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After a year of construction at a cost of $15.5 million, the 16,000-square-foot expansion adds 32 percent new space to the museum's 50,000-square-foot facility. This state-of-the-art project includes four gracious new galleries, a sculpture hallway and an enlarged light-filled lobby. A hands-on art-making area for all
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Everybody knows not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Tacoma Art Museum certainly does. In this case, the gift horse is a bucking bronco, or lots of them - the 295 works of Western art from the Haub Family Collection donated to TAM, plus more than $15 million
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Emergencies don't always happen in convenient spots and with the far-flung locations that the Army sometimes trains in, it is important that medical evacuations can happen quickly and safely. To support this, medics with 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, trained in advanced medical evacuation techniques using
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For the third year in a row, the Weekly Volcano will host live bands every Saturday night at the Franciscan Polar Plaza ice rink. In conjunction with the Tacoma Art Museum's new Haub wing and "Art of the American West" exhibit, editor Pappi Swarner has booked seven Saturdays of bluegrass,
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[HIP-HOP] + FRI, NOV. 21 The 25Z60 (Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey & beyond) chapter of The Universal Zulu Nation is hosting a free party in celebration of Hip-Hop History Month for those who respect and love hip-hop. There will be MCs, DJs, B-Boy/Girls and visual arts/graffiti cyphers all night. The Zulu Nation and Temple
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Earlier this year, a video showing David Letterman rightfully losing his shit after watching a performance from Future Islands went viral. Samuel T. Herring, frontman for the synth-pop romantics, blew the roof off of the Ed Sullivan Theater with his wildly expressive performance - his intense stare, the animalistic way
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Bright shiny sunshine is hard to deny, but so is having an internationally known psychic read your cards or having your aura photographed. Tacoma’s Psychic Fair takes place the first weekend of every month at Crystal Voyage Wellness Center in the shadow of the Tacoma Dome. “There’s 11 to 13
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“Veiled Northwest: Photographs by Mary Randlett” is the latest show to open at Tacoma Art Museum. And it’s about time. Randlett is mostly famous for her portraits of Pacific Northwest artists such as Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan and Guy Anderson, but her softly lit and mysterious landscapes are also greatly
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