February 2018 Outings

NOTE CHANGE OF DAY AND TIME for "1st Saturday":

2nd Saturday, February 10  Asian Pacific Cultural Fest

http://www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org/newyear

Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall
2727 East D St., Tacoma

Meet inside entrance at 11:00 am. 
 

This is a free event, though parking at the Dome may cost. 

Special Notes
Backbacks are prohibited.  Also, "Bags, including handbags and purses, may now be no larger than 13” x 15”. So consolidate your sketch kit!   More info on security measures  https://tacomadome.org/plan-your-visit/security

From our experience in 2014:  Bring ear plugs.  The sound system was at least twice as loud as it needed to be.  We could feel it, which means we were all sustaining some hearing damage!

Parking maps  https://tacomadome.org/plan-your-visit/parking-direction  



There is free parking at Freighthouse Square from which you will walk a short distance (.2 mile, less than a quarter mile) along D Street.  

Parking lots E and K are reserved for guests with disabilities and are van accessible and are sold on a first come first served basis. The parking fee for Tacoma Dome events is $10 - $30 per single parking space depending on the event. All Tacoma Dome lots are wheelchair accessible.

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Second Thursday, February 8 

Gig Harbor Fire Department HQ

10222 Bujacich Rd NW, Gig Harbor

We have been given permission to sketch at the Gig Harbor Fire Department Headquarters located at 10222 Bujacich Rd NW at the north end of Gig Harbor.  There are historical displays and antique firefighting equipment to sketch, all located in a lovely wooded area which is also appealing if it’s not pouring rain outside.  There are several lunch options in the Gig Harbor North area – Panda Express, Qdoba Mexican, Subway, Wok Teriyaki.

Directions from the south:

Cross the Narrows Bridge on Hwy 16 W (heading NB) Exit at Borgen Blvd, ½ mile past mile post 14 (this is the exit to Costco)
Enter and stay within the traffic circle to go across the freeway
Enter the next traffic circle and go halfway around to stay straight to the T intersection
Turn Left onto Sehmel Dr NW
After the road curves to the Right, take the next Left on Bujacich Rd NW
Entrance is on the Right

 Directions from the north:

Exit at Borgen Blvd Turn right at the top of the ramp
Turn left onto Sehmel Dr NW
Proceed as above

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Third Wednesday, February 21: Union Station

1717 Pacific Avenue,Tacoma, WA 98402-3200

https://www.gsa.gov/historic-buildings/tacoma-union-station-tacoma-wa
Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Tacoma,_Washington)
Courthouse  http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/visitors/tacoma-courthouse

We return to the site of our very first 3rd Wednesday outing back in March 2015! 

Meet in the rotunda at 10 am. 

Note:  This is a Federal courthouse so there is a security screener at the door.  Have your government issued ID ready and know that your bag will be searched. 

There is beautifully restored Victorian era decor.  There is Chihuly glass.