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TERRY ANDERSON
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Imagine a knowing guide taking you through a journey where your subtle desires are articulated in the selections of the day. Seafood that is the freshest available anywhere, complimented with ingredients 'local fresh' and prepared to compliment and not overwhelm. Prime Dine means this and more, and only a select few restaurants can associate with the service, selection and style levels that must be achieved to carry the name.
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Due to the excellence in education, programming and hands-on exhibits, the Museum earned a reputation as a cultural cornerstone. As a result, the Museum's physical location and size could no longer accommodate the community's demand for its services. The Museum's Board of Directors voted to relocate to the Theater District, inhabiting the historic Kress Building.
In February 1997, the Museum opened the "new" Children's Museum of Tacoma. Since that time, the Museum has featured both single and multiple-theme exhibits and a new array of complementary programming.
---www.childrensmuseumoftacoma.org
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No Cover Charge Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
$7 Cover Charge Friday and Saturday
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In 1998, Harold and Nancy LeMay formed the 501c3 charitable organization, The Harold E. LeMay Museum, and committed themselves to donating the vast LeMay Collection to the Museum for the benefit of the public. The LeMay Museum was chartered to secure, preserve and interpret the valuable LeMay Collection, along with additional vehicles and artifacts that it may acquire, in order to explore the broad themes of American mobility and lifestyle in an instructive and entertaining manner.
The magnitude of the LeMay Collection, and its power to relate the story of the American experience with the automobile, demands a new paradigm in transportation museums. The LeMay will be an inviting place, eliciting memories and stories from those who visit. It will provide a venue to explore history, design, technology and restoration. In short, the LeMay will create ??America??s Auto Experience? and become a world-class tourist destination in its own right.
The exciting design concepts for the future home of the Harold E. LeMay Museum were approved by the Museum??s Board of Directors at their meeting on November 4, 2003. The design for the LeMay Collection??s future home are stunning and present a campus complex that includes: a great pavilion with a tower showcasing 150 of the finest cars in the collection; a concourse capable of presenting 100 cars in displays related to culture, speed, design and technology; galleries for experiential opportunities; a restoration shop; a 3-acre courtyard for shows, auctions and rallies; cafes, retail and entertainment areas; a clubhouse for use by sponsoring car clubs; and most impressively - viewable storage for up to 2,000 automobiles on site! The architects sought to design a public gathering place for fun, exploration and celebration in a building that will become an icon for the world??s foremost auto museum.
The LeMay Museum has received enthusiastic support from the City of Tacoma, a strong partner which has provided the 9 acre building site next to the Tacoma Dome, valued at nearly $17,500,000. Gensler Architects have worked closely with the Tacoma Dome and City to ensure synergy between the Dome and new Museum. The 3-acre auto courtyard will provide a beautiful environment that will invite leisurely walks and lively car rallies.
Nancy LeMay is thrilled with the plans for the Museum??s future home. ??Harold would love the design, the way it suggests a car, and most importantly, that it is designed to become a gathering place for the community. I believe this is a great vision and that we can and will get it done?.
The museum has poised itself to begin the national campaign to create America??s Car Museum in 2007, enabling the Museum to open its new facility in 2009. For more information about America??s Car Museum or to schedule a tour of The LeMay collection, please email us at info@lemaymuseum.org or call 253-779-8490.
---www.lemaymuseum.org
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Galleries
Spacious galleries include 13,000 square feet of open exhibition space.
Hot Shop
What is 90 feet tall, 100 feet wide and tilts at a 17-degree angle? Its the Museum's 9,200 square foot Hot Shop Amphitheater. One of the building's most striking features, it includes a hot glass studio where artistic teams blow and cast glass, a cold glass studio for completing artworks, and raised seating for 138 visitors and observation space for an additional 60. Cameras transmit live video footage to large screens in the Amphitheater and the Grand Hall.
Grand Hall
With 6,900 square feet of space, the grand entry hall hosts public assemblies and receptions. The hall includes donor recognition features, ticketing and visitor services functions, and provides direct access to the galleries, theater, Hot Shop, Museum store and caf??.
Theater
The 2,200 square foot theater provides ample space for advanced multimedia presentations, films, lectures and meetings with seating for over 180 visitors. The theater is equipped with state-of-the-art video, acoustical and sound systems that are integrated with the activities in the galleries and the Hot Shop.
Studio
To intensify the learning experience, the 1,040 square foot Studio serves as an interpretive space reflecting the themes of the exhibits. Long distance learning links connect the international education community to the Museum in the Studio.
---www.museumofglass.org
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In 1975, a group of concerned community volunteers with a strong belief that the arts are essential in stimulating community growth, campaigned and raised money locally to restore Tacoma's Historic Pantages Theater to its original grandeur. Realizing the desperate need for money to keep the doors open, they negotiated with the City of Tacoma to buy the building and to grant funding to the nonprofit organization running the theater. Succeeding in their efforts the Pantages was reopened in 1983. Without the work of these dedicated community volunteers, and the support of the City of Tacoma and its City Council, what became the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in 1991 would not exist today.
Now, with three unique theaters and our own acclaimed performance series, the Broadway Center serves as a vital and valuable arts steward. The Pantages, a beautiful historic theater seating 1,169 audience members, offers a lush performance experience and is home to The Tacoma Opera, Tacoma City Ballet, Tacoma Philharmonic, Tacoma Concert Band, and Tacoma Symphony. The Rialto, a 742-seat theater that originally served as a grand movie palace, hosts the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Puget Sound Revels. Theatre on the Square, a 302-seat facility with a contemporary flair, offers a more intimate setting and is home to the Tacoma Actors Guild.
It is our pleasure to welcome you to Historic Downtown Tacoma and our three exciting theaters filled with rich, cultural performances year-round. Please read on to find out more on the background of each theater.
---www.broadwaycenter.org
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In the summer of 1936, two young Tacomans built a saltwater aquarium on the concrete pavilion over Commencement Bay. The aquarium was relocated to its present site within the Zoo in 1963. In the 1980s, the Zoo & Aquarium witnessed a kaleidoscope of changes with the addition of six new naturalistic exhibits. With the passage of a $35 million bond by Tacoma voters in 1999 and a Pierce County sales tax initiative passed in 2000, the Zoo & Aquarium continues to grow. Click here for the latest information on new projects at the zoo.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a national leader in captive breeding and reintroduction efforts for the endangered red wolf and is also engaged in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA's) Species Survival Plan for the endangered Bali Mynah, golden lion tamarin, snow leopard, clouded leopard, radiated tortoise and Asian elephant.
It is the only facility in the Pacific Northwest to exhibit beluga whales, a Pacific walrus and large sharks. The Zoo is also a past recipient of the Exhibit Achievement Award for its polar bear complex, an honor given by AZA.
Averaging nearly 500,000 visitors annually, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is the second most visited year-round attraction in Pierce County. (Mt. Rainier National Park is the first.)
---www.pdza.org
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Tacoma Art Museum has more than 3,000 pieces in its collection??two thirds of which are classified as Northwest art. Since 1935, Tacoma Art Museum has built a permanent collection that includes work from world-renown artist such as Mary Cassatt, Jean Baptiste, Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Fay Jones, Robert Rauschenberg, Pierre August Renoir, John Singer Sargent, Everett Shinn, and Andrew Wyeth.
The museum is proud to have the premier collection of Dale Chihuly??s work (dating 1977 to present) on public long-term display. He had his first museum exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum in 1968.
Hours:
Tuesday ?? Saturday 10 am ?? 5 pm
Third Thursdays 10 am ?? 8 pm
Sunday 12 ?? 5 pm.
Open Mondays Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Admission:
Adult $7.50
Student/Military/Senior (65+) $6.50
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children under 18) $25
Children age 5 and under free
Third Thursdays free
Members always
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McKinley's Restaurant- proudly serving Redhook Ales, provides the best in casual dining and spirits.
The Tacoma Dome proudly celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2003.
Shanaman Sports Museum is located inside the Tacoma Dome. The Museum preserves Pierce County's rich sports heritage by exposing visitors to the many athletic accomplishments of area teams and individuals, both past and present.
When you attend an event at the Tacoma Dome, it is our mission to offer the very best in customer service. The entertainment starts here??..with YOU!
---www.tacomadome.org
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Today, TLT is the surviving entity of the original three. As such, it has inherited the responsibilities and goals of all three: Governance, Promotion, Education, and Production. TLT is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, and is managed by a small professional staff. TLT hires professional directors and contracts designers and other production leadership positions from among those with professional or other significant experience. The actors, crew, ushers, and all other theater functions are accomplished by over 250 volunteers from a four county area giving over 10,000 volunteer hours a year to provide their friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and community with some of the best amateur theater this area has to offer. This puts Tacoma Little Theatre among the largest volunteer driven organizations in Pierce County.
---www.tacomalittletheatre.com
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Interact with fellow students who are engaged in a free exchange of ideas and offer broad perspectives. Express yourself through involvement in athletics, the arts, campus issues, and community service--more than 75 clubs and organizations in all. In addition, find inspiration in a collaborative campus atmosphere and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
---www.ups.edu
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UW Tacoma provides a world-class education for students pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees. Beginning Autumn 2006, UW Tacoma will admit freshmen.
---www.tacoma.washington.edu
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Begin your journey through Washington with an architectural masterpiece: designed by Charles Moore and Arthur Andersson, the 106,000 square foot museum building stands proudly on Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. The museum boasts soaring spaces and dramatic archways that invite you into a history experience full of colors, textures, sights, and sounds.
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The museum leads a growing community effort to preserve it's home, the 104 year old elegantly trussed Balfour Dock building, the last surviving section of the "mile long" warehouse, where it will permanently locate it's exhibits and programs. It will be the only authentic facility in the Pacific Northwest situated at the city's economic and cultural birthplace.
This heritage project will provide:
* Educational and recreational opportunities
* A museum that tells Tacoma's story
* A Tacoma boating destination along a rebuilt wharf
* Visits by historic tall sailing ships, tour, and heritage vessels
* Engaging exhibits about our port, past and present
* Youth programming
* Small craft boat building & heritage arts preservation
---www.wwfrontmuseum.org
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As both children and adults view the papers in some fifty oak and glass cases, they gain a fresh appreciation of their heritage. The primary sources of history displayed in the museum provide the means for increasing the cultural literacy of the population the museum serves.
Exhibits, which are always admission free, are normally on display for three months at a time.
---www.rain.org/~karpeles
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In 1975, a group of concerned community volunteers with a strong belief that the arts are essential in stimulating community growth, campaigned and raised money locally to restore Tacoma's Historic Pantages Theater to its original grandeur. Realizing the desperate need for money to keep the doors open, they negotiated with the City of Tacoma to buy the building and to grant funding to the nonprofit organization running the theater. Succeeding in their efforts the Pantages was reopened in 1983. Without the work of these dedicated community volunteers, and the support of the City of Tacoma and its City Council, what became the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in 1991 would not exist today.
Now, with three unique theaters and our own acclaimed performance series, the Broadway Center serves as a vital and valuable arts steward. The Pantages, a beautiful historic theater seating 1,169 audience members, offers a lush performance experience and is home to The Tacoma Opera, Tacoma City Ballet, Tacoma Philharmonic, Tacoma Concert Band, and Tacoma Symphony. The Rialto, a 742-seat theater that originally served as a grand movie palace, hosts the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Puget Sound Revels. Theatre on the Square, a 302-seat facility with a contemporary flair, offers a more intimate setting and is home to the Tacoma Actors Guild.
It is our pleasure to welcome you to Historic Downtown Tacoma and our three exciting theaters filled with rich, cultural performances year-round. Please read on to find out more on the background of each theater. ---www.broadwaycenter.org
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In 1975, a group of concerned community volunteers with a strong belief that the arts are essential in stimulating community growth, campaigned and raised money locally to restore Tacoma's Historic Pantages Theater to its original grandeur. Realizing the desperate need for money to keep the doors open, they negotiated with the City of Tacoma to buy the building and to grant funding to the nonprofit organization running the theater. Succeeding in their efforts the Pantages was reopened in 1983. Without the work of these dedicated community volunteers, and the support of the City of Tacoma and its City Council, what became the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in 1991 would not exist today.
Now, with three unique theaters and our own acclaimed performance series, the Broadway Center serves as a vital and valuable arts steward. The Pantages, a beautiful historic theater seating 1,169 audience members, offers a lush performance experience and is home to The Tacoma Opera, Tacoma City Ballet, Tacoma Philharmonic, Tacoma Concert Band, and Tacoma Symphony. The Rialto, a 742-seat theater that originally served as a grand movie palace, hosts the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Puget Sound Revels. Theatre on the Square, a 302-seat facility with a contemporary flair, offers a more intimate setting and is home to the Tacoma Actors Guild.
It is our pleasure to welcome you to Historic Downtown Tacoma and our three exciting theaters filled with rich, cultural performances year-round. Please read on to find out more on the background of each theater.
---www.broadwaycenter.org
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