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Arts reporter and critic Rosemary Ponnekanti keeps you in touch with the arts and culture scene with the help of other News Tribune writers, critics and editors.

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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What's new on the walls, stage, screen and streets of Tacoma and South Puget Sound.
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Posted by Rosemary Ponnekanti @ 06:00:00 am
Artist Joe Tougas talks about his sculpture, "Kujira I," during Olympia’s Meet the Artist Waterfront Public Art Tour in 2008. Photo courtesy of City of Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation.

TMP’s off to see “The Wizard”
The classic “Wizard of Oz” is back to beat your kids’ summer boredom with Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West and all the rest. Opens 8 p.m. tonight, then 8 p.m. tomorrow, July 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, Aug. 1; 2 p.m. July 11, 12, 18, 19, 26, Aug. 2. $25/$23/$18. Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 6th Ave., Tacoma. 253-565-5857, www.tmp.org

MetalUrge at American Art Company
Tacoma’s gone metal-mad, and if you haven’t already seen too much metal art, get down to American Art Company, where artists Richard Heller, Timothy Leonard, Bill Wentworth, Patti Shaw, Susan O'Brien, Colleen Sargen, Ned Block and Steve Barnard are on show. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Sept. 20. Free. 1126 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-272-4327, www.americanartco.com

Free Olympia art tours
Meet the artists whose works grace Percival Landing and find out more about Oly’s public art on this artist-led walking tour. 11 a.m. - noon every Saturday through Sept. 5. Free. Meet at bell in front of Farmers’ Market near traffic circle. 360-709-2678

Hit the streets for third Thursday ArtWalk
Next Thursday, catch Preston Singletary at the Museum of Glass, art jewelry at Tacoma Art Museum and MetalUrge everywhere else. 5-8 p.m. July 16. All museums and galleries free. www.artwalktacoma.com

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