Goodbye 2015. Hello 2016.
ThurstonTalk wishes our readers a happy, prosperous, and exceptional New Year.
Here’s what is going on around town this weekend.
- Skip the Pacific time zone and celebrate New Year’s earlier at the Hands On Children’s Museum Noon Year’s Eve party. Event details can be found here.
- Celebrate with adults at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino.
- Make a date for a staycation and ring in the New Year at the Red Lion Hotel.
- Dive into 2016 with a Polar Bear Plunge at Long Lake or Offut Lake. Get details in this article.
- Focus your intention in 2016 by making a vision board on Friday night.
- Catch an evening performance of Harlequin Productions‘ Stardust before it wraps up for the season.
- Enjoy a free concert in the Capitol Rotunda on Saturday.
- Root for the home team during the Oly Town Artesians indoor soccer match on Saturday evening.
- Kick off the new year with a new skill. Try tango lessons on Sunday evening at Ben Moore’s Restaurant.
- Surprise your sweetie with a year of date nights. Planning ideas start here.
- Check out our writers favorite stories from 2015.
- Browse our most popular photos from 2015. Click here to see all 25 images.
- Visit the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. A winter trip can be completely different than in the summer.
- Recycle your Christmas tree with help from local groups.
- Check out personal training and group fitness classes at Edge Fitness.
- Drive along Hood Canal and settle in at one of these viewpoints.
- Slow down and learn how stress is impacting your entire body. This article from Eastside Chiropractic can help you refocus your energy.
- Visit Burfoot Park or Woodard Bay during sunny early January days.
- Make plans to support Saint Martin’s University women’s basketball team during their January 13 home game.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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*Photo credit: Lance Slosson.
