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ART BUS is a tour of art exhibits in Tacoma on the Third Thursday of the month, but its oh so much more than that!
Every tour is a journey through bits of what makes up Tacoma's creative culture and characters. There will also be ample opportunity to score sweet swag while we play a game on the bus and have a raffle drawing! This month we'll be doing a digital photo scavenger hunt with lots of great prizes for the winners.
Our celebrity tour guide for the May tour is Tacoma Deputy Mayor Marty Campbell!
Tickets are $10 to $20 with VIP ticket holders receiving a bag of special gifts from local businesses and ADDITIONAL opportunities to score raffle prizes.
You can purchase tickets online at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/380366
We'll be visiting art exhibits at the following locations:
To top it all off we will be serving up slices of pizza courtesy of one of our amazing sponsors Puget Sound Pizza!!
Meet us at the curb between Tacoma Art Museum and Union Station. Bus begins loading between 5:30 and 5:45 and promptly leaves at 6 pm.
VIP Contributors include:
~Mini Smithwicks drinking glasses from Doyle's Public House:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Doyles-Public-House/35508408162
~One Dose of Advantage Multi flea medication with an exam at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital: https://www.facebook.com/MetropolitanVetHospital
~One Free Class at Studio 6 ballroom from Zumba with Rocio Miller:https://www.facebook.com/ZumbaWithRocioMiller
~A CD from artist Raymond Hayden: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.hayden.73
~A CD thanks to True Margrit: https://www.facebook.com/truemargrit
~Free Chef Choice Appetizer from Maxwell's Speakeasy and Lounge:http://www.facebook.com/maxwells.restaurant
~Free Fitness Evaluation or TRX Class from Summit Strength and Conditioning:http://www.facebook.com/SummitStrength
~Free Seed Packet from Urban Garden Company: http://www.facebook.com/UrbanGardenCompany
~Collection of gems and stones from Lighted Jewels: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lighted-Jewels/171923302829281
~Loads of local coupons in Hometown Values Magazine: https://www.facebook.com/FreeLocalCoupons
And MORE to be announced!!
Tacoma ART BUS is produced by Duchess of Downtown Tours and is sponsored by Weekly Volcano Newspaper, NWCZ Radio, Hometown Values Magazine and Puget Sound Pizza.
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If you have a group of 20 or more people, we can set up a customized tour for you based on your groups special interests.
And there's a lot more where that came from. Tell us your interests and we'll customize a tour for you.
Rates range from $20-$60 per person.
This whole thing was an experiment ....
One day in 2010 we all realized that Third Thursday Artwalk wasn't really walkable because our galleries were too far apart. We decided to make it easier on art lovers and we pooled our money and rented a bus to take people around to the participating galleries. The galleries chip in for the bus, and we get our compensation from the ticket sales. And that's what we've been doing ever since!
Now we're just showing off - we added onboard games, prizes, VIP bags, celebrities and different types of tours like Community Gardens, Small Boutiques and Artists Studios for example. We're always dreaming up new tour destinations. Before we knew it we were the #1 Touring Company in Tacoma (it doesn't hurt that we're the ONLY touring company in Tacoma!)
Festival Director, former Associate Editor of Weekly Volcano Newspaper, singer/songwriter, artist and graphic designer.
Editor of Wrist Magazine, Weekly Volcano Columnist/Contributor, Executive Director of North Tacoma Branch of Peace Out Inc., and Bartender extraordinaire.
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