Revels Year Round
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Revels flings joy and foments communal effervescence the year round, celebrating the seasons and the things that are important to our community.
Events include dances, sings, concerts, salons, The Christmas Revels and more. 2019 Events
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MARCH 21: Spring Sing 7 PM – 9:30 PM Free. The Antique Sandwich Company. We provide the song sheets and you provide your voice. Let’s fill the air with songs while enjoying each other’s company and food!
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MAY 1: May Day Celebration from 6pm – 7:30
Wright Park, Tacoma Singing, dancing and flower-crown-making to welcome lovely May. All ages. Free. 
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May 3 & 4: Christmas Revels Auditions for both adults and children.
MAY 11: Brunch in the ballroom at Courthouse Square
Singing, eating, stories, celebrating Puget Sound Revels – supporting future joy-flinging!
Singing, eating, stories, celebrating Puget Sound Revels – supporting future joy-flinging!
JUNE 23 – Summer Solstice Party – All ages. FREE.
Bring a Picnic. We’ll have a fire so you can cook a hot dog or a brat on a stick or something in foil. Be creative. We’ll provide s’mores ingredients. We’ll also have some beverages available.
The celebration will include a few presented songs and poems,
as well as communal singing and dancing.
Edgewood Garden from 7 to 9:30.
Bring a Picnic. We’ll have a fire so you can cook a hot dog or a brat on a stick or something in foil. Be creative. We’ll provide s’mores ingredients. We’ll also have some beverages available.
The celebration will include a few presented songs and poems,
as well as communal singing and dancing.
Edgewood Garden from 7 to 9:30.
SEPTEMBER 2: Abbots Bromliad (People’s Park, Tacoma – 1:30 to 2:45pm) Dancing with antlers—FREE! All ages! People who come to The Christmas Revels are fascinated (or mystified!) by the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. So we have a Bromliad – just for fun. Come learn the dance and participate in it. Bring your own antlers (branches can make pretty good antlers – or hands). Or just bring a picnic and watch. We’ll also play some fun games and sing a few rounds.
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SEPTEMBER 19: Tacoma Sings Chihuly Bridge of Glass 6:30 – 7:45pm Singing on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass to sing-out summer and sing-in autumn. Music to listen to as you arrive (on the Glass Museum side), then we’ll distribute song sheets and encourage everyone to join in. We’ll sing fun songs various places on the bridge and wrap up with a few lovely rounds in the amphitheater beside the History Museum. Bring a lantern if you want. We’ll light them as the sun sets. Beautiful. |
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October is Tacoma Arts Month
- Join us on October 5 for A High Energy Balkan Dance Party with Balkanarama!
We're partnering with the Slavonian American Benevolent Society to offer a dance party with Balkanarama. Seattle-based Balkanarama plays high-energy dance songs from Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Greece, including songs of the Rom people living in those countries. The quintet is comprised of alto sax, clarinet, and four soulful voices powered by a dance beat on synth, bass and drums. Jana Rickel – great Balkan dance teacher - will teach dances, so everyone can join in. Pull your dancing shoes and join us from 7 to 9pm at Slavonian Hall in Old Town (Tacoma)
$5 covers an evening of dancing, dessert & beverages. Ages 15 and up.
- Join us on October 5 for A High Energy Balkan Dance Party with Balkanarama!
We're partnering with the Slavonian American Benevolent Society to offer a dance party with Balkanarama. Seattle-based Balkanarama plays high-energy dance songs from Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Greece, including songs of the Rom people living in those countries. The quintet is comprised of alto sax, clarinet, and four soulful voices powered by a dance beat on synth, bass and drums. Jana Rickel – great Balkan dance teacher - will teach dances, so everyone can join in. Pull your dancing shoes and join us from 7 to 9pm at Slavonian Hall in Old Town (Tacoma)
$5 covers an evening of dancing, dessert & beverages. Ages 15 and up.
The Christmas Revels – December 14 – 18, 2019 Rialto Theater, Tacoma
A mid-winter Celebration of the Winter Solstice.
This year we’re off to the Balkans – expect vibrant colors, thrilling singing, dance, storytelling. A great celebration for all ages.
Saturday, December 14 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 15 @ 1pm & 5:30pm (the 5:30 performance is ASL interpreted)
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 17 & 18 @ 7:30pm
Purchase Tickets at 253-591-5894 or online