GET OUT: Health equity in schools discussion, Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and more

Wednesday

Health Equity in Schools Discussion Join Friends for Tacoma Public Schools (PFTPS), a community group dedicated to strengthening our public education system, at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Come out to King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-8801, kingsbookstore.com/event/PFTPS

Wonderful Wurlitzer Celebrate the 1924 Mighty Andy Crow Wurlitzer Organ with performances by Sharon Stearnes. 7 p.m. Wednesday at Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. Southeast, Olympia. Free

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Footsteps Forward with keynote speaker Erin Jones, Tacoma School District’s director of Advancement Via Individual Determination. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bates Technical College, Clyde Hupp Board Room, 1101 S. Yakima Ave., Tacoma. Free. bates.ctc.edu

Thursday

The Stories Tacoma Tells Michael Sullivan will explore Tacoma’s history and architectural design. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan.21. Garfield Book Company, 208 Garfield St. S., Tacoma. $15, walk-ins welcomed. 253-241-4166, plu.edu/liferoadscholar

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This story was originally published January 19, 2016 at 10:29 PM with the headline "GET OUT: Health equity in schools discussion, Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and more."