WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. We hope you’re ready for the holidays, because they’re in full swing in Olympia this week with plenty of theater and audience-participation shows. Be sure to make your way downtown this weekend for the always-spectacular festival Downtown for the Holidays–and look for free copies of our new print edition!
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Follow the links below for more information on each event:
NEW EVENTS
Music
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Snap your fingers to the jazzy sounds of PoetryMusic: Where Words and Music Meet at Olympia Timberland Library [/lgc_column]
Theater
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Partake in Olympia’s new holiday tradition by attending the family play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Olympia Family Theater
Watch the Nativity story come to life in the playful Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold at The Washington Center
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Film
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Immerse yourself in the audience-participation showing of Sing-a-Long-A Sound of Music at The Washington Center[/lgc_column]
Books and Words
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Experience the magic of storytelling with South Sound Story Guild’s Tellebration at Traditions Café[/lgc_column]
Other Events
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Buy handmade, local goods at the sixth-annual Lincoln Winter Market at Lincoln Options Elementary School
Celebrate the start of this holiday season at the Downtown for the Holidays extravaganza in Downtown Olympia
Lose yourself in a wonderland forest of decorated trees and wreaths at Providence Christmas Forest at Hotel RL Olympia by Red Lion
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CONTINUING EVENTS
Visual Arts
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Marvel at the craftsmanship of basketry, carved wood and textiles showcased in the Native American Art Exhibit at the Minnaert Center for the Arts
Appreciate the synthesis of science and art at Geraldine Ondrizek’s visual arts exhibit at Evergreen Gallery
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Other Events
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Delight in Sara Sparrow’s one-of-a-kind aerial performance Wee Small at Sparrow Studios [/lgc_column]
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