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The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library

Apr 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #arts&crafts crochet knitting

Night Market at the Depot @ Lacey Depot Park

Apr 26 @ 4:00 pm

We’re excited to bring Night Market at the Depot events to our community! Join us every-other Friday, starting April 26 and running through October, at the Lacey Depot Park (5700 Lacey Blvd SE). We’ll have music, local artisans, food trucks, and lots of fun for the entire family!

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Festivals, Expos, and Parade Food & Beverage Home and Garden Kids

Olympia Peace Choir Arts Walk Concert @ Olympia Community Center

Apr 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Olympia Peace Choir is a full, inclusive chorus, singing our mission of peace and justice in the world. Our performances are always free and appropriate for the whole family. Come hear our wonderful harmonies! Donations are always gratefully accepted.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Music Concerts

The Power of Stories @ WET Science Center

Apr 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Storytelling is a fundamental part of being human. Stories connect us to our past, help us empathize with others, let us imagine possibilities, and so much more. We all have stories to tell, and we’ve got just the activities to help you get started! Tell a story with us through puppet-making and storytelling games.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Tags: WET Science Center

Playback Theatre Performance: Stories of Library Treasures @ Lacey Timberland Library

Apr 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join Olympia’s own Heartsparkle Players and the Thunders for an afternoon of stories and community!

They will take your personal moments and create a spontaneous theatrical experience using a style of improvisation called Playback Theatre. They have been delighting local audiences for 33 years. Come tell your stories about what you treasure about libraries!

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances Tags: heartsparkle players playback theatre thunders

The Greatest Showman Sing Along @ Washington Center Main Stage

Apr 27 @ 6:00 pm

One of our most popular sing-along movies is back! The Greatest Showman was inspired by the legend and ambitions of America’s original pop-culture impresario, P.T. Barnum. Local host Lauren O’Neill will warm up the audience! Come sing along with Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya on the big screen!

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Theater Performances

Kings of Silent Comedy @ Washington Center Main Stage

Apr 28 @ 2:00 pm

Experience silent films the way they were meant to be seen and heard, accompanied by our 1924 Wurlitzer Organ! Featuring Charlie Chaplin’s The Pilgrim and Harold Lloyd’s Why Worry? We welcome film fans of all ages to step back in time to revel in the authentically recreated sounds and nostalgia from times gone by.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Theater Performances

The Knitting Circle @ Lacey Timberland Library

May 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Knitting Circle meets at Lacey Timberland Library every Friday 10:00 am until noon.

The group meets either in the Conference Room or inside the main part of the library on the left side over by windows.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or other needlework project & meet other needle crafters for sharing tips, troubleshooting, & crafting companionship.

All skill levels welcome.

The Knitting Circle is not a class, lecture, meeting, etc, so arrive & depart whenever you want, meet more often inside the library, etc.

Do you no longer knit or crochet & have unwanted yarn, fiber, needles, hooks, looms, spinning wheels, books, or magazines? Please consider giving them to us free of charge any Friday morning.

This event is not sponsored by Lacey Timberland Library.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #arts&crafts crochet knitting

Auditions for Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre’s summer musical of Rodger & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR @ SPSCC Black Box building 21-PM

May 3 @ 6:30 pm

Actors will be asked to read and sing sections from State Fair. If actors have prepared a one-minute monologue or 16 measures of music, we would love to hear them. Please make sure to wear clothing and shoes that allows for movement. Actors may be asked to learn a few steps to repeat. After auditions are held, call backs will take place on May 5th. More information at: https://teninoyoungathearttheatre.org/auditions/

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances

Capital City Chorus Presents: “Requiem” by Herbert Howells and “It is Happiness” by Joan Szymco @ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

May 3 @ 7:30 pm

Come experience the 120 voices of the Capital City Chorus Mixed Choir and Chorale! The Requiem (Mixed Choir)is an a cappella work, only about 20 minutes in length by British composter Herbert Howells. It’s very intricate, gorgeous harmonies create an ethereal experience with a truly unique sound. “It is Happiness” (Chorale) is an energetic piece, featuring a string quartet, by local Washington composer Joan Szymco. We hope you can join us for this concert featuring these two amazing works.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Music Concerts

Ladies of Laughter @ Washington Center Main Stage

May 3 @ 7:30 pm

This fest of funny femmes returns to the Center as the Ladies of Laughter comedy event has been a patron favorite with rave reviews! Expect big laughs, big fun, and a memorable night out.

The Washington Center is thrilled to welcome Alycia back to the Washington Center stage! A Comedian, actress, singer, dancer, and DGA Emmy nominated Director, Alycia is also the 2014 Ladies of Laughter Professional winner. She has entertained the troops in Japan, Korea, Guam, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Djibouti Africa. She was featured in Essence Magazine as “One To Watch” and that title still holds true today with her 5th comedy album, “Let Alycia Be Alycia.” having cracked the Billboard Top 10 to rave reviews on iTunes, and recently having been the “Featured Comic of the Month” on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Laugh 98.

Liz Glazer is an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer. Liz was the 2021 Newcomer winner in the Ladies of Laughter Competition and won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival. This former law professor has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and has been the opening act for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. As an actor, Liz has appeared on ABC Television’s For Life and CBS’s Bull. She is on the faculty at Lesly Kahn & Co., the Los Angeles acting studio and is writing a television pilot about her life, a draft of which was a semi-finalist in the Stage 32 writing competition.

Maureen Langan is an award-winning broadcaster, international standup comedian, TEDx Talk speaker and corporate & event host. She has performed on Broadway with Rosie O’ Donnell and has shared the stage with Robin Williams, Steven Wright, Joy Behar, Gladys Knight and Jordin Sparks just to name a few. Maureen’s critically-acclaimed solo show, Daughter of a Garbageman, was hailed as a “one woman tour- de-force” when it made its U.S. debut in San Francisco. Maureen has been a Ladies of Laughter finalist and is a regular performer in the Ladies of Laughter national tour.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances

Opening Day Tenino Farmers Market @ Opening Day Tenino Farmers Market

May 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

We are a seasonal market open every Saturday, May through September, from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

The Market offers fresh, locally-grown produce, plants, hand-crafted products, music, events, activities and community outreach. Shopping at a farmers market is a unique experience that benefits farmers and producers directly, offering you more unique products, more heirloom varieties and more opportunities to build relationships and learn about healthy eating. Farmers markets are a community experience, where you can meet your neighbors, friends, artisans and farmers, and where more of your dollars will stay in the community.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Food & Beverage

Water Experiments @ WET Science Center

May 4 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Water is an essential part of everyday life, but it also has many mysterious properties that have intrigued scientists for ages. Through an assortment of hands-on experiments, we’ll be exploring some fascinating aspects of this familiar substance.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Tags: WET Science Center

ASHHO Cultural Bazaar @ ASHHO Cultural Community Center

May 4 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Come eat, shop, network and support local Black, Brown and marginal small business owners! The ASHHO Cultural Bazaar is a celebration of diversity and culture. It is a place where all people can come together to learn about and support the work of Black, Brown, Women, and LGBTQ+ artists and makers. The bazaar features over 30 vendors with a wide variety of items like handmade jewelry, artwork and candles, to name a few. The ASHHO Cultural Bazaar is a great way to spend a day supporting your community and celebrating diversity. So come out and enjoy the food, the music, and the art!

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Food & Beverage Holiday Bazaars

Auditions for Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre’s summer musical of Rodger & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR @ Parkside Elementary School

May 4 @ 2:00 pm

Actors will be asked to read and sing sections from State Fair. If actors have prepared a one-minute monologue or 16 measures of music, we would love to hear them. Please make sure to wear clothing and shoes that allows for movement. Actors may be asked to learn a few steps to repeat. After auditions are held, call backs will take place on May 5th. More information at: https://teninoyoungathearttheatre.org/auditions/

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Theater Performances

Capital City Chorus Presents: “Requiem” by Herbert Howells and “It is Happiness” by Joan Szymco @ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

May 4 @ 2:30 pm

Come experience the 120 voices of the Capital City Chorus Mixed Choir and Chorale! The Requiem (Mixed Choir)is an a cappella work, only about 20 minutes in length by British composter Herbert Howells. It’s very intricate, gorgeous harmonies create an ethereal experience with a truly unique sound. “It is Happiness” (Chorale) is an energetic piece, featuring a string quartet, by local Washington composer Joan Szymco. We hope you can join us for this concert featuring these two amazing works.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Music Concerts

Olympia Family Theater Annual Fundraising Gala @ South Puget Sound Community College

May 4 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Each year Olympia Family Theater hosts an extra special fundraiser Gala and auction extravaganza, and the 2024 event will be held from 5-8 PM on May 4 at South Puget Sound Community College.

All fans of the arts are invited to join the fun! The event will feature dinner and drinks that come with the ticket price, live performance entertainment, games (including OFT’s famous wine toss,) a delicious dessert dash, and both silent and live auctions featuring everything from stayaway trips to local treats! Plus, an online auction launches April 28 and culminates at the event. Tickets are $100 and include access to all the fun at the event, including tasty dinner and delicious cocktails!

All of the proceeds from the event will go to support Olympia Family Theater, the longtime treasured Olympia nonprofit providing theatrical opportunities to audiences of all ages. Programs that will directly benefit from the fundraiser include Olympia Family Theater’s radical Access-for-ALL Program, which makes all tickets and class tuition available to everyone on a sliding scale starting at FREE.

More information and to purchase your tickets, visit www.OlyFT.org/Gala-2024.

Our Mission: Olympia Family Theater engages audiences of all ages in performances and programs that entertain and educate.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Food & Beverage Non-profit Fundraising Events Theater Performances

Fund the Future Gala @ Hands On Children's Museum

May 4 @ 7:00 pm

Fund the Future of South Sound Symphonic Music!

Help expand the educational and community engagement opportunities to enrich, educate, and entertain in our community and beyond!

Embrace your inner-child at a festive night at the Hands On Children’s Museum while we celebrate successes and share our vision for the future, to further expand access to and opportunity for live local symphonic music throughout the South Sound region.

Immerse yourself in the spacious galleries filled with more than 150 fun, hands-on exhibits!
Enjoy toe-tapping hand-clapping sounds of music!
Tempt your tastebuds with tasty bites!

BIG music, BIG artists, BIG experiences, BIG collaborations, BIG impact – that is what our community expects when they come to see the Olympia Symphony. Big dreams require big funding to make it happen!

Be a part of the movement that transforms the South Sound through the power of live, local, symphonic music by funding the future!

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Food & Beverage Music Concerts Non-profit Fundraising Events

Capital City Chorus Presents: “Requiem” by Herbert Howells and “It is Happiness” by Joan Szymco @ Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

May 5 @ 2:30 pm

Come experience the 120 voices of the Capital City Chorus Mixed Choir and Chorale! The Requiem (Mixed Choir)is an a cappella work, only about 20 minutes in length by British composter Herbert Howells. It’s very intricate, gorgeous harmonies create an ethereal experience with a truly unique sound. “It is Happiness” (Chorale) is an energetic piece, featuring a string quartet, by local Washington composer Joan Szymco. We hope you can join us for this concert featuring these two amazing works.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Music Concerts

Bingo Night-Free @ 23 Kitchens

May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

FREE Bingo at 23|Kitchens! Have fun, eat, drink and win prizes with friends and family.

Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 7-9pm. https://www.23kitchens.com/

Business sponsors who want to provide prizes, contact David at 360-292-2452.

Categories: Arts and Entertainment Family Events Food & Beverage

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