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  • Discovery Speaker Series

    Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia

    Join Puget Sound Estuarium at the Olympia Timberland Library for our Discovery Speaker Series. Every 1st Thursday of the month we invite you to learn and stay informed about current environmental research or sustainability projects. You'll hear from Scientists, Educators, Artists, and Earth Advocates about their current work, research, or organization. Plus get your questions answered live ...

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    Free
  • Pilot Magazine Presents: Poetry & Music

    Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia

    Pilot Magazine brings together an eclectic group of local artists to present new and old works at the Olympia library. Join us for an evening featuring: Larry Eickstaedt Lucien Spect beni erms Kendra Hemlock Reid Urban Valerie Warren Pilot Magazine is a locally created and produced, Arts & Culture magazine in South Puget Sound.

    Free
  • Author Talk with Mike Cairns: Under the Ash

    Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

    Presentation and Book Signing At 12:30pm on May 18, 1980, Washington Army National Guard helicopter pilot Captain Mike Cairns flew beneath the ash cloud of the Mount St. Helens volcano eruption – a feat never before attempted in history. In the challenging days that followed, as Mike, his crew, and fellow National Guard pilots flew ...

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    Free
  • Alec Clayton’s ‘The Descendants of the Pirate Pegleg Josiah Johnson’ – A Reading and Book Signing

    Alec Clayton will read a selection from his latest novel, The Descendants of the Pirate Pegleg Josiah Johnson at the Olympia Friends Meetinghouse (Quakers), 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia, on Tuesday, March 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. Following the reading, Alec will lead a discussion/question and answer and book signing. Copies of some of his other ...

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