October 11 in Slavonian Hall: Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma welcomes the Auburn Symphony String Quartet

String Quartets composed by women and People of  Color

Tuesday October 11 at 7:00 pm, in Slavonian Hall

Auburn Symphony String Quartet

The Auburn Quartet will perform three pieces for us: String Quartet  No. 1 in G minor by Emilie Mayer (a prolific German composer born in 1883), String Quartet No. 1 in C minor. Op. 51 No. 1 by Johannes Brahms (1883-1897) , and Lyric Quartet: Musical Portraits of Three Friends composed in 1960 by William Grant Still  (b.1895 in Mississippi, he is considered to have been part of the Harlem Renaissance). 

Emilie Choi, violin; Kimmy Harrenstein, violin; Joyce Ramee, viola; and Brian Wharton on cello.

WHAT: String Quartets composed by women and POC

WHEN: October 11 at 7:00pm 

WHERE: Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St, Old Town Tacoma

FREE All ages are welcome, masks are encouraged when not seated

We are excited to be a part of Tacoma Arts Month!

Enjoy a video of our September TAIKO in Old Town Park at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poWDNELNp5Y&list=UUJQd9cK-rrkYZb5A_QVB1dg&index=1

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Saturday at 4:00 in Old Town Park in Tacoma. TAIKO Japanese Drums

This Saturday will be a lively, colorful celebration of Asian cultures in Old Town! 

Join us for CHIKIRI Taiko drumming in Old Town Park and then walk over to the Chinese Reconciliation Park to take in the Moon Festival. 

Pick up a copy of this week's Tacoma Weekly to see a terrific feature article

I also suggest some very interesting reading about Japanese history in Tacoma 

This past May, Tacoma Weekly wrote about Merilee Tanbara's video on the Japanese internment which was shown at the Grand Cinema as part of the "Our Communities Our Neighbors" video project at and announced her upcoming book on the internment. 

 Here is another fascinating intro to Tacoma's Japan Town history 

 Join Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma this Saturday at 4:00 for CHIKIRI And The School of TAIKO performing Japanese Taiko Drums.

• TAIKO Japanese Drums Old Town Park on 30th Street in Tacoma 
•  Saturday, September 10, 4:00 
•  FREE, fun for all ages 
•  Bring a chair or blanket to sit on; perhaps bring a picnic!