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  • Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance

    Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance
    The Olympia Center 222 columbia st, Olympia

     This class is for kiddos ages 2-3 who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum and their caregivers. Please bring headphones for your child if they benefit from wearing them, we will have a few spare pairs as well! 

    $8 – $85

  • ISM Festival

    downtown olympia Downtown Olympia at 5th Avenue and Washington Street, Olympia

    ISM Festival is a 3 day experimental music / visual / movement / film / performance-art event. It features 80+ performances in 7 venues across Downtown Olympia. ISM was created to catalyze the inventive, experimental performance art that Olympia has historically been known for (worldwide). Some venues are free. Tickets start at $15. All performances ...

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  • Sensory Friendly Dance Ages 10-13

    Sensory Friendly Parent Toddler Dance Class
    Jacob Smith House 4500 Intelco Loop S, Lacey

    This specialized recreation class is designed for children developmentally ages 10-13 who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. We provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self expression, and mind-body connection. Supported with props from sensory toolhouse LLC. Together we will explore creative movement, concept based games, and movement elements ...

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    $85

  • God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special

    The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia

    Back 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 ...

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    $33 – $74

  • Lightwire Theater’s The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare

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

    You know how the race ended — but the story was just beginning. Lightwire Theater’s The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen picks up a decade after the finish line, where Old Man Tortoise and Big Daddy Hare are now fathers navigating a world of smartphones and video games. When Tortoise Junior and ...

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    $19 – $41