Maria Scherer Wilson

To celebrate the many ways trees inspire us to work together for the future, Northwest Sinfonietta will open the evening performing Viet Cuong’s “Next Week’s Trees.” This eight-minute cello and percussion piece is based on Mary Oliver’s poem, ‘Walking to Oak-Head Pond.’ Through their art, Oliver and Cuong invite us to reflect on trees as a powerful symbol of our shared belief in the promise of tomorrow.

I can see the light spilling like a shower of meteors into next week’s trees, and I plan to be there soon… - Mary Oliver, ‘Walking to Oak-Head Pond’

PROGRAM

7PM Land Acknowledgement | Kim Camara, Windz of Change Alliance

Northwest Sinfonietta “Next Week’s Trees” | Viet Cuong

Maria Scherer Wilson, Cello Jeffery Lund, Percussion

7:20PM Mike Carey, Urban Forestry Manager, City of Tacoma City of Tacoma Councilmembers Olgy Díaz and Kristina Walker Jaala Smith, Planting Director, Tacoma Tree Foundation Lowell Wyse, Executive Director, Tacoma Tree Foundation

8:15PM Toast to tomorrow’s trees at our post-event social

Registration begins at 6:30PM. Please plan to arrive by 6:45PM.