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32 Friday, June12,2015 • Thenewstribune.com/Entertainment GUIDE From 31 network, Fox Sports, which will have a camera position looking across to Chambers Bay. Finally, Day Island, only yards from the University Place mainland, contains several expensive homes that some people believe will one day sink below the water because of global warming. Q: So the city is called University Place. Where’s the university? A: Actually, it’s in nearby Tacoma. The University of Puget Sound had intended to build its campus near the water, but circumstances led it elsewhere. The name stayed, the school didn’t. Q: I’ve seen signs for JBLM. What is it? A: Joint Base Lewis-McChord is located in Pierce County south of Tacoma. The original Army training center, Camp Lewis, was named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. McChord Air Force Base was named for Col. William McChord, who perished in an airplane accident in 1937. The land for Camp Lewis was donated to the U.S. Army in 1917 by the people of Pierce County — with the understanding that it would continue in operation and thereby support the local economy. Q: The Olympic Mountains are the ones to the west, I get that. But what’s that other big mountain I saw to the southeast? A: Mount Rainier was named in 1792 by Capt. George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy. Vancouver wanted to recognize the contributions to the reign of King George III and the British Empire that had been made by soon-to-be Admiral Peter Rainier, who later made his name with service in the 1 1 5 T H U . S . O P E N C H A M B E R S B A Y East Indies. Rainier never saw the mountain for which he was named, and it could be argued that he was part of the fight against America in the Revolutionary War. The people of Pierce County prefer that the mountain be known as Tahoma, or Tacoma, which are native names used by people long before Vancouver was even a cabin boy. Q: And Puget, of Puget Sound. Who was he? A: Rear Admiral Peter Puget sailed with Vancouver as a lieutenant and was one of the first European explorers to visit the waters (by rowboat, as it turned out) for which he is named. Vancouver, by the way, was looking for the Northwest Passage. Q: What kinds of fish are out there in Puget Sound? 1779555-01-1 A: Many kinds. Salmon, cod, herring, squid, rockfish, dogfish, flounder, bullheads and more. And there’s lots of shellfish — clams, oysters, mussels and geoduck (pronounced GOOEY-duck), which look like razor clams that have been working out. Also, you’re looking at the habitat of the world’s largest octopuses. You also might see harbor seals or the occasional orca. If you’re wondering about animals, University Place has lots of rabbits. Deer are common in all neighborhoods as are opossums and raccoons. Watch out for the bats. And yes, that was a bald eagle you saw soaring high above. Q: Enough about fauna. What about flora? A: You’ll see lots of rhododendrons, and the evergreen trees are probably Westside&EastsideOlympia|1.800.936.3386|OlyOrtho.com cedar or Douglas fir. If you’ve never tasted huckleberries, make sure to try some. And then there’s those marvelous little golden blossoms on what the locals call Scotch broom, or Scot’s broom. Please consider these rare ornamental bushes as our gift to the world. If you’d like, please take some with you when you leave. Just pull them out of the ground and put them in your suitcase, then transplant them when you get back home. Take 10, 20 plants. Take as many as you want. Enjoy. Q: Finally, are there really bigfoots and sasquatches around here? A: Yes. C.R. Roberts: 253-597-8535 c.r.roberts@ thenewstribune.com Spine Neurosurgery Hand Therapy Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Diagnostic Imaging Hand, Foot & Ankle Occupational Medicine Interventional Medicine Total Joint Replacement 1778467-01 1755323-01 Becky Fossum LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Class A • Private Golf Lessons • Jr Golf Lessons • Golf 101 253.576.3130 By appt. at Madrona Links/Gig Harbor www.BeckyFossumGolf.fotomerchant.net 1 2 4 T H A N N U A L PNW OPEN Pacific Northwest Tennis Championships July 22nd-26th, 2015 TACOMA L AWN TENNIS CLUB 502 Borough Road, Tacoma • 253-383-5934 Visit www.thetltc.com for more info SPONSORED BY BRUCE TITUS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, HEINEKEN & HERITAGE BANK O’Malley’s Irish Pub Happy Hour Everyday 11am-6pm Free $2 Taco Pool& Sundays $5 Cheeseburger Wednesdays Nightly Drink Specials Thursdays Live Music Friday & Saturday 2403 6th Ave Tacoma Follow 253.627.9403 us on 1778609-01
1 1 5 T H U . S . O P E N C H A M B E R S B A Y 33 Where art, golf meet Pop-Up Art Putt brings minigolf to Tacoma Art Museum to celebrate the U.S. Open’s arrival BY ROSEMARY PONNEKANTI Staff writer Think there isn’t much in common between golf and art? Think again. Next week, the Tacoma art community — spearheaded by Tacoma Art Museum and the city’s Arts Commission, and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts — will celebrate the U.S. Open in artistic style by opening its own course of 10 artist-designed minigolf holes. Pop-Up Art Putt will run Thursday night through June 21, offering minigolf enthusiasts the chance to play for free all over the museum’s plaza, Tollefson Plaza and the Prairie Line Trail, newly opened for pedestrians next door. “We’re delighted to bring this playful activity to the public in celebration of the U.S. Open coming to town,” Tacoma Art Museum director Stephanie Stebich said in a news release. “As a golfer, I can’t wait to play.” Stebich may be a golfer, but not all of the participating artists are. Among the holes is one designed around a railway by an artist who prefers hiking, one or two imitating pinball machines and one that doubles as a skateboard ramp. There’s also a hole built in the shape of a giant Pacific octopus, one shaped like a tiger, one a tropical jungle with Rube Goldberg-type obstacles, and two that are city models of Tacoma itself. All are competing for an audience-voted prize of $500. The pop-up putt-putt course doesn’t just coincide with the U.S. Open — it also falls on a weekend that includes Art Walk (Thursday, with food trucks, live music and beer), Go Skate Tacoma (June 20, with skateboard clinics and competitions) and the museum’s Summer Solstice Sculpture Festival (June 21, with free museum entry and activities). Add in some sunny weather and you’ve got plenty to amuse the folks who aren’t spending the day at Chambers Bay. But of course, the holes themselves are the real draw. We pinned down five of the 10 artists to ask them: What’s your hole? How are you building it? And do you even like golf? CHRIS SHARP, PAINTER What: “I wanted to make a whale theme, so I’m doing an orca. It’ll be a bit bigger than a garbage can, with the putting green about 4 by 12 feet in an L-shape.” How: “I’m using salvaged building materials: old tile, quarter-inch plywood.” Golf? “I’ve been to Tower (Lanes Entertainment Center) indoor golf. It’s not my favorite activity, but it’s fun.” OLIVER DORISS, GLASS ARTIST What: “The challenge is to build a functioning three-dimensional sculpture that people can actually walk on. It’s less an aesthetic thing than an engineering problem — you have to know how to build decking. I’m building this incredibly elaborate thing based on a skeeball game, where you shoot the ball up a ramp. It’s a 3-D version of Tacoma with bridges and landmarks that you can hit the ball through, like the 11th Street Bridge, the Tacoma Dome, the Museum of Glass, the LeMay, and Stanley and Seafort’s.” How: “It’ll be about 10 by 5 feet, with a normal decking floor and wood components built to go on top. It all breaks down to fit in my car. The city model has an abstract feel, painted flat black. And it has some trick shots in it.” Golf? “I grew up in a seaside summertime touristy community where there were a number of miniature golf courses. I have fond memories of minigolf. But to be honest, actual golf was boring to me. As I got older, though, I realized that everyone is drinking booze out there — they’re loaded.” SEAN ALEXANDER, PEN-AND-INK ARTIST What: “It’s called ‘Tiger in the Woods’ — a cheap riff. There’s a wooden tiger, a bit bigger than life size, and you hit the ball through its mouth. I got the idea because golf is kind of boring, so on TV they cut to local things and places. I wanted to make something that would appeal to the PGA.” How: “It’s more geometric than realistic, and I’m hoping to paint it Mexican folk-art style.” Golf? “I love golf. It’s a bad habit, and I try to keep it to three or five times a year. It’s a nasty game that takes a lot of time. But it’s fun.” GABRIEL BROWN, MIXED MEDIA What: “I’m calling it ‘Lunar Tilt Maze,’ ROBERT BOYLE City of Tacoma Artist and skateboarder Taylor Woodruff’s team works on his design for a minigolf hole, a reference to local railroads that is also skateable. CITY OF TACOMA Courtesy Artist Jillian Nintze’s minigolf hole is based on a sculpture of a giant octopus. and it’s based on the hand device where you tilt handles to move a marble through a maze. You putt up a rainbow ramp that becomes tighter into a prism, and the ball has to drop down into the surface of the moon.” How: “Plywood and plaster, with a sculpted, painted moonscape, craggly and gray.” Golf? “I grew up golfing, and I think it’s one of the most ridiculously wasteful sports even created by humans. I’m actually pretty good at it. But I’m a huge fan of minigolf.” JORI ADKINS, ARCHITECT What: “I’ve actually done this before — we put nine minigolf holes in (the building we own next to our house). And for the Northwest AIDS Foundation event in 1996, I created a two-block street course. This one’s just 10 feet long and inspired by the IF YOU GO What: Pop-Up Art Putt, a mini golf course with 10 artist-designed holes When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. June 19-20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 21 Where: Tacoma Art Museum plaza (1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma) and Tollefson Plaza, opposite; and the Prairie Line Trail (Hood Street between South 15th and 17th streets) Cost: Clubs and balls available free at the museum And also: 5-8 p.m. Thursday ArtWalk with free museum entry, beer garden, food trucks and live music; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 20 Go Skate Tacoma at Tollefson Plaza; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 21 Summer Solstice Sculpture Festival with free museum entry Information: 253-272-4258, tacomaartmuseum.org/golf Northern Pacific Railway, with a big 8-foot-high crossing sign and Tacoma at the end — the Terminus of Destiny. I also wanted to have something fun to hit through, like a Pachinko game. You shoot the ball and it clinks down and it’s all luck from there. One of my team is actually a former pinball game designer.” How: “We’re basing the color scheme on the Northern Pacific logo, which is black and red with a yin-yang sign.” Golf? “No, I don’t play. It’s nice being outside, but I’d rather go hiking.” Rosemary Ponnekanti: 253-597-8568 Friday, June 12, 2015 • Thenewstribune.com/Entertainment
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