I am going to skip the pretense. I know what you are looking for today. Two things:
- Last minute shopping ideas, and
- Christmas lights.
While I can’t get your excellent seats at Star Wars or magically procure Adele concert tickets (trust me, I tried), I can deliver on those two items.
Enjoy the holiday weekend. We’re sending our merriest wishes to all of our readers, today and every day.
- Find all that glitters at popular Christmas light destinations around Thurston County.
- Drive our Christmas light tour.
- Log your vote for your favorite downtown Olympia window display. Entries are due by Sunday.
- Plan to attend a free Messiah sing-along at The Washington Center on Monday.
- Swing into Thurston First Bank and help extend the charitable giving to SideWalk. Read more about the donation program here.
- Grab one of the remaining seats for Ballet Northwest’s Nutcracker at The Washington Center. Tickets are on sale here.
- Turn to locally owned businesses when shopping for holiday gifts. Great ideas are listed in this article.
- Drop a few coins in the Salvation Army bucket in front of Oly Fed’s downtown Olympia branch on Friday.
- Pair the perfect beer with your holiday menu items.
- Take a history lesson about the Christmas Island display.
- Schedule an engaging camp during winter break.
- Start off the holiday weekend with a trip back to the 1950s with Harlequin Productions’ Stardust.
- Celebrate the winter solstice at the South Sound Estuarium on Saturday.
- Step out of the holiday craze and into Three Magnets Brewing.
- Order up a Mom ‘n Tot box for your favorite mom-toddler combo.
- Find a special gift at the Olympia Farmers Market this holiday season.
- Prep for the Christmas weekend razor clam digs in Copalis Beach. Tide info here.
- Park free in downtown Olympia through Christmas Eve.
- Bromance your favorite BFF. A gift guide for guys can be found here.
- Find a children’s book recommended by local librarians.
- Reserve a room at the Red Lion for their New Year’s Eve celebration or head out to Quinault Beach Resort and Casino to ring in the New Year.
- Apply for ThurstonTalk’s open Account Manager position. A job description and application details can be found by clicking 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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