RON SWARNER: SAY GOODBYE TO THE HELM TONIGHT >>>

The Helm, Tacoma's beloved vanguard gallery, will turn off the lights for good Sunday, May 31. Volcano scribe Adam McKinney has the scoop in today's issue, as well as online here.  The gallery opens it's last show tonight â€" Phil Roach's Points of Departure â€" for a one-week run. Drop by and thank Sean and Peter for giving Tacoma another point of view.

It's also Third Thursday ArtWalk tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. Here's a list of downtown Tacoma galleries and museums to visit.