Tacoma Art Museum is making the utmost of its nationally controversial gay art exhibit “Hide/Seek” to hold as many community educational and conversational opportunities as possible. This Saturday sees another: “SEEKing Common Ground: A Dialogue about Art, Faith, and Sexuality
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The program, held in partnership with Tacoma-area worship congregations, will be moderated by the Revd. Chris Morton of Associated Ministries. Local religious leaders from various faiths will respectfully share their viewpoints on issues raised

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What could be funner than living in an old firehouse? You can pretend you’re a firefighter without having to get up at 3 a.m. to get cats out of trees.

On Saturday you can live the fantasy yourself. Historic Tacoma has arranged a tour of Historic Firehouse #8 in the Whitman Neighborhood from 4 to 6 p.m. The firehouse is at 4301 South L Street in Tacoma.

The tour is free to Historic Tacoma members. Non-Members pay $10 at the door.

More from the announcement:

On the Tacoma Register of Historic Places, this structure was built in

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Country music fans get ready––KeyArena will be a stop on Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away Tour. The October 6 concert will feature special guest Hunter Hayes.Underwood made the announcement of her new tour to promote her new album “Blown Away” on Good Morning America.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (May 18) through Ticketmaster and could go fast.

Seattle’s The Spittin’ Cobras will be in Tacoma on Friday, May 18 at Hell’s Kitchen with the Reverend Horton Heat.

The band is hitting the road after the release of their debut album, Year Of The Cobra. Earlier this year they teamed up with The Supersuckers, the self-proclaimed greatest rock-n-roll band in the world, and are now hooked up with the Reverend Horton Heat.

Members of The Dwarves, KMFDM, and Murdock make up The Cobras. They cites Black Sabbath, The Stooges, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Nirvana as influences. …

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It’s Mother’s Day this weekend here are a few family friendly activities:

Shelton Elk’s Mother’s Day Breakfast 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 12, Shelton Elks Club No. 2467, S.E. 741 Craig Road, Shelton. Free for moms, $5 adults, $3 ages 12 and younger.

Mother’s Day Tea 1 p.m. May 12, White River Valley Museum, 918 H St. S.E., Auburn. $12 per person. 253-288-7439, wrvmuseum.org.

Free Mother’s Day Arts & Crafts 9 a.m. -6 p.m. May 11, Umpqua Bank, 11821 Canyon Road E., Puyallup. 253-926-4050, umpquabank.com

Here’s what’s happening in the community:

Annual Key Peninsula Livable Community Fair …

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Saturday
Moms get half-price admission to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Saturday. But that’s only one reason to head up to the park. The weekend features the summer kickoff of a new Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater Show and also Radio Disney will be on site Saturday. The show features Captain Adventure, Dr. Do-Nothing and Herald the Wonder Dog in a show about getting out and enjoying nature. Zoo hours are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through May 20, extended summer hours begin May 21. Go to pdza.org for more information on exhibits and activities.

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Asleep at the Wheel, the country band that helped make the road famous, will headline a free concert at the June 2 grand opening of the LeMay-America’s Car Museum in Tacoma.

Recent “The Voice” contestant and Tacoma native Kim Archer will be the opening act.

Dirty Oscar’s Annex chef Aaron Grissom started cooking his new spring menu this week. I like the look of the salads, which sound as if they’re among the most flavor-drenched around town. I’m looking forward to trying the arugula and butter leaf salad with tangerines, manchego, a mint vinaigrette and Marcona almond “dust” (that reminds me of how chefs used to use the word “foam” to describe … soup). Another arugula salad comes with basil leaves, blueberries, chevre and a grilled citrus vinaigrette. Here’s something neat – Grissom’s menu is coded for people with dietary restrictions – “V” dishes are vegetarian and “G” dishes are gluten free. Other changes to the menu look promising – click below to see. Read more »