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SUBAREA PLANNING GROUP HOLDS FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER Stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

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panel of five local governments with direct interests in the future of the Tacoma Tideflats met officially for the first time last week to start the process of drafting rules, regulations and visions of what the working waterfront will look like for decades to come.

The working group includes two elected officials from each government: Tacoma, Fife, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Port of Tacoma and Pierce County.

Much of the meeting was to provide the working group with an overview of how the process will work, from setting up a framework that a future consultant to follow, to how the staff of each of the governments will work together on draft recommendations for the group to then consider how voting on those recommendations would be handled.

What was clear was that the five governments hope to work “collaboratively” in what will be a multi-year process. But much like the George Orwell book “Animal Farm,” where all animals were equal but some animals were “more equal than others,” some chairs at the subarea planning table sit higher than others.

The City of Tacoma, for example, has the legal authority over zoning issues within its boundaries, so the subarea plan recommendations and the

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The subarea plan for the Tideflats has started with the first meeting of the five-government group that will advise the city on crafting new zoning rules for the working waterfront. daily work will flow through its Planning and Land Services Department, as the project’s lead agency, albeit shared with a staff committee made up of planners from the other governments. The five-government committee of local officials will have 45 days to get recommendations back to Tacoma’s planning department, proposed changes that are then forwarded up the review chain to the City Council for consideration. The timeline is meant to keep the process

from stalling, as is the approval requirement of just three of the five governments – rather than a unanimous recommendation.

“We have to manage ‘not rushing’ with ‘dragging our feet,’” Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards said, noting that inter-government communication will be critical since any recommendations from the five-government working group would have to then go back to each of the member councils for formal

consideration.

On top of that official review for recommendations will be a 20-member stakeholder advisory board of businesses, surrounding governments and interest groups. Most of the interested parties have already been identified, but Tacoma, the port and the tribe will each select three representatives since those governments are funding the subarea plan. Tacoma and the port have pledged u See SUBAREA PLANNING / page 7

TACOMA SCHOOLS TAKES VICTORY LAP FOR GRADUATION RATE, SETS SIGHTS ON OLYMPIA

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER Stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

Tacoma Public School District officials, teachers and community partners held a short-and-sweet celebration last week to mark the release of its graduation figures.

Now the district will focus on lawmakers in Olympia to shore up state funding for schools. So far the district has been forced to lay off staff and foresees more cuts with a projected shortfall of $38 million next year.

The crowd was all smiles at a ceremony at the Eastside Community Center last week when school officials and community backers marked the fact that the graduation rate from Tacoma public schools has topped 89.3 percent – the highest since the state began officially

tracking the statistic 15 years ago. The gain also marks the eighth straight year of increased graduation rates in the district.

Inside the district’s overall graduation numbers are statistics for each high school that range from a low of 66.7 graduation rate in the district’s alternative school of Oakland, which posted a 19 percent gain over the last four years, to the district’s Science and Math Institute (SAMI), with 98.8 percent on-time graduation. Its fouryear rate actually went down by 1 percent, however. But overall, the district’s high school graduation rates are up 8 percent since 2014.

Other statistics for student achievement also show signs of improvement. The graduation rate for students who primarily speak a language other than English, for

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example, now graduate at the same rate as the district as a whole.

“There are still kids we are working on,” Superintendent Carla Santorno said, noting that providing services to homeless students, for example, is proving challenging but showing signs of improving. “That gap is closing, but we still have more work to do.”

The gains have come through a community-wide focus on changing Tacoma’s culture to focus on education at all levels through partnerships, mentors, changes in district policies and tracking student achievement against benchmarks and goals set by the school board almost a decade ago.

“It is now uncool not to stay in school,” Santorno

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SR-167 completion project gives update

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The SR 167 Completion Project team is kicking off 2019 with lots of activities. Some of the key highlights include: • Conducting an online open house (https:// sr167openhouse.org) as part of our National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) re-evaluation that analyzes whether there are any new potentially significant adverse environmental effects of the SR 167 Completion Project – Phase 1 Improvements. The online open house will provide information about the re-evaluation and an opportunity to provide comments on the findings. The online open house will be open for comments from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13.

• Holding an access hearing. The access hearing will provide property owners next to the proposed SR 167 alignment the opportunity to comment on how the project will affect the access to their property once the project is complete. The hearing will be held on March 14 at Puyallup City Hall at 6 p.m.

• Evaluating contractor qualifications. Contractors will be submitting their qualifications to build the SR 167/70th Avenue E. Bridge Vicinity Replacement Project over I-5 in late January. We expect to select a contractor in June and begin construction in the fall.

• Stockpiling surplus clean fill dirt. We continue to stockpile clean fill dirt for future use on the SR 167 Project. The fill dirt is being stockpiled on WSDOT right of way near the Puyallup Recreation Center. This and future deliveries of approved fill dirt will help reduce project costs.

• Continuing real estate acquisitions. We have now acquired more than 80 percent of the needed right of way land for the planned improvements. If you have specific questions about property to be purchased for the SR 167 Completion Project, please contact Allen Partin, the project real estate manager, at partinc@wsdot.wa.gov or (360) 357-2718.

Contact HoffmaC@consultant.wsdot.wa.gov for more information.

Portion of park renamed in honor of Jack Tanner

It was a wet day for good old Perceval, but he got it done. He always gets it done.

A portion of Marine Park will be renamed to honor Jack Tanner, a prominent judge and civil rights activist.

Tacoma City Council approved the change on Jan. 15, Aaron Pointer, president of the Metro Parks Board of Commissioners, testified in favor of the name change prior to the vote. “Jack was a hero in our community,” Pointer said, adding that Tanner was “a champion for civil rights.” Pointer expressed hope that children who visit the park will be inspired by Tanner to pursue careers as judges.

He pointed out that Tanner was the first African American federal judge in the Northwest and that this will be the first park in Pierce County named for an Af-

rican American. Pointed said Tanner was the campaign manager for the late U.S. Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson when he ran for president in 1976 and that Tanner ran for governor in 1966. He said Tanner would have been pleased to know the park is just up the street from the restaurant Harbor Lights, of which he was a regular customer.

Tanner grew up in Tacoma and graduated from Stadium High School in 1938. After serving in the military during World War II, he enrolled at the University of Puget Sound and worked as a longshoreman. He then went to law school at the University of Washington and passed the bar exam in 1955.

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Deputies believe that Vazquez Lopez was walking along the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle that was heading westbound on 152nd St. E. The unidentified vehicle fled the scene and the driver has not been identified.

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SHARED BIKE, SCOOTER PROGRAMS SET FOR RENEWAL New rules in the works

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER Stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

Rentable bikes and scooters landed around Tacoma seemingly overnight last fall under pilot programs with the companies Lime and Bird.

Lime kicked off the system with 100 motor-assist bikes and 250 motorized scooters in September, while Bird landed with 250 scooters a month later under shortterm agreements to see if Tacomans would use the vehicles for short trips across town rather than taking their cars. The pilot right-of-way agreements with the city were to last two months and were then granted separate 60-day extensions that expire in a matter of weeks. Under the extensions, Lime now offers 250 bikes and 500 scooters around the city, while Bird expanded to offer 500 scooters.

Extensions are now in the works to allow the companies to operate at least through the spring to allow them to collect more information about user patterns as well as for the city to ponder changes to its city codes and requirements.

Since the companies started operation, Lime and Bird have served nearly 20,000 unique users, who took 90,000 trips on the short-term shared bikes and scooters. The median trip for the users was just a half-mile.

Those trips were largely through downtown Tacoma and Ruston Way. “The popularity of the service indicates latent demand for a quick, easy way to move around the City for short trips,” according to a staff report for the City Council study session on the issue.

The council supported extensions of the pilot program to allow for more data to be collected, particularly during the spring since usage will likely rise as the weather improves. The extension will also allow the city to address concerns about the scooters and bikes that residents raised.

The concerns include the lack of equitable distribu-

tion of the bikes and scooters around the city, which is now required to be 50 percent outside of Ruston Way and downtown so residents of South Tacoma and the Eastside can try out the concept. Another concern is the safety factors of helmets, the speed of the scooters that can ride on sidewalks and the abandonment of the vehicles on sidewalks and yards rather than at central hubs or on city right of ways. Disability advocates have raised concerns about the vehicles blocking sidewalks that are used by people in wheelchairs, for example.

City-collected data found there were nine accidents involving the shared scooters but none involving the bicycles. The scooters can travel up to 15 miles per hour, faster if heading downhill, something councilmembers hope either throttling technology or franchise agreements with the companies could address.

“I just think they are really, really fast,” Councilmember Chris Beale said.

Another issue is that of how to encourage users to wear helmets either by requiring the companies provide them or some other system. The city also has to address contradictions in the law over where riders can travel.

City law allows scooters on sidewalks, while state law does not. City codes also require helmets for scooters but not for bicycle riders.

“That could be something we require in an agreement,” Councilmember Conor McCarthy said, noting that adding four-wheel options might expand the rideshare and vehicle rental appeal.

A stakeholder group has been created to assist the City Council in crafting the emerging industry that cities have explored to address mobility and congestion issues through the scooter-sharing programs. Those recommendations will be presented to the council this spring and address a host of concerns and city law changes.

The city has a goal of having 22 percent of its residents travel by non-gas-powered means by 2040, at a time when Tacoma is expected to have 127,000 more residents than it does now.

South Sound leaders to convene at economic forecast breakfast Every business depends on a healthy local income, a thriving real estate environment, retail growth, B2B opportunities, or our local port, manufacturing, and industry sectors and forecasting the state of the economy is vital to making sound business decisions.

You don’t want to miss the 2019 Horizons Economics Forecast Breakfast – Wednesday, Jan. 23, 7-9 a.m. at Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center.

Local economist and researcher Dr. Neal Johnson of Sound Resource Economics, alongside Tom Layson, host and producer of KBTC’s "Northwest Now," will be presenting original commissioned research – the Pierce County Economic Index (PCEI) report, which forecasts the upcoming economic landscape of Pierce County and what to expect in 2019. Attendees will later have all-exclusive access to a website version of the PCEI report.

Dr. Jon D. Haveman, executive director of the National Economic Education Delegation (NEED) will

be this year’s national economist. Haveman has published extensively on a wide variety of economic issues. He also has a lengthy record of publishing articles in the areas of labor and international economics and a work history related to private asset accumulation. A well-known media commentator, Haveman has been quoted in The Economist, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, and San Jose Mercury News, among many other publications. His radio and television appearances include regular interviews on CBS Channel 5 in San Francisco, and interviews on KCBS AM, KGO AM, and KQED public radio. Haveman speaks regularly at and has testified at numerous federal and state government hearings on issues related to seaport activity and security, technology, trade, and local economic development.

Visit http://bit.ly/Horizons2019 for more information on the event, speakers, and sponsors.

Public invited to join conversation about Tacoma Creates The City of Tacoma’s Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality invites the public to a community conversation about Tacoma Creates – a voter-approved initiative to expand arts, culture, heritage, and science experiences throughout Tacoma, reduce barriers to access, and increase offerings for youth after school and in the summer. This free public event will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6-8 p.m. at Theater on the Square (915 Broadway in Tacoma).

Attendees will learn more about Tacoma Creates, its intended purpose, the parameters defined in the legislation to guide program development, opportunities this funding could support, and next steps as the City engages with the community to evolve Tacoma Creates. Following an initial introductory presentation, attendees will gather for small group conversations to envision end

results for Tacoma Creates and what needs to happen to achieve those end results.

“We want to hear from the diverse voices and talents throughout our city,” said Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. “We depend on your unique insights into how we can continue to move Tacoma forward. Input from community members of all backgrounds will be key to our success.”

This event, presented by the City of Tacoma’s Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, will be hosted by Tacoma Arts Live. It is free and open to the public. Supervised children are welcome; teens and young adults are encouraged to participate. Light refreshments will be served.

More information can be found on the event’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/events/ 960305317494861.

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PROCTOR ART GALLERY Festivities on tap for Jan. 26 Pomodoro Italian Restaurant and Bar, a 20 percent off coupon at Museum Quality Framing, and more.

There are 40 swag bags available, so In the heart of the Proctor District is a must-experience treasure trove of art arrive early to get yours. And, if you can’t make it on Jan. 26, customers who called Proctor Art Gallery at 3811 make a minimum $100 purN. 26th St. Featuring artists chase from now until that from throughout the Pacifday will be entered into a ic Northwest (but mostly swag bag raffle. the local area), the gal“All of these ideas lery is full of paintings, are from brainstorming jewelry, sculptures, with our resident artmixed-media and ists,” Phelps said, commore, all beautifully disbined with her teaming played with a keen eye up with her fellow busifor showcasing each colness owners in the Proctor lection at its best.

District Association and the For 10 years Proctor Art Pamela Phelps Proctor Arts Fest committee. In Gallery has enjoyed popularity among art lovers of all stripes, and fact, Proctor Art Gallery’s very existence Saturday, Jan. 26 has been designated relies on the 18 resident artists who disas the day to celebrate the gallery’s first play and sell their works at the gallery. As decade in business. Owner/manager Pa- part of their contract, the artists pay rent mela Phelps consulted with the gallery’s and agree to work two days a month staffresident artists and together they came ing the gallery. The artists retain 90 perup with a fun way to thank customers – cent of their sales, with 5 percent going swag bags. From 1-5 p.m. that day, with toward marketing and 5 percent as profit a minimum purchase customers will be that Phelps uses to make improvements gifted with a swag bag containing a piece to the shop. The artists are free to change of unique art by one of the gallery artists, up their space to keep it fresh and introgift certificates and discount coupons at duce new pieces. The first Tuesday of evProctor businesses like free appetizers at ery month, the artwork is re-hung and the

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showroom floor re-designed so that the gallery is always changing and looking fresh and bright.

“The artists are the face of the gallery and that really set us apart,” Phelps said.

“You get to meet and talk to the artists and hear about the insight the artist had when creating that piece so when you take it home, it means a lot more. That’s something you won’t find when you buy art online.”

Herself a jewelry artist (search “Pamela Phelps-Designs” on Facebook) and watercolorist, Phelps purchased the gallery in 2016 from original owners/artists Carolyn Burt and Chuck Gorley (Burt continues, though, as one of the gallery’s resident artists). Having already been a resident artist at the gallery since 2013, Phelps came in with a solid knowledge of how the business works and what the artists’ needs are. She also gave the gallery a nice interior facelift.

“I took everything and really boosted it,” as Phelps described it.

Third Thursday Art Walk evenings make the perfect time to visit Proctor Art Gallery. “We participate in third Thursday Art Walk so I have three artists that I feature a month and they get front billing in the front window displays, and I do a

cocktail party meet and greet,” Phelps said. “The artists invite people to see their new body of work and it’s really been exciting. Our customers know and expect this event on third Thursdays every month.”

The gallery also holds an open house at Christmas and customer appreciation events in June. Reaching out to the broader community, Proctor Art Gallery has donated to a University of Puget Sound therapy group auction, to Hilltop Artists Arts Connect 2 program, and has done a fundraiser for MultiCare for the past four years.

Another reflection of Phelps’ gallery ownership is its tagline that she created: “Art Connects Us.” “What I talk to our artist all the time about is the difference between a customer experience and customer service.

We’ve done a big shift in the past couple years to focus on the experience people have when they’re in the presence of art,” Phelps said, and that is certainly what you will find at Proctor Art Gallery.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.ProctorArt.com or call (253) 759-4238 for more information.

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NOURISH PIERCE COUNTY TRUCK COMING TO TCC TUESDAY NIGHTS

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secure students and community members with free perishable foods.

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t Subarea planning From page 1 $500,000 each, while the tribe has approved $200,000 since most of the Tideflats falls inside its reservation.

The call for a subarea plan came after concerns following the heated battle years ago over the now-dead plans to build what would have been the world’s largest methanol refinery and also current concerns over Puget Sound Energy’s construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the Tideflats. The furor over the plant

centers on environmental concerns and the construction of an 8-million-gallon, fossil fuel facility at a time when science is urging alternative fuel sources to combat climate change borne from greenhouse gas emissions.

The next big step in the subarea plan will be finalizing the scope of work that would then lead to the selection of a consultant. That selection could come as early as April and provide a shepherd to guide the complex process through what could be a two- or-three-year effort.

In the meantime, most of the working waterfront is under interim regulations that restrict developments and expansions but must be reviewed and readopted every six months until the subarea plan is adopted and perma-

nent zoning rules pass the City Council.

Noting that the process might take a long time and seem contentious at times, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier applauded the city for creating a collaborative effort that involves constant oversight by not only its subarea plan partners but from community members and stakeholders. He noted that it serves as a model for other large projects and issues facing the county by building trust and understanding among the different governments.

“We have a lot of other things ahead of us,” he said.

The next meeting of the five-government working group is tentatively set for Feb. 8.

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That was not always the case. After the release of the Class of 2011 graduation rate of 61.7 percent, the school board set a bold goal in 2012 – to graduate 85 percent of Tacoma students by 2020. At the time, 85 percent sounded like a stretch to many, especially considering that in 2007 a national researcher labeled all Tacoma’s comprehensive high schools as “dropout factories” in a news story published across the country.

“That really struck hard for me,” said school board member Karen Vialle, who was a city council member in the early 1990s before then serving as Tacoma mayor. She was also a substitute teacher in the district for more than 10 years. “We really needed to take action.”

The district, for example, opened up college preparatory classes to all students by absorbing the cost of the final test that allowed them to waive the course once they reached college. The test fee was an

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obstacle for students from financially disadvantaged families.

The Foundation for Tacoma Students also formed under the banner of Graduate Tacoma, to serve as a non-profit umbrella of more than 250 community partners, businesses and government agencies to track and improve student achieve-

ment in the district that are guided by 17 achievement indicators set by the district. Those goals range from everything from increased enrollment in preschool to higher elementary reading levels and closing achievement gaps between white and minority or disadvantaged students.

The gains, however, are facing funding

troubles under the state’s current model for funding public education – something the district and education watchers hope lawmakers will address during the current legislative session. At issue is the fact that the state’s funding model for public school funding hamstrings urban districts like Tacoma by limiting the amount it can gather from voter-approved levies.

Voters, for example, approved $70 million in levy funding but the new formula allows the district to collect just $40 million of that. The formula change caused layoffs this school year, and potentially more in the coming year.

“I have to have a balanced budget no matter what,” Santorno said. “But I trust the legislature.”

Santorno has served as the school district’s superintendent since 2011, more than double the average tenure of school superintendents, particularly one leading a district that is posting such high student achievement gains. That’s a fact she readily admits, but she quickly adds that while recruiters call her all the time, she’s not interested in leaving.

“My heart is here,” she said. “My mission is here.”

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION A LITTLE BUMPY FOR TEASE CHOCOLATES Despite one-lane traffic and a few detour signs, Stadium District chocolatier keeps business as usual

BY MATT NAGLE matt@tacomaweekly.com

As Link light rail construction is underway in the heart of Stadium District, businesses along North 1st Street are experiencing the first week of road work that will continue for approximately four more months.

Lane closures, “no parking” signs and such are making it a bit more challenging to find parking as some roadways are torn up for sewer work, but this doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to move about the district. Everything is as accessible as it was before construction began and all businesses there will remain open throughout this phase of construction.

At Tease Chocolates (610 N. 1st St.), owners Topher and Julie Farrell are taking it a day at a time just like their fellow merchants in the neighborhood. Tease Chocolates’ days and hours of operation have not, and will not, change and inside the shop it’s business as usual to produce the best handmade chocolates, truffles, cara-

“It looks worse than it is.

People should continue to come to the neighborhood.”

– Tease Chocolates co-owner Topher Farrell

mels, bars and more as Tease Chocolates has done for years. And there are parking spaces available in the lot at Stadium Thriftway, so it isn’t always necessary to drive around looking for a space on the street.

Topher admits, understandably, that it is still a stressful time.

“This neighborhood already has many challenges when it comes to parking and navigation. I hope that it goes well and finishes quickly,” he said of the construction project. “We’ve been talking to customers about this for months and many of them have said that they plan to continue coming to the neighborhood despite the construction, while a few others have stat-

ed that they plan to avoid the area unless it’s absolutely necessary for them to come here.

“It looks worse than it is. People should continue to come to the neighborhood.”

He said that the City of Tacoma has been communicative with Stadium businesses such that he and Julie feel informed about what will be happening construction-wise over the coming months. However, there still remains concern over how the construction

will affect those who shop in Stadium District.

“My biggest fear is that we get a fraction of our walk-in business, which makes up more than 75 percent of all business for us,” Topher said. “We plan to start offering online ordering in the next two weeks. We may run some specials as well. It’s so early in the construction that we just don’t know what to expect yet.”

So far in this first week of construction, he characterizes business at Tease Chocolates as “sporadic,” with weekdays showing to be the slowest for business.

“We saw a 90 percent drop in our (weekday) walk-in traffic, but Saturday and Sunday were typical days. We have incredibly determined customers and it’ll take a lot to keep them away!”

For more information on Tease Chocolates and all their delicious confections, stop by the shop, call (253) 327-1860 or e-mail Julie@ teasechocolates.com. The shop is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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FLASH TAKE DOWN STARS

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he Tacoma Stars returned home Jan. 11 to take on the MASL Southwest Division leader Monterrey Flash (4-1) and battled to the very end before falling 9-8 to the visitors. Franck Tayou had an incredible night for Monterrey, picking up five goals including the game winner with five seconds left to play.

In a game that went back and forth, the Stars opened scoring in the first quarter when Troy Peterson converted on a Nick Perera assist with 5:11 remaining on the clock. Every quarter in this match had a goal scored in the final seconds and Brayan Aguilar found the scoresheet for Monterrey with 2.8 seconds left to tie the game 1-1 after one quarter.

The second frame saw six goals scored between the teams beginning with Philip Lund’s marker with 12:11 left in the first half. Matt Clare gave the Stars a very temporary two-goal lead before Tayou scored 10 seconds later and again 21 seconds after that to tie the game 3-3. Monterrey grabbed their first lead of the game, 4-3, on Damian Garcia’s first of two goals with 6:36 left in the second. With 25.9 seconds to go, Cory Keitz banged one home to knot the game 4-4 at the half.

Tayou scored his third of the game just 43 seconds into the second half to put the Flash back up by one. Less than a minute later Joseph Cairel tied the game for Tacoma with his first goal of the year. Perera put the Stars back up on an assist from Mike Ramos with 10 minutes remaining in the third. Garcia notched his second of the game for the Flash and Tayou added a power play goal with 13 seconds to go to put Monterrey up 7-6 after three quarters.

Lund, on an assist from Pablo Da Silva, tied the game with 12:55 to play.

With Tayou off on a two-minute penalty, Ramos rocketed home a power play goal and the Stars were up 8-7 with just 7:56 left in the fourth. After Monterrey

Lions use big fourth period to defeat Vikings

BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com

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Midfielder Matt Clare (#99) gave the Stars a very temporary two-goal lead before Monterrery forward Franck Tayou (#15) scored 10 seconds later and again 21 seconds after that to tie the game 3-3. brought out their sixth attacker, Edgar Gonzalez tied the game 8-8 on his third goal of the season.

The game looked to be heading to overtime but Tayou found an opening down the right side and beat the Stars defense for his fifth goal of the game with 5.7 seconds on the clock.

STARS TAME FURY The Stars (5-4) snapped a threegame losing streak in convincing fashion with an 8-5 win over the Ontario Fury (6-5) in front of 2,673 fans on Jan. 12. The win raises Tacoma’s season series record to 2-1 over Ontario.

Despite the outcome, Ontario jumped on the Stars early on a Tony Walls goal just 44 seconds into the match. Cory Keitz leveled the game 1-1 on the first of Nick Perera’s five assists on the night to close with 11:45 left in the opening frame. Milan Ivanovic

picked up his first goal as a Star unassisted with 8:52 on the clock. Dallin Cutler knocked the next goal in for Ontario and the teams were tied 2-2 after one quarter.

The second quarter belonged to the Stars with three unanswered goals off the feet of Perera, Philip Lund and Cory Keitz. The Stars went into halftime with a 5-2 lead over the Fury.

Tacoma would build on that lead in the third with a Lund power play goal and Joey Gjersten’s fourth of the season. With the Stars up 7-2, Adrien Perez scored for Ontario to close out scoring in the third quarter.

Walls’ second goal of the match for the Fury cut Tacoma’s lead to 7-4 with 12:08 left in the game. Jamael Cox scored his sixth of the season on Perera’s fifth assist with 4:24 left to play. Perez added a goal for Ontario to finish scoring for the game.

The Bellarmine Prep Lions caught fire in the fourth quarter to shift what had been a close game into a blowout against Puyallup on Jan. 11. The game was played at Bellarmine.

Puyallup’s Payton Worley nailed a three-pointer to tie the game at 8. Callie Stevens responded with a three-pointer for Bellarmine as they got out to a 12-8 lead after one period.

Senior forward Ciara Gatpatan used her height advantage to good use in the second period, blocking two shots. Analesa Mason made a three-pointer and the Lions went into the locker room leading 23-17.

Mason hit two three-pointers in the third period to pace Bellarmine to a 33-28 lead.

Julia Bordeaux got the scoring started in the fourth when she was fouled attempting a lay-up. Her two free throws made it 35-28. Stevens followed that up with a three-pointer.

Bellarmine utilized a full-court press that seemed to unsettle the Vikings.

Bordeaux made the play of the game when she stole an inbound pass, maneuvered toward the basket and made a skyhook shot. Stevens made two more treys in the period to boost the Bellarmine point production.

Stevens led Bellarmine with 24 points, followed by Reyelle Frazier with 17 points and Makiah Reed with 12. Bordeaux led the Lions with 13 rebounds, and also had four steals. The win improved Bellarmine’s record to 10-2 overall, 9-0 in conference. Puyallup fell to 5-9, 3-7 in conference.

Daren Brown returns to lead Rainiers field staff Brown, the winningest manager in franchise history, returns to Tacoma after five seasons

Daren Brown, the winningest manager in Tacoma Rainiers franchise history, will return to lead the Rainiers field staff in 2019. The news was announced by Mariners Executive Vice President and General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto and Director of Player Development Andy McKay. Brown’s staff will be rounded out with pitching coach Lance Painter, returning for his fourth season in Tacoma, and hitting coach Roy Howell, who returns for his third stint coaching in the Pacific Coast League.

Brown, 51, helmed the Rainiers for all or parts of seven seasons from 2007-13, along the way compiling a franchise-best 433 managerial wins. During that span he was called up to join the Mariners coaching staff twice in 2010 and 2013, including a stint as manager in 2010.

Brown led the Rainiers to back-to-back division titles in 2009 and 2010 and in 2010 helped earn Tacoma’s first outright PCL Championship since 1969. Since last steering the Rainiers in 2013, Brown has served in the Mariners organization as a baserunning coordinator (2014), bunting and baserunning coordinator (2015), and manager at the Double-A level with the Jackson Generals (2016) and Arkansas Travelers (2017-18).

This coming season will be Brown’s 21st year with the Mariners, and his 19th campaign as a manager. His all-time managerial record is an impressive 1,402-1,255 (.528) and includes time with independent Amarillo (1998-2000), Advanced-A San Bernardino (2001-02), Single-A Wisconsin (2003), Advanced-A Inland Empire

(2005), Double-A San Antonio (2006), Tacoma (200713), Double-A Jackson (2016), and Double-A Arkansas (2017-18).

Howell, 65, will spend his eighth season in the Mariners organization coaching Tacoma hitters. The former first-round draft selection, 1978 American League AllStar, and member of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers American League Championship squad formerly served as the Rainiers manager in 2014, going 74-70. From 201518 Howell served as the hitting coach for the Mariners' Double-A affiliates.

The former infielder strung together an 11-year Major League career that included time with the Texas Rangers (1974-77), Toronto Blue Jays (1977-80), and Milwaukee Brewers (1981-84). He was selected by the Rangers with the fourth overall pick in the 1972 draft, and went on to post a career batting average of .261 with 80 home runs and more than 450 RBI. Painter, 51, returns to Tacoma for his fourth consecutive season as the club’s pitching coach, and his 14th year with the Mariners organization. In 2018 Painter coached 15 pitchers who earned Major League promotions to Seattle, and oversaw the All-Star campaign of right-handed reliever Shawn Armstrong, who finished tied for fourth in the PCL with 15 saves and led the league’s relievers with a .192 opponent batting average and 13.18 K/9 rate. The 27 shutouts tossed by Rainiers pitchers under Painter’s tenure in Tacoma are the fifth most in the PCL since 2015.

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Brown, 51, helmed the Rainiers for all or parts of seven seasons from 2007-13, along the way compiling a franchise-best 433 managerial wins.

The Rainiers will kick off the 2019 season on the road against the Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco) on Thursday, April 4 at 7:05 p.m. The club’s home slate opens on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:05 p.m. against the visiting El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego).

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NEW MUSES CELEBRATES 10TH SEASON WITH NEW PRODUCTION OF ‘HAMLET’

BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com

“T

o be or not to be?” is the single most identifiable line from William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.” It is remarkable, however, just how much “Hamlet” is with us, albeit in bits and pieces, in daily life. It only takes a reading or viewing of “Hamlet” – as is currently doable thanks to the New Muses Theater Company – to realize just how much we experience “Hamlet” as part of our cultural fabric.

Although most are unaware of it, many of the phrases that are part of our language come from this one play. Off the top of my head I can make a random list: Every dog had his day; the undiscovered country; what dreams may come; what a piece of work is man; something is rotten in the state of Denmark; me thinks she doth protest too much; to thine own self be true; neither a borrower nor lender be; murder most foul (a favorite phrase of the Agatha Christie character Hercule Poirot); there are more things in heaven and earth than dreamt of in your philosophy; there’s a method in his madness; this mortal coil; you have to be cruel to be kind.

References to “Hamlet” are constantly cropping up for those with ears to hear.

In the last few days, I read a short story on the death of King Arthur called “Thus Cracks a Noble Heart.” The title is drawn from Horatio’s commentary on the death of “Hamlet.”

NEW MUSES THEATER COMPANY

Niclas Olson, founder and managing artistic director of the New Muses Theater Company plays the lead role in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” which runs through Jan. 27.

Last weekend, I attended a performance of New Muses’ production of “Hamlet” and found myself zeroing in on familiar phrases, lines that are a vital part of the linguistic kit of proverbs, lore and sayings that we inherit when we dwell within the English language family. Hamlet is the font of so much of the material of our linguistic lives.

Numbers wise, the current season is a big one for Tacoma’s community theaters. Tacoma Little Theater celebrates

its 100th season, Lakewood Playhouse its 80th; Tacoma Musical Playhouse has hit 25; and the New Muses Theater Company has reached its 10th season.

“Hamlet” was a part of New Muses’ first season and Niclas Olson, the theater company’s founder and managing artistic director, vowed to do the play again if the company survived 10 seasons. They have reached the mark, and here we are with the new production of the play that everyone thinks they know. Shakespeare

plays, however, are endlessly malleable and adaptable and every new production of one of his plays is its own thing.

Hamlet is the son of a king who is murdered by his brother. The brother, Claudius, takes both his brother’s throne and his wife. The ghost of the murdered king returns and bids Hamlet take vengeance on his behalf.

The new production is a version of “Hamlet” adapted and directed by Olson – he also plays the starring role. Almost like a film editor, Olson used a deft scalpel in his shaping of the script. He leaves extraneous material on the cutting room floor in the interests of coming up with a show that is streamlined and will flow swiftly along to keep the audience engaged. With this production, Olson has crafted something cinematic – indeed this work comes across as film noir. The actors are mostly in dark costumes; the lighting is moody and enhanced with the use of fog and smoke. The drama flows through a neat series of short scenes that are spaced apart with segments of cool jazz by the likes of Miles Davis. Longer, key scenes are evenly placed along the trajectory. A significant move of the adaptation is that the “to be or not to be” speech is moved from the “nunnery scene” to a scene in which Hamlet has returned from a brief exile after he killed Polonius, the King’s advisor.

Ten years ago, New Muses set “Hamlet” in a gritty world and Olson played the character as vengeful and unhinged. Now older, Olson professes to have recognized u See NEW MUSES / page 15

‘FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS’ Lakewood Playhouse delivers musical comedy at its best

BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com

It’s a hit! “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits” is the third show of Lakewood Playhouse’s landmark 80th season. Gerard Alessandrini’s “Forbidden Broadway” is a cabaret-style presentation of spoofs of Broadway productions and parodies of some of Broadway’s big stars.

Begun in 1982, the show has been updated numerous times throughout the years. The “greatest hits” compilation draws upon some of the juiciest material from the various iterations of “Forbidden Broadway.”

The Lakewood Playhouse production, directed by Alyson Soma, is a marvelous, lively show that hits on all cylinders. The seven cast members are strong vocalists and dynamic actors with precise comedic timing. Everything about this musical production is good: the amazing costumes, the brilliant lighting and the dancing (choreography is by Ashley Roy). The musical accompaniment is live: a grand piano played by Benjamin Bentler.

The members of the cast go through the show slipping and sliding into a variety of roles as they sing the melodies of Broadway hits refitted with lyrics that poke fun at some aspect of big, blockbuster shows like “Les Miserables,” “Cats,” “Wicked,” “West Side Story” and

many more. There are also celebrity roast-like parodies of the vocal styles and mannerisms of Broadway stars like Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin and Carol Channing, who passed away just days after the opening of this production.

The show makes fun of Broadway’s excessive merchandising, the way that big shows can become buried in hype, the wordiness of Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics, the lack of subtlety and the elevation of campiness in shows like “Mama Mia” and “Hairspray.”

Lakewood Playhouse assembled a cast with the vocal talent to deliver the musical goods, without which a show like this might have fallen flat. Members of the audience are able to sit back and simply delight in the extravaganza as the power of the cast carries the show along without a glitch.

Alexis Dyson is expressive and dynamic. She is especially hilarious in her parody of “an obnoxious singing waif” in the “Les Miserables” spoof. The sultry Katheryne Elliott is possessed of the talents of a pop diva. Her “Defying Subtlety” is a perfect mockery of Idina Menzel’s hit, “Defying Gravity,” from “Wicked.” Timothy McFarlan is affable, bright and energetic. His staccato delivery of the intricacies of the plot of “Les Miserables” is fantastic.

Michael O’Hara is versatile and exquisitely funny.

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The Lakewood Playhouse production of “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits” features a stellar cast consisting of Alexis Dyson, Katheryne Elliott, Timothy McFarlan, Michael O’Hara, Sharry O’Hare, Dawn Padula and Ashley Roy. His vocal range and his comedic skills are on full display during his parody of Mandy Patinkin, sung to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Dawn Padula’s spoof u See PLAYHOUSE / page 15

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SCHOOL PAGE ARTWORK, POETRY, AND WRITING FROM TACOMA STUDENTS

TERRIFIC TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTISTS DAZZLE! Ms. Haddigan, the art teacher at Truman, always encourages the talents of her students, and expands their ways to be creative!

They are certainly blessed to have her as a teacher.

AMAZING SCIENCE SWEATERS BY 7TH GRADERS AT WAINWRIGHT Ms. D’Ambrosio’s basic instructions for her 7th grade science students on “How to Make an Amazing Science Sweater.”

• Choose a science term or concept that you know a lot about.

• It can be from this year or another topic that you know about.

• •Define the word or explain the concept at the bottom of your paper.

• Design an amazing science sweater to show your understanding.

Jamie Zwan “The Hatter” by Dakota Jacobson

“Lost in Space” by Kallen Harris

Jaylen Shores

“Sapphire Galaxy” by Hayden Tran

WAINWRIGHT INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS INSPIRE & DELIGHT! Artwork from Wainwright Intermediate’s 5th grade students, is called an Autobiographical Map, and was a part of an IB unit called Where We Are in Place and Time. The “map” was to reflect a student’s traditions/history/culture, using map features (symbols, land features, compass rose, legend/key etc.), to creatively describe and show who they are. The shape of the “land” itself had to have significance to them, which clearly shows up in Genevieve’s piece, for she loves to travel to the Hawaiian Islands!

Andee Jordan, Teacher: Ms. Mercurio

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Re’Ann & Izzy, 7th graders in Mrs. Weichert’s technology elective class help deal with a tough subject.

Genevieve Green, Teacher: Mr. Borg

Benjamin Todd, Teacher: Ms. Olmeda-Rosa

Teachers and students interested in submitting work may get guidelines or information from Shari Shelton, (253) 906-3769 or at 8ssheltonz8@gmail.com.

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POET WANTED

City of Tacoma seeks new poet laureate

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Tacoma Opera presents “The Rape of Lucretia” by Benjamin Britten

COURTESY OF KELLIE RICHARDSON

Tacoma’s current Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson will yield her throne to a successor who is yet to have been selected. City of Tacoma is now taking applications for a new poet laureate to become the City of Destiny’s official muse for the 2019-2021 period.

Tacoma Arts Commission announces the eighth annual Tacoma Poet Laureate competition, the winner of which will be named Tacoma Poet Laureate for 20192021.

The Tacoma Poet Laureate will hold the title for a period of two years, from May 2019 to April 2021, and receive a stipend of $4,000. The individual will actively contribute to and advance Tacoma’s literary community in meaningful ways through readings, performances, workshops, presentations, publications and/or special projects; participate in Tacoma Arts Month each October; and help produce the 2021 Tacoma Poet Laureate ceremony to announce the next poet laureate. The poet laureate is expected to determine the direction, focus and appropriate public components for their term of service.

In keeping with the City of Tacoma’s Equity and Empowerment Initiative, the Tacoma poet laureate should actively strive to engage the breadth of Tacoma’s citizenry, expanding access to the literary arts to underserved/underrepresented audiences including people of different races/ethnicities, ages, sexual orientation and identity, ability, and income.

People who are members of histori-

cally disenfranchised racial, ethnic, cultural, and other identity groups are encouraged to apply.

Current Tacoma Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson will curate and host a poetry event at which the winner of this year’s poet laureate competition will be awarded. The event date and location will be announced.

Applicant must live in Pierce County and be actively engaged in Tacoma’s creative community. Staff will verify addresses against official Pierce County map.

Applicant must be a practicing artist, dedicated to producing poetry (in any form, genre, or style) on a regular basis.

Applicant must be 18 years or older and cannot be a previous Tacoma poet laureate titleholder. Applicant cannot be a current Tacoma Arts Commission member, City Council member, City of Tacoma staff member, or Tacoma poet laureate selection panel member.

Application deadline: Feb. 18, 11:59 p.m. Apply: https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit.

For questions or assistance, please email Naomi Strom-Avila at nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 5915191.

SUNDAY, FEB. 3, 2 P.M.; FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 7 P.M.; SUNDAY, FEB. 10, 2 P.M. Theater on the Square, 901 Broadway Ave., Tacoma For the last several seasons, Tacoma Opera has been mostly presenting mainstream popular operas and operettas. Some have been comic; some have been serious and some have been deeply tragic. But the upcoming production of “The Rape of Lucretia” is a very different kind of opera. It’s a serious and tragic chamber opera set in ancient Roman times, based on a true story that is not only timeless, but is even more timely and current today than when it originally took place in ancient Roman times or when Britten presented his version of the story in 1946.

The story of “The Rape of Lucretia” is a serious one about sexual abuse and the tragic emotional impact it has on the women that suffer from this dreadful offense. Sexual abuse has been unfortunately part of our culture since the beginning of time, but we are even more aware of it today because of the #MeToo movement and all of the sexual harassment allegations that have recently been brought forth by women against men in our society.

However, one of the positive aspects about our situation today is that we are hopefully beginning to address the situation and are empowering women to fight back.

This is a somber opera about terrible male hubris and the great suffering it causes for an innocent woman, but Britten tells the story with such compassion and understanding for the characters that the audience is drawn into the story in a way that moves one to the core of one’s being. The “Rape of Lucretia” is not at all graphic or gory by today’s Hollywood standards, but rather, it is a thought provoking, psychological retelling of a tragic story that delves into the characters’ minds, motives and emotions in an effort to understand why these terrible things occur.

First performed at Glyndbourne in England on July 12, 1946, “The Rape of Lucretia” is the first chamber opera that Britten wrote during his distinguished career.

According to Roman tradition, Lucretia, who died around 510 BC, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius, an Etruscan king’s son, was the cause of a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman government from a kingdom to a republic.

Britten takes this ancient Roman tale and transforms it into a dramatic work of misguided hubris and great human suffering, narrated by two compassionate storytellers, male and female. The work is one of Britten’s most intimate and moving works and is a masterpiece of the chamber opera genre.

Ticket: $26-$56

2017-2019 Tacoma Poet Laureate - Kellie Richardson Kellie Richardson is a writer, artist, and educator born and raised in Tacoma.

Her work explores the intersection of race, class, and gender with specific emphasis on themes of love, loss, and longing. She employs both classical poetic forms as well as contemporary mediums such as spoken word. Her work is provocative yet accessible, powerful yet vulnerable. In addition to publishing original work, Richardson created the blog, Brown Betty, in 2012. Brown Betty exists to provide armor and inspiration for real life; a place where commerce and community intersect to cultivate healing. The blog explores the complexities of navigating the human experience, and calls its readers to continue to be inspired to endure and overcome barriers to their happiness.

Richardson is particularly inspired and called to explore the experiences of women of color, and the intersectionality of

identities. In addition to teaching courses at Pacific Lutheran University, Richardson has provided poetry and writing workshops to students from Bryant Montessori to Tacoma Community College. She has performed pieces for the Tacoma Art Museum, The People’s Assembly, UW-Tacoma, Drunken Telegraph, The Tacoma Round, COLORED2017, and many others.

Richardson’s relationship with Tacoma is defined by transitions and metamorphosis as she has moved from student to professor, child to parent, and, the most critical progression, from onlooker to loving actor. She enters this process as a loving actor looking to continue to give to Tacoma through poetry and the gift of storytelling.

As poet laureate, Richardson will persist in her desire to ensure literary arts are both accessible to, and representative of, the diversity in Tacoma.

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Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue are playing Tacoma’s Pantages Theater (901 Broadway) on Friday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Part Jimi Hendrix, part James Brown and all New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the bandleader PHOTO COURTESY OF TROMBONE SHORTY and front-man of Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, a hard-edged funk band that employs brass-band beats, rock dynamics and improvisation in a jazz tradition. A 2011 Grammy Award nominee for his album “Backatown,” Andrews’ virtuosity and high-energy live shows have drawn unanimous raves worldwide. Andrews is passing down his musical knowledge and keeping the New Orleans brass band tradition alive through his own Trombone Shorty Foundation and Music Academy, and since 2014 has worked as a “Turnaround Artist’” with the Turnaround Arts Initiative, a program that helps low-performing schools improve through intensive arts programs.

Tickets: $29, $49, $69, $85 For information, visit www.tacomaartslive.org/events/calendar/eventdetail/916/-/ trombone-shorty-orleans-avenue-with-lilla.

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

Friday, Jan. 18

56th STREET LIQUOR SALOON: Tremor Cats (rock) 8 p.m.

AIRPORT TAVERN: Collection of Lone Souljahs, Unified Culture (reggae) 9 p.m.

ALMA MATER: Kinski, Low Hums, Diminished Men (electronic) 7 p.m.

BLEU NOTE LOUNGE: Flor de Luna featuring Malo Castro (jazz) 7 p.m.

EMERALD QUEEN: REO Speedwagon (rock) 8:30 p.m.

JAZZBONES: The D1 Experience (rock) 9 p.m.

LOUIE G’S: Alive 85, Lewd and Crued, Pagan County Rebels (tribute rock) 8 p.m.

ODD OTTER: Tara Tinsley (singer/songwriter) 8 p.m.

PLAID PIG: Celia, ArtrA, Granite Waves (rock) 9 p.m.

SHAKABRAH JAVA: Comedy Open Mic 8 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Nikki Glaser (comedy) 7:30 p.m.,10 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Rap Show with Big June (rap) 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19

AIRPORT TAVERN: Ethan Tucker (alternative) 9 p.m.

BLEU NOTE LOUNGE: Triple Threat Band (jazz) 9 p.m.

BROKEN SPOKE: Ben and Tony (singer/ songwriter) 7:30 p.m.

DAWSON’S: Joe Blue and the Roofshakers (blues, rock) 9 p.m.

DOYLE’S: The Cold 102s (rock) 9 p.m.

DUNAGAN’S BREWING: Beltaine (Celtic) 7:30 p.m.

GOOD KARMA CENTER FOR JOY: Matt Kocel (throat singer) 1 p.m.

THE HARMON BREWERY: Candy Shoppe (dance band) 9:30 p.m.

JANKULAND: The Wimps, Retrospecter (rock) 7 p.m.

JAZZBONES: Twang Junkies, Darby Picnic (alt-country, outlaw rock) 8 p.m.

O’MALLEY’S: Cloneapalooza (rock) 8 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM: Northwest High School Honor Jazz Band (classical) 4:30 p.m.

PLAID PIG: Soft Kamikaze, Fynnie’s Basement, Tremor Cats (rock) 7 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek (rock) 9 p.m.

STONEGATE: Felix (rock) 9 p.m.

THE SWISS: Hair Nation (80s hair rock) 9 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Doug Loves Movies (comedy) 4:20 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Nikki Glaser (comedy) 7:30 p.m.,10 p.m.

URBAN ELK: Champagne Sunday (soul, rock, pop) 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 20

DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (blues) 8 p.m.

ODD OTTER: Open Mic Sunday with Stephanie (open mic) 7 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, LAGERQUIST HALL: PLU Honor Orchestra for

Strings (classical) 5 p.m.

RIALTO: Dustbowl Revival, Hot Club of Cowtown (Americana) 7:30 p.m.

SCANDINAVIAN CULTURAL CENTER: Danish Sangaften (Danish choral music) 1 p.m.

STONEGATE: Country Music Jam (jam) 8:30 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Just For Laughs (comedy) 8 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Final Notice with Bob Evans (country, rock, bluegrass) 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 21

JOHNNY’S DOCK: Ranger and the Re-arrangers (Gypsy jazz) 5 p.m.

THE SWISS: Open Mic (open mic) 7 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Lolo and Friends (R&B, Motown, CBC rock jam, blues jam) 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 22

AIRPORT TAVERN: That Derrrt B2B Glenny, Phydra, Digital Bloom BTB Quintanamus, Ryebread, Sideshow Squid, Lucifa (West coast bass, grime, dubstep, glitch) 9 p.m.

GIG HARBOR BREWING: Kristen Marlo, Gina Belliveau (singer/songwriter) 6:30 p.m.

PLAID PIG: The Sinbound, Grim Statistic, The Sky Giants, Skull Kid (garage rock) 8 p.m.

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: The Comedy Voice (comedy) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: SOS Band (jam) 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23

TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Open Mic (comedy) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox, CBC Rock Jam (jam) 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 24

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (opera) 7:30 p.m.

PLAID PIG: Cloneapalooze (rock) 8 p.m.

ROCK THE DOCK: Open Mic with Dustin (rock) 8 p.m.

STONEGATE: Power Rock Jam (rock jam) 8 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Cory Michaelis (comedy) 7:30 p.m.

UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (rock, blues) 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 25

AIRPORT TAVERN: Casual (Hieroglyphics Crew), Z-Man, DJ True Justice, Vocab Slick, Save1, Swelly, Joe Fish, Ra Set (alternative hip hop) 9 p.m.

ALMA MATER: Grayskul, Lone Wolf and Kub, Ralph Reign, Pilz Beats (hip hop) 8 p.m.

BLEU NOTE LOUNGE: The Hook Me Up Band (jazz) 7 p.m.

JAZZBONES: Kim Archer Band (soul, funk, R&B) 8 p.m.

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, EASTVOLD AUDITORIUM: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (opera) 7:30 p.m.

PLAID PIG: Ancestors of God, City of Industry, Despairer, Pinned RED (hardcore, punk) 9 p.m.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO

Hawaiian-born Jake Shimabukuro has been credited with taking the ukulele to a whole new level of mastery. Shimabukuro will bring his ukulele wizardry to Tacoma’s Pantages Theater for a concert on Feb. 2.

Tacoma Arts Live presents virtuoso and iconic ukulele rock star Jake Shimabukuro at Pantages Theater on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Shimabukuro has singularly altered expectations for his instrument.

Shimabukuro’s new studio album, “The Greatest Day,” was released Aug. 31. The 12 studio tracks that comprise “The Greatest Day” feature some of Shimabukuro’s most imaginative and adventuresome playing yet. The album is the follow up to 2016’s “Nashville Sessions.” On it, Shimabukuro brings back the same producer and rhythm section, adding guitarist Dave Preston to expand upon the sound they started creating two years ago, which Associated Press called “adventurous and dazzling.”

Accompanying Shimabukuro on tour will be longtime bassist Nolan Verner as well as Preston. The three of them have come together to create an experience unlike past shows or unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before.

They truly are a dynamic touring trio.

They will perform songs from his past albums, “Live in Japan” (2015) and “Travels” (2015), favorites from his 15-year career, and several songs from his studio album “Nashville Sessions” along with songs from his current, much anticipated new album. Shimabukuro is hitting most states, filling up venues, evidence of the devoted fan base that is flourishing even in cities he is visiting for the first time. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see some of the best musicians in the business come together to create a night you’ll never stop talking about.

From his early days in Hawaii to a viral sensation playing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on YouTube, his album has reached #1 in Billboard’s Top World Music Albums.

From collaborations with Alan Parsons to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and a PBS documentary about his life, Shimabukuro’s career makes a significant statement: the ukulele, with its humble four strings and modest two-octave range, is limited only by the imagination and creativity of the person playing it. In Shimabukuro’s hands, it is easy to believe the ukulele is

capable of anything.

Shimabukuro has elevated the ukulele from a beloved Hawaiian folk instrument to a world-class vehicle, fearlessly traversing boundaries and putting his inspired touch on everything from island standards, to popular tunes and, most recently, classical symphonic concertos.

No wonder Rolling Stone called him “one of the hottest axemen of the past few years [who] doesn’t actually play guitar.”

Even Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder has voiced his admiration saying, “Jake is taking the instrument to a place that I can’t see anybody else catching up with.”

Viewed by his peers as a musician’s musician, Jake’s discography includes collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson and Cyndi Lauper to Ziggy Marley, Dave Koz, Lyle Lovett and Bette Midler – with whom he performed for the Queen of England in 2009.

In recent years, his sizzling live performances have made him a hot commodity on national TV, guesting on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Good Morning America” and the “Today” show. He’s wowed audiences at SXSW, Bonnaroo, the Playboy Jazz Festival and the cutting-edge TED conference.

Shimabukuro was the subject of an acclaimed 2012 documentary, “Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings”, and, in 2015, made history with the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra when he performed the world premiere of Byron Yasui’s Concerto for Ukulele & Orchestra, Campanella.

For more information on Shimabukuro visit www.jakeshimabukuro. com; www.instagram.com/jakeshimabukuro; www.facebook.com/jakeshimabukuromusic; www.youtube.com/jake shimabukuro To purchase advance tickets, call the Broadway Center Box Office at (253) 591-5894, toll-free at 1 (800) 291-7593, visit in person at 901 Broadway in Tacoma’s Theater District or online at www.

TacomaArtsLive.org.

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t New Muses From page 11 the melancholy and loneliness of Hamlet, a man with an unclear future whose dreams have been stilted and who is surrounded by public scrutiny.

“Hamlet waits for the perfect moment to act, but wonders if that moment has passed him by,” writes Olson. “His world has become ornate, royal and confining.”

Hamlet is in a prison fashioned by his own mind. “This is a magical text. I could play Hamlet another hundred times and still never be satisfied.”

In this version of “Hamlet,” Olson portrays the figure as brooding, thoughtful and ruminating. He’ll stand in the semi dark, having a sip from his pocket flask and forming his thoughts as he nurses a cigarette. It is like viewing a fire that is fuming rather than burning. Yet the slightest breeze causes the coals to glow and sparks to fly. Hamlet looks dark, but the flames are volatile, apt to flare up at any moment, at the slightest provocation.

Olson is backed up by a trusty troupe of actors who have thrown themselves into this complex story of intra and inter-family strife. Ophelia, Hamlet’s love interest, is played by the suave and silky Cassie Jo Fastabend (the star of last season’s production of “Lysistrata”). Fastabend’s Ophelia is cherubic and vivacious.

Hamlet’s mother, Queen Gertrude, is played by Dayna Childs, who played the same character in a Lakewood Playhouse production of Tom Stoppard’s esoteric “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” Poised and regal one moment and alarmed and grief stricken the next, Gertrude runs an emotional gamut. It was Childs that I watched during the final dual in which pretty much everyone goes down (the hallmark of a tragedy).

Gertrude unwittingly drinks a cup of poison meant for Hamlet. She stands back in the shadows (the lighting in the play is fantastic) and it slowly dawns on her something is terribly wrong. Meanwhile, Hamlet and Laertes are at each other with swords.

In a gender switcheroo – common to productions of Shakespeare plays – Polonius, the King’s advisor, is played by Angela Parisotto. With a background in clowning, comedy and dramatic roles, Parisotto brings a number of gifts to bear in her performance. She makes full use of fingers, hands and expressive body language to flesh out her fluency in Shakespearian speech. Parisotto also gets to use her clowning skills as the grave digger who introduces Hamlet to the iconic skull of Yorick, the court fool that he knew as a boy.

Mason Quinn, a brilliant actor who has made his presence felt in a number of our local stages of late, has the size, the look and the fluency to bring a Shakespearian character to life. In this production, he plays Hamlet’s friend Horatio, the one character who never loses

his bearings and the one that survives the carnage of the outcome. He is the man who lives to tell the tale.

Xander Layden is fantastic as Laertes, the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. Both brash and noble, the good-natured Laertes leaves home for France only to return in grief and fury over the loss of his father and sister.

The false King Claudius is able to turn Laertes’ thirst for revenge into a plot to kill Hamlet. Layden also tackles the role of Guildenstern with panache.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the hippie friends of Hamlet’s youth, are called in by the King and Queen to spy on their childhood friend. Rosencrantz is played by Victoria Ashley, who is new to the local stage. An import from Mississippi, Ashley was striking and brilliant as Gillian Holroyd in Tacoma Little Theater’s “Bell, Book and Candle” last fall. She is equally bewitching in “Hamlet.”

Her large, expressive eyes and dexterity with language are mesmerizing.

Juan Aleman II takes on the role of Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle who murdered Hamlet’s father and married his mother in order to claim the throne of Denmark for his own. Aleman gives Claudius a peculiar, herky-jerky delivery that somehow works as a revelation of the plodding machinations of the scheming mind of the counterfeit king.

There is much to love about the ways in which this production brings the Shakespeare classic to life. Especially effective was the use of a dark, gauzy backdrop that could be lit to reveal the appearance of specters and ghosts, as well as scenes illustrated by the narration of other characters (as in Queen Gertrude’s telling of the death of Ophelia.)

A bit of political commentary was made by having Claudius and Hamlet start off with flag lapel pins in mimicry of the flag pins that have become an obligatory part of the costume of contemporary political types.

The illegitimate king Claudius also wears an overly long, red tie (with polka dots), which has become a part of the Donald Trump caricature. In courtly arrangements, Queen Gertrude stands as an accoutrement to usurped power. She is made into a prop, like a trophy wife, as she stands beside the throne of the seated king. Through her marriage to the murderer of her husband, Gertrude has to stand beside Claudius as an accessory – in both the fashion and the criminal sense.

New Muses is known for bringing classic theatrical material to Tacoma audiences. With “Hamlet,” the scrappy theatrical company has done a magnificent job of showing how Shakespeare’s masterpiece remains timeless. If New Muses makes “Hamlet” a marker of every 10 seasons of existence, then we have to hope that they stick around for another decade so that we can see what else Hamlet has to reveal.

New Muses’ “Hamlet” runs through Jan. 27. For ticketing, scheduling and other information, visit www.newmuses.com.

BY BARB ROCK

Answering your questions on mental health, relationships and life issues

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Dear Barb, I always want sugary foods during a migraine. I have found that if I eat sugary foods, drinking two large glasses of water will prevent a migraine. But I am working on reducing my sugar intake. Is there a connection between sugar and migraines?

Signed, 20-year Migraine Sufferer Dear Migraine Sufferer, We should start by admitting that there is a difference of opinion about just how much sugar consumption impacts migraine symptoms. Some say that it’s a major cause or trigger, but most will admit that there is a definite connection between blood sugar levels and migraines.

We do know that the migraine brain does seem to have a special alarm that goes off when there are sudden changes. This could be due to hormones in your body, with temperature, with sudden exercise, environmental changes, any number of things. So, these things do not cause migraines, but they can trigger migraine attacks.

But if you’re a migraineur, predisposed to migraine attacks, eating a lot of sugar could lead to more attacks simply by that alarm that goes off when there are sudden changes in the body. But for some people, it could be something more.

For example, some have noticed a “cumulative effect” – eating sugar over two or three days, for example, may trigger an attack. Others have found that if they completely cut out refined sugars, they lessened or eliminated their migraine attacks after a time.

I suggest you switch to alternative sugars for your eating and baking habits. If you are trying to reduce your intake of daily sugar to the recommended 24 grams a day, then eating fruits are a great way to enjoy something sweet.

Perhaps the two glasses of water you were drinking was more helpful than you may think since drinking more water is one of the treatments to prevent fullblown attack. Getting enough sleep and reducing your stress is also helpful to elevate symptoms.

Barb Rock is a mental health counselor and author in Tacoma, and the published author of “Run Your Own Race: Happiness after 50.” Send any questions related to mental health, relationships or life issues to her at BarbRockrocks@ yahoo.com.

t Playhouse From page 11 of Barbara Streisand’s breathy manner of reworking show tunes (as well as Streisand’s smoothing and fussing with her hair) is a comedic gold mine. In ensemble numbers, Padula has a silky-smooth delivery.

One of the many high points of the show is Ashley Roy’s Liza Minnelli impersonation. The giddiness of it all rubs off on the entire audience.

Sharry O’Hare is brassy, boisterous and brilliant in her impersonation of Ethel Merman – who is castigating the Phantom of the Opera for his reliance on a body mounted microphone to make himself heard.

“In my day we didn’t need microphones,” says Ethel, “we had voices!” O’Hare is also great as an aging, cigarette-smoking Orphan Annie, hoping that the show will be revived before her red hair turns gray.

Other highlights of the show are a musical duel between Chita Rivera and Rita Murano sung to the tune of “America” from “West Side Story.”

Rivera played the role of Anita in the Broadway show but Murano won an Academy Award for the same role in

Bring it to Barb

NO FUSS NO MUSS NO POP-UPS

Frustration-free News TIM JOHNSTON

(L to R) Alexis Dyson, Ashley Roy and Dawn Padula in "Mama Mia" from the Lakewood Playhouse Production of "Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits." the movie version of the musical.

In the parody of “Rent,” the iconic song “Seasons of Love” becomes “Seasons of Hype,” a lampooning of the praise and hyperbole that can pile up when a hit show becomes a social phenomenon.

The Lakewood Playhouse production of “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits” is wildly entertaining and keeps the audience laughing throughout. It makes for a delightful

evening of entertainment and will send you back to the original material. I found that it did not put off my enjoyment of the musicals of the last few decades, but made me want to go back and listen to many of them again.

“Forbidden Broadway” runs through Feb. 3. For scheduling information and tickets, visit www. lakewoodplayhouse.org or call the box office at (253) 588-0042.

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Coming Events

Promote your community event, class, meeting, concert, art exhibit or theater production by e-mailing calendar@tacomaweekly.com or calling (253) 922-5317.

HORRIFIC: A NIGHT OF HORROR THEMED BELLY DANCE

Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.

Temple Theatre, 47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma Tacoma Dance Studios presents the beloved Tacoma show, “Horrific: A Night of Horror Themed Belly Dance” for its fourth year. The show is a campy, spooky and bloody show with a fierce cult following, which combines the art of belly dance, storytelling and horror. Thirteen different performance groups each retell the story of the favorite horror film with dance. The show features favorites like, “The Witch,” “The Blob,” and “They Live.” If you love horror and pop culture, you don’t want to miss this. Price: $15, $20, $45. Info: www.horrificshow.com ‘HAMLET’ Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 26, 8 p.m.

Sun., Jan. 27, 2 p.m.

Dukesbay Theater, 508 6th Ave., Tacoma A messenger from beyond arrives with a chilling message for the Prince of Denmark. He must kill the king, revenge his father and claim the throne for his own. Under a watchful public eye, surrounded by backstabbing friends and surprising allies, Hamlet seeks to fulfill his mission, but at what cost? New Muses returns to the tale of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, with a sensational new production in the intimate Dukesbay Theater. Price: $15. Info/tickets: www.Dukesbay.org ‘FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S GREATEST HITS’ Fri., Jan. 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 2 8 p.m.

Sun., Jan. 20, 27; Feb. 3, 2 p.m.

Lakewood Playhouse @ Lakewood Towne Center, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd., Lakewood “Chicago,” “Annie,” “Spamalot,” “Hello Dolly,” “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Rent,” “Cats,” “Hairspray,” “A Chorus Line,” “Mama Mia,” Fiddler on the Roof,” “Wicked”… they’re all here! The satirical style of “Weird Al” Yankovic meets Broadway in this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue. Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest satirist in this hilarious, loving and endlessly entertaining tribute to some of the theatre’s greatest stars and songwriters. Pay what you can actors’ benefit Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Plays through Feb. 3. Price: $30 general admission, $28 military/seniors, $25 students/educators. Info: www.LakewoodPlayhouse.org ‘A DOLL’S HOUSE’ Fri., Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.

OPENING NIGHT Fri., Feb. 1, 8, 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 9, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., Jan. 27; Feb. 3, 10, 2 p.m.

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St., Tacoma A story so controversial in its time that party guests were asked not to discuss it for fear of starting a fight. Lauded by playwright George Bernard Shaw for challenging societal norms, Henrik Ibsen’s play features Nora Helmer, a woman in the role of a typical housewife, treated like a doll, harboring a secret debt for saving her husband’s life. Her debtor, now an employee to her husband, threatens to reveal her secret to her husband in order to save his own job. Nora finds herself faced with a difficult moral dilemma between the sacred values of her marriage and family versus her independence. Plays through Feb. 10. Special pay what you can performance on Thurs., Feb. 7 with tickets available beginning Wed., Jan. 30 in person or over the phone. Price: $25

adults; $23 seniors 60+/students/military, $20 children 12 and under. Info: www.tacomalittletheatre.com, (253) 272-2281 TACOMA CREATES CONVERSATION Wed., Jan 23, 6-8 p.m.

Tacoma Arts Live, 901 Broadway, Tacoma Calling all Tacomans who participate in making Tacoma a rich, diverse, and innovative community.

We want to talk. Let’s have a conversation about how to shape the future together. Let’s talk about nurturing an authentic and vibrant community. Let’s hear from the diverse voices and talents throughout our city.

The passage of Tacoma Creates has earned us an opportunity to impact our city through arts, science, heritage, and culture. What will that look like? How will we ensure access?

How will we measure success and be accountable to you, our citizens?

Help us learn more about who you are and your aspirations for Tacoma and your neighborhood. We want to understand your neighborhood needs and desires. And we depend on your unique insights into how we can continue to advance Tacoma. The contributions of every sector, neighborhood, age, ethnicity, and ability are necessary for our success. Supervised children are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

CURRAN APPLE ORCHARD EVENTS Thurs., Jan. 24, 7-9 p.m.

United Church in University Place, 3912 Grandview Dr. W. Learn a new skill and help take care of a unique apple orchard park in University Place. Join a free night pruning class taught by master gardener/arborist Robert Sweet.

Interested people can then practice their skills at upcoming free pruning parties at the Curran Orchard, 3920 Grandview Dr. W. on the following Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Jan. 26, Feb. 9 and 23, March 9 and 23, April 6 and 27. Price: Free. Info: www. curranappleorchard.com or e-mail apples@curranappleorchard.com.

MLK DAY CELEBRATION Thurs., Jan. 24, 7-8:30 p.m.

University of Puget Sound, Upper Marshall Hall, Wheelock Student Center, 1500 N. Warner St., Tacoma Afro-Native singer, songwriter, emcee, activist and educator Maimouna Youssef will deliver the keynote address at this 33rd annual celebration. Come hear messages from various Puget Sound community members, live music and more then stay for the reception afterward. All are welcome. Price: Free. Info: www. pugetsound.edu/student-life/engage/ martin-luther-king-jr-celebration, (253) 879-2751.

UNFRAMED FOURTH FRIDAYS Fri., Jan. 25, 6-10 p.m.

Tacoma Art Museum,

1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma Amp up your fourth Fridays and experience the unexpected at Tacoma Art Museum! Music, meetups, drinks, and more. 21+ only. Check out this month’s lineup: • Explore five new exhibitions with our Instagram Scavenger Hunt (#TAMunframed) • Mix it up with music by local DJ Josiah French • Collaborate on an epic collage • Try needle felting in TAM Studio • Enjoy western bites from TAM Cafe • Cash bar available. Price: $10 ($5 members/students with ID). Info: www.TacomaArtMuseum.org WINTER WARMERS AT HILLTOP ARTISTS Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 29 (last Friday of each month), 6-9 p.m.

Jason Lee Middle School Hot Shop, 602 N. Sprague Ave., Tacoma Looking for something to do on those cold winter nights? Hilltop Artists presents Winter Warmers, a series of evenings where renowned artists provide inspiring demonstrations, with the assistance of our students, in our Jason Lee hot shop. Join us as we enjoy some savory food, share some warm beverages (non-alcoholic), and make s’mores over the glory hole, all while watching the magic happen!

Jan. 25 with Ross Richmond (www. rossrichmond.com): Richmond was a hot glass instructor at Pilchuck Glass School retreat last September and he is a master of hot sculpting.

Feb. 22 with Kait Rhoads (http:// kaitrhoads.com): Hilltop Artists had the pleasure of assisting Rhoads with her jellyfish installation at the new aquarium at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium.

March 29: Artist to be confirmed shortly.

Price: $50 individual event ticket; $135 individual tickets to all three events; $90 pair of tickets; $225 pairs of tickets to all three events.

Info/tickets: https://hilltopartists. org/winter-warmers, (253) 571-7670.

FOUR-PIANOS BENEFIT CONCERT Sat., Feb. 2, 3 p.m.

Pacific Lutheran University Lagerquist Hall, 12180 Park Ave. S., Tacoma The Four-Pianos Benefit Concert is a fundraiser for the Orchestral Recital Series of Tacoma’s two annual recitals: the fall trios concerts and the spring orchestral series. Each event provides music students of any age and ability the unique opportunity to perform non-competitively as part of a piano/violin/cello trio or as soloist with a 30-piece chamber orchestra.

2019 marks the 27th anniversary of the Orchestral Recital Series.

All the performers at the Four Pianos Concert are members of the Tacoma Chapter of the WA State Music Teachers Association. These pianists come from a wide variety

of backgrounds, education and experience. They have degrees from the University of Washington, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, Northwestern University, the State University of New York at Stonybrook, Juilliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Eastman School of Music, California State University, the University of Southern California, and Indiana University among others. Some have masters and doctoral degrees. They teach in home studios, music stores, and for community colleges and universities. They are composers, orchestral arrangers, chamber musicians, bell choir directors, choir directors, professional accompanists, people who have chaired or are chairing piano departments, and people who teach online. Varied as they are, one common element stands out: they are dedicated to making music and passing it on to the next generation.

This is a great opportunity to see them in action, allow interested piano students to scout out a good teacher, and enjoy an afternoon of wonderful music. Price: $20 suggested donation.

Info: www.orstacoma.org.

SECOND ANNUAL F.L.Y. GALA Sat., Feb. 9, 6-9 p.m.

University of Washington-Tacoma,

William Philip Hall, 1918 Pacific Ave., Tacoma South Sound’s premier youth event, the First Love Yourself Gala is an all girls event that encourages girls to celebrate themselves and support each other! A night of elegance for girls grades 6th-12th.

Youth will walk the red carpet, get photographed by the paparazzi, meet and hear from our guest speakers and have a chance to be a part of our panel Q & A session. Attendees will also be dazzled by live entertainment, enjoy delicious food as well as an entire buffet of sweets and explore community resources. Young ladies are invited to bring their friends to dance the night away and celebrate the beauty of self-love and sisterhood! In partnership with Ali’s Prom Project, we are also offering every girl who is attending a styling appointment to receive a free dress, shoes, accessory and nail polish.

Price: $25. Get tickets at www. eventbrite.com/e/girls-hearts-onfire-presents-the-2nd-annual-flygala-tickets-51308228292, where there is also an area where the community can sponsor a student or table, in an effort to make it accessible for all girls. Info: www.GirlsHeartsOnFire.org.

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LEGAL NEWS Tacoma LINDQUIST’S LEGAL BILLS OUTLAST HIS TIME AS PROSECUTOR Nissen for criticizing him and then coordinating a campaign against her that included late night text messages that he sent to members of his staff to generate supportive comments before a news report about the issue was published. He then refused to release those text messages, which prompted a Public Disclosure Act fight.

This week’s settlement brings the tally in legal bills and settlement payouts above the $2 million mark.

Lindquist’s management style and mounting legal bills were key factors that his former Deputy Pros-

BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER Stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com

The final chapter of a long-standing legal battle over withheld text messages and retaliation against a Pierce County deputy by then-Prosecuting Attorney Mark Lindquist ended with little comment and approval of a $950,000 settlement.

The Pierce County Council unanimously passed “A motion to approve final settlement in the amount of $950,00 in the following matters: 51812-1-11 Court of Appeals, Division II, State of Washington 18-35062, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,” at the end of Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. It was item E on the agenda after Councilmember Derek Young removed the settlement of two long-standing but linked cases from the council’s consent agenda.

“Because there was some significant public interest in them, I thought it would be a little more

Mark Lindquist transparent to call them out,” he said.

The council, however, made no comment other than unanimously approving the settlement payment by voice vote.

The settlement closes the file against Lindquist, alleging that he directed his subordinates to retaliate against now-retired Deputy Glenda

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“Happy to close the book on the Lindquist era, never to be revisited again,” said Nissen’s attorney, Three Branches Law partner Joan K. Mell.

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AT WHAT PRICE? A casino warehouse above a parking garage at the gateway to our city, changing the city’s appearance forever.

Tribal gaming is nothing more than a tribal tax on those who visit or patronize tribal casinos.

This money is supposed to support the tribal membership and build infrastructure within the tribe. The state has granted a monopoly on gaming to tribes in an industry that creates social stress on the surrounding community. Gambling, drinking, drug addiction…the atmosphere that some of these establishments can create have negative impacts on the surrounding communities. Small businesses cannot compete with the overwhelming power that tribes have in Washington State.

WHAT’S THE COST TO TAXPAYERS?

Creating costly delays for much needed infrastructure projects.

Washington is home to 29 federally recognized Indian tribes, which means that one-third of all federally recognized tribes in the U.S. are in this state, making them a powerful force in Olympia spending tribal dollars to influence legislators to protect their monopoly. Washington State is one of the few, if not the only, state that does not have a revenue sharing program to provide vital dollars to local governments based on the impact of tribal casinos. Ask yourself this: If a large Las Vegas corporation were to want to build a mega-casino in downtown Tacoma, do you think that the city would let them do that for free or would they demand huge impact fees to cover the cost of such a business located so close to the heart of the city?

PROMISES OF PROSPERITY Uneducated protests against transitional fuels that actually help the environment.

Promises to build a mega-port 12 years ago but still nothing done.

Since the tribe first opened their casino, they have promised the community to diversify, create jobs and help the city to grow. Empty promises. Valuable port land. A failing cancer center. A below average cannabis operation. Puyallup Tribal Chairman Bill Sterud touted publicly that he had a cure for cancer.

What happened? He promised a Hawaiian cannabis secret and indigenous medicines that would bring miracles to suffering cancer patients. What happened? The lack of prosperity not only falls on the community, but on the tribal membership as a whole.

They very much depend on an income provided by the casino and other tribal enterprises. This is a costly investment by the tribe – over $150 million annually paid out to its members that would be devastating if they were to lose it. It is tribal council’s mandate to provide a better life for its membership. Affecting people’s lives both member and non-member should be of great concern to us all.

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