Thanks to Tacoma Creates initiative, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, Symphony Tacoma and Tacoma Opera. The composer, librettist and members of Symphony Tacoma and Tacoma Opera will talk about their contributions to the production of a new opera about the historical events called the Tacoma Method, in which the Chinese community were driven out of the city in 1885.

Tacoma Public Library and Asia Pacific Cultural Center present Taiko Drums. Please join Taiko Drummers and Mia Slattum for a wonderful presentation of Taiko Drumming at the Wheelock Branch Library. This is an energetic drumming style that fuses elements of martial arts, dance, and both traditional and contemporary music. Come and learn about Taiko Drumming during this fantastic demonstration and workshop, sponsored by the TACOMA CREATES INITIATIVE, and showcasing the rich culture of Okinawa.