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Shakespeare in the Park: Twelfth Night
Squaxin Park 2600 E Bay Dr NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesAnimal Fire Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” for its 10th Season this summer. Join us for love, mistaken identity, and a bit of cross dressing. Hilarity ensues in this world turned upside down. Free to all. Blankets, chairs, and picnics are welcome. It runs Friday-Sunday, August 12th-September 4th @6:30 PM.
This Flat Earth
Harlequin Productions 202 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United StatesWritten by Lindsey Ferrentino. Directed by Aaron Lamb. An urgent response to escalating gun violence in this country, This Flat Earth is a startling, deeply felt, and often humorous story of growing up in our confounding world, from the perspective of 13-year-old Julie. At Harlequin, this role will be played by two local child actors, alternating performances. ...
Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers Group-Critique
https://join.slack.com/t/olympiaspecul-bkw3602/shared_invite/zt-dfophn9s-cKIx5FYTabK1Km6FDuzuywWe’re the Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group. We’ve been meeting every Friday for the past two years via Slack (no video or audio. only text). We’re a mixed group of writers just starting out and writers who have been writing for years. Our aim is to get better at our writing and advance our careers through ...
Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers Group-Workshop on Subplots
https://join.slack.com/t/olympiaspecul-bkw3602/shared_invite/zt-dfophn9s-cKIx5FYTabK1Km6FDuzuywWe’re the Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group. We’ve been meeting every Friday for the past two years via Slack (no video or audio. only text). We’re a mixed group of writers just starting out and writers who have been writing for years. Our aim is to get better at our writing and advance our careers through ...
Tenino Arts Creative Market
Downtown Tenino 147 Olympia St N, Tenino, United StatesSave your 2nd Saturday for us! Tenino has a heart of stone. And one of glass, watercolor, metal, wood, drama, music, mystery and so much more! On the second Saturday of each month through September, Tenino Arts brings together a collection of local artisans for a street fair they call the Creative Market. Nestled ...
Playback Theatre! Weaving the Wisdom of Art & Activism
Olympia Senior Center 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin Window Seat Media and Senior Services for South Sound for an afternoon of Playback Theatre, a spontaneous collaboration between performers and audience. People tell real moments from their lives, then watch them re-created on stage. This is an Audience Up! performance. In this performance audience members are invited to join and perform alongside us. Come ...
Airbound Arts: Saturday Spectacular
Airbound Arts, 312 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 312 Columbia Street NW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly aerial and circus arts show at Airbound Arts! When: Saturday, September 10th at 7pm (all ages) and 9pm (mature)! Doors are 30 minutes prior to each show. Where: 312 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 The Studio is in the alley to the left of oly taproom How Much: Tickets ...
Sharing Stories Through Handicraft: An Artist Talk with Dan McKinstry & Harvest Moon
Arbutus Folk School 610 4th Ave E, Olympia, WAJoin Window Seat Media and Arbutus Folk School for an artist talk with Master Storyteller and Basketweaver, Harvest Moon, and Master Luthier, Daniel McKinstry. Both have deep ties to the region and a shared love for western red cedar as a medium for their craft. We’ll explore how handicraft is a form of storytelling and ...
Books by the Bay- A Seaside Celebration to Benefit the South Sound Reading Foundation
Olympia Yacht Club 201 Simmons St NW, Olympia, WACelebrate Literacy! South Sound Reading Foundation's Books by the Bay annual literacy celebration presented by TwinStar Credit Union featuring: -Favorite Northwest Authors: David B. Williams (Homewaters) and Craig Romano (Urban Trails), - Live Music - Drinks & Heavy Appetizers - Ever- popular blind date with a book, a punch wall, silent auction, and more! Register ...
Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers Group-Decompression
https://join.slack.com/t/olympiaspecul-bkw3602/shared_invite/zt-dfophn9s-cKIx5FYTabK1Km6FDuzuywWe’re a mixed group of writers just starting out and writers who have been writing for years. We also have short fiction writers, novel writers, and some that fall into both camps or somewhere in between. Our aim is to get better at our speculative fiction and advance our writing careers through honest and knowledgeable ...
TCMedia Presents The Studio A Concerts: Ethan Tucker
Thuston Community Media Studio A 440 Yauger Way SW, Suite C, Olympia, WA, United StatesThurston Community Media is launching a new event series to showcase regional musicians and raise funds to support its community programming and media education services. The series kicks off on Friday, September 23rd, with Olympia’s own Ethan Tucker. Tucker will perform Cool Kids, Crazy Nights, and other favorites as well as new material composed over ...
Stories of Food, Food as Story
GRuB 2016 Elliott Ave NW, Olympia, WAStories of Food, food as Story is a workshop series that invites participants to explore their history and cultural heritage through food traditions. Participants meet over four sessions beginning on September 24th and ending on November 6, 2022. Workshop sessions guide participants through the process of: *Identifying a food tradition through which they can learn ...