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TODAY - Wednesday, October 14
Aging Wellness Day - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM / People’s Community Center
Up and Atom: Chocolate Recipe - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM / Moore Library
Tanner Laws Band - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Thursday, October 15
Third Thursday - Free Museums / Various Times and Locations
Yucky & Scary Plants - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM / W.W. Seymour Conservatory
Simple Machines - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM / Kobetich Library
Makers Market - 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM / 7 Seas Brewery
Kacey Evans - 6:00 PM / El Gaucho
Rock with a Reason - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Friday, October 16
Tacoma Holiday Festival - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Dome
Zoomagination Station - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM / PDZA
Fabric Wing Sewing - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Main Library
Fear of a Female Planet - 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM / Real Art Tacoma
Arsenic and Old Lace - 7:30 PM / Tacoma Little Theatre
Fox and Bones - 8:00 PM / New Frontier Lounge
Saturday, October 17
Proctor Farmers’ Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Orca Recovery Day - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Multiple Locations
Zoo Boo - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM / PDZA
Tacoma Holiday Festival - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Dome
Tacoma Studio Tour - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Multiple Locations
On My Bloc(k) - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / TCC
What Is My Glass Worth? - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Museum of Glass
Halloween Parade & Spooky Street Fair - 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Proctor
Paranormal in the PNW - 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Odd Otter
Moonlight - 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Sunday, October 18
Zoo Boo - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM / PDZA
Tacoma Holiday Festival - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM / Tacoma Dome
Tacoma Studio Tour - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Multiple Locations
Family Fun Skate - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM / Armory
Kareem Kandi - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM / Museum of Glass
Rick Steves - 7:00 PM / PLU
Scuffed Realtor - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Adult Late Skate - 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM / Armory
Monday, October 19
MNF Watch Party - 5:15 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Fun Run/Walk - 6:00 PM / Fleet Feet Proctor
Film Festival Preview - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / The Grand Cinema
Tuesday, October 20
Power of the Wind - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM / Fern Hill Library
Craft & Horror Movie Night - 4:30 PM - 11:30 PM / Real Art Tacoma
Banned Book Club - 7:00 PM / King’s Books
Diles Que No Me Maten - 8:00 PM / Jazzbones
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TODAY - Wednesday, October 14
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Tennis
TCC vs Green River College (Women’s Volleyball) - 6:30 PM / Titan Gym
Thursday, October 15
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Water Polo
Friday, October 16
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Soccer, Tennis
Saturday, October 17
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Tennis
TCC vs Centralia College (Women’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / TCC Soccer Field
TCC vs Pierce College (Men’s Soccer) - 2:15 PM / TCC Soccer Field
Sunday, October 18
There are no local college or high school sports events scheduled for Sunday, October 18.
Monday, October 19
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Water Polo
Tuesday, October 20
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis
UPS vs PLU (Women’s Volleyball) - 7:00 PM / Memorial Fieldhouse
Japanese Comedy Takes a Seat at Tacoma’s Sister Cities Celebration
Katsura Sunshine
Tacoma Sister Cities’ free fall celebration is bringing Japanese dance, taiko drumming and hands-on crafts to Eastside Community Center on Sunday, October 25. Among the attractions is Katsura Sunshine, a Canadian-born storyteller making his first Tacoma appearance.
Sunshine practices rakugo, a centuries-old Japanese form of comedy in which one seated performer becomes an entire cast of characters. His journey from Toronto playwright to apprentice in Japan is as unexpected as the art itself—and gives this community celebration a particularly intriguing guest.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
After the Rain, Stay Out of the Thea Foss Waterway
Rain can leave more than puddles along Tacoma’s waterfront. The Health Department has issued a seasonal advisory urging people to avoid water contact in part of the Thea Foss Waterway for 48 hours after rainfall—including kayaking and paddleboarding.
The warning covers a specific stretch near downtown, where rain can wash bacteria into the water. Before heading out for a fall paddle, there’s also a broader caution worth understanding: the 48-hour window isn’t an automatic all-clear.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Two Weeks of Narrows Bridge Lane Closures Are Coming
Drivers heading from Tacoma to Gig Harbor should prepare for a longer disruption on the Narrows Bridge. WSDOT expects an upcoming repair to require roughly two weeks of continuous westbound lane closures, with the start date still to be announced.
The work targets an aging bridge joint, and its location helps explain why crews can’t simply handle everything overnight. Other highway projects are also bringing lane closures around Tacoma and Fife this week, giving drivers more than one reason to check their route.
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