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Summer Reading List
Childhood's End Gallery 222 4th Ave W, OlympiaJoin Childhood’s End Gallery for an exhibition of book arts in many forms; bound, unbound, unfolding from the walls, and suspended from the ceiling. “Summer Reading List” Featuring work by Susan Aurand, MalPina Chan, Lucia Harrison, Robin and Carmella Gumaelius, Randi Parkhurst, Shu-Ju Wang, and Suze Woolf.
Animal Fire Theatre Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wonderwood Park 5304 32nd Ave SE, LaceyAnimal Fire Theatre's free outdoor production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at Wonderwood Park. All shows start at 7:00 p.m.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ages 14-22)
Lakewood Playhouse 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA, United StatesA Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ages 14-22) in association with Museum of Glassand City of Lakewood’s SummerFESTAn immersive Shakespeare Experience Teaching Artists: Noel Koran and Addie LivingstonStage Manager: Marco DiazDates: July 7th-18thTime: 9:00AM-4:00PMShowcases: July 18th at Museum of Glassand July 19th at SummerFEST (Times TBA)Participant Fee: $400 Join us for a special immersive adaptation of A Midsummer ...
‘Our House’ Immersive Theatre
Unique Immersive Show “Our House” Revived for July-August 2025 Battleground Productions is pleased to announce a summer revival of their critically-acclaimed Evening in Three Acts, Our House. Inspired by Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town, this unique immersive experience is back for a limited run beginning July 17th with a new production design and a ...
Paranormal Cirque at Capital Mall
Capital Mall 625 Black Lake Blvd SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesCirque Italia is now presenting: “PARANORMAL CIRQUE!” ONE OF THE BEST THRILLING EXPERIENCES!!! Coming to Olympia, WA July 18th – 21st Are you ready Olympia? Do you love thrilling, wicked, sexy, or even dangerous things? Paranormal Cirque will expose you to a unique creation of combined theatre, circus, and cabaret with a new European ...
‘Our House’ Immersive Theatre
Unique Immersive Show “Our House” Revived for July-August 2025 Battleground Productions is pleased to announce a summer revival of their critically-acclaimed Evening in Three Acts, Our House. Inspired by Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town, this unique immersive experience is back for a limited run beginning July 17th with a new production design and a ...
39th Peninsula Art League Summer Art Festival
Sehmel Homestead Park 10123 78th Ave NW, Gig HarborIt’s Festival Fever Time! Join us for our 39th Annual Summer Art Festival at scenic Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor, WA!Dates: July 19–20, 2025Times: Sat 10–6, Sun 10–5Location: Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave NWAdmission: FREE - Featuring over 100 artist booths with creators showcasing everything from painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, pottery, jewelry, garden art, glass, fiber, ...
Read the Park: We were here before the State
Rebecca Howard Park 911 Adams St SE, Olympia, WAA vibrant, intergenerational celebration of Black storytelling, legacy, and cultural resistance, survival and sovereignty through literature, live performance, food, and community engagement. This gathering responds directly to the City of Olympia’s ongoing Rebecca Howard Park project and calls for deeper, trust-centered investment in Black voices and presence. The event will feature a Black author showcase ...
Let’s Talk About AI: A Community Conversation
Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesArtificial Intelligence is showing up everywhere—from writing tools and image generators to customer service chatbots and research aids. But what do we really think about it? Join us for a guided community conversation where we’ll explore how AI is impacting our lives, both positively and negatively. Whether you're excited about AI, cautious, confused, or curious, ...
RENT
State Theater 202 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WA, United StatesSet in the East Village of New York City, during the previous pandemic, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s play follows a year in the life of a group of young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower ...
The Spitfire Grill
Lakewood Playhouse 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA, United States“And the light from these windows ain’t sparkled this bright, not since I can remember back when, and my friends and my family are with me tonight and this old grill has come alive again!” Music and Book by James Valcq Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff ...
‘Our House’ Immersive Theatre
Unique Immersive Show “Our House” Revived for July-August 2025 Battleground Productions is pleased to announce a summer revival of their critically-acclaimed Evening in Three Acts, Our House. Inspired by Thornton Wilder’s classic play Our Town, this unique immersive experience is back for a limited run beginning July 17th with a new production design and a ...