Last night I attended the Spring Band Concert at my daughter’s school. Once the concert/recital/presentation season begins, local parents really know they are counting down to the end of the school year. And, with the start of June we also enter a season of outdoor recreation, festivals and weekend events. Keep tabs on all that’s happening around Thurston County on our full events calendar. Below are some weekend highlights.
- Head to the Hands On Children’s Museum for Free Friday Night.
- Tap your toes at the Steamboat Stringband Jamboree Friday and Saturday.
- Support local youth at The Bridge Summer Concert Friday night at the Artesian Commons.
- Whip up a summer cocktail with these recipes from Sandstone Distillery.
- Kick your weekend off with Happy Hour at The Governor’s Cellar.
- Start your Saturday on the water at Olympia Area Rowing’s Learn to Row Day.
- Cheer for your duck at the Lacey Rotary Duck Dash on Saturday.
- Visit a Farmer’s Market. Our list will get you started.
- Experience the team atmosphere at Inspired to Move Dance Academy’s Saturday open house event.
- Learn about the inaugural season for Oly Reign Volleyball Club.
- Check something off the “honey do” list with this article on the pros and cons of tankless hot water heaters.
- Head to the woods! This guide to a day in the sun around Staircase is your key to fun.
- Sign your child up for Girl Scouts camp. It’s a memory they will treasure.
- Go on one of these seven hikes.
- Spend Sunday at the WET Science Center’s special “sensory friendly” event for those sensitive to stimuli.
- Root for the home team at the Oly Town Artesian’s Saturday and Sunday home games.
- Check out the new Cafe186 in the Olympia Elks Lodge.
- Catch the U23 Sounders play the Portland Timbers at North Thurston High School Sunday at 2 p.m.
- 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: Chris Hamilton
