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TODAY - Saturday, October 3
Proctor Farmers’ Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp - 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM / Northwest Trek
Fall RV Show - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Dome
Touch-A-Truck - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Port of Tacoma
Free CPR Training - 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM / Eastside Community Center
Oktoberfest - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Griot’s Garage
Kaleidoscope - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM / Tacoma Main Library
HONK! Fest - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / McKinley Hill Business District
Pacific Auto Fest - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM / Convention Center
Candlelight Tour - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Fort Nisqually
Trick or Beat! Championship Wrestling - 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM / Armory
Ultimate Doors - 8:00 PM / Airport Tavern
Sunday, October 4
Grit City Backyard Ultra - 8:00 AM - 11:59 PM / McKinley Hilltop
CPR Sunday - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Foss High School
Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp - 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM / Northwest Trek
Fall RV Show - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Tacoma Dome
Titlow Park Centennial Celebration - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM / Titlow Park
Open Skate - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM / Armory
Les Misérables (final performance) - 2:00 PM / Tacoma Musical Playhouse
Music in the Boatshop - 4:00 PM / Foss Waterway Seaport
Adult Late Skate - 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM / Armory
Monday, October 5
50+ Tech Clinic - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM / Eastside Center
Fun Run/Walk - 6:00 PM / Fleet Feet
Dennis Jones Band - 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM / The Valley
Tuesday, October 6
The History of Concrete - 1:45 PM & 7:00 PM / The Grand
Haunted History: Lincoln HS - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM / The Nosy Nif
Studio Lighting 100 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM / Moore Library
Wednesday, October 7
Baby Storytime - 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM / Swasey Library
Intro to Mahjong - 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM / Browne Family Vineyards
CheapSk8 - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM / Armory
The Paul Green Jazz/Blues Quartet - 7:00 PM / The Spar
Thursday, October 8
Fish Tales - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Point Defiance Marina
Conversation Cafe - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM / Wheelock Library
Taking Back Sunday - 6:00 PM / Dune Peninsula
Mo’ Motion: Dance Workshop - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM / TAM
Frank Herbert Party! - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Proof
Friday, October 9
Fall Artisan & Vendor Festival - 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM / Point Defiance Park
63rd Tacoma Greek Festival - 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM / St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Trivia Night - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM / The Rusty Goat
Highly Suspect & Yelawolf - 7:00 PM / Temple Theatre
Mocedades - 8:00 PM / Rialto Theatre
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TODAY - Saturday, October 3
📱 High School Sports Events - Swimming
TCC vs SPSCC (Women’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / TCC Soccer Field
UPS vs Lewis & Clark (Football) - 1:00 PM / Baker Stadium
TCC vs SPSCC (Men’s Soccer) - 2:15 PM / TCC Soccer Field
Sunday, October 4
No local college or high school sports scheduled for today.
Monday, October 5
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Tennis
Tuesday, October 6
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Water Polo
Wednesday, October 7
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Water Polo
TCC vs Grays Harbor (Women’s Soccer) - 2:00 PM / TCC Soccer Field
TCC vs Clark College (Men’s Soccer) - 4:15 PM / TCC Soccer Field
Thursday, October 8
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis
Friday, October 9
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Water Polo
PLU vs Whitworth (Women’s Volleyball) - 7:00 PM / Olson Gym
UPS vs Whitman (Women’s Volleyball) - 7:00 PM / Memorial Fieldhouse
Gyros, Dancing and a Mountain of Pastries Are Coming Back to Tacoma
The Tacoma Greek Festival returns next weekend, bringing three days of food and celebration to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. The kitchen and outdoor tent will be busy with familiar favorites, while the pastry makers have been preparing for the crowds well ahead of time.
There’s also a new addition for anyone who has ever had trouble choosing between dessert and more dessert. Here’s what’s on the menu this year, plus a useful tip for getting there without hunting for parking.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Tacoma’s Biggest Used Bookstore Has an Unexpected New Customer
Tacoma Book Center has spent nearly four decades finding new readers for old books. Its towering collection in the Dome District has made it a destination for anyone who enjoys leaving with a title they never planned to buy.
Now the store’s owners are seeing demand from an unexpected corner of the economy. It’s a curious meeting of paper and artificial intelligence, and it raises a question: what do AI buyers want with used books?
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Inside the Broadway Shop Where Old Clothes Come with Stories
Dion’s Haberdashery on Antique Row is packed with vintage coats, hats and other finds, but owner Dion Teague’s route into the clothing business is as interesting as anything on the racks.
It began with a job that took him into the woods in a suit and shiny shoes. What happened next changed how he dressed—and eventually gave Broadway one of its more distinctive shops.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
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