FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011 >>>
1. During today's afternoon Walk Tacoma/Walk Poetic, participants will join local poet Luke Smiraldo as he leads the walk and guides his flock to think and write about their surroundings. It's based on a similar event in Portland, Ore., and organized by Downtown on the Go - an organization set on reducing single-occupancy vehicles in downtown Tacoma and encouraging commuters to consider options beyond their cars. To read Kristin Kendle's full story, click here.
2. NXNW Metal Fest kicks off a weekend full of volume and good times today at Backstage Bar & Grill.
3. The "Pitbull of Comedy" Bobby Slayton kicks off a weekend stand in Tacoma tonight with two shows. Find Rev. Adam McKinney's interview with Slayton here.
4. Well, hot stuff. Just in time for today's Summer Garden Party at the W.W. Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park it decided to actually ACT like summer!
5. In what promises to be one of the greatest sights and sounds Tacoma has seen in some time, tonight Not From Brooklyn, Blanco Bronco and Rooftop Warrior will play rock ‘n' roll in the middle of a skating rink - specifically Wheelz Skate Arena in Fircrest. It's called Rock & Roller. If that doesn't sound awesome you're dead inside.