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In this Tacoma Local Minute Issue….
🌤️ Tacoma Weather Today - 83 and Sunny
📆 Tacoma Area Events
🎺Free Park Concerts
🍐Was That A Pear Driving Down The Freeway?
🎸Roy Rogers at Spanish Ballroom
Tuesday, July 14
Bites On Broadway - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM / Ninth and Broadway
Bob Moses & Canons - 6:30 PM / Dune Peninsula
Bob Crawford - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Drag Bingo - 7:00 PM / The Mule Tavern
Wednesday, July 15
Summer Fun Days - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM / Children’s Museum
Glass Fusing Workshop - 6:00 PM / Tacoma Glass Gallery
Erina McLaren - 6:30 PM / Old Town Park
Thursday, July 16
Broadway Farmers Market - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
ZZ Nation - 1:00PM / Spanish Ballroom
SAME YP Axe Throwing - 5:00 PM / Axe Academy
Friday, July 17
Wee Ones Weekly - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Children’s Museum
Tacoma Rainiers (Friday Night Fireworks)- 7:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Downtown Ghost Tour - 7:30 PM / Elks Temple
War - 8:00 PM / Emerald Queen Casino
Saturday, July 18
Proctor Farmer’s Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Tacoma Artisans & Vendors Festival - 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM / Wright Park
Brigade Encampment - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Fort Nisqually
Tacoma Porchfest - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Central Tacoma
Date Night Paint A Long - 6:00 PM / Artsi Creative Space
Sunday, July 19
Brigade Encampment - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Fort Nisqually
Euro Wars - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM / Griots Garage
Tacoma Porchfest - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Central Tacoma
Tacoma Rainiers (Aces In The Outfield)- 1:35 PM / Cheney Stadium
Tides & Tomes: A Bookish Summer Market - 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM / Foss Waterway Seaport
Monday, July 20
Family Golf Day - 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Meadow Park Golf Course
Fun Run - 6:00 PM / Fleet Feet - Proctor
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Free Concerts in Tacoma Parks
Free outdoor concerts are coming to Tacoma parks in August.
The Tacoma Concert Band will perform a four-night summer concert series beginning Monday, August 5 at Wright Park, followed by Tuesday, August 6 at Point Defiance Park, Wednesday, August 7 at STAR Center, and Thursday, August 8 at Wapato Park. Each concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free to attend.
Seating is on the lawn, so concertgoers should bring a blanket or chair and settle in for an evening of live music outdoors. The Tacoma Concert Band, entering its 45th season, includes more than 60 musicians and performs a wide range of music, from classical and traditional pieces to pop and modern selections.
The series is a simple summer win: free music, Tacoma parks, and a chance to enjoy one of the region’s long-running community music groups close to home..
Was That A Pear Driving Down The Freeway?
Tacoma got a very unusual visitor last week: a giant green pear on wheels.
The “Pear Car” is actually a motorcycle surrounded by a handmade pear-shaped sculpture, driven by 24-year-old Andrew Glubbey on a cross-country trip from Florida to the West Coast. The sculpture is built from old wood fencing and flattened beer and soda cans, complete with a wooden stem and leaf.
Glubbey was spotted around Tacoma last week, including on 6th Avenue and near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, drawing attention from drivers and pedestrians along the way. He has been documenting the trip on Instagram, where thousands of people are following his strange, funny, and very pear-shaped journey across the country.
After Tacoma, Glubbey was expected to continue south with stops including Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. His next big idea? A pear-shaped “Pear BNB” in Mississippi — because apparently one giant pear project is not enough.
You can find Glubbey’s Instagram account here.
Roy Rogers at Spanish Ballroom
Roy Rogers.
Slide guitar fans have a rare Tacoma show to look forward to this Saturday night.
Roy Rogers, considered one of the world’s top Delta slide guitarists, will perform a rare solo show at the Spanish Ballroom on Saturday, July 18. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m., and the event is open to all ages.
Rogers has spent decades touring and recording, with more than 20 recordings and eight Grammy nominations connected to his work as a producer, recording artist, and songwriter. Tickets are available in advance through Spanish Ballroom.
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