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FAMILY IS EVERYTHING AT STADIUM THRIFTWAY
More than a grocery store, for 30-plus years Stadium Thriftway has been serving Tacoma – and making a big impact along the way BY MATT NAGLE matt@tacomaweekly.com
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he term “community center” is used pretty loosely to define any public location where folks gather for social activities, but have you ever thought that this term could apply to a grocery store? Well, it does in Tacoma at Stadium Thriftway, 618 N. 1st St. in the historic Stadium District. For more than 30 years this family-owned and operated business has been a center of activity not just for food shopping, but also for friends to meet for a bite to eat, to stop and chat with neighbors, to share a laugh with employees, for community fundraisers, and much more. Stadium Thriftway is a place where people really do know your name. Owner Mike Hargreaves credits the staff of outstanding employees. “This is a collaborative effort,” he said in explaining that it’s not just “the boss” who takes the lead to make Stadium Thriftway a center of neighborhood life that it is today. “They (the employees) believe in great customer service and great products. I don’t know anybody who does it like we do.” Some employees have been there for decades. “We have people that have been with us since the day we opened the doors,” as Hargreaves tells it, and this fact illustrates beautifully the family bond among those who work there. Employee longevity says a lot about how a business treats working men and wom-
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Dan Hargreaves (right) and son Mike, back in the early days of Stadium Thriftway. Now Mike and his daughter Angela Desjardins take care of the store in such a way that makes Dan proud that what he started lives on in caring and capable hands. en, and this many years of employee retention speaks volumes. ‘WE’RE A FAMILY HERE’ Kim “Kimmie” Cantu started working at Stadium Thriftway in 1987 when she was 17 years old. She went from Mt. Tahoma High School right to her first job and is still there 31 years later. She said that in addition to the warm and friend-
Kim “Kimmie” Cantu has worked at Stadium Thriftway since high school. Now celebrating 31 years there, she is a favorite among customers and co-workers for her “Walmart greeter” style of giving a friendly hello and a smile to every customer she can. ly environment, the union benefits that the job provides keep her there as well, offering her security now and upon her retirement. She calls Stadium Thriftway her “second family.” “I love my job,” she said. “We’re a family here and the customers are a big part of it. We’re very closely knit and we can go to (owner) Mike for anything. You don’t see that a lot in other grocery store chains.” As a “person in charge” (PIC) at Stadium Thriftway, Cantu earned her way to being an integral part of the staff. Most of the time you’ll see her up front working the checkout lanes and helping anyone
who needs it, her bubbly and fun personality making her perfect for the job. “Some of the employees here call me the ‘Walmart greeter’ because I’m always talking to everybody.” Some customers she first met when they were children and now they’re grown adults. “It’s fun seeing those families with younger kids. Like the (Bruce) Titus family – now those babies are married,” she said laughing. Shift manager Jennifer Harris is another long-timer, having come on board in 1988 and celebrating her 30th work anniversary this year. “I started working u See THRIFTWAY / page 11
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Neighbors feel slighted over Sound Transit’s Eastside staging area BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER Stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
Tacoma’s current building boom created some trickledown angst and frustration after Sound Transit’s contractor selected a vacant parcel two miles from downtown to use as a staging area for its trucks and equipment. Eastside neighbors near the staging area at Pacific Avenue and 38th Street feel disappointed, frustrated and angry that decision makers have yet again
shortchanged their long-overlooked neighborhood. The snafu was a case of miscommunication. “I’m concerned that the new Pacific Avenue Bridge, the brand-new McKinley Avenue bridge, and beautiful Lincoln District will be damaged from the heavy traffic,” said neighborhood activist Tara Scheidt. Her post on social media earlier this month raised eyebrows, frowned faces and caused a flurry of e-mails and phone calls among city officials, Sound Transit and Walsh Con-
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TACOMA POWER AWARDS GRANTS FOR SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS Tacoma Power has announced the winners of its Evergreen Options Renewable Energy Project grant, awarding more than $90,000 in grants to two local organizations. The funding for these grants comes from Tacoma Power customers who voluntarily pay a small monthly fee to support local renewable energy projects like wind and solar. This year’s winners, Tacoma Housing Authority and Bates Technical College, will use the funding to implement solar energy projects at their respective campuses in Tacoma. “Thanks to the goodwill of local residents who have enrolled in this program, we’re excited to provide these new renewable opportunities – like rooftop solar panels – to organizations helping the community right here in our service territory,” said Chris Robinson, superintendent of Tacoma Power. “These projects complement the renewable hydroelectric power that makes up the majority of Tacoma Power’s electricity.” Tacoma Housing Authority will use the $50,000 grant to integrate solar panels into the Crisis Residential Center (CRC) at its new Arlington Drive Youth Campus, which will break ground in 2019. The CRC will be a 12-bed facility to house, serve and save homeless youth ages 12 to 17. The CRC will be part of a larger campus that will also serve homeless young adults ages 18 to 24. The total capacity of the new solar energy system will be 21 kilowatts.
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“We’re pleased to be awarded this grant for solar energy. It not only allows us to contribute to a greener and more sustainable future, it also saves us money,” said Michael Mirra, executive director of Tacoma Housing Authority. “Those savings will strengthen the services we can provide to homeless youth and young adults to give them a second chance at a reasonable adolescence and adulthood without exploitation, impoverishment, and fear. We’re grateful to Tacoma Power for helping us do that.” The second grant recipient, Bates Technical College, is a two-year public institution that has been providing quality training and education to Tacoma/Pierce County for 80 years. The college is known for its commitment to helping students find family-wage level employment. The $41,500 renewable energy grant will allow the school to install solar lighting at its south campus parking lots, which will increase safety and support energy conservation. It is estimated that the project will produce 3,728-kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The winner of last year’s grant, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, used its $50,000 grant to help fund a solar project located in the Asian Forest Sanctuary area. The zoo anticipates its project will produce more than 26,000-kilowatt hours of electricity in the first year and save more than $200,000 over its 30-year lifetime.
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FAST FERRY FOLLOW UP Study delves into passenger ferry costs
A feasibility study on a fast ferry route between Tacoma and Seattle has been conducted. Possible landing sites in Tacoma include 11th Street Dock, Foss Seaport, Old Town Dock, Point Ruston and Point Defiance. Between Tacoma and Seattle, the boats could go around Vashon Island either to the west or the east. If the latter is chosen, a stop in Des Moines could be considered. The route profile assessment took into account transit connections, fare assumptions, travel time comparisons and operating profiles. For 2020, estimates have Point Ruston with the highest daily ridership at 523. By 2040, the 11th Street Dock location would catch up to this figure. A vessel that would carry 150 passengers has estimated capital costs of $10-$13.2 million, while a 250-passenger boat would cost between $13-$17.5 million. A larger vessel would be needed for bow loading in the Washington State Ferry slip. Start-up capital costs by landing site would be $40.6 million at 11th Street, $41.4 million at Old Town, $42.6 million at Point Ruston, $42.4 million at Point Defiance Park and $53.3 million for the WSF site at Point Defiance. Estimated annual operating costs at 11th Street are $2.98 million. They would be $2.9 million for Old Town, $2.84 million for Point Ruston and $2.83 million for Point Defiance. The farebox recovery rate is just above $1 million for each site, between 32.5 percent and 37.7 percent. The subsidy required for 11th Street is $1.96 million, with a cost per rider of $28.77 and a cost per service hour of $1,431. The subsidy for Old Town would be $1.88 million, with a cost per rider of $27.88 and a cost per service hour of $1,394. The subsidy for Point Ruston would be $1.71 million, with a cost per rider of $24.80 and a cost per service hour of $1,364. The subsidy for Point Defiance would be $1.79 million, with a cost per rider of $26.70 and a cost per service hour of $1,362. Further analysis is required to develop a viable business plan.
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PLUNGE INTO 2019 AT THE COOLEST EVENT OF THE YEAR Kick off the new year with a refreshing plunge into invigorating Puget Sound
Jump into the water with other jubilant merrymakers Jan. 1 at the seventh annual Polar Bear Plunge at Point Defiance Marina boat launch. The event is presented by BECU and supported by Bloodworks Northwest. Trade your winter coat for a swimsuit and go knee deep, waist high or all the way in. The Cub Plunge is for those who want to enter the water from the launch ramp. It begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the Polar Bear Plunge at noon for people who want to jump off the docks feet first. Costumes are welcome but not required, though participants need to have protective footwear. The event is free and takes place rain or shine at the Point Defiance boat launch, located at 5912 N. Waterfront Dr. in Point Defiance Park. For the safety of participants, life jackets will available and lifeguards will be stationed on the docks. Daring folks who jump in can warm up afterward in heating tents, sip free hot drinks, and purchase treats from the snack bar. Changing tents will be available. In addition to a year’s worth of bragging rights, participants receive a Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium coupon good for $3 off general admission. Commemorative T-shirts will be available for $5 while supplies last. Parking is limited nearby, but a shuttle bus will transport participants from the Owen Beach parking lot to and from the Plunge between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Plunge continues to be wildly popular with more than 1,000 people in attendance and 350 taking the plunge off the boat ramp or docks in recent years. Those brave enough to jump into Puget Sound ranged from small children to the more mature, from costumed to fully clothed. Bloodworks Northwest representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the life-saving bene-
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fits of blood donations and encourage participants to turn out for upcoming blood drives and typing events. From 1-7 p.m. Jan. 7, Bloodworks will hold a community blood drive in celebration of National Blood Donor Month at STAR Center. To register, go to the Bloodworks website at https://schedule.bloodworksnw.org. Point Defiance Marina has anchored the northeast side of Point Defiance Park since 1944, when it replaced the original boathouse pavilion of the early 1900s. While down at the waterfront stop by to browse the gift shop, rent a boat or sign up for a boating or fishing class. Healthy Plunge guidelines: Anyone with a history of heart problems should talk to their healthcare provider before participating in the Polar Bear Plunge. • Stay away from alcohol. Alcohol does not warm you up; it accelerates hypothermia. • Don’t stay in the water longer than 15 minutes. Body heat is lost 25 times faster in the water than in air. Puget Sound water temperature is around 45 degrees this time of year. • To keep warm, wait until immediately before entering the water to remove any extra clothing worn over your swimsuit or plunge outfit. • Don’t forget to bring dry clothes, a towel and protective footwear. • Service animals only are allowed in the water with participants. All other animals must stay on shore. Volunteers are always needed to serve refreshments or set up and take down after the event. For more information, visit PointDefianceMarina.com or call (253) 591-5325.
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SKEPTICISM MOUNTS OVER LNG PLANT AS TIDEFLATS REVIEW MOVES FORWARD BY STEVE DUNKELBERGER stevedunkel@tacomaweekly.com
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has weighed in on Puget Sound Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that is under construction on the Tideflats, saying some of the environmental review is “fictional.” The AG’s Counsel for Environmental Protection Unit submitted a letter to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency about the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) that offered some tough talk on key concerns about the plant, what pollution it would add to the environment and the agency’s oversight of the project that has been allowed to continue building despite a Notice of Violation. The Attorney General’s Counsel for Environmental Protection Unit William R. Sherman blasted the draft environmental report on a number of issues, including not accounting for the construction that has already occurred when it addresses any impacts to nature if the LNG plant were never built. “In short, the No Action Alternative as described in the draft SEIS is no longer an available alternative. … In addition, the draft SEIS asserts that ‘There are no construction impacts associated with the No Action Alternative.’ This is plainly incorrect. Because construction impacts have already occurred… As currently drafted, the SEIS evaluates a No-Action Alternative that can only be described as fictional.” The environmental review was conducted with the idea that natural gas would only come from Canada. This assumption lowers the facility’s overall ground-to-facility levels of greenhouse gas emissions. But natural gas is a volatile market and conditions could change, but those possible changes were not addressed. “It is not clear why that assumption
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION The draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Puget Sound Energy’s liquified natural gas plant is available at all Tacoma Public Library branches as well as on Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s website: pscleanair.org. Information about the Tideflats Interim Regulations and the Tideflats Subarea plan can be found at cityoftacoma.org/tideflatsinterim. The comment period to the Department of Ecology on WestRock Tacoma’s project is Dec. 28.
should be expected to hold true for the 40year lifespan of the project, especially as United States natural gas production has increased substantially in recent years,” Sherman wrote, noting that other possible sources of natural gas should be addressed in the final version of the report. That final report should be out in February and offer answers to many questions critics have had since news of the plant first bubbled to the surface more than two years ago. Construction began without all the required permits. Sherman referred to that as the “snowballing effect,” of allowing construction without key data and information so the completion of the facility becomes the only option since all alternatives weren’t properly considered. In a nutshell, the LNG plant would be an 8-million-gallon facility that would pipe in natural gas from British Columbia and freeze it so that it becomes a liquid. It would then be sold as a cleaner-burning fuel for container ships that run between Tacoma and Alaska. The site would also serve as LNG storage for use during the
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The Tideflats Subarea Plan process is set to have its first “working group” meeting in early January. That group of elected officials from Tacoma, Fife, Pierce County, the Puyallup Tribe and the Port of Tacoma will then develop the process of selecting a consultant to manage the project. Once that consulting firm is selected, the actual work begins, about 18 months after the review of land uses around the Tideflats was first proposed. few times a year gas demand peaks. Critics of the project range from environmental groups such as the Sightline Institute, Citizens for a Healthy Bay, Redefine Tacoma and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. These groups, and others, worry that the plant is an environmental risk located too close to urban areas; that it would continue the nation’s reliance on fossil fuel and would not leave Puget Sound air, water or land any cleaner. They further argue the plant mingles PSE’s role as a utility company with a risky private venture at no benefit to rate payers. The concern over the LNG plant boiled over a year ago and led to Tacoma and the port to agree to conduct a Subarea Plan of the Tideflats that would involve long-range visioning of the working waterfront as well as reviewing all landuse rules. The process lagged for a year over who would sit at the table during the process. It is back on track with staff members from the city, port, Fife, Pierce County and the Puyallup Tribe developing a work plan for officials from each government to follow. The first meeting of the five-government group of electeds is set for Jan. 4. Top on the agenda for that meeting will be to begin drafting a scope of work that would 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- to three-year effort. “In my opinion, we haven’t even started the clock on that process,” Tacoma’s Principal Planner Stephen Atkinson said. The expense of the work will be split three ways. The city and port are each fronting $500,000, and the Tribe has
pledged another $200,000. 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 permanent zoning rules pass the City Council. Another key decision regarding the Tideflats came this month, when the City Council approved the purchase of land from the Port of Tacoma for a new fire station. The $365,000 parcel on East 11th Street sits next to the historic Fire Station 5, which was deemed too small and structurally unfit for a modern station. The Tacoma Fire Department once had three stations on the working waterfront, but budget cuts brought that down to zero, when Station 5 was mothballed during the Great Recession. A new fire station was part of the permitting agreement for the $310 million LNG plant, which sits across the street. PSE provided $500,000 toward the new station. The architectural and design work is underway and will likely run through most of 2019. Also under review is WestRock’s pulp and paper mill plans to move forward to upgrade its chip-screening system that will allow for higher production volumes using a cleaner process than its current equipment. The mill also proposes to increase the use of its gas boiler through the use of natural gas to allow the mill to use additional steam to generate electricity for sale. This bump in operational capacity will cause an overall increase in WestRock’s emissions of dust and air pollution in the form of formaldehyde and chloroform, albeit below state thresholds and air quality standards.
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t Link From page 1 struction Co., the contractor building the Link extension. “I saw the fences being changed and thought I would check in on what’s happening to let neighbors know good things were coming soon. I thought it would be cool to get the community on board for whatever it was as early as possible but soon figured out it was a construction yard … Why is this project placed at an already congested site daily? What sort of traffic nightmare will this bring for years? How will our roads withstand the extra heavy equipment? There are so many questions.” Sound Transit said the transportation agency and Walsh had reviewed six other sites that were closer to the Link route through downtown but those were either too small, too expensive or the owner didn’t want the property tied up for two years, especially when new developments are mushrooming up around downtown in the hot real estate market. The equipment couldn’t be stored at the construction sites along the route because the work areas are too small and in public right of ways. “It would have been nice to find something closer, but we just weren’t able to do that,” Sound Transit spokesman Scott Thompson said, noting that the 38th and Pacific site, called a “layover space” in the construction industry, will store trucks, backhoes and supplies bound for the Link light rail project as well as serve as a short-term storage site for construction debris before it is ultimately hauled away for recycling or disposal. “It’s not going to be a dumping ground.” Sound Transit, Walsh and Tacoma officials are now sorting out how best to move forward over what was apparently some misunderstanding about how the site would be used, according to Tacoma’s Public Works Director Kurtis Kingsolver. “I would say there was a bit of miscommunication,” he said. “Everyone thought we were communicating and then things got crossed.” Complicating the crossed wires is the holiday season, which now hampers efforts to call a neighborhood meeting to allow Eastside residents to vent
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Sound Transit’s contractor that is building the Link light rail expansion from downtown to Martin Luther King Jr. Way is using a high profile but vacant lot at 38th Street and Pacific Avenue to stage its equipment and supplies. The move created uproar in the neighborhood, which has a long history of feeling left out of new developments and decision-making. their frustrations as well as learn about solutions surrounding truck routes, noise controls and construction congestion. “People are upset. I can’t blame them for feeling that way,” he said, noting that he was elected to be the city’s representative to Eastside Neighborhood Council to help ensure that the neighborhood felt included and that their frustrations were heard. “This is the last thing I wanted.” The December meeting of the neighborhood council had already been canceled, Kingsolver noted, and the January meeting will provide information only after weeks of building frustration. “We are sort of between a rock and a hard place,” he said. The 38th Street site, for example, will have a maxi-
mum of 10 truck trips a day and an average of between three and five. The trucks will avoid going west of 38th Street and avoid Pacific Avenue by heading east to Interstate-705 to the construction sites along the Link route. The details of the full plan still need city approval from Public Works as well as Planning and Land Services. The $217 million will extend the existing Link light rail system 2.4 miles from the Theater District along Stadium Way to 1st Street, Division Avenue and then swing a left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Way to South 19th Street. Trains are scheduled to begin running in 2022 and provide uninterrupted train service from the Tacoma Dome Station to the Hilltop’s “Medical Mile” that runs between Tacoma General Hospital to St. Joseph Medical Center. The system will then extend again, to Tacoma Community College, by 2039.
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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE DRAWING INTEREST FROM STUDENTS BY JOHN LARSON jlarson@tacomaweekly.com
Tacoma teenagers have the opportunity for an interesting civics lesson beginning next year. In November, Mayor Victoria Woodards announced the establishment of a Youth Engagement Task Force. Tacoma residents between the ages of 13 and 19 were encouraged to apply. This is part of a process to create the city’s first Youth Commission. Management fellow Bucoda Warren presented an update on the process during the Dec. 18 study session. Outreach was conducted in October and November. Flyers were dropped off at all 10 public high schools in Tacoma, as well as at Summit Olympus Charter School. Invitations were e-mailed to all 99 applicants for Student Government Day. Presentations were made after school at Foss High School and Lincoln High School. Tacoma Public Schools provided information to teachers and families. There was a total of 126 applicants. Staff provided the council with demographic information on the students. Females accounted for 66 percent, with males at 27 percent and 7 percent for non-binary. In terms of race, whites were the highest number at 31 percent, followed by 22 percent of students listing two or more races and blacks at 16 percent. Asian Americans were next at 13 percent, followed by Hispanics at 11 percent, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders at 5 percent and Native American/Alaskan Natives at 2 percent.
In terms of grade level, 11th graders topped the list at 24 percent, with 12th graders right behind at 23 percent. Sophomores are 19 percent, freshmen 15 percent, eighth graders 11 percent, seventh graders 6 percent and college students at 2 percent. Lincoln High School, the mayor’s alma mater, topped the list of schools with the most applicants at 15. In second place is Science and Math Institute at 12, with Foss and Stadium High School tied at 11 each. The remaining schools are: Annie Wright, 10; Wilson, 8; School of the Arts, 8; Mount Tahoma, 8; Gray Middle School, 8; Charles Wright, 5; School of Industrial Design, Engineering and Art, 4; Meeker Middle School, 4; Bellarmine Prep, 4; Washington High School, 2; Oakland High School, 2; Bryant Montessori Middle School, 2; home school, 1; Tacoma Baptist, 1; Tacoma Community College, 1; Mason Middle School, 1; Saint Patrick’s, 1; Summit Olympus, 1; Stewart Middle School, 1; Giaudrone Middle School, 1; Baker Middle School, 1; American School Online, 1. Based on Council districts, District 5 (South Tacoma) was first with 23 percent of the applicants, followed by District 1 (North End and West End) at 18 percent, District 3 (Central) at 18 percent, District 2 (North End and Northeast Tacoma) at 14 percent and District 4 (East Side) at 13 percent. A selection meeting was held on Nov. 29. The stakeholders suggested a new process to get all of the applicants engaged in the program. So far, 82 of the applicants have expressed an intent to participate in
the larger task force. A series of meetings will be held in the first half of 2019. They will be held on Saturdays at various locations. Graduate Tacoma and Asia Pacific Cultural Center are two organizations that have offered their office as a meeting place. Other meetings may be held on school campuses. The first would be on Jan. 12 and would serve as an orientation and time for group assignments. The Jan. 26 meeting will have a facilitator from the Institute for Civic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. giving a presentation. Topics have not been finalized for the remaining five meetings. The program will allow students to learn from local leaders, cultivate a deeper understanding of local government and gain communications skills, among other goals. Participants will receive a letter of recommendation from the mayor and council, and Tacoma Public Schools students can earn two graded class credits through Next Move. The city will provide food and transportation assistance, and staff would coordinate on credits for students eligible to receive them from their school. By July, the group will have a proposal for the formation of the Tacoma Youth Commission. The mayor said that she is impressed by the number of applicants. Councilmember Lillian Hunter noted this program is a priority for the mayor. She applauded “the impressive work” put into it thus far. Councilmember Conor McCarthy suggested a topic for one of the meetings involve courts and the legal system.
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t Thriftway From page 1 here while I was a senior in high school,” said this Wilson grad. “I thought I’d work here through college but everybody here is…a family. I felt comfortable here and decided that I didn’t want to do the 12hour day thing sitting behind a desk. And this is a union job – our benefits and retirement are worth their weight in gold.” Then there’s Debbie Hills, who’s been there for 32 years; store director Cindy Hileman, hired when she was 16 years old and now 30 years at Stadium Thriftway; graveyard shift manager Jerry Davidson at 28 years; night manager Tommy Pluff with 26 years; bakery manager Julie Pollock at 26 years; lead morning cashier Cheri Antonson at 25 years; office manager Michelle Lindsay at 25 years; janitor Charles Hamilton at 23 years; dairy manager Joe Garbino at 21 years; front manager Steve Lynn at 20 years; and Scott Fluherty at 18 years. All of the employees at Stadium Thriftway know their products, the shelves stocked with an extensive selection of natural, organic and specialty foods. The deli feeds customers at breakfast, lunch and dinner, builds custom-made sandwiches and serves hot soups; the bakery features the best of the Northwest delivered daily plus breads and pastries made fresh on-site. The floral department showcases freshly cut flowers and growing plants, fruit baskets and balloon bouquets and can take care of arrangements for any occasion. The meat department stocks beef, poultry, lamb, pork and seafood, along with marinated, stuffed and seasoned products for families to take-and-bake. Locally grown produce means that shoppers get the freshest and best-tasting produce available, including organic. Then there’s the big beer and wine selection, with 5 percent off four bottles, 10 percent off six bottles and 15 percent off a full case. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON This is the type of atmosphere that Mike Hargreaves’ dad Dan Hargreaves and mom Marian Hargreaves set out to establish in 1985 when they purchased the former Lucky’s supermarket back when the chain decided to close some of its stores in this area. “My dad has been in the grocery business forever and has owned stores my whole life,” Mike said. “I would go with him on Saturdays to his stores when I was 10 years old, so I grew up in the business.” Mike was right there by his dad’s side ever since Stadium Thriftway’s opening day. In the mid-90s, when Dan and Marian Hargreaves were ready to retire from the grocery business, son Mike and his wife Jan bought them out, keeping Stadium Thriftway in the family. “I love the business and this was a great opportunity,” Mike said. Mike ran the sales floor and Jan took over Marian’s position to run the office for a number of years. “It was just like my folks – Jan and me with our hands on deck,” Mike said. As the new owners, Mike and Jan started making changes that were really well received by the neighborhood. “It’s been a fun transition from what it was to what it is now,” Mike said. “My dad always believed in upgrading and I’ve always believed in that too. There’s always something he was doing and we continued doing little stuff then every four or five years it’s something pretty major.” A big part of those changes came
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Product merchandising at Stadium Thriftway is beautifully done. From the produce and floral departments to the bakery and wine sections, it’s obvious that products are showcased with thought and care to maximize shoppers’ experience. in 2010 when a major remodel added 7,000 square feet to the store with every department expanded. Nothing inside the Stadium Thriftway walls is the same as it was before and, amazingly, the store remained open through it all. Another big change came about a year ago when self-checkout lanes were added. This was not a decision that Mike took lightly. After all, the store’s whole foundation is based on employee/customer interactions and those who shop there love being able to visit with their favorite cashiers who are more like friends than just the person who checks their groceries. However, reality is that the Stadium District is growing by leaps and bounds. New high-rise apartment and condominium buildings, and soon the Tacoma Link light rail extension, bring more and more people to the neighborhood and where else would they want to shop than at Stadium Thriftway? “I probably lost more sleep over that decision than anything else we’ve ever done because we’re about customer service,” Mike said. “But we had to do it because we were out of capacity – there was no way to add more check stands. It took me about a year to finally say let’s do it because we didn’t know how we were going to get people in and out of here during the holidays. With a lot of research into how to handle it, we finally were able to do it and gained the capacity we needed.” Best of all, nothing was lost between customers and the Stadium Thriftway staff. “It’s still hands-on customer service at all times. We’ve been very careful and the interaction with customers is every bit as good, if not better sometimes, than at the regular check stands.” By stationing an attentive employee at self-check out, there is always someone there to help or to just say hi. Speaking of changes, Mike himself
has transitioned from working full-time to putting things safely into the hands of his daughter Angela Desjardins. Like her dad, Angela grew up in the business too, and her dad is delighted and grateful that the Stadium Thriftway legacy will continue to a third generation. “I’m so proud of my daughter,” he said. “The greatest thing I think we have done here is to build a staff that is self-reliant, so a year ago I transitioned to mostly part time. I’m probably the luckiest guy in the world. We’ve got something here to where I can come and go – to be involved in the creative part and behind the scenes but don’t have to drive the day-to-day operations because the staff is doing it.” The Stadium Thriftway lineage will also ensure that the store will continue its work in the community, partnering with Emergency Food Network (EFN) to help eradicate hunger and feed children. For every $1 that’s donated to EFN at Stadium Thriftway, EFN distributes $12 worth of food. “About 20 years ago, we made the commitment that we’re going to put donation resources into two major things: feeding people and schools,” Mike said. “These go together in that statistics show that kids who go to school hungry are not going to be successful – they’re not going to learn and they’re not going to break the cycle of poverty unless they get a great education.” A DISTRICT OF SERVICE Stadium District homeowner Denny Faker has been one of Stadium Thriftway’s best customers since day one. A local celebrity of sorts, Faker has been involved in many key aspects of the district going back to 1975 as owner of the popular Bavarian Restaurant. At the same time, he owned Taste of the Town catering company and sold both in 1998. Already being a regular Sta-
dium Thriftway customer, when Mike and Jan Hargreaves learned that Faker sold his businesses, they invited him to talk. Things obviously went well, and he soon came onboard to serve coffee at his own café at Thriftway. “I bought the coffee shop and it will be 21 years this spring when I sell it to one of my employees,” Faker said. “During the big remodel, it was necessary to change my location so I built a new shop and named it North Slope Coffee House after the North Slope historic residential district,” which is on the National Register of Historic Places and Tacoma Register of Historic Places. Faker, who was also president then manager of the Stadium Historical Business District Association for 18 years, is a managing partner at Stadium District’s Bayside Gardens Apartments, built in 1927. Witnessing the growth of the District from the time he moved there at 21 years old, Faker commented on how important service-based businesses – like Stadium Thriftway and North Slope Coffee House – are to the neighborhood. “We’re a service district more than a shopping district,” he said. “We are the most densely populated business district in Tacoma.” • • • Looking back over the years, Mike has many, many good memories about Stadium Thriftway. One of his favorites: when people leave the neighborhood and come back to Stadium Thriftway 10 or 12 years later and say, ‘Everybody is still here!’ “It happens all the time,” Mike said. “It’s been fun to watch Tacoma’s evolution from when we first got here. The growth in the city compared to what it was, it’s been fun being a part of that. I love this community, I love this staff and being here … life is good.”
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Tacoma’s Hot Tickets TAKING IT INDOORS THURSDAY, DEC. 20 – BASKETBALL Girls – Stadium vs. Foss Foss HS – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DEC. 20 – BASKETBALL Girls – Rogers vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 22 – BASKETBALL Boys – Lynden Christian vs. Wilson Accesso ShoWare Center – 5 p.m.
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Former Stadium High School standout Jamael Cox goes to work against the Ontario Fury. Cox would finish the match with a goal and an assist in the 6-3 loss to the Fury. A crowd of 3,505 showed up to bid Tacoma head coach Darren Sawatzky a fond farewell. Sawatzky is taking over the new USL League One franchise out of Arizona called FC Tucson. Tacoma will return to action at the Accesso ShoWare Center on Friday, Jan. 11, against the Monterrey Flash. The following night, Tacoma host rival Ontario for what should be a huge match.
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here are some big changes on the horizon for the Tacoma Stars. After starting the season 2-0 and looking better than ever in their professional run in the Major Arena Soccer League, the team was hit with the news of a coaching change prior to their third match of the season against rival Ontario. Tacoma will be soon charting unknown waters with a new set of hands at the wheel. Since returning to the professional ranks late in the 2014-15 season as a replacement for the abysmal Seattle Impact, the Stars have known only one head coach. The club took on the character and attitude of head coach Darren Sawatzky, and the outdoor and indoor veteran helped lead the Stars to a pair of playoff berths in three full seasons of action. Now, Sawatzky will be heading south to take over the reins of the newly minted FC Tucson of the USL One League. Before leaving, Sawatsky will coach the Stars over what could be a blistering road trip prior to Christmas. Tacoma will travel to San Diego to face the dreaded Sockers on Saturday, Dec. 22. The following evening, Tacoma will head up to face an Ontario Fury squad that just handed the Stars their first loss of the season. The Stars could easily enter Christmas with a 2-3 record when sizing up the potency of their next two opponents. However, perhaps the boys will rally for their old skipper two more times and jolt the rest of the MASL with a pair of road upsets. To be honest, a road split would be pretty darn good for a team that is about to move on to a new and different coach. So far, there hasn’t been any whispers
from the Stars organization about who they may be looking at to take over for what amounts to the bulk of the remaining Tacoma schedule. However, it was interesting to see some original Tacoma Stars in the stands. It was impossible to miss former fan favorite, and MLS Hall of Famer, Preki talking with his old teammate Ralph Black for much of the match against Ontario on Saturday, Dec. 15. With both Preki and Black residing in the area, the fans were buzzing about the possibility of one of the originals from the olden days taking over. While he wasn’t there, several folks also brought up the name of current Bellarmine Prep head coach Joey Waters, who was also a longtime fan favorite during his days wearing the argyle in the Tacoma Dome. Again, it’s all speculation, as the Stars are staying mum on the future coaching details. They are certainly going to need a coach with indoor soccer experience. Players kick a round soccer ball into a pair of goals, but after that, the game is vastly different than the outdoor model. A coach is going to need to be able to manage a flow of different shifts of players (much like the game of hockey), and he’s going to need to be able to manage and make player adjustments on the fly. One thing the new coach is going to have at his disposal is a roster that is easily the most dangerous group of Stars that have been put together since moving back to the big time. A new coach is going to need to massage the line-up and make sure to get the right pieces of the puzzle working with the likes of point-producing veteran Nick Perera. When the team is clicking and the Tacoma attackers are moving their feet, Perera becomes one of the best in the game with his ability to setup a teammate for a goal, or just make his own magic happen and blast a shot into
the back of the net. In the 6-3 loss against Ontario, the Stars were sorely missing the talents of two former Seattle Sounders. The “Danish Dynamo” Philip Lund was spending some time back home with the family, while former Sounder favorite James Riley had dinged up his knee a little bit in practice the week prior, and needed to sit out the contest with Ontario. Lund has already shown to be a lightning strike for the Stars with five goals in two matches this season. On the other end of the field, Riley’s defensive skills have already come to the forefront, as he is incredibly fast closing in on the ball, and his passing ability has matched his head for the game. In their absence, the Stars came out rather flat against Ontario. They seemed to constantly be searching for a groove that would get their motor running, but it only appeared in flashes. With the likes of Chris Toth now in goal for Ontario, Tacoma is going to have to bring their top game against the Fury in each of their contests this season to maintain close proximity to the top of the MASL Pacific Division’s top rung. Toth made 13 saves against the Stars, and Tacoma needed three dazzling goals to just keep it close. The defense put up a solid effort in the second half, allowing Ontario just two scores, but the Tacoma offense was blanked over the final 30 minutes. Tacoma will return home for a doubleheader weekend on Friday, Jan. 11, as they host last season’s MASL Western Conference champions from Monterrey, Mexico. The following night, Tacoma will again face the Ontario Fury, for what is sure to be a full-on playoff atmosphere at the Accesso ShoWare Center. For tickets and more information, visit www.tacomastars.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 22 – BASKETBALL Boys – Bonney Lake vs. Washington Washington HS – 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 22 – WISL SOCCER Bellingham vs. Tacoma Stars Reserves Tacoma Soccer Center – 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DEC. 27 – BASKETBALL Boys – Union vs. Lincoln Bellarmine HS – 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, DEC. 27 – BASKETBALL Boys – Kelso vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 28 – BASKETBALL Boys – Kelso vs. Lincoln Bellarmine HS – 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 28 – BASKETBALL Boys – Union vs. Bellarmine Bellarmine HS – 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 29 – WISL SOCCER Tacoma Stars Rsvs. vs. Tacoma Narrows Fc Tacoma Soccer Center – 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 – BASKETBALL Girls – Stadium vs. Lincoln Lincoln HS – 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 – BASKETBALL Girls – Bonney Lake vs. Mt. Tahoma Mt. Tahoma – 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 – BASKETBALL Boys – Lincoln vs. Stadium Stadium HS – 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 4 – BASKETBALL Boys – Lakes vs. Lincoln Lakes HS – 7 p.m. MONDAY, JAN. 7 – BASKETBALL Girls – Clover Park vs. Lakes Lakes HS – 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 – BASKETBALL Boys – Wilson vs. Lincoln Lincoln HS – 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 – BASKETBALL Girls – Lincoln vs. Wilson Wilson HS – 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 11 – BASKETBALL Women – Willamette vs. UPS Puget Sound Fieldhouse – 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 11 – BASKETBALL Women – Lewis & Clark vs. PLU Pacific Lutheran – 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 11 – MASL SOCCER Monterrey Flash vs. Tacoma Stars Accesso ShoWare Center – 7:35 p.m.
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FOSS FALCONS OUTLAST STEILACOOM BY JUSTIN GIMSE jgimse@tacomaweekly.com
When the Foss High School boys’ basketball team traveled to play the Steilacoom Sentinels on Tuesday, Dec. 18, it had all the makings of a barn burner. The Falcons entered the game undefeated in 2A South Puget Sound League play, with their only loss of the year happening at the hands of 3A powerhouse Eastside Catholic. Steilacoom also entered the game undefeated in league action, and also owning a surprising victory over a 3A squad from Stadium High School. Something was going to have to give. As fate would have it, both teams sent the head-spinning contest all the way to the final buzzer, before the Falcons were able to raise their arms in victory. Steilacoom head coach Gary Wusterbarth has been rolling out tough defenses for several decades now. In years where many other opponents may have had the edge in talent, it was Wusterbarth’s defenses that evened things up on the court, and brought the Sentinels many wins and post-season berths. For a team built around speed, the Foss Falcons fell right into the hands of the Steilacoom defense through much of the first half. With hands in the passing lanes, and successful traps sprung all over the court, Steilacoom was snatching the ball from the Falcons left and right. By the time the first quarter had ended, the Sentinels’ defense had built a 19-13 lead for the home team. Despite winning the 2A state champion-
ship two years ago, and reaching the state semifinals last season, the Foss Falcons have had a reputation for being a streaky, scrappy unit. Even though they were letting Steilacoom disrupt their offensive flow, they hung tough in the second quarter and took the lead at 25-24 midway through the period. The Sentinels were still getting buckets off of Foss turnovers, but the Falcons were returning the favor with some strong defensive stands and transition baskets. Foss senior forward De’Ante Hill connected on a three-pointer from the angle with seconds remaining in the first half to push the Falcons’ lead to 35-30. Steilacoom had a good look at the buzzer, but senior wing-man Jaymason Willingham’s three-pointer caught back iron at the buzzer. New Foss head coach Josh Barsh had his squad prepared coming out for the third quarter. The Falcons were going to have to weather the Sentinels’ storm coming out of the locker rooms, as any visiting team would. Instead of letting Steilacoom back into the game, the visitors were able to maintain their lead to the end of the third quarter with a 51-45 advantage, despite a three-pointer at the buzzer by senior Torrey Cady. The fourth quarter saw the Foss lead grow to eight points several times in the first six minutes of action. Steilacoom then began making a move, closing to within three points at 61-58 with 1:01 left in the ballgame. With 4.2 seconds left in the game, Steilacoom sophomore Josh Shin hit three free throws to tie the game at 65-65. That would be the end of the line for
SPORTSWATCH JOHNSON BECOMES FIRST LOGGER TO RECIEVE D3FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICAN Junior wide reciever AJ Johnson is the first Puget Sound student-athlete to earn an All-American honor from d3football.com. D3football.com All-American honors began in 1999. Johnson, a native of Tacoma and graduate of Lincoln High School, is also the first Logger football student-athlete to earn an All-American honor since Tony Puz in 1998 (NAIA). By the end of the 2018 season, Johnson set the Puget Sound single-season record for receiving yards with 1,096. He led the Northwest Conference in both receiving and receptions (92), and he ranked second in touchdown catches (12). Johnson, along with four other teammates, was named to the All-NWC First Team. He played a vital role in Puget Sound setting several single-season program records in 2018, including passing touchdowns (40), completions (321), and total points (350). LANGE COMES UP BIG FOR UPS AGAIN FOR SIXTH LOGGER WIN Jamie Lange notched her third consecutive double-double to lead the Puget Sound women’s basketball team to a 67-44 win over Caltech in the final day of the Pacific Northwest Tournament hosted by Pacific Lutheran. Lange came away with 17 points and a season-high 19 boards for the Loggers (6-2). Elizabeth Prewitt nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds against the Beavers (4-5). Lange and Prewitt were both named to the Pacific Northwest All-Tournament Team. Puget Sound got off to a sluggish start Sunday. The Loggers shot 16.7 percent from the floor in the opening 10 minutes, and they trailed Caltech at the end of the first quarter, 12-8. Puget Sound kicked it into gear in the second quarter to claim a 28-21 lead at halftime, and the Loggers never looked back. Puget Sound freshman Georgia Lavinder scored a season-high 12 points Sunday by shooting 4-for-8 from 3-point range. The Loggers left for Hawaii on Monday, Dec. 17, to compete in the Street Shine Invitational in Honolulu. Puget Sound takes on Whittier on Wednesday, Dec. 19
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Foss senior guard Micah Pollard rises to the basket. Pollard finished with 33 points against the Steilacoom Sentinels and scored the decisive points to put Foss over the top. The Falcon’s victory gives the two-time defending league champs a leg up on Steilacoom and Fife, with key victories over the Sentinels and Trojans already in the bag. Mark your calenders for Wednesday, Jan. 2, as the 3A defending state champion Garfield Bulldogs pay a visit to Foss for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. Steilacoom. Foss senior standout Micah Pollard converted a couple of free throws to give the Falcons a hard-fought 67-65 victory. It won’t get any easier for the Falcons though. Should Foss advance to the 2A state tournament again this season, they may very well be the most battle-tested squad in the field. Foss will next play at 4A NPSL foe Mt. Rainier (7-2) on Friday, Dec. 21, followed by a road game against 3A PCL Bethel the following night. The Falcons will then compete in 3A Spanaway Lake’s Christmas
and Chapman on Thursday, Dec. 20. UPS’ PREWITT REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS IN LOGGERS’ WIN Senior Elizabeth Prewitt eclipsed 1,000 points for her collegiate career as the Puget Sound women’s basketball team handled Nichols, 61-39, in the first game of the Pacific Northwest Tournament hosted by Pacific Lutheran on Saturday, Dec. 16. Prewitt entered the game needing 20 points to reach the millennium mark. After scoring seven points in the first half, Prewitt netted 14 points in the first six minutes of the third quarter. Prewitt provided the game’s first points of the second half by draining a 3-pointer. Later in the third quarter, Prewitt hit another trey while drawing a foul, and she capitalized on the four-point play. Prewitt’s milestone basket was a 3-point shot from the corner with four minutes left in the third quarter. Prewitt is the first Logger since Alexis Noren ‘17 to join the 1,000-point club. All in all, Prewitt scored 21 points in 23 minutes against the Bison (3-7). Jamie Lange notched her second consecutive double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Loggers (5-2). Puget Sound held Nichols to just 23.1 percent shooting from the floor, and the Loggers forced 15 turnovers. Puget Sound dominated the glass, 49-31. PLU’S SALISBURY NETS SECOND NWC WEEKLY HONOR The Northwest Conference office released its weekly award winners on Monday, Dec. 17, with Pacific Lutheran University women’s basketball student-athlete Madison Salisbury claiming NWC Player of the Week for the second time this season. Salisbury wins the honor after earning MVP honors at the Pacific Northwest Tournament for the second consecutive season. The sophomore guided the Lutes (6-2) to a pair of blowout wins, topping California Institute of Technology 89-56 before steamrolling Nichols College 92-39 to extend PLU’s win streak to five games. The Puyallup native averaged 16.0 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game during the tournament while also collecting four steals, three blocks, and three assists. Her impressive numbers came despite averaging just 19.5 minutes of court time over the course of the two days. Salisbury scored a tournament-high 22 points in the victory over Caltech while also finishing in dou-
tournament on Friday, Dec. 28, and Saturday, Dec. 29. It doesn’t end there. Foss will then host the 3A defending state champions from Garfield on Wednesday, Jan. 2. After all that, the Falcons will return to league action with a road game against 8-0 Franklin Pierce on Friday, Jan. 4, followed by a home game Tuesday, Jan. 8 game against Renton (6-2) and a home match against Foster (4-2) on Friday, Jan. 11. The Steilacoom rematch at Foss will take place Tuesday, Jan. 22.
ble figures in the Nichols game that saw the Lutes score the opening 29 points of the contest. Salisbury was previously honored as NWC Player of the Week on Dec. 3. Pacific Lutheran is back on the hardwood on Thursday, facing InterAmerican University in Rincon, Puerto Rico. PLU WOMEN MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT WITH BLOWOUT OF NICHOLS The Pacific Lutheran University women’s basketball team continued to roll on Sunday, Dec. 16, collecting the opening 29 points and never looking back in a blowout 92-39 victory over Nichols College in the final game of the Pacific Northwest Tournament inside Olson Gymnasium. The Lutes (6-2) were on fire to start the game, with Kristin Sturdivan draining a three for the first of 29 consecutive points for the home squad. The Bison (3-8) misfired on their first 10 shots of the game and committed eight turnovers during the Lute scoring binge while PLU collected six steals during that stretch. When the dust settled on the opening quarter the Lutes held a comfortable 32-4 advantage before taking a 59-14 lead into the halftime break. PLU held at least a 45-point buffer the entire second half to cruise to the squad’s fifth consecutive victory and close out the Pacific Northwest Tournament undefeated for the second consecutive season. Madison Salisbury was named the Tournament MVP for the second straight year while Emma Janousek joined her on the six-player All-Tournament Team. “We're excited to see our continued improvement and balanced play,” said PLU head coach Jennifer Childress. “Today everyone’s hard work over the past two months was evident in our transition and tempo of play.” It was a true team effort on Sunday with all 14 Lutes to see action, scoring at least a point. Sturdivan led the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Katie Taylor added 12 points off the bench, shooting a perfect threefor-three from the field. Janousek, MacKenzie Cooper, and Salisbury all chipped in 10 points. Janousek led the team with six assists while Salisbury had six rebounds and three steals in just 18 minutes of work. PLU collected 15 steals on the day and forced 22 Nichols turnovers, leading to a 32-7 advantage in points off turnovers. The Lutes outscored the Bison bench 4424 and limited Nichols to shooting just 23.7 percent (14-for-59) from the field.
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The majesty of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ a full experience at Symphony Tacoma performance BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com
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or kids, Christmas is all about Santa Claus and presents under the tree. As one makes the transition into adulthood, this mysterious holiday that marks the darkest time of year can take on a whole other guise, richer and fuller of meaning. During my own transition from childhood and youth into full adult status, Christmas – my favorite holiday – did not lose its luster. Instead, it became deeper as layers of meaning and symbolism continued to unfold and reveal themselves. The darkening of days leading to the winter solstice followed by the return of light filled me with a sense of awe as I felt part of a cosmic turning of the seasons stretching back into prehistory. Human beings have met the darkness with festivals of light for as long as we have been on the planet. Around that time (the 1980s), I went to my first full, live performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s “Messiah” at Seattle’s St. Mark’s Cathedral. I was blown away by the performance, struck especially by the Old Testament background – the words of the old prophets of Judah and Israel, and passages from the Psalms – that fleshed out the concept of a coming messiah, whom Christians understood to have been realized in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. I have since become very familiar with many individual parts of the composition, but it is a rare treat for me to experience the whole of the “Messiah” in a live setting. Symphony Tacoma held its
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Symphony Tacoma’s music director Sarah Ioannides (center) conducted the Dec. 14 performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The concert included performances by four vocal soloists: (clockwise from lower left) soprano Tess Altiveros, bass Glenn Guhr, tenor John Marzano and alto Laurel Semerdjian. annual performance of “Messiah” Dec. 14 at St. Charles Borromeo. The well-attended show once again took the audience on the great arc of the operatic story, from the predictions of the coming of the messiah, “a man of sorrows,” through his suffering of physical torment and then his ultimate triumph.
Handel penned the music for the English language oratorio in 1741 as an extended reflection on Jesus as messiah. An oratorio is a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of costumes, scenery or action. Handel’s “Messiah” is one of the best-
know examples of the form. The libretto (the text for the singers) was provided by Charles Jennens. The text is a compilation of extracts from the King James Bible and Psalms from the Book of Common Prayer. It is divided into three parts, each part divided into “scenes.” Each scene is a collection of individual numbers presented as recitatives, arias and chorus songs. The three parts deal with Christ’s nativity, passion and resurrection/ascension. At the time, Handel – a German composer who lived in England – was turning away from Italian opera, which was falling out of favor, and had begun to write English language oratorios, usually on biblical characters and themes. Prior to “Messiah,” Handel wrote oratorios on Esther, Deborah, Athalia (the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel), Saul and Israel in Egypt. In addition to the texts set to music, “Messiah” includes two instrumental numbers: the opening overture (sinfonia) and the Pastoral Symphony, at mid-point through Part I. Handel wrote the 259 pages of the music in 24 days of “swift composition.” Remarkably, within a week of having finished “Messiah,” he was back at work on another oratorio, “Samson,” which he also completed with amazing rapidity. Dressed in a sleeveless gown, Symphony Tacoma conductor Sarah Ioannides guided the orchestra and choir through the grand arc of the oratorio. The program’s guide book included a print of the full text of the libretto, making it easier to follow along and to understand the u See MESSIAH / page 16
‘LET IT SNOW’
Tacoma Concert Band celebrated winter holidays at Pantages Theater concert BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com
The Tacoma Concert Band took to the stage of the Pantages Theater – described as “the crown jewel of Tacoma’s performance spaces” – Dec. 15 for its holiday show, “Let it Snow.” Standing just outside the grand theater, Tacoma’s municipal Christmas tree served as a beacon to the concert-goers that flocked in for the performance. With Tacoma Concert Band, you can always count on a top-notch performance. During many of his spoken introductions to the various compositions, TCB conductor Gerard Morris was especially concerned to emphasize our “human-ness” and how much we have in common. Morris noted that some of the music was chosen because it is evocative of the excitement of the holidays. The evening proved to be a good mix of traditional holiday fare and other thoughtfully chosen selections – the result of Morris’ dissection of the experience of the winter holidays in an effort to get their cultural essence and to imbue the show with an inclusive appeal. I enjoyed both the traditional Christmas music and the material that ventured off the beaten path.
The show was augmented by mood lighting and projected emblems of stars, snowflakes, wreathes, Christmas trees and Santa in his sleigh drawn by flying reindeer. First on the docket was Ron Nelson’s “Rocky Point Holiday,” which was penned in 1969 during a family holiday in Rhode Island. Morris stated that the composition explores memories of times spent with family and friends that make the holidays so special. The piece starts with a blast and then backs off with muted brass and use of xylophones and flute frills that bring to mind fairy dust and snow flurries. Dissonant lulls are followed by big upwellings that have the flavor of a Disney musical score. Later there is a jaunty portion featuring bongos and trumpets that has the mood of a vintage James Bond flick. Morton Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium,” the second composition of the evening, was inspired by the biblical text’s depiction of the new born king placed amongst the lowly animals and shepherds. It starts off slow and majestic, with TCB’s primary trumpet player, Morris Northcutt, playing some sweet, warm vibrato ahead of a big, harmonious upwelling of the whole u See LET IT SNOW / page 16
PHOTO BY DANITA COCHRANE
During the course of Tacoma Concert Band’s Dec. 15 “Let it Snow” holiday concert, soprano singer Sheri-Ann Nishiyama led the audience in a sing-along of popular Christmas carols.
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Get in touch with your intuition at Artful Dreamer’s Studio
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“Key to the Collection,” a new exhibit opening at Tacoma Art Museum The exhibit will feature treasured favorites from TAM’s legacy collections of European paintings, Japanese woodblock prints and American modern art. OPENING DAY IS SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma Tacoma Art Museum’s collection of more than 5,000 artworks has grown over the decades through a number of significant gifts. On the occasion of the opening of the new Rebecca and Jack Benaroya Wing, TAM is taking a moment to look back and celebrate other major additions that have shaped and expanded its holdings. Though the museum has focused its collecting on the art and artists of the Pacific Northwest for more than 55 years, it also has acquired other types of work that provide a larger context in which to understand the art of our region. Come see treasured favorites from TAM’s legacy collections of European paintings, Japanese woodblock prints, and American modern art as well as more recent arrivals that further expand that story. Info: www.tacomaartmuseum.org/exhibit/key-to-the-collection
Renoir: Pierre Auguste Renoir (born Limoges, France, 1841; died Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 1919), “Heads of Two Young Girls,” 1890. Oil on canvas, 12 ¾ x 16 ¼ inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hilding W. Lindberg, 1983.1.35. PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTFUL DREAMERS STUDIO
Nadine Hamil, proprietor of Tacoma’s Artful Dreamers Studio, has created a safe space where people can go to find their artistic side through play and practice. A process called "intuitive painting" helps participants in classes and workshops to get in touch with their own needs and dreams.
BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com
Last week, I paid a visit to Tacoma’s Artful Dreamers Studio, which is located in the Glove Building along Center Street in Nalley Valley. The studio is an organic, DIY, fairy godmother’s parlor that has a feel of authenticity. It is unlike places that seem slick, glitzy and corporate. Artful Dreamers is a welcoming, comfortable and cozy space filled with colorful, free-form, non-digital art. A lamp made from oyster shells is set on an end table near a soft seating area where I enjoyed a cup of tea and a talk with Nadine Hamil, the proprietor of Artful Dreamers. In existence since Dec. 2009, Artful Dreamers is a space where attendees at classes and workshops (geared mostly toward women) can explore art in a non-judgmental spirit of play and practice. “Mistakes” are not frowned upon; they are celebrated as steps forward. It is a place where people have the safety and freedom to get in touch with their creative side and begin to explore the fantastic world that exists within all of us. Hamil is a comforter, a wise soul who has worked to create an artistic sanctuary where women can explore their ideas, dreams, wants and needs in a process called “intuitive painting.” Hamil is a transplant to the Pacific Northwest from Florida. She and her husband came to the area when their children moved to the region. She operated a similar studio in Florida after she became a certified Master Intuitive Painting and Expressive Arts Facilitator and Creative Spirit Coach. Unlike related studios that host “sip and paint” events, in which participants drink wine and follow an instructor who guides everyone in paint-
ing the same picture, Artful Dreamers allows each person to seek out and explore images and colors that they are able to bring out through a variety of methods. Studio-goers generally launch their artistic explorations with the use of large sheets of art paper that are fixed to the paint streaked walls. Working in tempera, folks try out whatever they wish, following whatever sequence of images and ideas that might come forward. Art is limitless. Among upcoming offerings for January is an Intuitive painting session on Jan. 5. Intuitive painting is defined as a spiritual and creative practice, which is designed to allow practitioners to tune in on their own intuition. Practitioners seek to hear the inner intuitive voice and to know when it is speaking. They seek to tell the difference between intuitive intelligence and the analytical/judging mind. It is that still, small voice that people have spoken about for all time. Intuitive painting is the practice of freeing your creative self. At the sessions, participants seek to dig deeper with color, movement and meditation in order to make contact with inner intuition. It is akin to entering a dream state (hence the name Artful Dreamers Studio). Hamil noted that artistic expression is a way of personal transformation that can hold the key to spiritual, emotional healing. To sum up our discussion, Hamil invited would be participants to “Come make mistakes! Art heals,” said Hamil. “Art helps you find your true self.” For more on Artful Dreamers Studio and a full schedule of events, visit www.artfuldreamers.com or www.artfuldreamers.com.
Greenwood: Marion Greenwood (born Brooklyn, New York, 1909; died Woodstock, New York, 1970), “The Window,” 1950. Lithograph, 12 x 16 inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Carolyn Schneider Collection, Gift of Col. and Mrs. A. H. Hooker, 1970.160.4.
Kuniyoshi: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (born Edo, Japan, 1798; died Edo, Japan, 1861) and Ebiya Rinnosuke (born Edo, Japan, circa 1832; died Edo, Japan, 1895), “Kusatsu: Tawara Toda and the Dragon Woman (Ryujo),” mid 1840s. Woodblock print, 9 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. James W. Lyon, 1971.129.14.
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Speaking out The December meeting of Creative Colloquy had a special holiday treat this week with ukulele master Gina Belliveau playing some holiday standards and new works during the intermissions of the spoken word showcase at Honey. Following the break between featured presenters, L. Lisa Lawrence did her thing as the first lister on the open mic roster. Another notable face was actress and word jockey Emilie Rommel Shimkus.
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FIRST NIGHT IS OUT, RELIVE NYE IS IN Tacoma will have a free, public New Year’s Eve celebration
Night Life TW PICK OF THE WEEK: Daikaiju at the Airport Tavern (5406 SOUTH TACOMA WAY, TACOMA)
Daikaiju (die-kie-joo) are storming the American West and will make a sonic attack on the Airport Tavern on Saturday, Dec. 29. Daikaiju are a kaiju-themed, surf-rock revival band from Huntsville, Ala., now based out of Houston. Usually consisting of two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer, the band formed in the winter of 1999 and first performed in January 2000. The band has played shows across Europe, East Asia and North America. Daikaiju performs while wearing kaPHOTO COURTESY OF DAIKAIJU buki masks and using pseudonyms. They do not speak during performances, instead communicating using hand signals. Also performing will be Tacos!, Goon and Black Beast Revival. For information, visit daikaiju.org or www.facebook.com/godaikaiju.
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Friday, Dec. 21
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Soul, rhythm and blues and funk artist Tiffany Wilson will be on stage as the clock strikes midnight at ReLive NYE, Tacoma’s free, public New Year’s Eve show. The event takes place Dec. 31 at Tacoma’s Tollefson Plaza.
BY DAVE R. DAVISON dave@tacomaweekly.com
First Night may have been cancelled, but Tacoma will not be left without a free and public event via which to bid farewell to 2018 and welcome the New Year with gusto. When First Night Tacoma-Pierce County (an independent group) announced the cancellation of First Night last month – due to lack of funding – others decided to step up and assemble an event to be set in Tollefson Plaza. The festival zone will extend for two blocks along Pacific Avenue, between South 15th and South 17th streets. The civic minded coalition that stepped into the breech to provide this free public celebration of the new year is composed of City of Tacoma, Downtown on the Go, singer and producer Kim Archer and Foster’s Creative. This group has been busy assembling a lineup of musical entertainment, art and food trucks. Called “ReLive NYE,” the event will take place Dec. 31 from 6 p.m. until after midnight. The stage will be on Pacific Avenue facing Tollefson Plaza. Tiffany Wilson, a soul, funk and rhythm and blues singer, will headline the show. Wilson will be on the stage as everyone counts down to the moment in which the new year makes its arrival.
Earlier in the evening there will be performances by Holy Pistola, a soul, funk and hip hop group; progressive rockers and self-professed geek band BES; Cody Ray Raymond, who was a contestant on “The Voice;” country singer Leah Justin; and the Jimmy Shields Dance Troupe. The stage show will be presided over by DJ Emcee Q-Dot (Quincy Henry). Additionally, there will be a beer garden and food trucks. Tollefson Plaza is an ideal spot for a new year celebration. The spot is available due to the relocation of the winter ice skating rink, which had occupied Tollefson Plaza until it was moved to Point Ruston a couple of years ago. In years past, First Night took place further up the hill, along Broadway. It will be a nice change of pace to have an event along Tacoma’s main drag. ReLive NYE is designed to have something to offer for everyone. There are likely to be some surprises and last-minute guests added to the menu of the evening’s festivities. First Night loyalists, don’t fret. Your city and friends have your back. Let ReLive NYE be your public party and look forward for First Night to rise from the ashes and return for the coming of 2020. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/1134842803342722.
56th STREET LIQUOR SALOON: Shady Day (rock) 9 p.m. AIRPORT TAVERN: Sub-Generation, Bullet in Your Head (punk metal) 8 p.m. COURT HOUSE SQUARE: Northwest Sinfonietta (classical) 7:30 p.m. JAZZBONES: General Mojo’s, Bryson Foster Band, Q Dot (psychedelic rock) 8 p.m. LIFE CENTER: The Singing Christmas Tree (holiday carols) 7 p.m. MYSTIC SANCTUARY: Monthly Drum Circle (percussion) 6:30 p.m. PACIFIC BREWING: Kareem Kandi Band (jazz) 7 p.m. PLAID PIG: The Hop Monsters, Georgics, Bailey Ukulele (indie) 9 p.m. STINK: Sounds of the Season with Chloe and Friends (holiday music) 7 p.m. STONEGATE: 1984 (rock) 9 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Carlos Mencia (comedy) 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Remedy Jam (blues, rock) 7 p.m. THE VALLEY: Billy Stoops, Desert Fathers (Americana, alt country) 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22
AIRPORT: Ethan Tucker, Ayron Jones (singer/ songwriter) 9 p.m. DOYLE’S: Stephanie Anne Johnson, Jordani (female vocalists) 9 p.m. DUNAGAN’S BREWING: Abigail Nelson (singer/songwriter) 8 p.m. LIFE CENTER: The Singing Christmas Tree (holiday carols) 3 p.m. LOUIE G'S: Second Sting, Live Evil (rock tribute) 8 p.m. O’MALLEY’S: Primary Pulse, Lenu (rock) 9 p.m. PANTAGES THEATER: Take 6 (holiday soul) 7:30 p.m. PLAID PIG: Beef Bologna, Operation Timebomb, The Meatbeaters, The Gerbil Turds (punk) 8 p.m. REAL ART TACOMA: Foxy J, Prophit, David Olivas, Yung Tensai, NOPHAC3, Wavy God, DJ Lament (hip hop, DJ) 8 p.m. THE SPAR: Tatoosh (rock) 8 p.m. THE SWISS: The Hipsters (rock) 9 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Carlos Mencia (comedy) 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Macon Bacon (blues, rock) 7 p.m. URBAN ELK: Rhapsody Duo (dance music) 7 p.m. THE VALLEY: Deadbeat Blackout, Thunders of Wrath, Tremor Cats, (rock) 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23
(left) “The Voice” contestant Cody Ray Raymond and (right) country singer Leah Justin will be part of the New Years Eve entertainment at this year’s ReLive NYE show at Tollefson Plaza.
ALMA MATER: Little Bill and the Blue Notes, Sound and Fury (blues, rock) 5 p.m. DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (blues) 8 p.m. LIFE CENTER: The Singing Christmas Tree (holiday carols) 3 p.m. ODD OTTER: Open Mic Sunday with
Stephanie (open mic) 7 p.m. STONEGATE: Country Music Jam (jam) 8:30 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Santa’s Naughty List (comedy) 7:30 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Final Notice with Bob Evans (country, rock, bluegrass) 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24
UNCLE SAM’S: CBC Band (jam) 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 25 Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, Dec. 26
NOTE’S COFFEE COMPANY: Open mic 7 p.m. STONEGATE: The Blu Tonez (blues) 8 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox, DBC Rock Jam (jam) 7 p.m., NC
Thursday, Dec. 27
AIRPORT TAVERN: Take it to Space, HopSol (funk, disco, reggae, psychedelic) 8 p.m. PLAID PIG: Cloneapalooza (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: Chad Daniels (comedy) 7:30 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (rock, blues) 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
BLEU NOTE: Brandon Willis, Akim Finch (jazz) 7 p.m. JAZZBONES: Afrodisiacs (funk, soul) 10 p.m. THE SWISS: Harmonious Funk (funk) 9 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Carlos Mencia (comedy) 7:30 p.m.,10 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Remedy Jam (blues, rock) 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
AIRPORT: Daikaiju, Tacos!, Goon, Black Beast Revival (rock) 8 p.m. DOYLE’S: Ian Ayers and the Soul Purpose (reggae) 9 p.m. DUNAGAN’S BREWING: The Bold Daugherty (Celtic) 9 p.m. JAZZBONES: Afrodisiacs (funk, soul) 10 p.m. LOUIE G'S: Erotic City (Prince tribute) 9 p.m. PLAID PIG: Effluvia, Helles, Knife Switch, Permian, Brain Damage (punk) 8 p.m. ROCK THE DOCK: Loose Gravel and New Road: (rock, blues) 8 p.m. THE SWISS: Candy Shoppe (rock, pop) 9 p.m. TACOMA COMEDY CLUB: Carlos Mencia (comedy) 7:30 p.m.,10 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Mighty Dreadfull (blues) 7 p.m.
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Bring it to Barb BY BARB ROCK
Answering your questions on mental health, relationships and life issues
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Dear Barb, Over the past 10 years, the news has been a normal part of our everyday lives. We have been flooded with reports of the ups and downs in the stock market here and around the world. We have record-breaking swings in a matter of minutes. I know there is no crystal ball to see when stability will finally return; no one does. Many of my friends have reacted and pulled their invested savings out of the market. When will it all end? Are my fears taking over my decision making to my own detriment? Signed, Fearful Dear Fearful, It would be nice to have a crystal ball, but we can at least use the power of preparation. Uncertainty creates stress, which then leads to a decrease in the ability to think clearly or manage our emotions. Some are better at handling life’s stresses naturally, but they may have poor overall decision-making ability when it comes to money. You may have heard of a theory called the “Three Bucket Theory.” The Three Bucket Theory begins with the basic understanding that everything in our life falls into one of the three buckets. Bucket #1 items are things we can control. Bucket #2 items are things we can influence. Bucket #3 items are the things in life that are out of our control. The only things going into Bucket #1 are our behavior and our decisions. We control how we respond to events, situations, choices and people in our lives. While we may not be able to control the stock markets or economies when it comes to our financial health, we can control our actions to save or not spend. The more we focus on Bucket #1, the more our influence grows in Bucket #2. Many realize, after digging into their spending habits, that instead of eating meals out so often, their savings was substantially influenced by eating meals at home. This influences Bucket #2. When we do a better job at managing ourselves and our lives, we see our effectiveness improve and our life choices expand. A good example would be taking our personal health; when we make better choices about what we eat and how much we sit, walk and interact daily with others, we have more influence on Bucket #2. Another example would be simply keeping the lights off when unnecessary in our home; which will be influencing overall cost and something you can control. So, what do buckets have to do with the turbulence in the stock market and investing? Those who are most successful in life and business exclusively focus their attention on Bucket #1. Successful people forget about Bucket #3 because weather, stocks falling and unpredicted hardship are out of their control. Studies show that, in general, when we focus on what we can control, we worry less and have improved levels of happiness and satisfaction in our lives. Next time you find yourself feeling anxious or worrying about something in life, take a minute to reflect and see if you’re placing enough focus on Bucket #1. Important to note that savings and investing behavior accounts for 87 percent of a portfolio growth! That would be Bucket #1! Savings investing behavior (Bucket #1) is simple: 1. how much someone saves and invests and 2. how long they stay invested. The minute your friends pulled their investment from the market, if it were low or below their original investment they lost money when they sold (pulled out). If your friends pulled their investment from the market when it was high or above their original investment, they made money when they sold (pulled out). If they had done nothing, they neither lost nor gained. Investors typically act on their emotions or knee-jerk reactions. Trying to time investing with the highs and lows of the stock market falls into Bucket #3. Something we cannot predict or control. Longterm investments are just that-long term. Retirees or soon-to-be retired individuals should consult an investment specialist, as it is their job to keep the risk somewhat in line with your age or personal risk thermometer. In my opinion, those in their 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s should be in it for the long haul and saving separately on the side as well. Medicare and Social Security fall into Bucket #3. You can’t depend on it later, so you can control your spending and savings now in Bucket #1. Your life is really only about your choices!
Barb Rock is a mental health counselor for the House of Matthew Homeward Bound program 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.
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t Messiah From page 12 language sung by the soloists and the choir. Often this came in handy, since the vocal parts often embellish and extend words and phrases to the point that they become sonic abstractions. I count a total of 43 scriptural texts used, 26 of which come from the Old Testament (half of those are from the Book of Isaiah). The four soloists put in a lush performance: Soprano Tess Altiveros hit the high notes with a brilliant sweetness while alto Laurel Semerdjian’s voice flowed like luscious honey. Tenor John Marzano’s rich tones exhibited what an amazing musical instrument the human voice can be. Bass singer Glenn Guhr’s strong voice was used for some of the most dramatic moments in the program. The string orchestra was augmented with timpani, beautiful brass and an ever-present harpsichord. The chorus parts were gloriously fleshed out by the Symphony Tacoma voices. “Messiah” is a sequence of 38 musical tidbits: arias, recitatives, chorus parts and the two instrumental parts. The arias (or airs) are long songs with a solo voice that fix on one phrase or word and fill them with emotional content. The recitative parts are sung more quickly, as if spoken, and are more narrative in nature. The evening was full of moments that caused a tingling that ran up the spine. At times my arms were cov-
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ered in goose bumps as thrilling chills prickled through me. “The Glory of the Lord,” chorus scene four, for example, is a personal favorite of mine. Lush layers of voices fill the space, coming on the heels of a stark tenor solo. “And he shall purify,” chorus scene seven, is equally rich. At the end of scene nine, alto singer Semerdjian’s strong, creamy alto tones are taken up by the full chorus. Scene 11, in which bass singer Guhr sings, “the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light,” conjures up strong images of people in a shadowy place shielding their eyes as they behold a distant light and wonder as to its source. Scene 12, “for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given,” is another full chorus piece that is magnificent. The whole audience stood to join in the singing of the Hallelujah chorus, scene 33. With the addition of the brilliant trumpets, this is definitely the climax of the performance. All told, attending Symphony Tacoma’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah” is a majestic experience. The music is felt by the whole body and the scriptural context blends it all with a depth of symbolic and meditative content. Symphony Tacoma and Symphony Tacoma Voices next perform Feb. 1 in “Sing for Joy,” a concert at the Proctor District’s Mason United Methodist Church. The symphony and choir will be joined by vocalist Stephanie Anne Johnson. For more information, visit symphonytacoma.org or call (253) 272-7264.
circus-like portion of the medley, the whole band joins in for a full-throated crescendo. The first half of the concert concluded with a singFrom page 12 along called “A Christmas Festival,” which consisted of verses from a number of traditional Christmas carols. band, accompanied by kettle drums. The sing-along was led by soprano singer Sheri-Ann David Maslanka’s “Liberation” turned out to be one Nishiyama, a Lincoln High School graduate and now of my favorite compositions of the evening. It is a blend assistant conductor of the University of Puget Sound’s of the majestic and the exotic – a sonic expression Adelphian Concert Choir. akin to a tasseled rhinoceros pulling a Christmas sled At the beginning of the second half, Tacoma City through a snowy mountain pass along the silk road, Councilman Ryan Mello – decked out in a red shirt, carrying the magi from the East. awesome plaid pants and cool green shoes – narrated There are vocal chants mingled with exotic fanfares. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” which was musically accomThe musical percussion instruments are joined by pia- panied by Gioachino Rossini’s “Semiramide Overture.” no. Wonderful use is made of the low woodwinds: the I especially loved the lushness of TCB’s performance bassoons and the marvelous contrabass clarinet. There of “Greensleeves,” the next work on the program. The are crashing gongs and distant trumpets and wild per- woodwinds constructed a rich interplay with the melcussive effects. In this setting, the piece becomes a ody before muted trumpets took up the tune while Christmas fusion of cultures from both East and West. low brass played harmony. The woodwinds and flutes The splendor of “Liberation” was followed by a again took over with brass in support. Toward the end, medley of music from “How the Grinch Stole Christ- the whole band came together as the chimes rang and mas,” including an instrumental version of “You’re a cymbals crashed. Mean one, Mr. Grinch,” which features a jazzy drum James Barns’ “Fantasy Variations on a Theme by kit, trumpets and xylophone. After a fast-paced and Niccolo Paganini” is an exuberant work in which each variation features different section of the concert band. Morris noted that he chose this piece as a gift to A Personal Gift the band. It provides a venA Personal Touch ue in which each of “these amazing artists” could have A Personal Chef a chance to really shine. Morris further noted that it captures the excitement of the holiday season. The concert ended with the classic “Sleigh Ride.” Artificial snow came down from above the stage, landing mostly on a clarinet player, a flute player and one of the bassoon players. The piece ended with Northcutt rising to his feet and doing the brass horse whinny through his lustrous trumpet. The Tacoma Concert Band has two more conChef Anna Cooks offers the gift of time and healthy food certs left in their season, prepared right in your home! the next coming in May. This concert will be a milGive a Gift Certificate to itary appreciation perforSomeone You Love: mance that is free to active A Dinner for Two, A Week of Meals, duty members of the milior Cooking Lessons. tary and their families. For more on Tacoma Find out more at Concert Band, visit www. www.chefannacooks.com tacomaconcertband.org or www.facebook.com/Offior call to book now: (253) 448-7823 cialTacomaConcertBand.
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Friday, Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. Bob’s Java Jive, 2101 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma Come one, come all to the second annual Roast of Santa Claus! The Jive has assembled the finest panel of Christmas icons to give Claus what he has coming. Your host for the evening: Isaac Campbell-Smith as Kevin McCallister. Your fine panel: Vee Chattie as Santa’s Escort; Andrew Merklinghaus as Professor Murphy Zellinger; Tambre Massman as the Feminist Elf; Laura Lyons as the Vulnerable Snowman; Diante Neagle as Black Frost; Jim Stewart Allen as the Jelly Gun Who Couldn’t Squirt; Tony Ramos as Rival Santa; and returning as Santa Claus is Ken Hamlett. Ages: 21+. Price: $5 Info: www.facebook.com/events/750622195295097
NORTH POLE AT THE FAIR Through Dec. 23 (Hours vary by day) Washington Stage Fairgrounds, enter at Red Gate Santa is bringing his magic to The Fair! The North Pole at The Fair is a unique experience for kids that will stimulate their curiosity, create learning experiences, and instill the sense of magic into the Christmas season. Visit Santa’s house, Santa’s office, Mrs. Claus’ Candy Store and Kitchen, Santa’s Media Den, the Elf Village and have pictures taken with Santa. Price: $5 per person, kids under 2 free. Info: northpoleatthefair.com SANTA PHOTO EXPERIENCE Through Dec. 24, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tacoma Mall, 4502 S. Steele St., Tacoma It’s Santa photo time! Reserve your FastPass and skip the line to see Santa by visiting www.santasfastpass.com/scheduling/9lnszz1Z:tacoma-mall ZOOLIGHTS Nightly through Jan. 6 (except Dec. 24), 5-9 p.m. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma Tickets are now on sale for the 30th anniversary edition of Zoolights, the Puget Sound region’s longest running and most-loved holiday lights display. Guests to the 2018 edition of Zoolights will see the biggest, brightest, most eye-popping displays ever. Price: Many ticket options available. Info: www.pdza. org/zoolights ‘SCROOGE: THE MUSICAL’ Wed., Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 30, 2 p.m. CLOSING PERFORMANCE Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St., Tacoma This musical is adapted from the 1970 musical film “Scrooge,” which starred Albert Finney and Sir Alec Guinness. The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Price: $27 adults, $25 seniors 60+/students/military, $22 children 12 and under. Info: www.TacomaLittleTheatre.com; (253) 272-2281 23RD ANNUAL MODEL TRAIN FESTIVAL Daily through Jan. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Dec. 24, 25) Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma Bring your family, friends, and the railroad enthusiasts in your life to see this showcase of the most spectacular and detailed model railroad scenes in the Pacific Northwest, including the largest permanent model train layout in Washington.
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tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com, or from your favorite bartender for $20. Tickets are $25 day of show. Info: www.facebook. com/events/364142617490485 INTUITIVE PAINTING Sat., Jan. 5, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Artful Dreamers Studio, 2926 S. Steele St., Tacoma See with your heart. Paint from within. Listen to your inner voice. Treat yourself to the experience of authentic creative play and strengthen your intuitive voice while gaining insight by accessing personal wisdom through your unique artistic expression. Bring your desire, curiosity and willingness to explore imagination and challenge your notions of art. This form of painting honors spontaneous acts of creative exploration, focusing on being present and in the flow of the process while not bound to the external product. The environment is nurturing, playful, fun and filled with loving-kindness. This process requires you to be present and willing to experience whatever arrives. No art experience is necessary. All levels of art welcome! All art materials included. Price: $30. Info: www.artfuldreamers.com/events/intuitive-painting-4 PIER INTO THE NIGHT LIVE DIVE Sat., Jan. 5, 5-7 p.m. Jerisich Public Dock, 3215 Harborview Dr., Gig Harbor Take an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet through the Harbor WildWatch Pier Into the Night experience. While you stay warm and dry on the dock, Harbor WildWatch divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-foot. screen. Animals we have encountered at past events include: red Irish lorde, sculpin, and gunnels; red rock, kelp and graceful crabs; stubby squid; giant Pacific octopus, and much more. This program also takes place on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. and March 2 at 7 p.m. Dress for the weather (rain or shine) and bring a chair. All ages welcome. Price: Suggested donation $2 per person; $5 per family. Info: www.HarborWildWatch.org SINGLES RESOURCE CLUB DANCE Sat., Jan 5, 8-11 p.m. AMVETS, 5717 S. Tyler St., Tacoma (upper entrance) Enjoy the huge dance floor and enjoy free snacks, coffee, tea, water and door prizes; soda available for $1. Sponsored by Singles Resource Club of Tacoma. Price: Admission: $7 members; $10 guests; $8 first time attendees. Info: srcoftacoma@gmail. com, www.srcoftacoma.com, (253) 474-4820. ‘BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS’ Sun., Jan. 6, 3-5 p.m. Theater on the Square, 917 Broad-
way, Tacoma In Disney’s classic film, an aspiring apprentice witch, her three grandchildren and a cynical friend take a wild adventure through Portabello Road, a wild underwater animal kingdom, and back again. Price: $7. Info: www.BroadwayCenter.org MEMORY LOSS SEMINAR Fri., Jan. 11, 1-4 p.m. United Church, 3912 Grandview Dr. W., University Place Are you concerned about your memory loss? The Alzheimer’s Association Washington State Chapter is offering an Early Stage Memory Loss Seminar, which provides education for those living with mild
‘WIZARD OF OZ’ Tues., Jan 15, 7:30 p.m. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time twists its way into Tacoma. The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production, featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs. A spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, this production will blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down and transports you to a dazzling Oz, complete with munchkins and flying monkeys. Don’t miss the chance to travel Over the Rainbow and experience this national treasure on stage. Price: $55, $75, $99, $139. Info: www.TacomaArtsLive.org
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