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Percival Restaurant Palate Pleasures

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Ned Hayes South Puget Sound Community College might seem an unusual place to find a five-course, wine-paired dinner. Yet the SPSCC culinary arts team is determined to turn its Percival Restaurant location into a desired destination for discriminating diners. In 2017, Scott McLean came on board as new executive […]

#Archives #Food #Jennifer Crain

East African Cuisine in Downtown Olympia

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

Note to readers — the restaurant named Shirro’s appears to have closed as of September 16, 2018. Our best wishes to the restauranteurs and our apologies to readers. By Jennifer Crain As a child in Kenya, Mercy Kariuki-McGee fed wood into a traditional fireplace while her older siblings cooked. As a helper, […]

#Alec Clayton #Archives #Books and Words #New This Month

Upcoming Events at Orca Books

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Alec Clayton September promises to be a stellar month for events at Olympia’s Orca Books. Richard Robbins will read from his book Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. Other readings include Atrophy by Jackson Burgess, joined by musical guests Jesse Branch and Mortimer, and Craig Holt from […]

#Archives #Books and Words #Christian Carvajal #Other Events

StoryOly Grand Slam

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Christian Carvajal As StoryOly completes its third season of raconteurial entertainment, host (and professional storyteller) Elizabeth Lord is busily making plans for 2018’s “Grand Slam” finale. Winners from the preceding 11 monthly events compete head to head for the votes of celebrity judges. (Disclosure: This writer was among those […]

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Upcoming Events at Browsers Bookshop

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Alec Clayton Browsers Bookshop has a full schedule of art exhibits, book readings and book-club discussions in its newly remodeled event area upstairs. The art exhibit for August will feature paintings by Olympia’s Brett Rude, a self-taught artist whose work relates to the color-field artists of the mid-20th century. […]

#Archives #Film #Jonah Barrett #New This Month

Olympia Film Collective

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Jonah Barrett Camera speed. Sound speed. Action! The Olympia Film Collective is set to expand with a torrent of upcoming productions. OFC has been around since 2012 but only recently snagged its official status as a nonprofit. Operating out of Sky Bear Media off Legion Way, OFC holds general […]

#Adam McKinney #Archives #Capitol Theater #Film #New This Month

Olympia Film Society Fall Events

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Adam McKinney One of Olympia’s most consistent deliverers of fascinating movies and enriching, live events is Olympia Film Society, housed in the historic Capitol Theater. While not all of OFS’ fall events have been announced, more than a few attention-worthy screenings are already on the docket. “We’re having the […]

#Archives #Jonah Barrett #New This Month #Visual

New Gallery Opens in Downtown Olympia

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Jonah Barrett A new gallery opened its doors to downtown Olympia at August’s end. Pacific Northwest philosopher and photographer Rodrigo Etcheto’s Everything Is Full of Gods exclusively features black-and-white landscape work by the artist himself, with a constant rotation of images. “I’ve been photographing for years and finally decided […]

#Adam McKinney #Archives #Kenneth J Minnaert Center #Music

Emerald City Music Presents: Four Seasons

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Adam McKinney As fall approaches, we see also the arrival of Emerald City Music’s third season, which runs through May of 2019. Continuing the company’s mission of staging classical and chamber-music performances that appeal to both aficionados and newcomers to the genres, ECM programmed a season brimming with bold […]

#Archives #Karen Lunde #Music #The Washington Center for Performing Arts

Masterworks Choral Ensemble Pays Homage to Four Elements

September 6, 2018July 12, 2019

By Karen Lunde The Masterworks Choral Ensemble is poised for its 38th season under the leadership of artistic director and conductor Gary Witley, who’s helmed the choir since its inception in 1981. This season begins with a concert at The Washington Center on October 13. The concert celebrates the four […]

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