Monthly Archives: March 2012
Friday, March 30
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Today is the last day of spring break. Classes resume Monday. See you soon!
Thursday, March 29
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Applications for June graduation are due today
Week Zero begins for online classes.
Wednesday, March 28
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
This week is spring break at Pierce College. Spring quarter classes start Monday. Happy spring!
Tuesday, March 27
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Winter quarter grades will be posted to transcripts today. Good luck, students!
Monday, March 26
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
This week is spring break. Spring quarter classes start Monday, April 2. Enjoy your week off!
Friday, March 23
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
7:30 p.m. – Pierce Fort Steilacoom Choir Concert with special guest, the Olympic College Chamber Choir. Tickets available at the door for $5 for non-students and free for Pierce students. Arts and Allied Health Theatre.
Look ahead…Spring break is March 26-30. Classes start April 2.
Author Jamie Ford to speak at Pierce Puyallup on April 13
Jamie Ford
Pierce College Puyallup will host Jamie Ford, author of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” the featured book in this year’s Pierce County Reads program, at noon April 13 in the Arts and Allied Health building. The lecture is free and students and community members are encouraged to attend. Ford will be available to sign books afterwards.
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” a 2010 New York Times bestseller, sets a childhood romance during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The novel includes several local area landmarks, including the Puyallup fairgrounds.
Through the Pierce County Reads program, there are more than 30 free events, including Ford’s visit to Pierce on April 13, to help readers explore Asian culture and history along with the book. The events are listed below.
PIERCE COUNTY READS EVENTS
All events are free, but organizers ask that you bring a nonperishable food donation such as peanut butter, baby food, formula, canned food, juices, rice or pasta to support the Emergency Food Network. Schedule also available on the Pierce County Library website.
Feb. 29, 7 p.m.: Author Kristina McMorris speaks and signs her book on internment, “Bridge of Scarlet Leaves,” University of Puget Sound Collins Memorial Library, Room 020, 1500 N. Warner St., Tacoma; 253-879-3669
Feb. 29, 7 p.m.: Treasure box craft, Summit Pierce County Library, 5107 112th St. E., Tacoma; 253-548-3321
March 3, 11 a.m.: Photography and personal histories, South Hill Pierce County Library, 15420 Meridian Ave. E., Puyallup; 253-548-3303
March 3, 2 p.m.: Sumi painting, Gig Harbor Pierce County Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Drive N.W., Gig Harbor; 253-548-3305
March 4, 1 p.m.: Sumi painting, South Hill library
March 4, 2 p.m.: Tea tasting, University Place Pierce County Library, 3609 Market Place W., Suite 100, University Place; 253-548-3307
March 5, 6 p.m.: Origami, Parkland/Spanaway Pierce County Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S., Tacoma; 253-548-3304
March 5, 7 p.m.: Law professor Lorraine K. Bannai speaks on the Japanese internment and the Korematsu court case, Lakewood Pierce County Library, 6300 Wildaire Road S.W., Lakewood; 253-548-3302
March 10, 11 a.m.: Japanese treasure trunk, Buckley Pierce County Library, 123 S. River Ave., Buckley; 253-548-3310 or 360-829-0300
March 10, 1 p.m.: Photography and personal histories, Orting Pierce County Library, 202 Washington Ave. S., Orting; 253-548-3312
March 10, 2 p.m.: Chinese treasure trunk, Graham Pierce County Library, 9202 224th St. E., Graham; 253-548-3322
March 10, 2 p.m.: Japanese tea ceremony, DuPont Pierce County Library, 1540 Wilmington Drive, DuPont; 253-548-3326
March 10, 2 p.m.: Sumi painting, Sumner Pierce County Library, 1116 Fryar Ave., Sumner; 253-548-3306
March 10, 2 p.m.: Chinese dance, Tillicum Pierce County Library, 14916 Washington Ave. S.W., Lakewood; 253-548-3314
March 10, 2:30 p.m.: Poet Larry Matsuda reads and speaks on Minidoka camp, UP library
March 11, 2 p.m.: Japanese dance and music, UP library
March 11, 2 p.m.: Book discussion, Summit library
March 13, 6:30 p.m.: Japanese tea ceremony, Lakewood library; register online
March 15, 7 p.m.: Book discussion, Sumner library
March 17, 2 p.m.: Photography and personal histories, UP library
March 17, 2 p.m.: Chinese treasure trunk, Eatonville Pierce County Library, 205 Center St. W., Eatonville; 253-548-3311 or 360-832-6011
March 21, 7 p.m.: True internment stories from the Wing Luke Museum, Puyallup Public Library, 324 S. Meridian Ave., Puyallup; 253-841-5454
March 22, 7 p.m.: Book discussion, Parkland library
March 24, 1 p.m.: Chinese calligraphy, Steilacoom Pierce County Library, 2950 Steilacoom Blvd., Steilacoom; 253-548-3313
March 24, 2 p.m.: Chinese tea ceremony, Bonney Lake Pierce County Library, 18501 90th St. E., Bonney Lake; 253-548-3308
March 24, 2 p.m.: Origami, Gig Harbor library
March 24, 12 p.m.: Origami, Lakewood library
March 24, 2 p.m.: Photography and personal histories, Milton/Edgewood Pierce County Library, Surprise Lake Square, 900 Meridian E., Suite 29, Milton; 253-548-3325
March 27, 7 p.m.: Book discussion, Steilacoom library
March 29, 6 p.m.: Photography and Personal Histories, DuPont library
March 31, 2 p.m.: Taiko drumming, Longbranch Improvement Club, 4312 KPS, Lakebay; 253-548-3309
April 2, 3 p.m.: Book discussion, Graham library
April 4, 6 p.m.: Photography and personal histories, Parkland library
April 3, 7 p.m.: Photography and personal histories, Puyallup library
April 13: Author Jamie Ford speaks and signs “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” at noon at Arts and Allied Health Building, Pierce College Puyallup, 1601 39th Ave. S.E., Puyallup, and at 7 p.m. at Sharon McGavick Conference Center, Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd. S.W., Lakewood
Thursday, March 22
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
No activities scheduled.
Look ahead…Spring break is March 26-30. Classes start April 2.
Wednesday, March 21
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Final exams start today. Good luck, students!
Look ahead…Spring break is March 26-30. Classes start April 2.
Tuesday, March 20
Fort Steilacoom
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Relax, It’s Just Finals. Free massages. Dining bay, Cascade building.
6 to 11 p.m. – Raider Review. Dining bay, Cascade building, and Tutoring Center.
Puyallup
Noon – Student Council Meeting. All welcome. C278, College Center.
Look ahead…Final exams start Wednesday. Good luck, students!
