OUR NEXT PROGRAM
February 1, 2012 — DINNER: Hide/Seek: Art, Desire, and Controversy
Join City Club and Tacoma Art Museum curator Rock Hushka for a program that tackles the controversy around the upcoming exhibition of "Hide/Seek" at Tacoma Art Museum. Please note the location is Tacoma Art Musuem, not UPS!
When the exhibit opens in March, TAM will be the only West Coast museum to show the controversial Hide/Seek portraiture exhibit. What is all the fuss about? Why was it censored at the Smithsonian? How does it related to the broader social and political culture?
Members may RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org by Tuesday, January 31, at 12:00 pm. Members: $25; Non-Members $30.
Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members. Pre-payment is required and no-shows will be billed.
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush.
Location: Tacoma Art Museum. Wine social at 6:00, dinner at 6:45, program at 7:00. Ends by 8:15.
Learn more about the exhibit on the TAM website.
Sponsored by Sudar Appraisals.
Tacoma Art Museum
Photo courtesy Tacoma Art Museum
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February 15, 2012 — LUNCH: Can we afford to continue funding our parks?
... and can we afford not to?
Panelists will discuss the future of parks in Tacoma, Pierce County, and the state. How will we fund our public lands? Who will pay? And what happens if we can't?
Current panelists include Kathy Kravit-Smith, Director of Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department, and more.
Lunch details: February 15, 11:30 am doors open. 12:00 lunch, program starts at 12:10 and goes until 1:15. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave.
Members may also RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org before Tuesday, February 14 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $16; non-members, $22.
Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes free parking in the TAM lot, and coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
This program coordinated by Nancy Davis and Erik Hanberg.
Location: Tacoma Art Museum
photo provided by Erik Hanberg
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March 7, 2012 — DINNER: Should Washington legalize same-sex marriage?
State Representative Laurie Jinkins (D, 27th LD) and Joseph Backholm, Executive Director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, will discuss the legislation in the State Legislature to allow same sex marraige in Washington State.
Members may also RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org by Monday, March 5, at 5:00 pm. Members: $25; Non-Members $30.
Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members. Pre-payment is required and no-shows will be billed.
This program coordinated by Clark Mather.
University of Puget Sound Rotunda
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March 21, 2012 — LUNCH: The Century Club: Building Businesses That Last
What does it take for a business to last 100 years? A lot has changed since 1912, but some businesses in Tacoma were started in the 1910s (and before!) and continue to thrive today. Join City Club to listen to the stories and lessons from Tacoma's Business Century Club. What can businesses of today do if they want to last until 2112?
Panelists include Dave Harkness from Harkness Furniture and Ron Magden, author of a new book about Brown & Haley. The moderator for the panel will be Jeff Rounce, of the Business Examiner.
Lunch details: March 21, 11:30 am doors open. 12:00 lunch, program starts at 12:10 and goes until 1:15. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave.
Members may also RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org before Tuesday, March 20 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $16; non-members, $22.
Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes free parking in the TAM lot, and coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush.
Tacoma Art Museum
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May 16, 2012 — LUNCH: Michael Young, University of Washington President
Michael Young, President of the University of Washington, will speak to City Club about the higher education in Washington State and the University of Washington system.
Lunch details: May 16, 11:30 am doors open. 12:00 lunch, program starts at 12:10 and goes until 1:15. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave.
Members can RSVP by emailing office@cityclubtacoma.org Monday, May 14 at 5:00 pm. Cost for members is $16; non-members, $22.
New option! Members may attend for the "program only" rate of $8 and skip the meal. The $8 rate includes free parking in the TAM lot, and coffee and dessert. This is only open to current City Club members.
About Michael Young
Before becoming President of the University of Washington, Young previously served as President and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah. He has been a Dean at George Washington University Law School, a professor at Columbia University, and a law clerk to the late Chief (then Associate) Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court.
President Young has held numerous government positions, including Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs in the Department of State, and as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1998-2005.
He has published extensively on a wide range of topics, including the Japanese legal system, dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, labor relations, the legal profession, comparative law, industrial policy, international trade law, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), international environmental law and international human rights and freedom of religion.
President Young is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School, where he served as a note editor of the Harvard Law Review.
This program coordinated by Ronnie Bush.
This program sponsored by Sutton-McCann.

Painting of the University of Washington Tacoma by Karen Danz
