April 2012
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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information listed.
However, the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce assumes no responsibility for omissions, errors or changes in the material.
We encourage you to confirm any item of interest with the event promoter.
Mar 30-Apr 1 (503) 252-8300
Gem Faire
Tacoma Dome, 2727 E "D" St, Tacoma
Fri 12-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Gems, jewelry, crystals, beads, fossils, & minerals. $7/person. Children under 12 free.
Mar 9 - Apr 3 (253) 579-7828
Team Black Out Football Fundraiser
Lakewood and surrounding areas
MetroParks is not able to fund us for equipment this year for Team Black Out Football. We are currently selling Sees Candy now through April 3, to raise money for Team Black Out Football. If you are would like to help support us, please give us a call at (253) 588-4314. We are also looking for some sponsors.
Apr 3-5 (253) 983-4553
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Safe Sitter Class
Mt Cross Lutheran Church, 8902 40th St W, Lakewood
8:30am-12:30pm. SAFE SITTER is a medically accurate program that teaches boys and girls age 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. $30/person. Pre-registration required.
Apr 4, 11, 18, 25 (877) 24-BLOOD
Bridgeport Center Blood Drive
St Clare Hospital Parking Lot, 11315 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood
1:30-6:30pm. Support your community by donating blood! Your donation supports local hospitals including St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital and St. Joseph Medical center.
Apr 4, 11, 18, 25 (253) 584-1480
Terry's Talk
10025 Lakewood Dr SW, Lakewood
Every Wednesday, 3-4pm. Terry's Talk - where we want to know how you do business in today's economy - by having a conversation with the doers, the movers, and shakers, the people working to improve the communities we live, work and play …KLAY 1180 AM and live streaming at www.klay118.com.
Apr 5 (253) 582-9400
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon
Great American Casino, 10117 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood
11:30am. Learn about Chamber programs and marketing opportunities. Enjoy educational and informative speakers. Great networking opportunity. Reservations required. $20 members pre-paid, $30 at door. $35 non-members.
Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 (253) 584-6060
Lakewood United
Burs Restaurant, 6151 Steilacoom Blvd, Lakewood
7-8am. Meets every Thursday. Providing first hand information to citizens on matters affecting their lives.
Apr 5-8 (253) 752-7707
Tacoma Rainiers vs Salt Lake Bees
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma
Additional home games: Apr 9-12 vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Apr 21-24 vs Fresno Grizzlies, May 8-11 vs Albuquerque Isotopes, May 12-15 vs Round Rock Express, May 25-28 vs Tucson Padres, June 2-5 vs Sacramento River Cats, June 7-10 vs Salt Lake Bees, June 19-22 vs Reno Aces, June 27-29 vs Las Vegas 51s, June 30-July 3 vs Fresno Grizzlies, July 12-15 vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox, July 16-19 vs Sacramento River Cats, July 24-27 vs Tucson Padres, Aug 1-4 vs Oklahoma City Chasers, Aug 5-8 vs New Orleans Zaphyrs, Aug 18-21 vs Reno Aces, Aug 22-26 vs Las Vegas 51s
Apr 7 (253) 383-3900
Asia Pacific Cultural Center Monthly Tea Experience "Chinese Tea Service"
South Park Community Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
10-11am. Presenter - Ms. Foon Chu. $10/person.
Apr 7 (253) 584-4666
Basic Candle Making Classes
Swans Candles, 8933 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
11am-12pm. First Saturday of the month, or by appointment. Easy step by step instructions for making basic container candles. Groups welcomed! Kids ages 12+ with parent/guardian welcomed. No charge for 1st time attendees, $5 for repeat attendees.
Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 (877) 24-BLOOD
Safeway Blood Drive
3824 Bridgeport Way, University Place
9am-1pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 7-8 (360) 832-6117
Moose Mania at Northwest Trek
11610 Trek Dr E, Eatonville
9:30am. Come celebrate the largest member of the deer family during Moose Mania. Learn about these majestic ungulates and catch a glimpse of one of our moose in the Free-Roaming Area on a tram tour! $60/person.
Apr 9-10 (877) 24-BLOOD
Pierce College Blood Drive
9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood
8:30am-2:30pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 9-12 (253) 752-7707
Tacoma Rainiers vs Colorado Spring Sky Sox
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma
Additional home games: Apr 21-24 vs Fresno Grizzlies, May 8-11 vs Albuquerque Isotopes, May 12-15 vs Round Rock Express, May 25-28 vs Tucson Padres, June 2-5 vs Sacramento River Cats, June 7-10 vs Salt Lake Bees, June 19-22 vs Reno Aces, June 27-29 vs Las Vegas 51s, June 30-July 3 vs Fresno Grizzlies, July 12-15 vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox, July 16-19 vs Sacramento River Cats, July 24-27 vs Tucson Padres, Aug 1-4 vs Oklahoma City Chasers, Aug 5-8 vs New Orleans Zaphyrs, Aug 18-21 vs Reno Aces, Aug 22-26 vs Las Vegas 51s
Apr 10 (877) 24-BLOOD
Harborstone Credit Union Blood Drive
6019 Lake Grove Dr SW, Lakewood
10am-1pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 12 (877) 24-BLOOD
City of Lakewood Blood Drive
6000 Main St, Lakewood
10am-2pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 12 (877) 24-BLOOD
Lakewood Career Academy Blood Drive
4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Bldg 14, Lakewood
8:30am-1:30pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 14 (877) 24-BLOOD
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc Blood Drive
7001 Bridgeport Way W, Lakewood
12-4pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 14 (253) 983-7887
Fairy Garden Tea Party
Lakewood Activity Center, 9112Lakewood Dr SW, Lakewood
1-3pm. Each little girl will get her wings at this fun-filled fairy event. The festivities start with fairy transformation, followed by tea, snacks, a beautiful craft and a special visitor. $10 per child (pre-register).
Apr 14 (253) 840-4194
79th Annual Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Street Parade
Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Orting
Tacoma 10:15 am; Puyallup 12:45pm; Sumner 2:30pm, Orting 5pm. The Grand Floral Street Parade is the highlight of Festival Week. The parade travels through the four cities of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting and consists of approximately 40 float entries and over 80 other entries, including bands, marching and mounted units. The floats are decorated with fresh-cut Daffodils, numbering in the thousands. The Daffodil Festival will be celebrating it's 79th year during the 2012 festival season. Free admission.
Apr 14 (253) 597-6444
26th Annual Y Run For Kids
15th St & Pacific, Tacoma
7am. 5K run/walk, 5K stroller division, 1K kids race, Diaper Dash. $35/person.
Apr 14 (253) 564-1623
West Pierce Fire & Rescue First Aid & CPR Class
Station 31, 3631 Drexler Dr W, University Place
9am-5pm. One person, adult, child and infant CPR with airway management, first aid for choking, control of bleeding, splinting, bandaging, first aid for burns, sprains, strains, poison control, and other first aid procedures are covered. This course meets Labor & Industries and Department of Social & Health Services Standards. $40/person. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required.
Apr 15 (253) 839-9586
37th Annual Daffodil Classic
Orting Middle School, 111 Whitehawk Blvd NW, Orting
7am. Orting valley and surrounding hills. Bring your bike, trike, tandem or unicycle - all cyclists are welcome! There are routes for families, recreational cyclists, and serious roadies. $25/person.
Apr 15 (877) 24-BLOOD
University Place Presbyterian Chuch Blood Drive
8101 27th St W, University Place
10am-1pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 17 (253) 752-3555
59th Annual Daffodil Marine Regatta
Ruston Way Waterfront, Ruston
11:30am. The Parade will proceed from the Yacht Club Basin down the waterfront just past the end of "restaurant row". There the Princess boat will be positioned and participating boats will recognize (wave at) the Princesses, turn to port and depart for home.
Apr 17 (253) 582-8682
Lakewood Historical Society "The Space Needle: Iconic Landmark with Lakewood Ties"
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
7-9pm. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair. Learn interesting little known facts about the Space Needle. Come share your memories of the Fair. Free admission.
Apr 18 (253) 582-9400
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Showcase Lakewood “Another Bloomin’ Tradeshow”
Great American Casino, 10117 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood
4:30-6:30pm. This bi-annual table-top trade showcasing area products and services in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. Free admission. Must be 21.
Apr 18 (253) 584-4106
Discover Walks at Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
Explore! Staff and volunteers will take visitors on a tour through the gardens discussing seasonal changes, new additions and future plans. Discovery walks are significantly different than docented tours with time for your very specific seasonal questions. These walks take place on the third Wednesday of each month. Standard Lakewold admission fees apply. Please meet at The Garden Shop at 2:30 pm. For more information please contact Mark Lyke at 253.584.4106, x111.
Apr 18, 20 (253) 225-6535
National University at JBLM
Stone Education Center, 6242 Colorado Ave, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
10am-2pm. Call for additional information.
Apr 19-22 (253) 841-5045
The Spring Fair in Puyallup
Puyallup Fair & Events Center, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup
Rides, exhibits, displays, entertainment and more! Thurs 2-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-8pm. $9 adults, $7 students (6-18), 5 & under free.
Apr 20 (877) 24-BLOOD
Harrison Preparatory School Blood Drive
8800 121st St SW, Lakewood
8am-1:15pm. Support your community by donating blood!
Apr 21 (253) 759-0725
51st Annual Junior Daffodil Parade
Proctor District, N 30 & Proctor, Tacoma
10am. The Daffodil Festival 51st Annual Junior Parade is hosted by the Proctor District of Tacoma and is geared to children and encourages fun, creativity and partnership for the young people of the area. Costumes, pets, music and non-motorized floats make this parade a special event. Free admission.
Apr 21 (253) 589-2489
Fort Steilacoom Park Bird Watching
Fort Steilacoom Park, Lakewood
8am-11:30am. Join John Riegsecker and Diane Yorgason-Quinn of Tahoma Audubon for a field trip to a local hot spot featured in the brand new Puget Loop of the Great Washington Birding Trail -- Fort Steilacoom Park! Enjoy this freshwater oasis in the heart of the urban area at the very beginning of the neotropic bird migration. We expect to see just-hatched ducklings of several species and if we're really lucky, baby coots. We will be looking for early flycatchers and perhaps an early Black-Throated Gray Warbler, as well as Savannah Sparrows and House Wrens, as this is one of the few places in western Washington they nest. Meet at the I5/W512 P&R near McDonalds at 8am, or if you know how to get there, meet at the Fort Steilacoom Park red barns parking area at 8:30am. Expect an easy walk around the Waughop Lake first, until about 11:30am. If anyone wants to stay longer, we'll go uphill to the old orchards.
Apr 21 (253) 983-7887
Lakewood's Annual Parks Appreciation Day
Various parks throughout Pierce County
9am-12pm. Help spruce up your local park by volunteering on Parks Appreciation Day. Bring gloves and small hand tools to make the job easier.
Apr 21 (206) 676-4140
Better Business Bureau Identity Protection "Secure Your ID Day!"
America's Credit Union, 1495 Wilmington Dr, DuPont
9am-1pm. Free, safe document shredding and cell phone recycling with your Better Business Bureau. Bring used cell phones and unwanted paper documents to BBB on Saturday, April 21. All documents will be securely shredded on-the-spot, courtesy of Cintas. For additional information, visit wa.bbb.org/secure-your-id.
Apr 21-24 (253) 752-7707
Tacoma Rainiers vs Fresno Grizzlies
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma
Additional home games: May 8-11 vs Albuquerque Isotopes, May 12-15 vs Round Rock Express, May 25-28 vs Tucson Padres, June 2-5 vs Sacramento River Cats, June 7-10 vs Salt Lake Bees, June 19-22 vs Reno Aces, June 27-29 vs Las Vegas 51s, June 30-July 3 vs Fresno Grizzlies, July 12-15 vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox, July 16-19 vs Sacramento River Cats, July 24-27 vs Tucson Padres, Aug 1-4 vs Oklahoma City Chasers, Aug 5-8 vs New Orleans Zaphyrs, Aug 18-21 vs Reno Aces, Aug 22-26 vs Las Vegas 51s.
Apr 24 (360) 943-9494
Occasional Tasting
Lakewold Gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Lakewood
Planning your wedding? This is the perfect opportunity to see Lakewold Gardens, taste delicious food, and meet vendors to make your dreams come true.
Apr 27-28 (253) 582-1978
Relay For Life of PLU
Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland
No matter who you are, there's a place for you at Relay. Each dollar you raise will help save lives. How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer? Your reasons for walking in the Relay For Life are as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives. Because of your support, we are creating a world where cancer can't claim another year of anyone's life. You are helping create a world with less cancer and more birthdays
Apr 27-May 20 (253) 588-0042
Lakewood Playhouse "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"
5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious "Stage Door Slasher") assemble for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy "angel." The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people-all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous "Slasher" makes his reappearance and strikes again-and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the "Slasher" unmasked-but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit. $28 general, $25 senior/military, $21 under 25 years of age, $17 under 15 years of age.
Apr 28 (253) 964-2399
DuPont Historical Society Cherry Blossom Tea
Location TBD
2-4pm. Wear your craziest hat to the tea/ vintage hats fashion Show. Enjoy themed table-scapes and chef-prepared teatime delicacies.
Apr 28 (253) 591-5339
Sewing to Sowing Living History Day at Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma
11am-4pm. Take a trip back in time with the re-enactors of Fort Nisqually during the spring planting season. You'll get to experience what a spring day in 1855 was like while exploring the fort's buildings and visiting with the fort's re-enactors. Enjoy a garden talk in the fort's heritage garden and learn about ladies' Bonnets in the Great Room.$6 adults, $5 seniors/students, $4 children (4-17 ), 3 and under free.
Apr 28-29 (253) 582-1978
Relay For Life of University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
No matter who you are, there's a place for you at Relay. Each dollar you raise will help save lives. How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer? Your reasons for walking in the Relay For Life are as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives. Because of your support, we are creating a world where cancer can't claim another year of anyone's life. You are helping create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.