If it seems hot enough downtown to spread out a beach towel on Tollefson Plaza, then go ahead – you’ll be in good company. Artist A.K. Mimi Allin is there every afternoon this week through Saturday with her own towel, plus lifeguard chair and flags, for her 10-minute performance art piece “Seaside Opera.”

Allin has set up a weirdly ambient atmosphere, flying in the face of this concrete desert. The chair-tower is blue and orange, flat blue fabric waves drape the ground, and behind her there’s a record of evocative Japanese flute music on an LP turntable. Littering …

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Victoria Adams’ “Landscapes” at TAM

Opening this weekend at Tacoma Art Museum is an exhibition of the cloudy, luminous Northwest landscapes of Vashon artist Victoria Adams. Artist reception 5:30-8 p.m. July 15, artist workshop 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 10. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thursdays from July 10-Oct. 3. $9/$8/free for five and under and on third Thursdays. 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org

Art on the Ave

This 6^th Avenue street art fest is into its 12^th year, celebrating local talent and the quirky neighborhood. Events include live music and dance stages, celebrity dunk tank, …

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