SATURDAY, AUG. 9 2014 >>>
1. With the combination of local food vendors, blues bands and more than 30 Washington craft brewers, Brew Five Three is one not to miss. Back for a second year, the Broadway Center hosts this downtown Tacoma beer festival from 1-9 p.m. The $30 ticket includes 10 tasting tokens and a collectible pint glass, and additional tasting tokens can be purchased at the event. A designated driver ticket - which includes admission to the event, music and food vendors - is available for $10, as the music is kick ass. Read Pappi Swarner's New Beer Column for complete details.
2. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the Washington State History Museum will host IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Market and Festival showcasing American Indian artists and artisans of the highest-caliber, many of whom live and work right here in the Pacific Northwest. See demonstrations of traditional artwork from the best Northwest native carvers, printmakers, weavers, sculptors and fiber artisans. The Festival on the museum's plaza will showcase high quality art, demonstrations, Native dancers, Native culture, Native American foods and musicians and storytellers. Not to be missed.
3. Starting at 4 p.m., the Stadium District Art & Wine Walk will celebrate its six-year anniversary. If you have walked the Walk before, then you'll all ready be there; if you have no idea what we're talking about, you might want to visit this colorful event. Technically, the entirety of Tacoma's Stadium District participates. Boutiques, restaurants, bars, bookstores, banks, accountants, salons, a pharmacy and many other businesses host artists and hang work just for that night. People stroll up and down Tacoma Avenue and St. Helens, discussing art and potholes. Of course, none of this would be as fun without alcohol! Wine and food samplings are offered by more than 30 participating businesses. A $35 ticket includes 10 wine tastes, savory hors d'ouvres and a commemorative wine glass that we're sure will end up on the shelf at Goodwill Industries next spring.
4. That Coyote describe themselves as hard rock, and while that's intermittently true, they devote a substantial amount of their time to exploring different moods and textures. At any place or time, That Coyote may land upon a catchy enough hook that it could make up its own alt-rock song, while later on in the song, they'll find themselves delving into ambient and hardcore music. In all, it comes across as a majestic way to explore music of a theme, while still coming across as interested explorers of sound. Catch the band with Dark Hip Falls, Wow, Laura and Speed Queen at 8 p.m. in Bob's Java Jive.
5. Bruising lyrics about weird moons and whiskey friends and love and hate in places like Montesano and Oklahoma, the female vocals are a little Mazzy Star meets old country, with that wavering sexiness that sounds like power. Instrumentally, a little shake, shake, shake, some twang, lots of good melodies and some straight rock riffs as well, 10 Cents in Oklahoma is pretty damn groovy. Catch the band with AquaCulture and Horse Bodies at 9 p.m. in the 4th Ave Tavern.
LINK: Saturday, Aug. 9 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area
