South Puget Sound Community College Music Department Concerts
March 15, 16 & 19, 7:30pm
First up, the SPSCC Choirs present Poetry in Motion, an exciting program that celebrates the joining of music and literature. This concert will feature works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Josquin des Prez, Gabriel Fauré, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Bob Dylan.
Nex. t, the SPSCC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nickolas Carlson, presents music evoking Beauty & Passion. This concert will include Mozart’s spirited overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, Puccini’s moving intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, and Kalinnikov’s soaring Symphony No. 1. The SPSCC Orchestra continues with local arranger Gerry Amato’s Gottschalk trio with an arrangement of Tournament Galop for orchestra.
Finally, come celebrate the end of the winter season with the SPSCC Jazz Band and Jazz Combo.
South Puget Sound Community College Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage
2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia
spscc.edu/events/arts-entertainment
Corvette Creativity: An Automotive Canvass
Exhibit Now Open Through March
Experience 70 years of Corvette Creativity! This exhibit explores the original ingenuity of GM designers and engineers alongside innovators who have taken the icon to new heights. Using the Corvette as a canvas, customizers and local legends have amplified Corvette’s performance and appearance over the years. Join us in celebrating the different visions of America’s halo car, from stock to stylized, and from mild to radical!
LeMay America’s Car Museum
2702 E D St, Tacoma
americascarmuseum.org
Easter Brunch Buffet at Indian Summer
March 31, 10am – 2pm
Reservations due by March 22, 360.459.4572
Enjoy your Easter Brunch favorites like Eggs Benedict, Fresh Seafood, and Chef Carved Beef.
Indian Summer Golf & Country Club Embers Restaurant
5900 Troon Lane SE, Olympia
Embers Restaurant – Indian Summer Golf & Country Club
Guaranteed Education Tuition Now Enrolling
through May 1, 2024
Washington’s popular Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program opens Wednesday, November 1 for a new enrollment period, providing families a fresh opportunity to start saving for future education and career training costs while their children are young. The 2023-2024 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2024, and provides a unique opportunity to prepay future tuition costs by locking in today’s rates. The unit purchase price for the new enrollment period is $120.16.
GET is a 529 prepaid tuition program, carrying a state-backed guarantee that units purchased today will always keep pace with in-state college tuition costs. “GET savers can literally buy tomorrow’s education at today’s price.
800.955.2318
Imagine Monet
February 14- April 14
Imagine Monet is the exhibition produced and created by the French directors Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, the world’s first directors of a digital immersive exhibition. The exhibit starts with the famous painting Impression Soleil levant (1872) and closes with the renowned Water Lilies series (1914 – 1926). In between enjoy more than 200 well-known Monet masterpieces.
Tacoma Armory
1001 S Yakima, Tacoma
tacomaartslive.org
Indigenous Matriarchs in the Pacific Northwest Photography Exhibit
February 24 – May 20
Tacoma photographer Roxann Murray will have an exhibition of eight photographs at the Washington State History Museum titled “Matriarch: Portraits of Indigenous Women in the Pacific Northwest Fighting for our Collective Future.”
Washington State History Museum Community Gallery
1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
washingtonhistory.org
Snake Lake Science Fair
Register by April 6
Fair April 20
Students grade K-12th create their own science project to participate in this exciting community event. $15 application fee for participants, deadline to apply is April 6 by filling out the application form and submitting it to the Tacoma Nature Center. Science Fair viewing is free and open to the public.
Tacoma Nature Center
1919 S Tyler St, Tacoma
metroparkstacoma.org
The Treaty of Medicine Creek
February 10 – July 8
From February 10 to July 8, 2024, the History Museum will display the original, hand-written Article III of the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty that guaranteed fishing rights to Tribal Treaty signers.
This historic document, on loan from the National Archives and Records Administration, remains a powerful reminder of the complexity of the Native American experience—loss, resilience, and triumph across generations of struggle to maintain culture and identity.
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
253.373.3500, washingtonhistory.org
Washington Center Accepting Applications for Anacker Scholarship
Now through noon, April 9
he Washington Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that scholarship applications are being accepted for graduating high school students interested in pursuing a career in the arts. First awarded in 2014, the Washington Center Anacker Scholarship for the Arts recognizes, encourages, and supports a Thurston County Scholar’s study in the field of the arts. The scholarship was endowed by former Washington Center Board President Sally Anacker, who believes the arts exist to enrich our lives.
To submit applications or to support this scholarship, visit https://www.washingtoncenter.org/creative-connections/anacker-scholarship-for-the-arts
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington SE, Olympia
50+ Trip – Explore Woodinville
March 20, 9am – 4pm
Space is Limited.
Pre-registration required.
50+ Trips with Metro Parks Tacoma are a great way to explore new places around Tacoma and beyond. Join us for a small group trip to Woodinville, WA to explore the wine tasting rooms and/or Molbak’s Garden & Home store. The trip includes transportation from a Metro Parks Tacoma community center to the destination. Food is not included.
Departures from Center at Norpoint Lobby and STAR Center Lobby.
50+ Trip – Explore Woodinville – Metro Parks Tacoma