Critic’s Picks: Four don’t-miss arts events in the South Sound
Mardie Rees sculpture at Harbor History Museum
Award-winning Gig Harbor sculptor Mardie Rees shows her early work in a solo exhibition at the Harbor History Museum’s lobby gallery this summer. Known for life-size bronzes in places such as St. Anthony’s Hospital, Rees explores themes such as faith, youth, struggle and hope.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays from July 2-Aug. 28; artist reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. July 15. $7 adult; $6 senior, military, student; $5 ages 6-17; free for ages under 5. 4121 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor. 253-858-6722, harborhistorymuseum.org.
Outdoor Shakespeare in Seattle
See Hamlet and Pericles amid the trees at the annual Outdoor Shakespeare Festival in Seattle’s Volunteer Park. Eight local companies from Jet City Improv to Shakespeare Northwest will perform versions of the Bard from as written to a mashup with Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass.”
Noon-10 p.m. July 9-10. Free. Bring blanket, picnic, sunscreen. Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E, Seattle. greenstage.org/sotf.
Naturalist landscapes at B2 Gallery
B2 Gallery is moving to Seattle, but you can catch their last show in Tacoma through the end of July. “The Naturalist Exhibition” lines up Northwest artists Becky Knold, Alan Newberg, Gerry Collins, Jeffree Stewart and Nina Mikhailenko in a show of naturalist landscapes, wood sculpture and more.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. July 21, through July 30. Free. B2 Fine Art Gallery, 711 St. Helens Ave. Ste. 100, Tacoma. 253-238-5065, b2finearts.com.
Internment camp history at White River Valley Museum
“Handmade in Camp,” opening this week at Auburn’s White River Valley Museum, assembles items made by Japanese-Americans in Washington’s World War II internment camps, from jewelry made of shells to drawers made of old fruit crates. The historical items speak of determination, creativity and loss, with camp journals and documents curated by Ken Matsudaira.
Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, from July 6-Nov. 6. Curator lecture 7 p.m. July 12. $5 adults; $2 seniors, children; free for younger than 2 and first Thursdays and third Sundays. 918 H St. SE, Auburn. 253-288-7433, wrvmuseum.org.
Rosemary Ponnekanti: 253-597-8568, @rose_ponnekanti
This story was originally published June 30, 2016 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Critic’s Picks: Four don’t-miss arts events in the South Sound."