WHY DESMOND TUTU CHOSE TO COME TO TACOMA >>>

Desmond Tutu is coming to Tacoma. Let that sink in, then consider that the Nobel Peace Prize winner and historic peace activist chose to come to Tacoma as the first of his final two official international appearances before he retires later this year. Winner of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he is not coming to Tacoma because we have cool museums, or because we have sweet micro-breweries, or because we're gritty and brimming with hipsters.

He's coming to Tacoma because he likes an idea that is emerging here.

It's more of an invitation than a title: Be the Spark.

To read Paul Schrag's full article on Be The Spark, including an interview with Desmond Tutu, click here.

[Tacoma Dome, Be The Spark with Desmond Tutu, Pete Carroll, William Gates Sr., Friday, May 13, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., $10-$55, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma, 253.572.3663]