Second City Chamber Series goes to Israel
Second City opens its new main season with a program of music with Jewish roots: Bloch, Schiff, Lavry and Schulhoff, played by piano trio and Eb clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. $32/$29 seniors/$10 students/free for under-18. Great Hall, Annie Wright School, 827 N. Tacoma Ave., Tacoma. 253-572-TUNE, www.scchamberseries.org
Tacoma Film Festival opens
This local festival features dozens of short and long independent films, many made in the Northwest, and ranging from documentary to feature to animation. Oct. 7-14, see website or brochure for schedule. $8.50/$6.50 matinee. Various Tacoma venues including the Grand Cinema (606 S. Fawcett Ave.), Tacoma Art Museum, School of the Arts, Washington State History Museum, Annie Wright School, UWT, Blue Mouse Theatre. 253-572-6062, www.tacomafilmfestival.com
Tacoma Concert Band plays “Fantasia”
The Tacoma Concert Band opens its 30th season with a concert of fantastical works, including a world premiere by James Bingham for harp and wind band. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9. $15-$30. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, www.broadwaycenter.org
Seattle Symphony at the Pantages
Director Gerard Schwarz conducts a farewell concert at the end of his tenure with the Seattle Symphony at the Pantages, courtesy of Tacoma Philharmonic. On the program: Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 and Handel’s Water Music. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14. $19-$52. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, www.tacomaphilharmonic.org, www.broadwaycenter.org
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