There are those days, aren’t there?  Those days when you ... have ... had ... it. Quite frequently, those days are Thursdays, aren’t they?  On days like today, you should just give up and do something out of the ordinary. “Accidentally” forget to go home for dinner, and “accidentally” wander (yes, this is easier if you work downtown, but you can wander in your automobile just as easily) to the Third Thursday Art Walk. Downtown Tacoma galleries, museums, restaurants and businesses stay open a bit later to expose art to the masses.  OK, you accidentally heard about all the galleries and museum around Opera Alley pulling out the bottle of wine too. Remember, it is about the art. (Dramatic pause.)
Don’t skip Christopher Mathie's show at Two Vaults Gallery.  He's pulling out the new large-scale Raku vessels and abstracts under the title "Ponds, Bridges, and Other Water Musings."  His show hangs through Sept. 10, but it's more fun to catch it during tonight's downtown Tacoma art walk.  Yo ho ho ho and a goblet of wine. Tonight, 5-9 p.m., free, Two Vaults Gallery, 602 S. Fawcett, Tacoma, (253) 759-6233. â€" Suzy Stump