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We place book orders every Monday and can usually have the book by the end of the week.
Contact us at:
books@kingsbookstore.com
Upcoming Future Events
All Events are at King's Books, Unless Otherwise Noted
April
7 * 7 pm. IHAF: Polka Party!
IHAF Club hosts a Polka Party as our ridiculous way to get fit.
Since we don't live in a city civilized enough to have a polka bar, we will listen to polka in hi-fi and dance like we're in northern Wisconsin.
IHAF (Intermittent Health And Fitness) Club is a group of individuals concerned about your health. Consisting of both lackadaisical and hardcore members, this open group meet intermittently to engage in fun fitness activities. IHAF Club. You join club?
41,000 Tacoma workers don't earn a single paid sick day on the job. Join us to find out how we can make our city a healthier place to live, work and raise a family! Sponsored by Coalition for a Healthy Tacoma. RSVP to Nathe Lawver.
April 8 * 7 pm. Craft Night: Paper Flowers!
Tacoma Is For Lovers presents Craft Night! Each month features an artist who will introduce a new craft. The first 1
½ hours will be devoted to learning the necessary techniques. After which, people can continue working on the activity or work on other projects. This month features Laurie Cinotto teaching paper flower making. The $15 fee covers materials plus a small donation to TIFL and King's Books. Please pre-register with sweet pea so that we know how many materials to bring!
Tacoma Is For Lovers is a community-based organization which annually produces an Artist Craft Fair which promotes the visibility of local artists and encourages reuse, intentionality, sustainability and high craft.
April 9 * 7 pm. Distinguished Writer Series and Open Mic.
This
monthly event features a Distinguished Writer and an Open Mic for poets. This month features
Rena
Priest
Rena Priest is a poet and printmaker living on the fringes of New York City. She has been a featured reader in the Perfect Sense Reading Series, the At-Large Mixer, and the Graduate Reading Series at Cornelia Street. She holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and is presently completing her first full-length book of poems. Read her poems here and here.
218 St.
Helens Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98402
253.272.8801
877.529.9525 (toll free)
253.272.2022 (fax)
Store Hours
Open Daily 10 am -
6 pm
except
Tuesdays 10 am - 5 pm
April
12 * 7 pm. Graphic Novel Book Club.
At 1022 South, 1022 S J St, Tacoma
Join this book club perfect for people
just starting to read graphic novels or confirmed geeks. April's book is
Me and the Devil Blues I: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson by
Akira Hiramoto,
April 14 * 7 pm. A Celebration of Howard Zinn.
Please join us in a celebration of the life and works of Dr. Howard Zinn. We will remember and honor the work Zinn has accomplished and begin to organize in ways we can further and continue his contributions to society.
April 15 * 7 pm. Campaign Financing Discussion.
America
in Solidarity presents their Third Thursday discussion. Every month
they will feature a speaker or panel to discuss an issue relevant to
working families in Pierce County. April is a discussion about
Campaign Financing: Free Speech or Corporate Domination?
America In Solidarity
is a grassroots effort of working Americans to focus our country's
politics and economics on the necessity of job security, workplace
safety, health care, wages and protection of the American worker from
the Homeland threat of corporate greed.
April 16 * 7 pm.
Talk on Permaculte Design Process.
Sustainable Tacoma-Pierce
presents on o
At Tempest Lounge, 913 MLK Way, Tacoma
Join this graphic book club
reading books that have been banned or challenged. April's selection is
In Country by Bobbie Ann
Mason,
April 22 * 6:30 - 9 pm. Scrabble Rousers!
Calling Word Nerds and Scrabble Sharks! Get ready for a
special Murder Mystery edition of Scrabble Rousers,
a
competition suitable for all levels. Participants establish their own
skill level: beginner, intermediate, or expert. People are paired off to
battle it out in two successive, exceedingly fun games. Entrance fee is
$10 per person with proceeds directly benefit the
Tacoma Community House
Student Scholarship Fund, which assists students as they transfer from
TCH to community college. Tacoma Community House is an 100 year old
nonprofit that provides a variety of services to the community,
including adult education, bilingual job assistance, and youth
programming.
April 24 * 2 - 4 pm. Ann Wright Talk.
Ann Wright is a retired Colonel
and diplomat who served in Somalia, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia. She is a tireless advocate for military sexual trauma victims and was Citizen of the Year in Atlanta in 2009.
April
25 * 12 - 4 pm. Wayzgoose!
Join us for our sixth annual Letterpress and Book Arts Extravaganza! Over 22 printers, book artists, or organizations will be present! Meet local printers and view their wares! Print your own keepsake! Make paper! And, of course, Steamroller Printing, thanks to a grant from the Tacoma Arts Commission! Learn more.
May
10 * 7 pm. Graphic Novel Book Club.
At 1022 South, 1022 S J St, Tacoma
Join this book club perfect for people
just starting to read graphic novels or confirmed geeks. May's book is
Aya by
Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie,