Kidical Mass: Making Room for Families of Cyclists
Tacoma’s second Kidical Mass, a family friendly group bike ride, will take place on June 8th. Join the group at Peoples Park and show Tacoma that “Kids are traffic too!”
Read articleLeukemia Girl in Chemo Land
“When I was at my weakest, just a sliver of my former identity, I began to wear the mask of Leukemia Girl.” Post Defiance editor Kate Albert Ward reflects on her life-altering diagnosis of cancer ten years ago, and how it shaped her understanding of community.
Read articleRepresent Post Defiance
The last round of Post Defiance merchandise with Sean Alexander’s design will be landing soon. And get a sneak peek of what’s coming next!
Read articleHow an Earnest Irwin Celebrates Presidents’ Day in Tacoma
Celebrate this Presidents’ Day by learning about how one Tacoma man re-imagined a small piece of presidential history because the real story didn’t go the way he wanted.
Read articleZoe Keating and the Portland Cello Project
I work at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, so I readily admit that I hold some level of enthusiasm for just about all that…
Read articleAt Home with Art
It’s been two months since the Spaceworks Cakewalk. As a means of celebrating the close of a fabulous Art at Work month, join Kate Albert Ward in taking a peek at where some of the artworks won at the Cakewalk have ended up.
Read articleTacoma-inspired Halloween Costumes
This year, forgo the debasing generic Halloween costume from a warehouse store in favor of a creative costume that displays your Tacoma pride. Join author Kate Albert Ward and local cartoonist R.R. Anderson in exploring just a few of the many possibilities for Tacoma-specific costumes.
Read articleDahlia Days of Summer
The Tacoma Dahlia Trial Garden in Point Defiance Park attracts locals and visitors alike. And for good reason. One of the best places in the nation for enjoying dahlias, the Trial Garden showcases a large variety of dahlias. Read more to learn about these show-flower hopefuls and the Washington State Dahlia Society who cares for them.
Read articleSpaceworks Tacoma
Over the past two years, the Spaceworks Tacoma program has helped many local artists and creative entrepreneurs find donated space to show their work and launch their creative endeavors. Spaceworks Tacoma supports both the arts and small businesses in Tacoma– learn how you can support them too!
Read articleThe Great Grizzly Escape
75 years ago, a grizzly bear was on the loose in Tacoma. The 600 pound bear escaped from his cage never to be found and how he escaped is still a mystery today. His successor, a bear named Butch, also escaped, but was recaptured when his stomach betrayed him after almost three weeks on the lam. Zoos serve an important purpose, but we can’t help but love a good animal escape story!
Read articleBe Kind to Animals
This article celebrates animal lovers and advocates, past and present, while gently reminding readers that not all animals are fortunate enough to have a home where they are loved and cared for. Taking the historic command to “Be Kind to Animals” to heart, Tacomans have created many opportunities to help support homeless, abused, and neglected animals.
Read articleStraw Hat Blues
Though books of style etiquette may often gather dust today, Tacomans formerly celebrated Straw Hat Day, when men would exchange their winter hats for straw hats come the end of May.
Read articleThe 10th Northwest Biennial at Tacoma Art Museum
The 10th Northwest Biennial, on view at the Tacoma Art Museum through May 20, 2012, brings together works of art executed in a variety of mediums that aim to articulate the essence of what it means to be a resident of the Pacific Northwest. The resulting exhibition proclaims new media and interdisciplinary as particularly important to Northwest art practice.
Read articleA Sweet and Hole-some History of Tacoma Doughnuts
I know you are trying to keep your New Year’s resolution, but did you know that Tacoma was once home to “The Doughnut King?” Read this article by staff writer Kate Albert Ward to learn more about the enduring romance between Tacomans and this delectable treat.
Read articleGlimmering Gone at the Museum of Glass
“Glimmering Gone” features striking new sculptural works formed through collaboration between artists Beth Lipman and Ingalena Klenell. Two of the installations were produced in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop.
Read articleThe Tacoma Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Is it possible to be appreciative and critical at the same time? The Tacoma Karpeles Manuscript Library has a rich story to tell and provides access to fascinating periods of our past completely free of charge, and yet, I still get this feeling that the relationship between the museum and the Tacoma community has not been fully realized. This year marks the twenty-year anniversary of the Karpeles’– perhaps it’s time to address some of these concerns.
Read articleRotator Magazine: Print is Dead! Long Live Print!
The launch party for Rotator Magazine takes place on Oct. 14 at 7pm, hosted by Fulcrum Gallery. Get ready for Rotator’s reinterpretation of the magazine as art form by reading this article!
Read articleA Vision for a Tacoma Print Arts Center
Six months after Wayzgoose, Post Defiance revisits the viability of a Tacoma Print Arts Center, a topic raised during the panel discussion “Future Bound: Letterpress &Book Arts in Tacoma.” The vision persists, but where do plans stand now?
Read articleHow Does your Garden Grow?
Take a stroll with Kate Albert Ward through a secret garden. Also, explore urban gardening with Ms. Kale and Mr. Collard Greens.
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