CD/DVD ART
Do you have used CD or DVD discs that typically would just go in the trash? If so, the Arts EnviroChallenger program would love to take them off your hands. Sending teaching artists into grades K-5 in Tacoma Public Schools to teach children about visual art, science, and sustainability, the discs are used as a base for a self-portrait project in the program’s kindergarten residencies. The program is also looking for National Geographic or Smithsonian magazines. Children in grades 4 and 5 use these to create collages. If you have any of these items to donate, please contact Naomi at 253.591.5191 or nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org.
PIER PEER
Jointly sponsored by Foss Waterway Seaport and Metro Parks Tacoma, the Pier Peer Around Tacoma programs are a great way to see the sea life in your area. Next up: Point Defiance Marina on Nov. 8, 7:30-9 p.m. Ages 8 and up, $8 per person. Bring the family for an aquatic nighttime adventure exploring hundreds of mysterious life forms below the docks with experienced naturalists. Warm up at the end of the evening with some hot cocoa. Each child requires one adult companion. Pre-registration required at http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/pier-peer.
WOLFGANG AT THE GATES
Northwest Sinfonietta presents local phenomenon Julian Schwarz on the Rialto stage for a reprise performance of Samuel Jones’ cello concerto (premiered by Julian himself). The program features Mozart’s magnificent “Paris” Symphony No 31 and the 300th anniversary of the great Viennese composer Christoph Gluck will be celebrated with music from “Orfeo ed Euridice.” Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: http://www.broadwaycenter.org.
FIVE SHORT PLAYS
Members of the Student Theater Actors Guild (STAG) and the Writing Studies Program at University of Washington-Tacoma invite you to “Unwritten Women: Five Short Plays” by Elena Hartwell and directed by Sara Freeman – Nov. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. (followed by a talkback with members of the production) in the Cherry Parkes Building, Room 007 (the Broadcast Studio) on the UWT Campus (entrance immediately adjacent to Indochine). This production showcases five UWT student actors along with a professional actor from the community, Marilyn Bennett, and it is being produced through the collaborative contributions of UWT's School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, STAG, the University of Puget Sound, School of the Arts and the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts. The performances include original music by Dr. Nicole Blair from UWT. Performances are free and open to the public, however seating is limited. Email mkula@uw.edu to reserve your seats, and include your name, the number in your party, and your desired performance date.
ENTREMUNDOS QUARTETO
Brazilian soul/jazz collective EntreMundos Quarteto busts out diverse and groovy tunes led by the silky vocal stylings of Adriana Giordano. Part of the Jazz LIVE at Marine View series, and admission is free. Nov. 16, 5 p.m. at Marine View Church, 8469 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma. Learn more at http://www.marineviewpc.org.