The Port commission holds its regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month. The public is welcome to attend. Find meeting agendas here.

Location: The Fabulich Center, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road, Tacoma (driving directions)

Tacoma's 2010 International Film Festival features award-winning films, food and cultural programs from Tacoma's sister cities around the world. A different movie and sister city are highlighted every Thursday through April 8. The film line-up is:

• Feb. 4 - Kitakyushu, Japan - "Okuribito"
• Feb. 11 - George, South Africa - "Faith Like Potatoes"
• Feb. 18 - Kiryat-Motzkin, Israel - "Noodle"
• Feb. 25 - Taichung, Taiwan - "Orz Boys"
• Mar. 4 - Vladivostok, Russia - "The Island"
• Mar. 11 - Cienfuegos, Cuba - "Nada"
• Mar. 18 - El Jadida, Morocco - "Raja" 
• Mar. 25 - Gunsan, Korea - "Christmas in August"
• Apr. 1 - Aalesund, Norway - "Troubled Water"
• Apr. 8 - Davao, Philippines - "Love Will Lead Us"

Cost: $10; tickets available online, at Blue Mouse Theatre or The Pacific Northwest Shop  

Location: Blue Mouse Theatre, 2611 North Proctor St., Tacoma