SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 >>>
1. The Urban Arts festival kicks off for real today along the Thea Foss Waterway. Find all the details you'll need right here.
2. Wanna see some rough and tumble ladies seriously throwdown? Like, seriously throwdown? It doesn't get much better - as far as the competition or excitement goes - than Dockyard Derby Dames roller derby. Today the Dames will hold the season's championship bout - thee Tacoma roller derby event of the year.
3. Oh! It's roller derby you like? Well, the 2009 WFTDA National Champion Oly Rollers have a double header this weekend - facing off today and tomorrow and Skateland. One word: sick. Find the details here.
4. The Cody Rentas Band will perform at the Handicapped Challenge Fundraiser today at Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill in Spanaway.
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.