PARC Foundation Puts Its Money Where the Arts Are
By CHRISTIAN CARVAJAL It’s easy to find noteworthy talents in Thurston County. This publication relies on that. What’s harder to find is someone willing to […]
Paintings by Bill Collins and collages by Gail Ramsey Wharton at Allsorts Gallery
ART REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Bill Collins and Gail Ramsey Wharton are the perfect pairing for a Halloween show. The imagery in […]
OLY ARTS Presents Wordsmiths Episode Three: “Buying The Book.”
By Editor Wordsmiths was filmed with independent writers in mind over the period of three episodes. Each interview focuses on a different stage of a […]
CINE•FILES: Okko’s Inn
By Ellis Boran Okko’s Inn is about a young Japanese girl who becomes a junior innkeeper with help from three ghosts that represent relations of […]
YWCA Celebrates 2019 Womxn of Achievement
By CHRISTINA BUTCHER It’s time to talk about intersectionality, race equity and empowering women in Olympia. Many hold conversations about those issues among friends, colleagues […]
Melinda Hurst Frye and Cyrra Robinson Show What Lies Beneath at SPSCC
ART REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS The exhibition now showing in the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is amazingly lush and […]
Tumwater Foundation Presents an Afternoon of Local Authors
By Adam McKinney As autumn rolls along in Washington, the days getting shorter, the air taking on that familiar bite, more folks will be choosing […]
Fifth-Annual Olympia Zine Fest to Feature Female Zinemakers
By Alec Clayton The fifth annual Olympia Zine Fest comes to town this month. The three-day event celebrating DYI publishing takes place in multiple venues […]
High Fashion and Snarky Women – A Classic Comedy of Manners at Harlequin Productions
THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS The Women by Clare Boothe Luce, now playing at Harlequin Productions, is a beautifully staged, lavish comedy […]
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts Kicks Off 2019-20 Season
By Molly Gilmore This season, The Washington Center for the Performing Arts has the blues — and the world music, and the dance, and the […]