I spent a few years in my early 20s in New England. I only lasted a couple of winters before I was begging my husband to move at least west of the Mississippi River. As we relish in the sun and mild temperatures earlier this week, I can’t help but feel compassion for my friends trudging through snow on the East Coast (week after week). I wish I could wave a magic wand and have Mother Nature even out some of this wacky winter weather. But for now, I think that I’ll be happy that I’m wearing a light rain jacket rather than a parka.
Here’s what’s going on around Olympia this weekend.
- Catch a production of the Olympia School District Players “Magical Moments” musical. Showtimes can be found here.
- Sign-up your middle school aged daughter for the Expanding Your Horizons STEM Conference. Get details here.
- Celebrate Lunar New Year by shopping at a local Asian market for all your meal supplies.
- Dig razor clams throughout the weekend. I even hear that some diggers have been pulling up clams bare-handed. Tide information can be found here.
- Find live theater at Harlequin Productions, Olympia Family Theater, and Olympia Little Theatre throughout the weekend.
- Take your jewelry to be appraised at The Gift Gallery on Saturday. Event details are here.
- Celebrate the statewide Beer Open House event on Saturday at Top Rung Brewing from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Find out about their pale ale that they are releasing during the event here.
- Check out the Studio West Dance Academy’s annual charity fundraiser, “Dance to Make a Difference,” on Saturday evening at the Minnaert Center. Tickets can be purchased here. Proceeds benefit SafePlace.
- Listen to Clint Black at The Washington Center on Saturday evening. Ticket information can be found here.
- Make a night of it by including an overnight stay at the Red Lion with your tickets. Package deals can be found here.
- Laugh to stand-up comics at the Capitol Theater on Saturday night. Get details here.
- Participate in the ROAD-odend-RUN at Capitol Lake on Sunday morning – 2 runners x 1.5 miles x 2 legs each = 6 miles. Find more local 5k races here.
- Visit Cafe Love on Sunday afternoon for a “playshop” to hone your poetry skills.
- Watch a silent film at The Washington Center on Sunday afternoon, accompanied by live music on the 1924 organ. More details can be found here.
- Learn how Thomas Mani can bring bees to your backyard this summer.
- Support a local business as it transitions its operations. Centro’s liquidation sale is happening now. Details can be found here.
- Find out what people think of the plastic bag ban. The report was issued on February 19 by Thurston Solid Waste. A summary can be read here.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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