SUNDAY, APRIL 14 2013 >>>
1. Sadie and the Blue-Eyed Devils specialize in reviving the sounds of Dust Bowl-era music. In addition to the folk, bluegrass, and country trappings that come with this musical era, Sadie and the gang incorporate elements of less-frequent touchstones like ragtime and bossa nova. Catch the band 10 10 p.m. inside Le Voyeur in downtown Olympia.
2. The Diversity Film Festival begins today at The Grand Cinema with each film a meditation on the theme of cultural diversity. The concept began a few miles (and years) away from The Grand, at Tacoma Community College. Dr. Scott Earle, a TCC English and Humanities instructor since 1999, along with fellow teachers and staff, has hosted on-campus film screenings of this sort for some time. A suggestion was made to Earle and his colleagues in late 2010 to graduate their young program - let it leave the classroom and test its wings in the community. Today at 2 p.m., the Grand will screen The First Grader, a heartwarming ture story about a Kenyan farmer who goes to school for the first time at the age of 84.
3. The playful, imaginative, and meaningful work of local children's and young adult authors from the Seattle7Writers will be highlighted every Sunday through May 5 at the Tacoma Art Museum. At 2 p.m. the authors will discuss where ideas come from and how art informs their writing in realms from the visual to the verbal and more. At 3:30 p.m. the writer will lead a hands-on art making workshop. Today, author Kit Bakke will discuss her middle grade novel Dot to Dot, a story about the healing powers of books and travel. In her art activity participants will map their own personal journeys using words and cut paper.
4. The second leg of Olympia Restaurant Week kicks off today. Celebrate Thurston County's unique fine dining scene. Following in suit with its neighbors to the north, the inaugural Olympia Restaurant Week is happening Sunday-Thursday. Ten Thurston County restaurants will be serving up special $25 three-course dinners, with some eateries offering a three-course lunch menu for $15. See the menues here.
5. Little Bill Engelhart is soul on wheels. He’s also probably one of the most inspirational musicians that you’re likely to meet in person. He grew up on Hilltop Tacoma and learned rock ’n’ roll by playing rhythm and blues with the black musicians’ downtown, which was unusual for a young white kid at the time. He formed a band with some of his teenage friends and had a national hit when he was just 19 titled “I’m in Love with an Angel." These days, Little Bill & the Blue Notes play all over the South Sound - from destination Harley Davidson to Johnny's Dock. But they always make time for the Spar in Old Town, and the quintessential Tacoma restaurant's Sunday Night Blues. Little Bill and the Blue Notes will stop in again at 7 p.m., making it the perfect time for you to drop in.
PLUS: Check out the event recommendations in our Weekend Hustle
LINK: Sunday, April 14 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area
