6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: November 19-25 2024
No snow yet, but flurries of music, conversations, and beer as you’ll discover in 6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: November 19-25 2024. Cheers!
HOPPY HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE FLIGHT — TUESDAY, NOV. 19: The Hoppy Holiday Food Drive is back with 10 Pierce County breweries and cideries for a friendly competition to collect non-perishable food and hygiene items for Emergency Food Network, or EFN. Through Dec. 3, items can be donated in-person or monetary donations can be made online using the QR codes on all the marketing materials. Again, all donations benefit EFN, whose mission is, “… to provide Pierce County with a consistent, diverse and nutritious food supply so that no person goes hungry.” More than 10,000 pounds of that food came from last year’s Hoppy Holiday Food Drive. The event officially ends in a celebration with the breweries and ciders at Peaks & Pints Tuesday, Dec. 3. This event will include raffles for swag, guest taps from each brewery and cidery, a last chance to give donations, and finally, the awarding of the Hoppy Holiday Food Drive 2024 Tap Handle Trophy to whichever brewery/cidery raises the most. Peaks & Pints checks in on the Hoppy Holiday Food Drive with another Tuesday flight of five participating breweries and cideries. 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Peaks & Pints, 3816 N. 26th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma
GRIT & GRAIN PODCAST WITH DON WEBB — WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20: Longtime homebrewer Don Webb left his book publishing distribution career and opened Naked City Brewery and Taproom with Donald Averill in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood on Oct. 22, 2008. It transformed the neighborhood giving the community delicious food and beer, plus a spot to host community events, watch films, and enjoy craft beer. Competition and financial issues forced him to close. Today, Webb brews at Old Stove Brewing in Seattle. Hang with the Grit & Grain Podcast crew in Peaks & Pints Events Room to hear Webb’s impressive story. 4:30 p.m., Peaks & Pints, 3816 N. 26th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma
PRAY FOR SNOW PARTY — WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20: Let’s all think about snow, snow sports, and drink beer together. Peaks & Pints invites you to group hug over this serious situation, enjoy another Pray For Snow Party with Old Stove Brewing’s Warming Hut Winter IPA, which we helped brew, drink a plethora of winter beers on tap, and win some prizes, including swag from Oneball and lift tickets to Crystal Mountain Ski Resort. Proceeds from the event will go the Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol. Will praying for snow work? Does it ever work in Washington? That’s not really the point. 6-8 p.m., Peaks & Pints, 3816 N. 26th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma, no cover
SKATE THE ARMORY: HOLIDAY EDITION — FRIDAY, NOV. 22: They had a blast at Tacoma Arts Live’s previous Skate the Armory session, which carried a Pride theme. And now there has to be a lot of roller skaters out there full of angst. “Is this it? What’s next? Where’s my Wheaties box?” Well, here’s what some roller skaters are doing to try to extend their Warholian moment of fame: They’re participating in Tacoma Arts Live’s new Skate the Armory: Holiday Edition. Skaters will have a blast skating to “Christmas in Hollis”, doing tricks or pushing mistletoe. Handholding couples dressed as the Clauses can go for a spin to show the world just how cute they are. There is no need to hold back if you have never skated before because after just a little practice you can fly the reindeer on your own. But such adventures are well worth the haul for the guilty pleasure of flashing back to Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians singing “Rudolph”, if the DJ is old enough to remember. Enjoy a festive atmosphere with a live DJ, lights, and visual projections. You can skate or enjoy the ambiance. Drinks and food will be available for purchase. Skates are not provided. Holiday costumes and ugly sweaters are welcome. 5-8 p.m. all ages, 8:30-11:30 p.m. 21+, Tacoma Armory, 1001 S. Yakima Ave, Tacoma, $18-$25 at Tacoma Arts Live
PROCTOR FARMERS MARKET — SATURDAY, NOV. 23: What was once several tables doting the former West One Bank parking at 3916 N. 26th St. in the summer of 1994, the Proctor Farmers Market now stretches several blocks at 27th and Proctor every Saturday through Dec. 21 (then eight weekends through March). This Saturday, expect meats, seafood, mushrooms, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, winter squash, pears, flowers, prepared and ready to eat food, wreaths, plants, artisan foods, specialty goods, breads, baked goods, desserts and more. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 27th and Proctor, Proctor District, Tacoma, no cover
MARK COHN — SUNDAY, NOV. 24: Tacoma Arts Live hosts Marc Cohn at the Pantages Theater Sunday afternoon. For the uninitiated, Cohn’s musical journey was rather unorthodox, starting with him picking up a guitar around the age of 10 or 11 before adding piano to his repertoire when he was an 18-year-old attending Oberlin College. But before that, it was watching The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and being exposed to classical music via famed composer/conductor George Szell, who was also Cohn’s neighbor when he was growing up in Cleveland. Cohn, 64, made an early mark in his career when he won a 1992 Grammy for Best New Artist on the strength of his acclaimed 1991 self-titled debut album and its hit single, “Walking in Memphis.” Before the pandemic in 2019, Cohn performed 75 shows in about 65 cities. Moving forward, Marc continues to do what he does best: infuse American music with both a fresh perspective and a reverence for its deep roots. 3 p.m., Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, $22-$66 at Tacoma Arts Live
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