FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 >>>
1. The annual Taste of Tacoma kicks off today. Get your loose pants, perhaps a bib, and dig in!
2. There's a 100th Monkey event tonight - kicking off the Urban Arts Festival. Find info here.
3. Don Wilson and Nokie Edwards of The Ventures join the Northwest Rock Revisited show tonight at the Liberty Theater in Puyallup. Or, if that doesn't tickle your musical fancy, browse the Volcano's extensive live local music listings here.
4. Writer and Pacific Lutheran University prof Jason Skipper will celebrate the release of his debut novel, Hustle, tonight at King's Books.
5. Vote for Tacoma's best baristas, politicians, bloggers, bartenders and local businesses in the only 253 "Best Of" issue that matters. The Volcano's annual Best of Tacoma issue publishes July 28, and this year's readers' poll launched last week. Let your vote be heard now! Find all the details here.