• Share hobbies and crafts with the Fern Hill Craft Guild. The crafting begins at 9 a.m. today and every Thursday through December at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 205 E. 96th St., Tacoma. The first visit is free. Yearly membership dues are $25. 253-691-7543.
• Find out the ins and outs of retirement at the free “Retiring Soon? Prepare” clinic. It’s 6:30-8:30 tonight at the Lakewood Senior Activity Center, 9112 Lakewood Drive SW, Lakewood. 253-798-4600, PierceADRC.org.
• Enjoy the sounds of the University Jazz Ensemble in an 8 p.m. concert tonight at Chris Knutzen Hall, Pacific Lutheran University, Park Avenue South and 121st Street South, Parkland. Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens (55-plus), $3 alumni, free 18 and younger. 253 535 7787, plu.edu/~music.
Check out blog.thenewstribune.com/getout for more events or go to calendar.thenewstribune.com for more ideas.


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