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Rosemary Ponnekanti is the arts reporter at The News Tribune, and has been a classical music nerd nearly all her life. Besides spending way too much time in galleries, museums and concert halls, she occasionally brings a whistle or double bass to Celtic jam sessions, and insists on singing "Happy Birthday" in four-part harmony.
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...on the Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour. Artists in Gig Harbor, Fox Island and the Key Peninsula open up their studios for two days for you to see just what they do and how they do it, plus buy the art if you like it. Disciplines range from painters like Sharon Carr (above) to printmakers, sculptors, jewelers and more.
The tour runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and you can download a self-guided map and artist links from www.gigharboropenstudiotour.org.
Barefoot dance collective creates “Footfalls”
Newly-reorganized, the Barefoot Collective kicks off a contemporary dance season and studio with “Footfalls,” two new works from local choreographers Stephanie Kriege and Katie Stricker. Expect henna, floor seating and low-hung artwork. 8 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20, 2 p.m. Sept. 21. $20 general/$17 student, senior, artist, military. 1604 Center St., Tacoma. 253-627-BARE, www.barefootcallous.org
TAM opens new Eastern art shows with “Saffron” party
Tacoma Art Museum opened two Eastern-themed shows recently: Donald Fels’ South Indian signwriting and Western views of the Ottoman Empire. But the “Saffron” opening party tomorrow night also features a spice-tasting buffet, Bollywood bhangra dance performances and lessons, and curator/artist talks. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 20. $10 guests/free for members. 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma. 253-272-4258, www.tacomaartmuseum.org.
Chris Sharp at Iron Gallery, UW
Painter Chris Sharp takes iconography from pop culture, personal history and the hand-painted signs he’s known for around town. 2-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays through October 14. Free. Iron Gallery, University of Washington, 1742 Pacific Ave, Tacoma. 253-906-8233.
The Lark Gallery’s “At War”
In “At War,” paintings by Matthew Scott depict the artist’s experiences during his year in combat in Afghanistan, where he was deployed following 9/11. Noon-5 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, through Oct. 12. Free. The Lark Gallery, inside Sanford and Sons (down the steps), 743 Broadway, Tacoma. www.myspace.com/thelarkgallery.
Tip Toland takes on Bellevue
Vaughn-based sculptor Tip Toland makes life-size clay figures that stop you in your tracks with their reality: warts, wrinkles and all. Her first solo museum show opens at Bellevue Art Museum this week. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sundays, from Sept. 23-Feb. 8, 2009. $7 adults/$5 seniors, students/free for under-six. 510 Bellevue Way NE., Bellevue. 425-519-0759, www.bellevuearts.org
