Just wanted to mention how much I loved going to Vegefest at Seattle Center. Hopefully, next year there will be separate rooms for the cooking demonstrations and for the medical/health lectures as it was so hard to hear these gems. There was lots and lots of wonderful vegan and vegetarian food samples - greatly appreciated.
PCC (Puget Consumer Cooperative) will be having cooking classes starting soon and I highly encourage people to sign up for them. They even have special cooking classes for kids.
I mention this because it was PCC that organized the cooking demonstrations at this event - and they were really fun - some of these teachers are teaching through PCC. They teach classes that focus on vegan and vegetarian foods that can help with decreasing cholesterol, bad fats, sugar, high blood sugars etc.
The cooking teachers today really emphasized the importance of eating healthy fats, such as Thai coconut milk, particularly for people who are vegan.
TACOMA ART GALLERY - Current excellent lgbtq arts exhibit and movies:
Email - info@TacomaArtMuseum.org
| Grand Cinema Series: Portraits in Film Tuesdays, March 20, April 10, and May 29 Enjoy special screenings of three films that complement the art and themes of Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. As part of its Tuesday Film Series, the Grand presents The Times of Harvey Milk, The Music Lovers, and Caravaggio. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand Cinema Box Office. Show your Tacoma Art Museum member card to get Grand Cinema member pricing for these films. The Music Lovers Tuesday, March 20, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm The Music Lovers thrives on creative and sexual anguish. Focusing on the life and career of 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the film documents how Tchaikovsky was consumed by his art as well as his romantic attachments toward both genders. Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's music, and Richard Chamberlain stars as the composer. Tuesday, April 10, 2 pm and 6:30 pm The Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary in 1985, The Times of Harvey Milk presents the lives and deaths of California Board Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone, both of whom were assassinated in 1978 by Dan White, one of Milk's fellow supervisors. It also provides an overview of the political and social climate in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, when the city began to attract a growing gay population due to its progressive attitude. Caravaggio Tuesday, May 29, 2 pm and 6:30 pm In this fictionalized account of the life of Renaissance painter Caravaggio, the artist narrates episodes of his life and muses on his approaching death. As a young artist, Caravaggio offers sexual favors, as well as portraits. In later life he meets a young couple who become his models and lovers. Love, passion and murder ensue. Caravaggio is played by Nigel Terry; Tilda Swinton co-stars in her first film role. | ||||
| University of Puget Sound Night at Tacoma Art Museum Thursday, April 12, 6–8 pm Join members of the Puget Sound community at Tacoma Art Museum to view the exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. Bring your UPS ID card for free admission to the museum and to enjoy a private gathering with food and conversation. Special thanks to Community Sponsor Tacoma Art Museum and Campus Sponsors B-GLAD, Multicultural Student Services, Department of Art, Gender Studies Program, School of Education, and Collins Memorial Library. | ||||
| SHOW/TELL for HIDE/SEEK Third Thursday, April 19, 6 PM Spend some time exploring the exhibition HIDE/SEEK, and inspire yourself to write a poem or otherwise organize your thoughts about the exhibition. Then, join us to share your words with others in an “open mic” setting. Openly and artistically express your views and reactions with respect and without audience judgment. This is an opportunity for diverse community members to be moved and hear how others are moved by art, no matter their viewpoint or experiences. While there are no restrictions on your self-expression, we do ask that participants view the exhibition prior to sharing their spoken word, poem, prose, or other response. | ||||
| Not OVER and OUT: A Spoken Word Performance and Public Forum April 26, 12:30 pm This program is presented at Tacoma Art Museum in collaboration with the University of Washington Tacoma. Come discuss issues of cultural and gender identity, and examine the fear and celebration of difference in relation to art practices and the exhibition HIDE/SEEK. Spoken word artists Storme Webber and Johnnie Pratt will perform. The event will be facilitated by interdisciplinary artist Beverly Naidus, instructor of Cultural Identity and Art at UW Tacoma. Free with museum admission. | ||||
| HIDE/SEEK Tour for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Saturday April 28, 11 am Learn more about the exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture with an American Sign Language guide to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the exhibition. Verbal translation will also be provided. Tours last approximately 45–60 minutes. Cost is $10 which includes museum admission. Pre-registration is recommended as space is limited. | ||||
| Film Screening: The Great Northwest Saturday, May 5, 3 pm The Great Northwest is a 70-minute experimental documentary that recreates a 3,200 mile roadtrip made in 1958 by four Seattle women. The women thoroughly documented their journey in an elaborate scrapbook of photos, postcards, and brochures. Fifty years later, Portland artist and filmmaker Matt McCormick found that scrapbook in a thrift store. In 2010 he set out on the road, following their route as precisely as possible and searching out every stop that the ladies had documented. At this screening, viewers will meet the filmmaker and get to hear about the making of the documentary. Cost: $15 ($10 for members, $5 for students). Anyone who attends the 1 pm Know More Art lecture, Art at Risk, will receive the student rate for the film. Includes museum admission. | ||||
| Free Community Festival: The Changing Face of Tacoma Sunday, May 6, 10 am–4 pm Celebrate the diversity of our community and community members’ efforts to depict and to encourage positive change through art in this day of performances, art activities, and information from local groups that represent facets of our area’s changing face. Get inspired by the art and artists featured in two major spring exhibitions, The 10th Northwest Biennial and HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. Note - here is the website for the Hide/Seek exhibit at Tacoma Art Museum: https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/Page.aspx?hid=7678 | ||||
| Symposium: Queering the Museum Friday-Saturday, May 11–12 at Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Join partners at UW Seattle and representatives from the museum community for a Friday evening and Saturday morning program examining what it takes to bring an exhibition focused on gay themes to the public. What is the current status of LGBTQ issues in the museum community, and where are we going? Examine these questions and others, then travel to Tacoma Saturday afternoon to view the HIDE/SEEK exhibition in person. UW-facilitated travel may be available for those who need it. | ||||
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