Next Classical Tuesdays in Old Town event is February 11, 2025!

 A new location for our February 11th event - Join us across 30th Street at -

 Connelly Law Offices at 2301 N 30th St, in Old Town Tacoma

7pm; all ages welcome. 

Seating is limited to 55 - be sure to reserve a spot - at prryker@gmail.com - or take your chances at the door before 7:00pm. This is sure to be a popular event.

Suggested donation is $25 - student discount $12.

We are excited that violinist Maria Sampen and pianist Ronaldo Rolim are preparing a recital for us. Classical Tuesdays does not have a piano available for our programming in Slavonian Hall - our usual performance hall. For her numerous performances on our series, Maria has organized string quartets, trios, duets (sometimes including her husband violist Tim Christie, or yours truly on flute, or adding a vocalist or even percussion!) For this occasion, in this special venue, Maria is delighted to add to the mix - she has invited the superb pianist Ronaldo Rolim, to join her.

We are in for a treat!

Maria Sampen, violin

Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Join us for a spectacular evening of beautiful music in the handsome Connelly Law Offices!

Canceled - Stephanie Anne Johnson is not performing for us

 Wine & Song 2024: Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma was planned for December 10.

We are sorry to announce that the annual fundraiser for our series of free musical events is canceled.

If you have purchased a ticket and want a refund, we will inform Eventbrite to provide that for you. Please let us know of that wish at prryker@gmail.com

And, please consider donating in support of the series.

Or, meet me in one of the fabulous wine bars in Old Town and we can chat over a glass of wine while you write a check in support of the season. Thank you!

Thank you to Chris Reynolds for preparing her beautiful cookies for us. Thank you Nicki Tollefson, Kathleen Butler, and others for organizing fingerfoods. Big thanks to Ginkgo Winery and Metropolitan Market for generous offers of wines and foodstuffs.

And a big Thank You! to Connelly Law Offices for offering their lovely space for our annual fundraiser!

Canceled:

Date: December 10, 2024

Time: 7:00pm

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Dec 10 Wine & Song tickets now available!

Wine & Song 2024: Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM

at Connelly Law Offices, 2301 N 30th Street

We are excited for our annual Wine & Song fundraiser! The Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma events are free through generous support from the Old Town Business and Professional Association, our wonderful volunteers, and our annual fundraiser.

Featured performer: Stephanie Anne Johnson!

Reception will include wines by Ginkgo Winery and finger foods provided by Metropolitan Market and neighborhood friends.

Buy tickets at Eventbrite or at the door

Stephanie Anne Johnson

Vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Stephanie Anne Johnson has opened for The Indigo Girls, Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, Robert Cray, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Mason Jennings, Durand Jones, Joseph, Cedric Burnside, and Black Joe Lewis, and political figure Senator Bernie Sanders. Puget Sound audiences also know Stephanie as the host of KNKX FM's "The Grooveyard", and as the lead singer of the Hidogs, performing Americana, Soul, Country, Folk, and Gospel, and representing the region on Season 5 of NBC's "The Voice".

Stephanie's latest album "Jewels" was released in 2023. Produced and engineered by Puget Sound guitarist and sound engineer Jeff Fielder.

Nov 12, 7pm Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Opera Singers Gone Wild

Join us Tuesday, Nov 12 for some Classic Rock, Pop Rock and Jazz  performed by Emerald City 5.

 Emerald City 5 is the premier top 40 party band wowing audiences throughout Pacific N.W. This high energy 5-Piece cover band is powerfully dynamic and features a couple of the most extraordinary lead vocalists the West Coast has to offer. EC5 has an extensive repertoire, from classic rock to the most current dance hits. Lead singer is Dr. James Brown, head of the vocal department and director of opera at PLU, and Director of Vashon Opera, joined by vocalists Megan, Coral, and James, lead guitar James, bass guitar Josh, and Zeke on drums.

Emerald City 5

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

7:00 pm

This event is free, all ages welcome!

Please feel free to use the backdoor ramp accessed from the alley.

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma celebrates our 20th Season!

Our 20th year Celebration for Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma!

 We have an exciting season planned. Please join our Old Town Tacoma community for a season of exciting music-making - celebrating the amazing musicians we have here in the Northwest.

2024/2025 Season: Our 20th!

September 24 Tacoma Tapestry 2024: Swedish Traditional Music

Slavonian Hall 7pm Klintetten from Sweden

November 12 Opera Singers Gone Wild

Slavonian Hall 7pm Emerald City 5 sing Classic Rock

December 10 Wine & Song Benefit

Connelly Law Offices 7pm $30 recital & reception

February 11 Strings Attached

Slavonian Hall 7pm Violinist Maria Sampen & friends

March 11 Folk & Celtic Traditions

Slavonian Hall 7pm Voice & strings directed by Anne Lyman

Pamela Ryker, Artistic Director

 Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St

 Connelly Law, 2301 N 30th St

Free to all, except for $30 admission to Wine & Song

Tacoma Tapestry 2024: Swedish Traditional Instrumental Music Sept 24 in Slavonian Hall

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma

     We're celebrating our 20th season!

Free to all! Join us at Slavonian Hall in Old Town Tacoma

Tuesday, September 24th, 7:00pm   

Klintetten Swedish Ensemble

     performing Nordic traditional music & dance

Klintetten Swedish Ensemble

Klintetten is an internationally recognized Swedish music-and-dance ensemble. Several members hold top national music and dance honors in Sweden

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

  a ramp from the alley to the 2nd floor is available with a few parking slots back there

September 20-22 Klintetten is helping Seattle's Skandia celebrate their 75th Anniversary with fika, dinner, dances, and music and dance workshops.

3 days of spine-tingling Nordic music and dance! Klintetten will join Skandia for dances, music and dance workshops, and a spelmanstämma for musicians and dancers.   Klintetten is an internationally recognized Swedish music-and-dance ensemble that never fails to delight audiences. Among the more than a dozen members are several who hold top national honors in Sweden, including Zorn medals for musicianship, and Big Silver medals for dancing expertise.

Friday, September 20, 2024 – Evening dance at the Cedar Valley Grange 20526 – 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA. 
Klintetten and Skandia musicians play for the evening dance.  7:30 to 8:30 dance class taught by Helen and Stig Eriksson with music by Klintetten. Class begins at 7:30 p.m.; open dancing starts after class and ends at 10:30 pm. Skandia members, $10, non-members, $15, at the door.

Saturday, September 21, 2024 Fika, Dinner & Dance at the Swedish Club: 1920 Dexter Ave N., Seattle WA
2:00 – 4:00 pm  Fika ($10) Enjoy coffee and snacks, and browse the display of 75 years of Skandia's history.  The History Display will be available until the dance begins.  You don't need to register but if you do, it will help us plan the refreshments.
8:00 to 11:00 pm.  Dancing ($30)  Dance to the fantastic music by Sweden's Klintetten plus the Skandia Allspel.  You needn't register but it will help us plan the refreshments if you do!

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Electric Cello & 2 Dancers

 Gretchen Yanover on Electric Cello

        joined by 2 Dancers

         - her daughter Anastasia Ryser  & Willow Durst

Tuesday March 12 at 7:00pm at Slavonian Hall

Gretchen Nicole Yanover, electric cello

Join us for our last event of this season! 

FREE, All ages welcome!

Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St

GretchenYanover enjoys playing both acoustic and electric cello. She has been a member of Northwest Sinfonietta since 1998, and has appeared as a soloist for the Earshot Jazz Festival, presented at TEDx Seattle, performed with LeVar Burton, and has had compositions commissioned by Seattle Symphony, Seattle Pacific University, and University of Oregon. Gretchen has 3 solo albums of her own compositions that she performs on her electric cello.

photo by Catherine Anstett