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Pick up tickets to the Tacoma City Ballet. From opening night to closing night, you're poised for a lovely time at the ballet. The mesmerizing resident dancers bring to life the magical stories of ballet classics like The Nutcracker. Come experience a night of mixed emotions, story ballet, exquisite ensemble dances, and entertainment.

It's coming up roses at the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory in Tacoma. Meander along the pathways of the historic glass conservatory with its twinkling central glass dome made up of three thousand panes of glass, allowing gleaming sunshine to beam down on thousands of colorful blooms and plants.

Check out the gorgeous blossoms at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. This colorful outdoor oasis blooms Washington's state flower, the Rhododendron macrophyllum and 600 other blooming rhododendrons, making it the largest garden of its kind in the world.

Take a detour from popcorn and mega movie venues to check out The Grand Cinema. Meet with friends to chow down on Farrelli's Pizza and watch top ticket independent, art house, and foreign films you won't see anywhere else. Titles have included The Guard, Midnight in Paris and The Whale.