Pierce County Events Calendar

This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Pierce County including Tacoma, Puyallup, , Lakewood and beyond.

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Sep
23
Sat
Cider Swig Festival @ LeMay – America’s Car Museum
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Sep 23 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm

CIDER SWIG, Washington’s largest one-day cider-centered festival, is BACK! Come for a day of cider (and more) sippin fun, meet the makers, join in a competition or two, enjoy great eats and live music throughout the day!

THE CIDERS RETURN FOR THE 10th ANNUAL CIDER SWIG!

Cider Swig returns with dozens of Northwest ciders to sip, live music, contests and games, and award winning “curbside cuisine” by area chefs and their food trucks!

The tasting event will showcase more than 130 Northwest ciders in addition to wine, mead, beer and other regionally crafted libations. Born out of a commitment to community and the environment, and the love for local flavor, Cider Swig connects festival goers directly with the makers. And, the?Swig’s Pop-up Bottle Shop is back, so you can take your favorites home to enjoy.

Beyond sharing cider and other local/regional crafted sips with the masses, Washington’s largest single day cider-centered festival highlights our region’s agricultural heritage, reinforces community friendships, promotes local businesses, agricultural and environmental organizations, and showcases regional talent throughout the day.

We are excited to be back LIVE and have an amazing line-up for the 10th annual Cider Swig.

COME GET YOUR SWIG ON!

Each Ticket includes: Festival tasting glass, 8 drink tickets, re-entry pass, live music and entertainment, access to food trucks, pop-up bottle shop, vendors, and all other festival activities – and an awesome time!? Additional tokens are available at the event. 21+ event.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Festivals, Expos, and Parades Food & Beverage Tags: #livemusic ciderswig food & beverage hard cider
Oct
7
Sat
Northwest Sinfonietta : Wine and Dine @ Foss Waterway Seaport
Tickets
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm

WINE AND DINE
Northwest Sinfonietta
Jeffery Meyer, conductor?
Dan Williams, oboe
Jennifer Krikawa and Ivy Zhou, soprano
Andrew Etherington, tenor
PLU Opera Chorus, James Brown, Director

Juan Pablo Contreras, Mariachitlán
Roupen Shakarian, Oboe Concerto (WP, with wine flight)
J. Strauss II, Selections from Die Fledermaus

Northwest Sinfonietta’s season of favorites opens with Juan Pablo Contreras’s joyful homage to the birthplace of mariachi music, the Mexican state of Jalisco, where mariachis play their songs on every corner, vying for the love and attention of the crowds. We are thrilled to premiere Roupen Shakarian’s Oboe Concerto written for oboist and wine aficionado Dan Williams. Enjoy a complimentary flight of wines and munchies with this light, delightful work. The second half is an opera extravaganza! The PLU Opera Chorus and soloists Ivy Zhou, Andrew Etherington and Vashon Opera diva Jennifer Krikawa join us to bring favorite Die Fledermaus selections to the party, including the famous champagne song.

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Oct
8
Sun
Northwest Sinfonietta : Wine and Dine @ Pioneer Park Pavilion
Tickets
Oct 8 @ 2:00 pm

WINE AND DINE
Northwest Sinfonietta
Jeffery Meyer, conductor?
Dan Williams, oboe
Jennifer Krikawa and Ivy Zhou, soprano
Andrew Etherington, tenor
PLU Opera Chorus, James Brown, Director

Juan Pablo Contreras, Mariachitlán
Roupen Shakarian, Oboe Concerto (WP, with wine flight)
J. Strauss II, Selections from Die Fledermaus

Northwest Sinfonietta’s season of favorites opens with Juan Pablo Contreras’s joyful homage to the birthplace of mariachi music, the Mexican state of Jalisco, where mariachis play their songs on every corner, vying for the love and attention of the crowds. We are thrilled to premiere Roupen Shakarian’s Oboe Concerto written for oboist and wine aficionado Dan Williams. Enjoy a complimentary flight of wines and munchies with this light, delightful work. The second half is an opera extravaganza! The PLU Opera Chorus and soloists Ivy Zhou, Andrew Etherington and Vashon Opera diva Jennifer Krikawa join us to bring favorite Die Fledermaus selections to the party, including the famous champagne song.

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Dec
16
Sat
Northwest Sinfonietta : The Four Seasons @ Courthouse Square Ballroom
Tickets
Dec 16 @ 7:30 pm

THE FOUR SEASONS
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Denise Dillenbeck and Dawn Posey, violin

J.S. Bach, Double Violin Concerto in D
Kian Ravaei, Pluck (WP)
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons (complete)

Rachell Ellen Wong play/conducts Vivaldi’s timeless blockbuster favorite, The Four Seasons, taking us on a journey through the beauty, drama, danger and joys of Spring, Summer, Fall and teeth-chattering Winter. Each year this December concert creates magical moments and memories during the holiday season. Bring the whole family!

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Dec
17
Sun
Northwest Sinfonietta : The Four Seasons @ Pioneer Park Pavilion
Tickets
Dec 17 @ 2:00 pm

THE FOUR SEASONS
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Denise Dillenbeck and Dawn Posey, violin

J.S. Bach, Double Violin Concerto in D
Kian Ravaei, Pluck (WP)
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons (complete)

Rachell Ellen Wong play/conducts Vivaldi’s timeless blockbuster favorite, The Four Seasons, taking us on a journey through the beauty, drama, danger and joys of Spring, Summer, Fall and teeth-chattering Winter. Each year this December concert creates magical moments and memories during the holiday season. Bring the whole family!

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Jan
21
Sun
Northwest Sinfonietta : Sky and Sea @ Pioneer Park Pavilion
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Jan 21 @ 2:00 pm

SKY AND SEA
Northwest Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor?
Matt Drumm, Mark Goodenberger, Jeff Lund and Bonnie Whiting, solo percussion quartet

Marjan Mozetich, Postcards from the Sky
Viet Cuong, Re(new)al
Debussy (arr. Helder), La Mer

Inspired by our beautiful Puget Sound region and the importance of caring for it, Northwest Sinfonietta’s Sky and Sea explores three expansive and imaginative works—Marjan Mozetich’s Postcards from the Sky, Debussy’s iconic La Mer, and Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al, celebrating hydro, wind and solar energies. Learn about the exciting work of local organizations dedicated to combating the effects of climate change and pollution in our communities.

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Mar
2
Sat
Northwest Sinfonietta : Pictures at an Exhibition @ Rialto Theater
Tickets
Mar 2 @ 7:30 pm

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Northwest Sinfonietta
Yaniv Attar, conductor?
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon

Debussy (arr. Lee), Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Piazzolla, Aconcagua (Bandoneon Concerto)
Mussorgsky (arr. Lindberg), Pictures at an Exhibition

Each movement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, Pictures at an Exhibition, was inspired by a piece of artwork by Viktor Hartmann, including hatching chicks, children at play, Baba Yaga’s hut, and more. Northwest Sinfonietta is again teaming up with Spaceworks Tacoma to create and incorporate new works by local artists inspired by this classic work. Bandoneon soloist Hector Del Curto joins Northwest Sinfonietta for Piazzolla’s Aconcagua for solo bandoneon, harp, piano and strings. Bandoneon is the instrument of Argentinian tango, which Astor Pizzolla mastered and revolutionized, and this concerto is arguably the ‘aconcagua’ or peak of his body of work. Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun opens the concert, casting its spell of warm sunshine and half-remembered dreams.

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Mar
3
Sun
Northwest Sinfonietta : Pictures at an Exhibition @ Pioneer Park Pavilion
Tickets
Mar 3 @ 2:00 pm

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Northwest Sinfonietta
Yaniv Attar, conductor?
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon

Debussy (arr. Lee), Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Piazzolla, Aconcagua (Bandoneon Concerto)
Mussorgsky (arr. Lindberg), Pictures at an Exhibition

Each movement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, Pictures at an Exhibition, was inspired by a piece of artwork by Viktor Hartmann, including hatching chicks, children at play, Baba Yaga’s hut, and more. Northwest Sinfonietta is again teaming up with Spaceworks Tacoma to create and incorporate new works by local artists inspired by this classic work. Bandoneon soloist Hector Del Curto joins Northwest Sinfonietta for Piazzolla’s Aconcagua for solo bandoneon, harp, piano and strings. Bandoneon is the instrument of Argentinian tango, which Astor Pizzolla mastered and revolutionized, and this concerto is arguably the ‘aconcagua’ or peak of his body of work. Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun opens the concert, casting its spell of warm sunshine and half-remembered dreams.

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May
4
Sat
Northwest Sinfonietta : Bach, Beethoven and Bass @ Rialto Theater
Tickets
May 4 @ 7:30 pm

BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BASS
Northwest Sinfonietta
Jeffery Meyer, conductor
?Xavier Foley, bass
Denise Dillenbeck, violin

Clarice Assad, Suite for Lower Strings on Themes of Bach
Bottesini, Gran Duo Concertante
Xavier Foley, For Justice and Peace
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7

Extraordinary double bassist Xavier Foley joins Northwest Sinfonietta for this season finale concert, performing Bottesini’s virtuosic Gran duo concertante and his own composition, For Justice and Peace, with Concertmaster Denise Dillenbeck. Clarice Assad’s playful Suite for Lower Strings opens this final concert of the season, which closes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, a sublime epic filled with Beethoven’s optimism in the face of adversity, and hope for the future.

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September 2023 – May 2024 Sep 2023 – May 2024