Arts and Entertainment Briefs

EVENTS

Puyallup Main Street events for January The Puyallup Main Street Association is sponsoring events during January 2010. More information is available online at www.puyallupmainstreet.com.

— The annual meeting and Casino Night event is returning to the Liberty Theater on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The event runs from 6 p.m. to midnight and will feature live and silent auctions, a buffet dinner and casino games. Tickets are $35 per person and each person receives $3,000 in play money for games.

— The Puyallup Home Show returns to the Americraft Showplex from Jan. 8-10. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for military members and seniors and free for ages 17 and under. For more information, contact Mark Blaine at 253-874-8711 or go online to www.puyalluphomeshow.net.

— The Washington Sportsmen’s Show is coming to the fairgrounds from Jan. 27-31. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-16 and free for children 5 and under. For more information, contact Bill O’Loughlin at 503-246-8291 or go online to www.otshows.com.

EXHIBITS

Washington State History Museum ongoing exhibits The following events are taking place at the Washington State History Museum located at 1911 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma:

— The Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers, which operates the museum’s permanent model railroad exhibit, holds special hours on the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors have an opportunity to watch the masters at work and ask questions.

— Icons of Washington History, now through July 3, 2010: This exhibit not only identifies icons but explores why and how these icons came to be symbols of our state. From the Space Needle and Starbucks to Galloping Gertie, Ezra Meeker and Dave Niehaus, see what Washington has done for the country and the world.

Museum of Glass admission prices, hours The Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock St., Tacoma, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Every third Thursday, the museum is open until 8 p.m. and offers free admission from 5-8 p.m.

Prices are $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors, students older than 13 with ID and military, $8 for groups of 10 or more, $4 for children ages 6 through 12 and free to children younger than 6 and museum members.

There is a family rate of $30, which admits two adults and up to four children.

For more information on the Museum of Glass, visit the Web site at www.museumofglass.org.

Children’s Museum of Tacoma offers exhibits The Children’s Museum of Tacoma, 936 Broadway, Tacoma, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is $4.50 for children and $3.50 for adults. Families are admitted free of charge the first Friday of every month.

The museum encourages the power of play in young children and adults through educational, fun and creative exhibits and programming.

For more information, call 253-627-6031 or visit www.ChildrensMuseumofTacoma.org.

MUSIC

Adults welcome to join community band The Puyallup Valley Community Band rehearses from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Puyallup Church of the Nazarene, 1026 Seventh Ave. S.W. The group is open to all adults. No audition is required. For more information, call Bob Coon at 253-535-2868.

Join the Puyallup Valley Harmonizers The Puyallup Valley Harmonizers, an a cappella men’s singing group, meets every Tuesday evening from 7-10 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church, 8401 122nd St. E. in South Hill. For more information, call 1-866-746-4868 or go online to www.puyallupvalleyharmonizers.org.

ETC.

Spotlight Players announce meetings The Spotlight Players, a chapter of Valley Arts United, meet at 8 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Karshner Museum. The group is planning a production and play readings. Workshops and rehearsals will be announced. For more information, call Kelly Shirer-Borgford at 253-568-6465.

Northwest Trek open three days a week Northwest Trek is a 615-acre zoological park devoted to the display, interpretation and conservation of North American native wildlife. It is located off State Route 161, about 35 miles east of Tacoma on the road to Mt. Rainier.

The park’s winter hours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission costs are: adults $15.50, seniors (65 and older) $14, youth (5-12) $10.50, tots (3-4) $7.50 and children younger than 3 are admitted free of charge. Military and Pierce County resident rates are: adults $13.50, seniors (65 and older) $12, youth (5-12) $9.50, tots (3-4) $6.50 and younger than 3 are admitted for free.

For more information, call 360-832-6117 or visit the Web site at www.nwtrek.org.