🤘 Good morning, Tacoma. It's Thursday, February 19.
This Sunday is National Margarita Day, a holiday that is truly worth the trip, despite the calendar being filled with oddities like National Open and Umbrella Indoors Day.
All day long, McMenamins Elks Temple is celebrating by serving classic margaritas at happy hour prices. If you’re heading downtown, it’s a straightforward way to grab a drink at a discount.
When: Sunday, Feb 22 (All Day)
Where: McMenamins Elks Temple
The Deal: All-day happy hour pricing on classic margaritas.
Rules: All ages welcome; 21+ to sample.
Concert in the Cone: Across the Cosmos
The Northwest Sinfonietta is heading to the Museum of Glass Hot Shop this Thursday for a space-themed performance. The playlist ranges from Elton John and Sinatra to works featured on the Voyager Golden Record.
While the musicians play, Hilltop Artists students will be doing live glassblowing in the shop. It’s a free event for all ages.
When: Thursday, Feb 19 at 6 PM
Where: Museum of Glass Hot Shop
Cost: Free (supported by Tacoma Creates)
Bonus: Special member lounge with snacks/drinks from 5 pm to 6 pm.
☀ Weather
Thu 19 | 🌡️ 42° / 27° | ☁ AM Clouds / ☀ PM Sun | 💧 8% | ↙ 9 mph
Fri 20 | 🌡️ 47° / 37° | 🌥 Cloudy | 💧 11% | ⬆ 5 mph
Sat 21 | 🌡️ 48° / 43° | 🌧 Showers | 💧 40% | ↙ 8 mph
Sun 22 | 🌡️ 51° / 42° | 🌧 Showers | 💧 50% | ↖ 6 mph
🎭 Events
🗓 Thu 19
Drawing Dynamic Figures | Tacoma Art Museum | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Open Studio: Lunar New Year | Tacoma Art Museum | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Trivia Night | Airport Tavern | 6:00pm
Zoomagination Station: Under the Sea | Point Defiance Zoo | 10:30am - 11:30am
Make your own pottery tiles | 1124 Broadway | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
🗓 Fri 20
Zoomagination Station: Under the Sea | Point Defiance Zoo | 10:30am - 11:30am
Capoeira Weekly Teens-Adults Class | Mecca Building - 755 Broadway Tacoma | 12:00pm - 12:50pm
🗓 Sat 21
SEA Comedy Ladies' Night | Edison Square | 8:00pm - 11:59pm
Family STEAM Days | LeMay America’s Car Museum | 11:00am - 3:00pm
"Viene la Primavera": Painting Workshop | Artsi Creative Space | 11:00am - 2:00pm
Brave New World: Fresh Plays from The Cascades | Tacoma Armory | 7:30pm
🗓 Sun 22
Sunday Open Skate | Tacoma Armory | 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Citrus & Sip: Paint & Sip | Water From Wine - 1704 Pacific Avenue | 1:50pm
🎸 Music
🗓 Thu 19
The Pioneer Squares | McMenamins Spanish Ballroom | 6:00pm
Music For The Broken Hearts | Jazzbones | 6:00pm
Last Respite, Slump, D.O.C.S., Letterbomb, Grizzle | Real Art Tacoma | 6:00pm - 11:30pm
🗓 Fri 20
Psychic Burn | McMenamins Spanish Ballroom | 7:00pm
Jaws Of Brooklyn with Happy Chems and Samcori | Jazzbones | 6:00pm
Heated Rivalry Dance Party | Jazzbones | 10:00pm
Babes Against the Machine | Airport Tavern | 7:00pm
Shame Banger, Star Matriarch, Downsize, and Nogginless | Real Art Tacoma | 6:30pm - 11:00pm
🗓 Sat 21
TIK TOK: 2010s Pop Dance Night | McMenamins Spanish Ballroom | 8:00pm
I Scream Social | Jazzbones | 7:00pm
Sploinky Rave: Tacoma | Airport Tavern | 9:00pm
🗓 Sun 22
A Legacy in Bloom—Symphony Tacoma | Pantages Theater | 2:30pm
Jam Session | Hilltop Urban Gardens | 12:00pm - 2:00pm
James Coates | McMenamins Spanish Ballroom | 5:00pm
Sins of Sherman, Mourn Me, Mein, Broken Focus | Real Art Tacoma | 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Sounds Beneath & Above | Foss Waterway Seaport | 2:00pm
The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra | O'Malley's, 2403 6th Avenue | 11:00am - 1:00pm
🫡 Before we go
This TED Talk from Apollo Robbins is 12 years old, but it remains the definitive demonstration of how easily our attention can be manipulated.
Robbins, a world-famous pickpocket, shows that misdirection isn't about making you look away; it’s about controlling your "internal security guard."
Thank you for reading, and I'll see you on Thursday.