The Chihulymania appears to have begun, with more human bodies and upside-down ice-cream cone Museum of Glass stickers cavorting about the museum district in downtown Tacoma than I’ve seen in years.
But what about the Washington State History Museum's 10-year anniversary main-event slated to have started today, and running hard-core tomorrow?
Can you even use the term “hard core” for a historical museum?
I was there today, but I missed the part about “symposium” and so arrived roughly four hours late.
Technically, the history museum is slated to have the real celebration start tomorrow, with a 10 a.m. kickoff (free museum entry!) and events and happenings slated to go on through the day: a Brazilian Dance troupe will samba on through at noon, the Chief Leschi Drum and Dance Group perform at 1:30, and if you haven’t had enough rhythm, then the Congo Carter drum circle will certainly fix you right up, at 2:45.  At 4:15 p.m. Asia Pacific Cultural Center Dance Performance takes the stage, which will be taken over by alt country band Last Chance Romeos at 5:45.  Closing remarks (6:45) will be followed by Maia Santell and House Blend’s own flavor of jazz and blues, with giveaways, a barbecue, and a valet train.
I’ll be there â€" and you? â€" Jessica Corey-Butler?