Community Calendar

LeMay – America’s Car Museum proudly presents The Birth of the American Supercar, a groundbreaking exhibition guest curated by renowned automotive innovator Steve Saleen. This one-of-a-kind display invites guests on an exhilarating journey through the evolution of American supercars. From early speed pioneers to cutting-edge modern marvels, visitors will experience a stunning lineup of vehicles that have redefined engineering, speed, and style, built by a wide range of American automotive manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Saleen himself, and even some more obscure ones like Vector, Cunningham, and Hennessey. From roaring V8s to sleek carbon-fiber bodies, discover how American automakers pushed boundaries, challenged European rivals, and redefined what a supercar could be. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see some of the most thrilling and historically significant American-made performance vehicles ever built—all under one roof.

Curated by a panel of art jurists, the exhibition features work by more than 20 South Sound artists. With media including painting, drawing, photography and glass art, some of the exhibition’s works provide windows into personal history and collective culture. Other pieces are non-representational.

Taken as a whole, the exhibition challenges us to take an expansive view of Black art as an abundance of unique expressions drawn from the deep well of vibrant community.

The exhibition will run from Feb. 11 - March 13, 2026. Admission is free to the public.

LOCATION:

The Gallery is located in Bldg. 4 at Tacoma Community College, near the corner of 12th and Mildred streets. Visitor Parking is available in Lot G.

HOURS:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am-4pm
Third Thursday of each month: 10am-8pm
Friday: 10am-3pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Sponsored by KNKX. On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 the Alliance For Pioneer Square and Seattle Jazz Fellowship are presenting the third “Jazz Night In Pioneer Square,” a jazz-walk style event featuring fifteen jazz groups across fifteen venues and locations in historic Pioneer Square. The event features some of Seattle’s best-loved local jazz talent and is completely free of charge.

Scheduled to appear are Skerik, Ann Reynolds, Sidney Hauser, Elnah Jordan, Paul Richardson, Kate Olson, Joe Doria, Jovino Santos Neto, Marc Seales, Beserat Tafesse, Jacqueline Tabor, Mike Daugherty, Free Fall w/ Thomas Marriott, Jeff Johnson, John Bishop & Rick Mandyck, Duende Libre, and D’Vonne Lewis.

Participating venues include Bacovino, Friend Museum, New Skid Road Theatre, Zeitgeist Coffee, AXIS Pioneer Square, Trinity, Europa, Darkalinos, Expansive, Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, Seattle Jazz Fellowship, Baba Yaga, The Central Saloon, Parlour, and Underbelly. The evening concludes with an after party at the longest-running jam session in Seattle, held at the Owl N’ Thistle every Tuesday since 1997. The jam session starts around 9:30 p.m. and ends at 1:00 a.m. The first “Jazz Night In Pioneer Square,” presented by Seattle Jazz Fellowship in mid-February 2025, had close to 2500 people turn out, jamming every venue to capacity with crowds spilling into the streets. After the success of the first Jazz Night, the Alliance For Pioneer Square stepped in to help with the equally successful July 2025 Jazz Night. The organizers expect a similar audience for the February 2026 event. Thanks to support from The Alliance for Pioneer Square, KNKX 88.5 FM, and 4 Culture, the event is free of charge and reservations are not necessary. Attendees simply need to show up, ready for fun. The Central Saloon, Baba Yaga, Underbelly, & The Owl N Thistle are 21 and older only. All other venues are all-ages.

Seattle Jazz Fellowship is a non-profit organization founded in 2021 to promote jazz music and culture at the local level. Since its founding, the organization has produced more than 500 jazz events in Seattle, featuring mostly local artists. Jazz Night In Pioneer Square will further its mission to build community and make local jazz more visible, vibrant and accessible. For more information visit www.seattlejazzfellowship.org.

Welcomed by KNKX. Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, John Lewis, Tommy Emmanuel, Lionel Hampton, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List:” for the Wall Street Journal.

His dynamic genre-spanning music has brought him to 21 countries on three continents – and still growing – performing in some of the world’s most illustrious venues, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, New York’s Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, and the world’s oldest indoor concert hall, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy.

Pasquale Grasso - It was the kind of endorsement most rising guitarists can only dream of, and then some. In his interview for Vintage Guitar magazine’s February 2016 cover story, Pat Metheny was asked to name some younger musicians who’d impressed him. “The best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life is floating around now, Pasquale Grasso,” said the jazz-guitar icon and NEA Jazz Master. “This guy is doing something so amazingly musical and so difficult. “Mostly what I hear now are guitar players who sound a little bit like me mixed with a little bit of [John Scofield] and a little bit of [Bill Frisell],” he continued. “What’s interesting about Pasquale is that he doesn’t sound anything like that at all. In a way, it is a little bit of a throwback, because his model—which is an incredible model to have—is Bud Powell. He has somehow captured the essence of that language from piano onto guitar in a way that almost nobody has ever addressed. He’s the most significant new guy I’ve heard in many, many years.”

Lari Basilio is a brazilian guitarist, songwriter and producer. She was considered by Guitar World Magazine "one of the most exciting names in instrumental rock" and also described as "one of today's most tasteful guitar virtuosos".

Born in São Paulo, Brazil she started studying the organ at the age of 4. At age 8, her father, a musician, taught her chords on an acoustic guitar and that’s when she fell in love with the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, she started private guitar lessons with a variety of instructors, one a well-known jazz guitarist in Brazil, Djalma Lima.

She then started her musical journey as a guitarist playing in bands and churches in Brazil. In 2011, she started her solo career, working on her instrumental five-song Extended Play (EP), named, simply, Lari Basilio, which features Felipe Andreoli, bass player of Angra. The EP was produced by the five-time Latin Grammy winner Lampadinha.

Her second original record, the album and DVD The Sound of My Room was released in August, 2015 and it was premiered at the iconic Brazilian movie theater Cine Belas Artes in São Paulo.

Lari's third original album, Far More (2019), was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles featuring as band: Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Nathan East (bass) and Greg Phillinganes (keys/piano). The Far More release included two special guests: Joe Satriani (on the track “Glimpse of Light”) and Siedah Garrett (on the track “Man in the Mirror” for which Lari created a new arrangement). The album was produced by Lari Basilio and Rodrigo Rios.

In 2022 Lari Basilio produced and released the album Your Love which was recorded at United Recording Studios in Los Angeles and features once again Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), and also bass players Sean Hurley and Leland Sklar, and Ester Na (keys and piano).

Lari Basilio’s new album Redemption was released on May 16th, 2025. Recorded at EastWest Studios, Los Angeles, Lari was joined again by the legendary Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Sean Hurley and Leland Sklar (bass) and Mari Jacintho (keys).

Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music unveils the profound legacy of Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul artists who shaped the soundscape of American culture and used their music as instruments of resistance, identity, and representation.

Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul embody the profound influence of African American music on culture and history. From the spiritual foundations and transformative movements of Gospel hymns to the revolutionary improvisations of Jazz, the Blues’ Southern roots rising from the Mississippi Delta, and Soul’s powerful amplification of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, these genres have defined the unique sound and undying spirit of a nation that continues to echo through contemporary Black music today.

This is a permanent exhibition. Since time immemorial, Tribal nations have existed in this place we call Washington. This Is Native Land invites visitors to understand Washington State through the lived experiences and voices of its Native people.

Tribal nations are sovereign nations. Today, Native history, culture, and community thrive in our state. Through everyday acts of sovereignty – big and small – Indigenous peoples demonstrate they are still here, they have persevered, and they will always be here.

This Is Native Land is guided by three teachings:
We are of the land and waters
With knowledge comes responsibility
Sovereignty protects people, lands, and waters

These teachings are shared through multimedia, artwork, and interactive objects designed for guest engagement. They represent a contemporary continuation of Tribal stories and traditions.

Over 100 Native contributors from more than 60 Tribes shaped the exhibition’s stories and content. We thank the Native Advisory Committee and all community participants for their contributions.

LeMay – America’s Car Museum proudly presents The Birth of the American Supercar, a groundbreaking exhibition guest curated by renowned automotive innovator Steve Saleen. This one-of-a-kind display invites guests on an exhilarating journey through the evolution of American supercars. From early speed pioneers to cutting-edge modern marvels, visitors will experience a stunning lineup of vehicles that have redefined engineering, speed, and style, built by a wide range of American automotive manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Saleen himself, and even some more obscure ones like Vector, Cunningham, and Hennessey. From roaring V8s to sleek carbon-fiber bodies, discover how American automakers pushed boundaries, challenged European rivals, and redefined what a supercar could be. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see some of the most thrilling and historically significant American-made performance vehicles ever built—all under one roof.

Curated by a panel of art jurists, the exhibition features work by more than 20 South Sound artists. With media including painting, drawing, photography and glass art, some of the exhibition’s works provide windows into personal history and collective culture. Other pieces are non-representational.

Taken as a whole, the exhibition challenges us to take an expansive view of Black art as an abundance of unique expressions drawn from the deep well of vibrant community.

The exhibition will run from Feb. 11 - March 13, 2026. Admission is free to the public.

LOCATION:

The Gallery is located in Bldg. 4 at Tacoma Community College, near the corner of 12th and Mildred streets. Visitor Parking is available in Lot G.

HOURS:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am-4pm
Third Thursday of each month: 10am-8pm
Friday: 10am-3pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Join us for CASINO de SALSA with the incredible Takechi Ruiz, Wednesdays at 6 PM! No partner? No problem. Just bring your energy and we’ll bring the rhythm. 💥

Let’s make some 🔥 moves together.

Location: Tacoma - 1105 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA
Day: Every Wednesday
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Ages: Ages 12+
Registration Link: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=532322&preLoadClassID=20477009

Contact: 253-327-1873