Arts & Events

Celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tacoma Bus Tour during Tacoma’s Art @ Work Month, attendees of the event boarded the yellow charter bus excited and ready for a day’s worth of art. The event gives the people of Tacoma the chance to visit and talk to over 55 local artists. With the choice to pay the regular admission fee of $15 or VIP admission for $25, buyers who spent the extra $10 enjoyed a goody bag filled with gift certificates, candy and coupons from local businesses that sponsor the...

Modern violinist Andrew Bird released his tenth studio album “Hands of Glory” on Oct. 30 as a musical companion to his last collection, “Break it Yourself.” This album highlights Bird’s creativity as an artist; incorporating a variety of genres, but always highlighting the violin in different ways. Because Bird was trained in the Suzuki method of violin, in which one is trained completely by ear, he possesses the freedom and creativity with the interest to bring the violin into the spectrum of modern rock. Bird produced this album with minimal...

Just around the corner from campus, nestled in between Fleetstreet Runners and one of the few remaining video rental shops, is a small wine bar and restaurant. Pour at Four offers an extensive wine list and multiple small plates and entrée items. Even mid-week, the small restaurant was busy with large dining groups at four or five tables. A few appetizers featured on their menu include pommes frites (french fries)($7); Mediterranean Flatbread Pizza ($8) topped with pesto, red onions, mushrooms, peppadews, artichokes and feta cheese; baked Brie en Croute ($8)...

With the rain setting in and dampening both toes and spirits, a well-decorated interior space is a necessary respite from the gloom. Luckily, brightening your home or dorm room is easily done with a bit of glue, construction paper and a DIY attitude. Preserve the colors of fall by pressing leaves in old textbooks (or current ones you never read). Place the leaves in between two pages near the middle of the book, or between two sheets of waxed paper under a stack of heavy objects, and leave to press...

This Week: “My Sound Collection” with Ali McGrath, Wednesdays at 11 a.m. If you want a music recommendation or something new to listen to, Ali McGrath from “My Sound Collection” is the woman to talk to. She has a tendency to suggest music she thinks you will like. Soon enough a mix CD will be in your campus mailbox with a few off-the-wall artists, a few go-to bands and at least one or two songs by The Books. Researching song meanings and listening to lyrics is McGrath’s form of procrastination:...

The month of November hosts a number of month-long holidays, including No Shave November, Aviation History Month and even Peanut Butter Lovers Month. But if you are not into growing out your facial hair, appreciating the history of aircraft or loving peanut butter, perhaps you want to consider participating in National Novel Writing Month, also called NaNoWriMo or NaNo. NaNoWriMo is an event that people participate in worldwide and, to put it simply, those people all attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. This involves writing...