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C was her only-known full orchestral work, written at a time when musical careers were considered inappropriate for women. Poulenc’s satirical Sinfonietta represents works by Les Six, a group of young composers who sought to free French music from foreign domination in post-World War I Europe. Puerto Rico native Roberto Sierra’s Caribbean Rhapsody, written for saxophone virtuoso James Carter, combines classical and Latin jazz…
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Movie in Tacoma
Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema presents FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS on Saturday, April 20 at 11pm. This cult classic stars Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson, and follows the oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer as they travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades. Find trailer and tickets at: https://www.grandcinema.com/films/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/
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Oasis Youth Center Satelite Program
Are you a queer or questioning youth between the ages of 14-24 and live in the Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula area? We are bringing Oasis Youth Center to you! Join us for our Satellite program – there will be games, new friends, activities, learning and snacks. Tuesdays 3-6pm at Key Peninsula Civic Center. Tell a friend, we’ll see you there!
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Palmer Scholars’ Stand Up & Cheer Luncheon
Join us on Tuesday April 23, 2019 for our 8th annual STAND UP & CHEER Luncheon as Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal delivers a powerful keynote address on the importance of serving the “whole child” and the critical role Palmer Scholars plays in ensuring some of our most marginalized students have access to a post-secondary education. Chris Reykdal was born and raised in Snohomish, Washington as the youngest of eight children. He has served as a high…
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