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November 12  *  7 pm.  Distinguished Writer Series and Open Mic.

This monthly event features a Distinguished Writer and an Open Mic for poets. This month features poet Jody A. Zorgdrager, followed by an Open Mic, sign-up is at 6:30 pm. Admission is free. The event occurs monthly the second Friday of every month at King's Books. Sponsored by the Puget Sound Poetry Connection and the Tacoma Arts Commission Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month!

 

Jody A. Zorgdrager holds an MFA from Warren Wilson.  Her first book, Of Consequence, was published in late 2008 by the Backwaters Press.  Her poems have appeared in many journals, including Ploughshares, Michigan Quarterly Review, Antioch Review, Mid-American Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, and elsewhere.  KUOW and The Seattle Times also have featured her work.

 

 

 

November 13 & 14  *  11 am - 4 pm.  Artist Craft Fair!

Tacoma Is For Lovers, Indie Tacoma, and King's Books present our special two-day holiday Artist Craft Fair!  A multitude of artists will have tables featuring arts, crafts, jewelry, letterpress prints, t-shirts and more! Your purchases help support artists in Tacoma!   We'll also have a silent auction and other fun!  Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month Learn more about the artists!  

 

 

 

November  15  *  7 pm.  Tacomics Book Launch. 

Join us for the release of RR Anderson's new collection 100 Tacomics: The Secular & Apolitical Cartoon Life of Tacoma and her Moral People(s).  Collecting Anderson's work from the last four years, his political cartoons skewer local issues, politicians, celebrities, and other tomfoolery.  Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month!    

 

RR Anderson is one of the most curious characters in UFO lore and the history of underground cartooning. He fought bizarre underground beings in the caves of Alaska, was wounded by a laser before it was invented, and had a background with the clandestine branch of the CLAW (Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians). Anderson's artwork has appeared in the Juneau City Museum, The Alaska State Museum, FeedTacoma.com, Exit133.com, Juneau Empire, Tacoma News Tribune and the Tacoma Daily Index.

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November 16  *  7 pm.  Banned Book Club.

At Tempest Lounge, 913 MLK Way, Tacoma

Join this sewer-minded book club reading books that have been banned or challenged.  November's selection is Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett, books available for purchase at King's Books.  Come join the discussion!  We meet the third Tuesday of every month at Tempest Lounge. Note: Must be 21 to go to Tempest or accompanied by an adult. Call 253.272.4904 or email sweet pea for more information. For a list of the most frequently challenged books of 2009, click here. To view books previously read, click here.  Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month!

 

 

 

November 18  *  7 pm.  School of the Arts Writers Bloc.
A night featuring poetry and prose from the many talented creative writing students of Tacoma's School Of The Arts. 
Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month!

 

 

 

 

 

November 20  *  10:30 am - 6 pm.  Poetry Marathon!

Puget Sound Poetry Connection presents their annual Poetry Marathon!  This day-long celebration features over thirteen poets and two Open Mic sessions!  Part of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month!  Check out the schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


November Art Exhibit

 

Blueprints & Souvenirs - photography by Steve McElrath

This exhibit showcases platinum/palladium and silver gelatin photographs of Tacoma's built environment.  Six photographs adorn bookcases while a large-format handmade book houses photographs mostly of removed, restored, ignored or neglected structures, often left to rot.  McElrath attempts to record the changes, to visually salvage the forgotten elements which still remain and discover the secrets the city continues to reveal.  His intent has been to capture the spirit of place and to create and sustain memories, be they real or imagined.  This work was created with the help of the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program.

 

 

 

 

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