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  • Red Riding Hood, a Holiday Panto

    Centerstage Theatre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United States

    Red Riding Hood: A Holiday Panto By Vince Brady Directed by Helen Marion-Rowe The perfect annual tradition returns this season with Red Riding Hood: a Holiday Panto! Turning everything topsy-turvy with new songs and old jokes, our very own spin on the story of a gal and her scarlet cloak will be a highlight of ...

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    $21 – $47
  • Orca Books Cooperative Author Talk

    Orca Books Co-op 315 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United States

    Join Aidan Key, founder of TransFamilies, and Ren Cedar Fuller, TransFamilies parent facilitator, for a conversation about helping trans children thrive. Aidan’s book Trans Children in Today's Schools was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air. Ren’s essay collection, Bigger, explores raising a gender-diverse child.   Aidan Key, founder of Gender Diversity, is a national consultant for school districts, sports organizations, ...

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    free
  • Great Bend Chamber Choir | Light & Gold – Holiday Works By Whitacre, Lauridsen, Gjeilo

    St. David Of Wales Episcopal Church 324 W Cedar St, Shelton

    A luminous celebration of the season, Light and Gold brings together centuries of choral tradition in a contemplative tribute to the mystery and wonder of the Nativity. At the heart of the program are four stunning settings of the ancient text O Magnum Mysterium—from the serene Renaissance purity of Tomás Luis de Victoria, to the ...

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    $16
  • Keys to Connection Winter Showcase

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

    Experience the warmth of community and the power of music to unite and uplift at the Keys to Connection Winter Showcase, a heartwarming performance by talented Olympia High School musicians dedicated to building bridges between generations. This youth-led project brings live music to senior living communities across Thurston County, fostering connection, joy, and shared creativity. ...

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    Free
  • Terry & Friends Christmas

    St. Mark Lutheran Church, Lacey- 2109 College St. SE 2109 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

    If you want to hear great Christmas music, have your heart warmed, laugh your head off, and sing-a-long…this show is for you! The audience becomes the “live studio audience” inside of KTAF Studios. Join Terry Shaw and his friends this year for a Christmas Radio Show you won’t forget! Sat, Dec. 13 @7pm and Sun, ...

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    Free
  • Author Talk with Casey Clapp

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

    Ever wonder what kind of tree is growing in your neighborhood or why it’s there in the first place? Join arborist, educator, and podcast host Casey Clapp for an engaging talk and Q&A about the trees that surround us every day. Based on his visually rich and witty new book The Trees Around You, this ...

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    Free
  • International Guitar Night

    Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United States

    International Guitar Night brings us four artists: An award-winning Vietnamese classical guitarist, a modern fingerstyle guitar prodigy from Russia, a Brazilian guitarist who fuses the fire of the Flamenco guitar and the percussive rhythms of Latin America and one of the leading ukulele players in the world! Experience a night of string mastery as four ...

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    $33 – $75