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Sacred Seasons: Spiritual Wisdom of Fall & Winter
Gwinwood Retreat Center 6015 30th Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesThe Celtic tradition embraces a deep connection to the rhythms of the natural world. The constant shifting and unfolding of the seasons offers invitations to attune our inner landscape to the world around us and receive both its gifts and challenges. Through this dynamic interaction with natural rhythms, we become more attuned to ourselves. In ...
Fall Gallery Event
The Artists' gallery 2505 4th Ave W Suite 105, Olympia, WAJoin us for our Fall Gallery Event! Guest artists Ruth Greening will be showing her jewelry, and Sherry Kirk will be showing her pottery. Meet the artists, have a glass of wine and enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and live music. This event is open to the public and we welcome everyone. Come on by between ...
Public talk and book signing: The Power of Mind: A Tibetan Monk’s Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge, with Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche
Olympia Community Center 222 Columbus St., Olympia, WA, United StatesKhentrul Lodrö Thayé Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist Monk and esteemed scholar, will be coming to Olympia, WA, as part of his International public talk/book signing tour. This free event will be held on Saturday, October 1, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Olympia Community Center, Rm A, 222 Columbus St. Browsers Book Shop ...
Olympia Fall Arts Walk 2022
Attend Fall Arts Walk Downtown Celebration October 7-8 Various events at participating locations October 1 – 31 Celebrate the visual and performing arts in downtown Olympia! Whether you are looking for a rich arts tradition to share with family and friends, or innovative experiences, Olympia Arts Walk has something for you. Many of our ...
Airbound Arts: Circus Spectacular
Airbound Arts, 312 Columbia Street NW, Olympia WA 98501 312 Columbia Street NW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us for our monthly show at Airbound Arts! Pre-sale tickets: https://www.airboundarts.com/events.html When: Saturday, October 7th & 8th Shows 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: ...
Fun Home
Harlequin Productions 202 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United StatesMusic by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel Winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to ...
Author Talk: Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson on “The Last Sandstorm”
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesCome spend an evening with Olympia resident Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson, who will read from and discuss her book, "The Last Sandstorm," a memoir of her life in Saudi Arabia from childhood to young adulthood, and her daring escape to the West. The book is both a coming-of-age story and an immigrant's saga, two overlapping narratives that ...
Olympia Speculative Fiction Writers Group-Workshop on Descriptive Writing
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 ...
Grim Earth, Well Hell, and Tylo at the Cryptatropa Bar 10/14
cryptatropa bar 421 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, WA, United StatesJoin us for a night of doom metal and folk with Well Hell all the way from L.A., Grim Earth from right here in Oly, and Tylo from up north in Seattle.
Highlights Concert: A Celebration of 40 Years of Masterworks
Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, WAJoin us as we start our 40th anniversary season with highlights and showstoppers celebrating our commissioned works, women composers, Celtic connections, social justice, sacred elements, humor in music and more!
Yellow Tag Sale
The Artists' gallery 2505 4th Ave W Suite 105, Olympia, WACome see what's new in our Yellow Tag Sale! 10% off select work October 20-29.
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 ...