Saturday, May 10 the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University will be holding a 25th Year Jubilee at their Annual Spring Banquet. At 5:30 p.m. festivities will being with some socializing time followed by a 6 p.m. dinner and entertainment. Saturday, the 17th of May is Norwegian Constitution Day. There will be a Flag Raising…
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2014 Celebration of Service at PLU
On the evening of April 23, Pacific Luther University’s Center for Community Engagement and Service (CCES) celebrated faculty, staff and students who serve in the Parkland and Tacoma communities. CCES is the point of contact for local organization who want university involvement with organizations, projects, programs and community partnerships. The Washington High School Jazz Band played as guests…
Norwegian Heritage Festival – April 26
PLU — The Norwegian Heritage Festival celebrates Norwegian culture through artisans, vendors, performers, and authentic food. It usually takes place on the last Saturday in April and runs from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Free admission and free parking, Relax with friends and family in the Norwegian Café where you will enjoy on-stage performances by…
Christine Gregoire at PLU – April 22
Christine Gregoire at PLU April 22 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Location: Phillips Center: Eastvold Auditorium Stage Think of Puget Sound as a bathtub, former Gov. Christine Gregoire advises. Then ask: Is this a tub you’d want to dip your toe in, or let your kids play in? More Details: https://www.plu.edu/news/2014/03/earthday/home.php
New Immigration exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center
The opening reception for a new Immigration exhibition at the Scandinavian Cultural Center will highlight the Scandinavian Immigration to the Tacoma area and will take place on Monday, April 21st, from 4pm to 6pm. The exhibition features material drawn from the Scandinavian Immigration Experience Collection in the Archives and Special Collections of PLU, paired with…
Parkland Community Mural Project
This is the mural site at the Parkland Post Office at the intersection of Garfield St. and C St. The wall is 13’x 112’. Dear Community Members of Parkland, We are writing to you to invite you to help support an ongoing Parkland and PLU partnership called the Parkland Community Mural Project. You can…
Swan Creek residents invited to meeting on study and action plan
Swan Creek residents and business owners can learn about an effort by Pierce County to improve the creek’s water quality at a community meeting on Feb. 19. Pierce County staff will share information about the development of a watershed characterization and action plan for Swan Creek at the meeting, which will be held from 6…
Posters at the PLU University Center
PARKLAND, WA — Today is the last day of the travelling poster event at the University Center at Pacific Lutheran University. From 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. you can meet Ross Robinson, the collector who specializes in posters. The event in downstairs in the University Center building. Old movies like Casablanca, Phantom of the Opera,…
Winterfest at the Parkland School
By Marianne Lincoln PARKLAND, WA — The line outside was long, luckily it was above freezing Saturday morning and there was no rain. Volunteers in red shirts were scurrying everywhere, carrying trays with cups of orange juice and baskets with sausage and scrambled eggs or fresh pastries for those waiting. Moms, dads and lots of children…
PLU Christmas Concerts – Hallelujah!
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY — The time for awe-inspiring music is coming this December. Please join Pacific Lutheran University’s Choir of the West, the University Chorale and members of the University Symphony Orchestra in what has become one of the region’s most inspirational Christmas celebrations. Students spend hundreds of hours preparing for the five concerts they…
Support the 24th Annual Winterfest!
Winterfest provides the joy and spirit of Christmas to 500 low income families who are experiencing economic despair in our own community. The heads of these families are hard working, disabled, laid off, or unable to work. Children will get to visit with Santa and enjoy holiday festivities like face painting, holiday crafts, and picking a book…
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