Ned Hayes 
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s a variety of music, theater, readings, and comedic performances to make you smile from ear to ear. All you need to do is pick which event to see and then sit back and enjoy the show. Follow the links below for more …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your new, weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s plenty of music to keep you humming through the day and dancing at night. Don’t miss the Double Shot Festival, either, where you can watch plays created and performed in a single weekend. Follow the links below for more information on OLY …
Darkness Visible is presented as part of the first season of Emerald City Music, a new classical concert series in the Puget Sound region. Darkness Visible explores the boundaries between two nations historically and musically at odds: England and France. From Debussy and Ravel to Britten and Ades, this diverse, handcrafted performance is where two different …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your new, weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, make sure to pick up your concert tickets and enjoy all the bluegrass, folk and jazz music in the area. If you’re looking for a vibrant celebration of art and culture to close out the weekly nine-to-five routine, don’t miss the …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS WEEKEND PREVIEW is your new, Friday guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s enough live music and theater to keep you on the edge of your seat with your eyes glued to the stage. NEW EVENTS: Oct. 21-28 Live Music Ben Folds and a Piano at The Washington Center Douglas …
November 3-13, 2016 The Olympia Film Festival is one of the longest-running film festivals in the nation and Olympia Film Society’s (OFS) biggest event of the year. This 10-day festival is packed with exciting movie premieres, celebrity guests, live music and educational workshops, hosted in the Capitol Theater in the heart of Olympia’s historic theater …
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. He’s spent over a decade sharing the stage with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras–from Sydney, Australia to the Kennedy Center–performing his pop hits and his critically acclaimed concerto for piano and orchestra. For five seasons he was a …
Read the complete Arts Walk Program for more information about events >> Read the OLY ARTS Arts Walk Guide here >> F R I D A Y 5:00 pm Hammer of Hathor, Live Music – Olympia Food Co-Op 5:00 pm Lisa Ramsauer, Acoustic …
by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Harlequin Productions has recently been posting behind-the-scenes updates with the hashtag #BestCrewEver. There’s justification for these humblebrags. In 2016, the backstage crew at Harlequin, headed by technical director Marko Bujeaud, was fortunate to add the very capable Bruce Haasl as assistant technical director. Haasl is an accomplished actor who …
by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS During World War II, a young Jewish girl managed to document her survival and endurance through the travails of wartime Germany. Across five years and seven Nazi labor camps, Sala Garncarz Kirschner wrote over 350 hidden letters and kept them hidden. Sala kept hiding those letters for over 50 …