Wii Tennis Tournament - A Great Success!!

It was an extremely fun event and a great fundraiser.

Details:
25 Players (16 Beginners, 9 Advanced)
19 Spectators
$2551 Raised for Elements of Education Partners!

Congratulations to the Champions: Todd Parke (Advanced Bracket) Alex French (Beginners Bracket)

Thanks to BLRB Architects for providing the excellent venue!!

Thanks to all who attended! With their support and the generous donations from the following companies the AIA of Southwest Washington is able to donate over $2,500 to the Elements for Education funding programs at the School of the Arts (SOTA) and the Science & Math Institute (SAMI)
SSA Acoustics (who matched all of the funds raised from the event)
Merit Construction Northwest
BCE Engineers
Enginuity Systems
Tacoma Design Collaborative
KI furniture
BiNW

Proceeds from the tournament will support Elements of Education Partners (Ee) http://www.partners.elementsofeducation.org/ and their arts & education fundraising event Artrageous artrageoustacoma.org whose theme this year is "Under Construction".

Elements of Education Partners funds programs for more than 1,500 students at The Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA), The Science and Math Institute (SAMI) and Stewart Middle School. Funds raised by the Partners are used to hire professional artists from our community to work as adjunct instructors alongside classroom teachers. The mission of Ee is to connect students to the community by fostering partnerships with arts organizations, cultural institutions and environmental conservation efforts. To accomplish these goals, they create opportunities for students to overcome the achievement gap in public schools by providing high-quality experiences linking classroom learning to the world at large. They believe that innovation and creativity are as essential as literacy and learning must matter for every student.









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Tripod slide show - Feb 24

Friday February 24th, from 7 - 8:30

Madera Architectural Elements showroom:

2210 Court A, in downtown Tacoma*

TRAVELING ON GROUP TOURS 'Tripod' slide shows

Francesca Siena introduces. . .Picking Raw Coffee in Peru

Diane Hansen explores . . .The Profound Ethiopia

Candy Anderson presents . . .Survival of the Fittest on the Galapagos Islands

Ethiopian Church cut from stone

$5 donation at the door

*Near El Gaucho: half a block east of Pacific Avenue, between South 22nd & 23rd (Puyallup Ave is 24th).

Museum of Glass Shake, Rattle & Grill Slider Cook-off

Local restaurants will compete for the top prize at Museum of Glass ' first-ever Slider Cook-Off event on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The event will feature slider tastings for guests and a cook-off competition on the Hot Shop floor. Daryl & the Diptones will perform 1950s rock & roll favorites for dancing at the end of the evening.

This event is inspired by Gathering: John Miller and Friends, an exhibition featuring 25 super-sized Venetian-style goblets created by Miller with some of his colleagues. Each goblet reflects the artistic expression of the collaborating artists. The signature piece created by Miller features a giant cheeseburger in the goblet stem.

Participating restaurants include Tacoma 's Asado, Maxwell's, Bite, Social Bar & Grill, Adriatic Grill, Chambers Bay Grill and Puyallup 's HG Bistro. The Harmon Brewery will provide the local brew. Each restaurant will present its own spin on the slider—from cheeseburger to pulled pork to Italian sausage. The chefs will each have a turn grilling up their recipe on hibachis in the Hot Shop. A panel of celebrity judges, including artist John Miller, will taste each slider and choose the winner of the Best Slider Award. A People's Choice Award will also be named from votes by event guests. Winning chefs will receive a slider goblet designed by John Miller and made by the Museum's Hot Shop Team.

Tickets for the event are $35 in advance ($30 for Museum members) and $40 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Museum's admission desk or online: www.museumofglass.org/slider-cookoff. A VIP ticket is also available for $100 and includes complimentary wine, beer and a gift bag. Must be 21 or older to attend.

SPECIAL TICKET DISCOUNT: Patrons who dine at any of the participating restaurants during the month of February and bring in their receipt to the Museum admission desk can receive $5 off ticket purchases. Offer valid for advance and day-of ticket sales. Not available for online purchases. Limit one discount per ticket.

Wii Tennis Tournament - Feb 2 - UPDATE

Please join us tomorrow for the Wii Tennis Tournament


Please Note:
The building (Pacific Plaza) of the event location (BLRB office) is having issues with the lobby doors on Pacific Ave - they will be manually locked at 6pm.
Please use the Commerce Street garage entrance.
The wall to the elevator lobby has a very large "2" on it which should be immediately visible upon entering the garage.
Take the elevator to the 7th floor.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for understanding.



ELG and the AIA of Southwest Washington are teaming up to present the 3rd annual Wii Tennis Tournament with support from sponsors SSA Acoustics www.ssaacoustics.com who will be matching funds raised by the event dollar for dollar, Merit Construction Northwest www.meritnw.com, and BCE Engineers www.bceengineers.com.

Additional generous donations to the event have been provided by Enginuity Systems http://www.enginuitysys.com/, and KI http://www.ki.com/. If you or your company would like to support this fundraiser with a donation please contact Kris Schwarz in the AIA of Southwest Washington office aia@aiasww.org 253-627-4006 or feel free to bring cash or a check payable to the AIA of Southwest Washington to the event tomorrow night.

Proceeds from the tournament will support Elements of Education Partners (Ee) http://www.partners.elementsofeducation.org/ and their arts & education fundraising event Artrageous artrageoustacoma.org whose theme this year is "Under Construction".

Elements of Education Partners funds programs for more than 1,500 students at The Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA), The Science and Math Institute (SAMI) and Stewart Middle School. Funds raised by the Partners are used to hire professional artists from our community to work as adjunct instructors alongside classroom teachers. The mission of Ee is to connect students to the community by fostering partnerships with arts organizations, cultural institutions and environmental conservation efforts. To accomplish these goals, they create opportunities for students to overcome the achievement gap in public schools by providing high-quality experiences linking classroom learning to the world at large. They believe that innovation and creativity are as essential as literacy and learning must matter for every student.