Are you feeling a little adrift without a Seahawks game on Sunday? Let ThurstonTalk’s event calendar distract you this weekend. Even without standing up to cheer for Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman, and your other favorite Seahawks players, there is still plenty to do around Olympia this weekend.
- Visit the South Sound Wedding Show on Saturday. Get more details in this article and buy advance tickets (save $2) in this link.
- Dig razor clams at Long Beach and Copalis Beach throughout the weekend. Get tide information here.
- Take your tween (or teen) out on a parent/kid date night. Get 8 ideas here.
- Support the student drama program at Capital High School by attending one of their shows of “12 Angry Jurors” throughout the weekend.
- Catch poet Richard Blanco at SPSCC on Friday evening.
- Listen to the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra on Friday night at The Washington Center. Tickets can be purchased here.
- Watch live theater at Harlequin Productions this weekend.
- Participate in a compassion forum at River Ridge High School on Saturday morning.
- Take a digital camera workshop on Saturday. More information can be found here.
- Add to your personal library at the Olympia Timberland Library Giant Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday.
- Check out Sequoia’s Treehouse Childcare and Preschool during an Open House on Saturday.
- Talk with merchants at downtown Olympia businesses. Ask how they support making downtown Olympia a great place to visit, dine and shop.
- Support Pizza Klatch at a fundraising event on Saturday evening. Learn more about the non-profit organization in this article.
- Gather your girlfriends for a Girls Night Out party at Sandstone Distillery on Saturday night.
- Learn how to identify winter twigs at McLane Creek Nature Trail on Sunday.
- Get tips on beach combing during a free class at Westport Winery on Sunday afternoon.
- Use our 2016 Major Festivals and Events article to put key dates on your calendar.
- Plan to chat with Seattle Seahawks’ Ricardo Lockette when he visits Olympia on Tuesday, January 26. Event tickets can be purchased here.
- Visit downtown Olympia’s newest shop – The Mouse Trap.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of Van Dorm Realty’s open houses.
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