Arts & Events

By OLIVIA PIERCE FREEMAN   The Kittredge Gallery opened two new exhibits by artists Randy Bolton and Holly Senn on Monday of this week. Randy Bolton has worked in many visiting artist positions across the country and currently works as the Head of the Print Media Department and the Artist in Residence at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His artistic approach is one intended to lure the viewer in on a second glance. His art is inspired by illustrations from children’s books and science texts, as he recognizes the...

By AUDREY KAUFMAN   Aspiring entrepreneurs, listen up! You could win $100. Tacoma Entrepreneurial Network’s (TEN) annual event, “Innovate! Create!” is a challenging competition for entrepreneurs. While “Innovate! Create!” takes place here on campus at the University of Puget Sound, the event also attracts students from all over Tacoma. Students from any of Tacoma’s institutions of higher education, (including Evergreen State College, University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University  (PLU) and of course, University of Puget Sound) are allowed to participate. At “Innovate! Create!”, students are given a problem to...

By KATHRYN STUTZ Twenty-four hours to create, 70 minutes to perform: Tacoma’s own rapid theatre phenomenon, Double Shot, showcases the best local talent in two upcoming free performances. This year’s production of the annual event will also feature Puget Sound student Sophie Schwartz. The Double Shot show will be comprised of seven 10-minute short productions: five plays of various styles, an improvisation piece by local improv group Muh Grog Zoo, and a dance number choreographed and performed by the Barefoot Studios Dance Troupe. “You might get a piece that’s very funny, followed by...

By AUDREY KAUFMAN The annual Tacoma Film Festival (TFF) will take place from Oct. 3-10 this year. Praised by Postdefiance.com as “one of the premier film festivals in the Northwest,” TFF aims to showcase local artistry and talent here in Tacoma and throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Tacoma Film Festival does not limit itself to Washington’s borders. It also celebrates a variety of other films from across the globe, hosting filmmakers from Germany and Australia to the Philippines and Cambodia. This year’s festival promises a wide array of indie comedies, documentaries and...