Critic’s Picks: Vicci Martinez, Tacoma Art Museum AIDS day, one-man ‘A Christmas Carol’ and A Tuba Christmas
Vicci Martinez at Jazzbones
Tacoma native singer-songwriter Vicci Martinez plays at Jazzbones this Saturday in a “secret show that’s not a secret, that I want you to tell all your friends about,” as she put it in an email. Also performing is Grammy-nominated Tacoma musician Will Jordan. Doors open 7:30 p.m., show 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $15-$20 advance. Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma. 253-396-9169, jazzbones.com.
World AIDS Day at Tacoma Art Museum
Celebrate and honor World AIDS Day at Tacoma Art Museum, where the nationally-touring show “Art AIDS America” packs an extra punch with free admission and an evening program of reflection, poetry and prose. Galleries open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., the event is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Admission by donation. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-4258, tacomaartmuseum.org.
Dickens at Tacoma Actors Repertory Theatre
Following in the footsteps of Charles Dickens, who toured a one-man-show of his own novel “A Christmas Carol” around England in 1853, critically-acclaimed actor Byron Tidwell brings his tour to Tacoma Actors Repertory Theater. The shadowed black basement theater in the historic Armory makes a great venue for the familiar ghost story. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Dec. 5, 9-12, 16-19; 2 p.m. Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20. $25 general; $22.50 seniors and students. Tacoma Armory (back side), 715 S. 11th St., Tacoma. 253-353-2282, tacomarep.org.
‘A Tuba Christmas’ at UPS
Hear holiday favorites on the biggest of the brass instruments in the annual “A Tuba Christmas” at the University of Puget Sound, coordinated by affiliate faculty artist Ryan Schultz. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Rasmussen Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center, UPS, 1500 N. Warner St., Tacoma. 253-879-3555, pugetsound.edu.
Rosemary Ponnekanti: 253-597-8568, @rose_ponnekanti
This story was originally published November 26, 2015 at 12:07 PM with the headline "Critic’s Picks: Vicci Martinez, Tacoma Art Museum AIDS day, one-man ‘A Christmas Carol’ and A Tuba Christmas."