TeenTix Events Calendar
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit)
The sketch comedy show Almost Live! aired on KING 5 from 1984 to 1999. It poked fun at regional stereotypes, gave us memorable characters and sketches, and launched local celebrities and national careers. It was a renowned success at a…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
New Year’s All Year Round: Theater, Dance & Sound
The New Year is a great time for reflecting, celebrating, and spending time with family. Lion Dancers move to the sound of drums and firecrackers. Families gather around the table to enjoy a feast. Come learn about the origins of…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values…
10:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Fischersund: Faux Flora
Jónsi returns to the National Nordic Museum with the Icelandic artist collective Fischersund. Fischersund presents an immersive multimedia exhibition integrating scent, sound, sculpture, 3D-graphics, and photography to capture the five life cycles of a plant.Faux Flora invents new plant species, the…
10:00am
Exhibit
REMEMBRANCE THE LEGACY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 IN WASHINGTON STATE
The Washington State History Museum
REMEMBRANCE: The Legacy of Executive Order 9066 in Washington StateExplore the intergenerational impacts and legacy of the incarceration of people of Japanese descent during World War II.In this gallery, visitors will experience history through photographs, art, objects, letters, and film. …
10:00am
Exhibit
HOME BEYOND EARTH
Imagine living in a place where the night sky is always clear and sparkles with countless stars, and every day the entire world shines outside your windows. Home Beyond Earth is an immersive new exhibition that goes to the heart…
11:00am
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Frye Salon
Frye Salon features over one hundred paintings from the Frye Art Museum’s Founding Collection hung floor to ceiling—a display mode referred to as a salon-style hang. The installation approximates the dramatic viewing experience enjoyed by visitors to Charles and Emma…
1:00pm
Workshops/Classes
Free Mental Health Support
Free drop-in therapy and mental health support is available for middle and high school students during after-school hours at the Teen Center with mental health therapist, Christina MSW, LISCWA. Contact Christina Yiatchos at cyiatchos@chs-nw.org for more information. Schedule Monday: 2:3…
2:00pm
Theater
Primary Trust
Extended by popular demand—five shows added!Kenneth has lived his entire life in the same small town. Every day he works at the bookstore, then shares happy hour Mai Tais with his best friend. And so what if his best friend…
6:00pm
Film | Exhibit
Sophie Morgan's Fight to Fly - a free screening
On Nov. 13 at 6 p.m., The Museum of Flight and Blue Origin present a free film screening of award-winning producer/director Sophie Morgan’s powerful documentary, Sophie Morgan's Fight to Fly. The film is followed by a panel discussion with Morgan exploring…
7:30pm
Theater
Primary Trust
Extended by popular demand—five shows added!Kenneth has lived his entire life in the same small town. Every day he works at the bookstore, then shares happy hour Mai Tais with his best friend. And so what if his best friend…
7:30pm
Theater
Legally Blonde
Don’t judge a blonde by her cover! Elle Woods appears to have it all. But her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms…
All Day
Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Culture is Living @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The Culture is Living gallery breaks down traditional museum authority and brings the expertise and knowledge of communities to the forefront.Cultural belongings at the Burke Museum aren’t tucked away on shelves. They are alive, embodying the knowledge, language, and stories of…
All Day
Miscellaneous
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens
The Bellevue Botanical Garden features cultivated display gardens, natural wetlands and a woodland trail, displaying the best plants and gardening practices for healthy, beautiful Northwest gardens. Visitors are welcome any day, from dawn to dusk.
All Day
Exhibit
Daily Admission @ Lakewold Gardens
Lakewold Gardens provides intentional encounters with the life-changing power of nature, fostering peace, creativity, and healing in our communities.
All Day
Miscellaneous
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Located next to the global headquarters of the Gates Foundation in Seattle, the Discovery Center is a free public space open to all. Through our exhibitions and programs, we share stories and data from our partners, grantees, and foundation employees…
All Day
Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Fossils Uncovered @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history is a continuing saga of dynamic change.Events from ice ages to splitting continents influenced what survived, how life evolved, and what went extinct.See the only real dinosaur fossils on display in Washington state (including one of…
All Day
Film
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema!
The Grand Cinema is pleased to participate in a pilot program funded by Tacoma Creates. Students and EBT/Quest card holders living within Tacoma city limits may now attend most* public showings at The Grand Cinema. Any student of any age…
All Day
Film
In Theatres @ The Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema is the South Sound's nonprofit home for independent, international, and local film. Our mission: The Grand Cinema enriches lives and enhances the cultural vitality of the Greater Tacoma community through the art of film. As a nonprofit…
All Day
Visual Arts | Museum Tour
Permanent Collection: Nordic Journeys
The National Nordic Museum’s core exhibition, Nordic Journeys, spans centuries, from prehistoric migrations to Viking adventures to modern-day challenges and triumphs. Go on a journey across 1.3 million square miles and twelve thousand years to explore the Nordic region. Then…
All Day
Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Rare Air: Connecting with Species of Flight
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Rare Air: Connecting with Species of Flight shares original art, Burke Museum collections, and interactive experiences that tell stories of rare and endangered species of flight.Immersing guests in the world of bats, bees, birds, and butterflies, this all-ages exhibit demonstrates…
All Day
Museum Tour | Exhibit
We Can Be Heroes: Voting and Beyond
There is a long history of discrimination, disenfranchisement, and barriers to voting that have affected AANHPI (and other) communities. These barriers have sparked community movements that have demanded change – and won.Our political system is resistant to change – but…