Life on the Yellowbrick

On the Guide's own Yellowbrick list from the first edition — "best chai" — and part of the circle that stood with the work.

The official Lumins after-parties — Death by Stars, Xylophones and Kaletron in 2012; Santee's first LP in 2013.

602 Fawcett Ave. Hosted the luminary build day for the 2013 Lumins — flour on one side of the room, tissue paper and glue on the other.

Kathy Price's studio — the luminary workshops The News Tribune covered before the Oceanic, and The Bodily Arts potluck in 2014.

With the UPS Ocean Intellect Club, hosted The Fun Police for the official Oceanic after-party.

Metro Parks Tacoma's 1908 glasshouse. The Lumins Procession has gathered at the Conservatory since 2013; Music & Heart in Wright Park grew up on the lawn outside it.

Backed Stars 4 Peace with money in 2014, when it was a stage and a flyer; hosted a Spring in the Streets Donation Station on the 6th Ave counter in 2017.

Downtown, above the waterfront. Part of the Soil of Earth year's route through the city.

Put money behind the Soil of Earth year — the events on food, the body and the environment that grounded the whole model.

"Community-minded, supports the arts & employs lovers of local life" — the words we put on the poster they printed. Twelve years on, a Season Partner of THE WALL.

Hosted John Stark Presents & a Musical Melange — world-class science on Washington's waters, framed by music.

Gave us the room above Downtown On the Go for star builds and the test clothing drive that became everything after.

Stadium District. The 2015 Lumins after-party and clothing drive with Champagne Sunday (Dec 5); Donation Stations in 2016 and 2017; and the 2018 Music & Art in Wright Park after-party, hosted by Artists 4 Life in the Sound with Intisaar and The Mondays.

Adrienne Casteele's foundation — more than a decade helping women escape domestic violence, at no charge. Meeting her is why the Lumins became Stars 4 Peace; every drive since has given direct to need through H.O.P.E.

Sponsored the stars for the 1st Annual Procession of Stars at the 6th Ave Santa Parade (2016); a Spring in the Streets Donation Station downtown in 2017.

Office and donation workspace at 6th & Union for years; present at Music & Heart since 2021.

Tacoma's creative-reuse store — the place where star builds happened with whatever was on the shelves.

1924 Pacific Ave. On Veterans Day 2017 — The General & Me debut, Richard Twice, Dain Norman — Indochine gave food for everyone there. Nobody went hungry.

On the bill that night, and behind the food table too — catered the Veterans Day show alongside Indochine.

325 152nd St E. Hosted stations through spring and summer 2017, and brought the Collection to a car show celebrating MaKenzie's work.

A Donation Station in spring 2017, then funded and curated 1/8 (one city block) of Art on the Ave — the first physical WALL.

6th Ave. Where the clothes came in by the armful — the Spring in the Streets photos were taken at Ubi's.

Downtown, 1932 Pacific Ave. The Guide's words: "A very special thanks to Urban XChange for generously hosting donation stations in 2017."

6th Avenue. Ran Tats 4 Clothes at the holidays — successful, and fun.

Part of the original 6th Ave circle that gave the drives a place to land.

Backed the work with dollars when dollars were the scarcest thing we had. Shared the Courtney Building on S 11th with 1111; closed in 2022 — thank you, in memoriam.

Catherine, the owner, kept the whole festival watered — gave the water in 2019 and asked nothing.

The Hilltop dive bar at 1111 S 11th. Helped pay for the year we saved Music & Art in Wright Park and made it Music & Heart.

The heart of the message. Every drive gives direct to need through Adrienne's work.

Lumins at their VIP Fundraiser & Glass Sale (Dec 2013); taught students to build stars for the Soil of Earth year.

Food sovereignty and land justice on the Hilltop — community gardens and cooking classes. Give direct at hilltopurbangardens.org.

Learning partner for the Oceanic year; where to plug in on clean water.

Gig Harbor's marine-science educators — part of the Oceanic learning platform.

We hosted Dr. Stark to honor his work on toxins in Washington waters.

After Orlando, 49 stars at Tacoma Pride — one for each life lost — alongside the Center.

Lumins at the 2012 closing ceremony; The General & Me and Richard Twice in 2017.

The first procession rode with the Fall Free For All.

The nonprofit umbrella that lets the work receive grants and gifts.

Washington's first voter-approved arts initiative — supports Music & Heart in Wright Park.