Post Defiance One Year Anniversary
On Sunday, August 26th, Post Defiance was able to throw what may well have been the Tacoma party of the year, thanks to the support of our readers and the generosity of donors like 1022 South, 21 Cellars, Hilltop Pop Shop, Backcountry Creamery, Bluebeard Coffee, Sean Alexander, King’s Books, Springtide Press, Anagram Press, and Libertine Tacoma.
The party was our opportunity to thank our many contributors, while showcasing some of our favorite local artists – with performances by Taxi Driver, Colin Scott Reynolds (ILow), Kye Alfred Hillig, and Grace Youn with Angel Llanos.
The event left us feeling all the more grateful for our readers and supporters. We are so glad to be a part of such a wonderful community. We believe in Tacoma, and we look forward to another year of discovering the beauty it has to offer.
Photographer Alicia Wilkinson was on hand to document the festivities for our readers. Her pictures are shared with you in the gallery below. And as a bonus, a few of Grace Youn’s performances at the event have already made it to youtube. Be sure to check them out here.
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- Post Defiance Editors Daniel Rahe, Katy Evans and Kate Albert Ward take a moment of posed repose near a stand of tomato trees.
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- The Post Defiance Anniversary Party was a 3-phased event, beginning with coffee provided by Bluebeard, and homemade cake at the home of editor Timothy Thomas McNeely.
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- Part of the amazing array of cakes offered to our friends in editor Timothy Thomas McNeely’s home.
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- Thanks to a great new t-shirt design by artist Sean Alexander, Post Defiance has a new secret password: To enter any of our several secret lairs in Tacoma, simply say “Let’s go writers!” to the doorman.
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- Grace Youn
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- Kye Alfred Hillig played songs from his new release, Aurora, while listeners lounged on blankets in the sun.
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- Post Defiance celebrants gathered in the backyard of editor Katy Evans to enjoy refreshments provided by 1022 South, Backcountry Creamery, 21 Cellars, Hilltop Pop Shop and Bluebeard Coffee.
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- HIlltop Pop Shop generously donated dozens of delicious gourmet popsicles.
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- Grace Youn and Angel Llanos played a formidable set of cleverly arranged pop song covers and mash-ups for the party-goers.
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- A party that begins with homemade cakes and fresh fruit is a good party. We throw very good parties.
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- Taxi Driver, kicking off the Post Defiance anniversary party with a deftly executed set of jazz music.
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- Kye Alfred Hillig
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- No one could get enough of the cocktails and hors d’oeuvres donated by 1022 South.
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- Post Defiance is proud to have our own “merch” for the first time ever. We might be a bit biased, but we do recommend our lovely t-shirts and tote bags.
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- Colin Scott Reynolds, better known as ILow, holding court.
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- Taxi Driver
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- Grace Youn
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- Colin Scott Reynolds (ILow)
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- Colin Scott Reynolds (ILow)
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- No summer garden party is complete without jazz. But live jazz from an imposingly talented young local band – Taxi Driver – truly put the Post Defiance Anniversary party on another level.
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- There are few things in this world better than live music, friends and refreshments at a garden party.
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- Friends of Post Defiance
(All photographs by Alicia Wilkinson)
Remember – Post Defiance t-shirts and tote bags are still available! Please email us if you’re interested in purchasing.
