SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2010 >>>
1. The Sixth Avenue bonanza known as the Art on the Ave festival returns to Tacoma from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., bringing all the corn on a stick, face painting and Solar Richard sightings that come with it. Yes, Sixth Avenue traffic will have to find an alternate route Sunday afternoon as the good times will be rolling all day. Of special note are the outdoor music stages at Jazzbones, O'Malley's Irish Pub and SAX, which will host Ben Union, Ten Miles of Bad Road, Mighty High, Ryan Purcell and The Last Round and the always-entertaining Vicci Martinez, among other notables. Also, look out for the Save our Sonics guy.
2. Properly speaking, Harlequin Productions' Sixties Kicks isn't musical theater, it's a concert. Five talented young people backed by a killer five-piece rock band sing 37 hits of the 1960s hitting the stag eat 2 p.m. Read the full review here.
3. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill in Spanaway hosts the Blues Fest 2010 Cancer Benefit beginning at 2 p.m. with Menace, Careless Hunters, Cory Wilds, Jerry Miller, Shelly Ely, Sour Owl, SweetKiss Momma, and an All-Star Jam with proceeds benefiting The American Cancer Society.
4. Meet Museum of Glass Visiting Artists Marvin Oliver and Richard Royal to learn more about their art and careers during a conversation and slide presentation from 2-3 p.m.
5. The Tacoma Cult Film Club gathers at 7 p.m. inside the Acme Grub Cage to watch films centered on the theme, "Just Say No."