The Swiss has been partying downtown since WAY before it was cool. Located in Downtown Tacoma on the corner of 19th & Jefferson,
While everyone knows The Swiss as a great venue for bands, pool, and brews- did you know The Swiss is open to ALL AGES until 8pm? It’s true! Before 8pm you can bring the kids and your underage friends, The Swiss even has a kids menu!
Thanks again to our neighbors at The Swiss for your sponsorship of this years Downtown Tacoma Block Party!
From Downtown Tacoma Neighbors Let us know if you don’t have facebook. We can upload them to Flickr too!
Great shots by Love Color
Fun photos by The Roberson
Costume Photobooth by Effulgence Photography
Cutout Photobooth by Love Color
Now that the party is over and we’ve all caught up on our sleep, all of us here at Downtown Tacoma Neighbors just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who came, everyone who helped plan, and all the great local businesses that contributed financially to making this a successful authentic community event. Thank you, thank you, thank you! There are a handful of people we want to call out by name:
Marguerite Giguere (social media/online promotions)
Athena Hitson (admin/planning, use of The Space Tacoma) Lisa Fruischantie (decor! wasn’t it great!?)
Whitney Sherwood (Admin/planning & daily hard work the last few weeks making it happen)
Amanda Knowles (setup/tear down queen)
Randy Hamilton (Beer garden consultation)
Fab 5 (graf writing demo)
Effulgence Photography and Love Color (respective photo booths)
Anette Cree (painted dance and several crafts)
Jeremy Gregory (photobooth cutouts)
UrbanXChange (person painting)
The Learning Sprout (kid activity)
The Weekly Volcano (Time Out Tent meditation booth)
Kaela Arellano (environmentally safe painting activity)
Julian Pena and Brian Willard (street scape mural setup and live painting demo)
Dan Martin (Duct Tape Installation)
Eddie Sumlin (DJ)
Maureen McHugh (signage)
As you know, it takes money to throw a party like that one, and we were so grateful to all the local businesses that gave us the Sponsorship we needed to get the ball rolling and make it happen:
The dust has settled. The party was incredible and we have one last sponsor to highlight. Here’s to Magoo’s Annex for supporting the Downtown Block Party. In owner Carl Chalker’s words, “We love to support the community and even though we’re not Downtown, we really want to support this event.”
Magoo’s, the Historical Landmark Tavern in Tacoma’s North End near Proctor, Stadium, Old Town and University of Puget Sound, was established 1943.
They proudly feature 17 handles of quality micro and craft brews, as well as a full service bar, and delicious fare from our brick pizza oven.
Pool, steel tip darts, pinball, foosball, and a weird video game, as well as a sweet, old-school jukebox!
Join them 365 days for food, fun and frolic.
Happy Time everyday from 3pm to 6pm, featuring $2.50 well drinks and $2.75 pints of all micro and craft beers! Daily specials include $2.75 micros and $2 hotdogs all day Mondays, $1 Tacos and $2.50 margaritas on Tuesdays, and different kitchen specials throughout the week. Thursdays it’s $5 PBR pitchers all day long. Yay!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MagoosAnnex
Located at: 2710 N. 21 St., Tacoma, WA 98406
The Downtown Tacoma Block Party is for the whole neighborhood, and the group of neighbors behind the scenes planning tomorrow party have worked hard to make sure everyone has fun.
We’ve gone ahead and listed the wide variety of activities that vary from dancing and painting to drinking in the beer garden. Here’s a list of some of the activities on offer at the party tomorrow:
Beer Garden
Music Stage
End-of-night D.J. Dance Party (8-10pm)
Create a Colorful Dance
Love Color Photo Project
Photobooth (costumes and cutouts)
Streetscape Mural
Chalk Drawing
Silhouette Mural
Kid Crafts
Wall ball
Four Square
Hop Scotch
Jump Rope
Pole Dance Demo (kid friendly)
Time Lapse Video
Duct Tape Art Design Installation
Mad Hat Tea Co. Lounge
Weekly Volcano Meditation Booth
People can bring costume pieces or their favorite board games (make sure to keep track of them!) Experienced musicians can bring their instruments to jam on stage. Be sure to bring cash for the beer garden and food (though The Mix has an ATM just around the corner).
Most of all bring your enthusiasm, your friends, and of course- your neighbors!
The New Tacoma Neighborhood Council was an early believer and supporter of last year’s Downtown Tacoma Block Party, and when the time came to put together the 2011 Block Party things were no different. Thank you so much New Tacoma Neighborhood Council for your continued support!
New Tacoma covers a huge portion of Downtown Tacoma, the Dome District, Stadium District, and even the Port of Tacoma. Their mission is to create a safe, dynamic, and livable community in the New Tacoma Neighborhood.
In addition to supporting events like the Downtown Tacoma Block Party, they work to reduce criminal activity, spur economic development, and create more livable neighborhoods.
A sincere thanks for your continued support!
Have you seen one of these beautiful Downtown Tacoma Block Party Door Hangers on your front door this week?
These are more than just mere advertisement for the coolest neighbor-organized event in Tacoma. They are secret weapons of savers and deal makers. Most of our block party sponsors have generously donated discounts and specials for our Downtown Tacoma Block Partiers. Check out the back side of door hangers for all the details on the special offers (like 2-for-1 Bfast at Paddy Coyne’s), and thanks again to all the local sponsors and volunteers who made this happen for everyone!
If you didn’t get one, you can pick one up at the block party. We only printed 2500 total but we’ll have a few hundred on hand until they run out!
We want to take a moment to say a special thank you to Indochine Asian Dining Lounge in Downtown Tacoma for their support of this years Downtown Tacoma Block Party.
Indochine is easily the swankiest place to eat Thai Food (and pretty much any food) in Downtown Tacoma. They’ve been a part of the downtown Tacoma community since they opened in 2005. They have a huge menu with cuisine that is fundamentally Thai, but is strongly influences by Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Vietnamese cuisine, providing their loyal Tacoma clientele with completely unique and delicious cuisine.
Thanks again Indochine for supporting the Block Party and continuing to contribute to the vibe of Downtown Tacoma!