[A collage of people dancing Description automatically generated with medium confidence]<https://tacomaartsmonth.org/opening-party/> Image credit: photo collage from 2017, 2018, and 2019 Kaleidoscope opening parties Enjoy a FREE evening of fun as we kick off Tacoma Arts Month with live music and performances, hands-on activities, appetizers, and no-host bar. The 2022 AMOCAT Arts Awards will be presented by Mayor Victoria Woodards, and City Council Members John Hines and Keith Blocker. Masks are required. It's all free and open to the public - pack up the family, invite your friends and come help us celebrate our community! Presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission. Event partner: Metro Parks Tacoma. October 5 6:30 - 9 pm STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th Street<https://goo.gl/maps/vShg2e4pNdwgsWoM7> Free and for all ages Masks are required This event is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking is directly adjacent to STAR Center. Parking: Limited parking is available onsite. Guests are highly encouraged to take public transit or carpool to this event. Public Transit: STAR Center is service by Pierce Transit<https://www.piercetransit.org/pierce-transit-routes/> bus routes 53 and 3 PERFORMANCES and ACTIVITIES BY Metro Arts Tacoma Lydia K. Valentine, Tacoma Poet Laureate Asia Pacific Cultural Center's Hula Halau 'O'Kealaakua Naniloa Mana'oakamai Tamiko Nimura Real Art Tacoma - Alex Vile Vision Step Team The Playground Kiki Chef Holly - cooking demonstrations Truth Koroi - photo booth Permaculture Lifestyle Institute - projection mapping Write253 / Line Break Press - make and take printing project Suzanne Skaar - interactive video gaming experience Jacob Sunday - Baba Yaga film stop motion and puppets Tacoma Water, City of Tacoma - coloring books Safe Routes to Schools, City of Tacoma - mock mini-roadway EnviroChallenger, City of Tacoma - craft activity VISUAL ART ON DISPLAY Mauricio Robalino Rachel Heimbigner 2022 AMOCAT ARTS AWARDS Tamiko Nimura - Community Outreach by an Individual Real Art Tacoma - Community Outreach by an Organization Grit City Magazine - Arts Patron CATERING PROVIDED BY Jan Parker Cookery<https://www.janparkercookery.com/> EVENT SPONSORS STAR Center<https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/place/star-center/> Metro Parks Tacoma<https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/> TACOMA ARTS MONTH MEDIA SPONSORS Crosscut<https://crosscut.com/>, KBTC<https://www.kbtc.org/>, NWPB<https://www.nwpb.org/>, KNKX<https://www.knkx.org/>, ParentMap<https://www.parentmap.com/>, Preview<https://preview-art.com/>, South Sound Magazine<https://www.southsoundmag.com/>, South Sound Business<https://www.southsoundbiz.com/>, Showcase Magazine<https://showcasemedialive.com/> [cid:image002.jpg@01D8D350.1E1B7530]<https://tacomaartsmonth.org/>