GET OUT: Coloring for grownups, final day of Festival of Trees, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and other happenings

Sunday

Coloring books aren’t just for kids anymore. Join in Coloring for Grownups from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Sumner Library, 1116 Fryar Ave., 253-548-3306

Annual tradition of Festival of Trees that supports Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital with more than 60 beautifully decorated trees, created by local designers at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma. Sunday is the final day of public viewing; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. . Tickets are $6, $2 students, free for children 11 and younger.

Tacoma Symphony Orchestra’s “Sounds of the Season” concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The performance features the Tacoma Youth Chorus under the direction of of Judy Herrington. The program is at Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. Tickets are $19-$79. Get yours at 253-591-5894 or broadwaycenter.org.

Weekends through Dec. 20

Hitch a ride on the Santa Express Steam Train Rides through the forest and foothills south of Mount Rainier. Trains depart Fridays-Sundays through Dec. 20 at 10 a.m., 12:45, and 3:30 p.m., plus there will be trips Dec. 21-22. Book advance reservations — $32 — online at mrsr.com.

manderson@thenewstribune.com

This story was originally published December 5, 2015 at 10:12 PM with the headline "GET OUT: Coloring for grownups, final day of Festival of Trees, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and other happenings."