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Books and Words
Events
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Read the Park
Rebecca Howard Park 911 Adams St SE, Olympia, WAA community literacy and storytelling event designed to bring families and residents together for shared reading, poetry, oral history, and cultural storytelling. This event fosters a love of literacy while creating space for stories that reflect the lived experiences of the community. Activities Include: community book readings, youth literacy activities, poetry and spoken word, cultural ...
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Hidden Layers: Women’s Undergarments and How They’ve Shaped Ladies’ Liberties
Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesWomen’s underwear has long reflected society’s views on modesty, femininity, and beauty. From historic styles that restricted the female form to the more liberating fashions of today, women’s undergarments have been symbols of both oppression and empowerment. In this talk, explore how comfort, freedom, and function in women’s undergarments mirrored broader social changes. We ask ...
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Queer Book Release: Menagerie
Browsers Bookshop 107 Capitol Way N, OlympiaMenagerie’s book launch party kicks off at Browsers Bookshop on August 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM. Attendees can expect a theatrical soundscape performance directed by Austin Barnett, featuring five Olympian actors including Christine Goode and Deane Shellman. The event will be wrapped up with a post-performance Q&A between editor Jonah Barnett and author Cecilia Meade. ...
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God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaBack by popular demand! God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special returns this December! God, dressed in an all new holiday power suit, returns to set the record straight and expound on everything from the beginnings of Christmas with Yule, Saturnalia and Winter Solstice, to holiday foods, Christmas carols, Star Wars, the true story of ...
$33 – $74