2021 Events Calendar
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Throughout the year, Revels celebrates community through traditional (and not so traditional) arts. Events and gatherings include dances, sings, concerts, salons, The Christmas Revels and more. |
2021 Events Calendar
Winter
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December
Dragon Parades! Four parades in four different Tacoma neighborhoods. Dates are Dec 5, 7, 12, 14. Starting locations are listed below. Click the images to the left to see the routes. We'll begin each parade about 6:45. December 5 - Jefferson Elementary - 4302 N 13th December 7 - Boze Elementary - 1140 E 65th December 12 - Peace Community Center, 2106 S Cushman Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405 December 14 - Whitman Elementary - 1120 S 39th ______________________ |
Also in December, we'll participate in the Tacoma Light Trail - starting with a parade on New Years Eve. We'll share specifics soon.
The Christmas Revels
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Autumn
September 6
Abbots Bromliad 1:30 - 2:45 PM | Peoples Park, Tacoma | All Ages | Free
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Dancing with antlers!
People who come to The Christmas Revels are fascinated (or mystified!) by the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. So, just for fun, we hold a Bromliad. Come learn the dance. Bring your own antlers (branches can make pretty good antlers – or hands). Or just bring a picnic and watch. We’ll also play some games, sing a few rounds, and have an art project with Mauricio Robalino for children to do. FUN! |
September 23
Tacoma Sings
6:30 - 7:30pm | Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Singing on the Bridge of Glass to sing-out summer and sing-in autumn. We’ll distribute song sheets and encourage everyone to join in. After singing at various places on the bridge, we'll wrap up with a few lovely rounds in the amphitheater beside the History Museum. Bring a lantern. We’ll light them as the sun sets. Beautiful. ______________________________________________________ October - Tacoma Arts Month
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Have a quick listen of our 2020 "Covid" Bridge Sing.
____________________________________ Our Truths returns with another extraordinary lineup of Tacoma's Global Majority Storytellers. Join us for An evening of storytelling by local Black Indigenous People of Color - sharing truths through many gifts. October 18 @ 6PM Featuring Ben Hunter, Deanna Martinez & B. Lyte. Created and curated by Michelle Matlock Location: Courthouse Square, Downtown Tacoma We will also live stream the event. Either way you must RSVP, which you can do HERE. For age 18+ Proof of vaccination and masks are required for all in person audience members. Funded by Tacoma Creates |
Spring
March 18
Spring Equinox Sing
7:00 - 7:45 PM
Sing in the spring! Fun Revels song leaders will gather us together (virtually) to sing. A couple of surprises as well.
7:00 - 7:45 PM
Sing in the spring! Fun Revels song leaders will gather us together (virtually) to sing. A couple of surprises as well.
March 31
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May 1st - May Day Celebration
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Virtual Again - All ages. Free. We're sorry not to celebrate in the park as we have done for years, but we managed some merry-making to welcome lovely May. Here we are passing a "branch of May." |
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May 15
Our Annual Brunch
Virtual, as it was in 2020, but still fun. We celebrated Puget Sound Revels and our mission to spread communal celebration through song, dance, and story. Great thanks to all those who underwrite our joyful activities in the community.
Summer
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June 19 and June 20
A Double Celebration - Juneteenth and Summer Solstice
All ages | FREE
Virtual celebrations in 2020 and 2021 - in 2020 included spoken word artist B.Lyte with Breakthrough, a new piece honoring both Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice. Add YOUR OWN SUBMISSIONS. What might you add to the celebrations? A song, poem, dance, photo... Tell a story; paint a picture or a chalk art masterpiece and send us a photo of it; video your parrot saying "Welcome Summer! Happy Juneteenth!"; video or send a captioned photo of a Juneteenth and/or Summer Solstice greeting; write and recite a paean to the sun! |
Tap into your creativity and sense of communal joy... Send your contributions by June 17.
Have some fun and add some joy! Here's the Upload link |
August 6 & 7 - Auditions (children and adults) for The Christmas Revels. Information here.
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August 17, 21, 22 - Have a laugh as you buy your fruits and veggies.... a small troupe of players presented a Farmers Market Mummers Play at several Tacoma Farmers Markets. Info, dates, times, locations HERE.
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August 17, 21, 22 - Have a laugh as you buy your fruits and veggies.... a small troupe of players presented a Farmers Market Mummers Play at several Tacoma Farmers Markets. Info, dates, times, locations HERE.