MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 >>>
1. The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang are on display at Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor from June 21 to June 23. The plays will be on displays 2-5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22 and 9 a.m. to noon June 23. Visitors may also take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft for a lot of money.
2. Voices of Light, an exhibition of letterpress prints by Jessica Spring and photographs by Victoria Bjorklund, opens today at the Tacoma Public Library's downtown Handforth Gallery from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a reception today at 6 p.m.
3. Seattle had its Pigs on Parade, Tacoma its Traveling Suitcases; now Ruston has added to the list by inviting 21 local artists to create masterpieces on Adirondack chairs, which will be on display on the median at 51st and Winnifred streets. The event kicks off with a reception today from 5 to 7 p.m. on site.
4. Cold Shot performs a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss.
5. The New Frontier Lounge hosts Grit Rock with DJ Darren Selector spinning local tunes from Big Wheel Stunt Show, Circle vs Square, The Drug Purse, The Fabulous Wailers, The Fucking Eagles, Kusikia, Mama Loves Daddy, Mono in VCF, Oh Voices, The Painkillers, The Variety Hour, The Ventures, and Waves and Radiation beginning at 9 p.m.