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  • The Painted Screen – A Monthly Film Series Celebrating the Visual Arts

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

    Experience art like never before. Join us for The Painted Screen, a new monthly series exploring the lives and legacies of artists who have shaped how we see the world. Each screening offers a window into the creative spirit...journeys of color, passion, and imagination told through the power of film. Our debut screening, Loving Vincent, immerses viewers ...

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    Free

  • Art History Book Club Meeting

    The Gallery at Tacoma Community College 6501 South 19th Street, Tacoma

    Join us in the Tacoma Community College Building 4 Art Gallery or online for an Art History Book Club discussion of "The Glass Artist" by Tracey Chevalier.

    Free

  • Olympia Spring Arts Walk Registration

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

    Sign up online by January 31 and join us on April 24 and 25 in presenting Olympia Spring Arts Walk—a vibrant celebration of creativity featuring the Luminary Procession and the iconic Procession of the Species, brought to life by Earthbound Productions. Artists of all artforms: Participate with a showcase of your creativity by connecting with ...

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    $38 – $63

  • Art Reception-Thursday at TCC

    The Art Gallery at Tacoma Community College 6501 S. 19th St., Tacoma

    Two Tumwater based artists will have an art reception for their January exhibition at The Art Gallery at Tacoma Community College on Thursday, the 8th from 4:00-6:00 PM. The show is titled “Art Story:Reflection of an Artist Couple”. Please join David Noah Giles and C. J. Swanson for this event, thank you. The show runs ...

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    Free

  • Comedy Underground

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

    One night. Three comedians. Countless laughs. Join us for a whirlwind of hilarity featuring three distinct comedic styles that will take you from everyday absurdities to unexpected revelations. Whether you love observational humor, storytelling, or lightning-quick wit, this show delivers. Our Jan show features a 2024 finalist of the Seattle International Comedy Competition – Dylan ...

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    $31 – $46

  • “Art Story” Gallery Talk with David Noah Giles and C.J. Swanson

    The Gallery at Tacoma Community College 6501 South 19th Street, Tacoma

    David Noah Giles and C.J. Swanson, whose "Art Story" exhibition is on display in TCC's Building 4 Art Gallery during January, will give a free talk about the exhibition. Everyone is invited to attend, and visitor parking is available in Lot G. Learn more about The Gallery and find upcoming exhibitions & events.

    Free

  • Native American Storytelling

    Harbor House 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, United States

    Roger Fernandes, a Native American artist and storyteller, is the featured teller for the South Sound Story Guild. His stories focus on the culture of the Coast Salish tribes of Washington. As a storyteller he shares stories as a foundational human process for teaching and healing. Opening teller is Regina King, educator. Story Swap from ...

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    Free

  • Wait Until Dark

    State Theater 202 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WA, United States

    In this white-knuckle thriller, Susan Hendrix, newly blind, seems an easy mark when three ruthless criminals invade her Greenwich Village apartment. Forty-seven years after its 1966 premiere, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott’s (Dial ‘M’ for Murder) original script with crackling, claustrophobic, and calculated efficiency. When the lights go out, survival comes down to nerve, ...

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    $35 – $49

  • The Threepenny Opera

    2749, McCann Plaza Dr NW, Olympia, WA 98505 2749 McCann Plaza Dr NW, Olympia

    The Threepenny Opera A Play with Music Based on John Gay’s THE BEGGAR’S OPERA By Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann English translation of the dialogue by Robert MacDonald English translation of the lyrics by Jeremy Sams January 29th, 7:00pm January 30th, 7:00pm January 31st, 2:00pm & 7:00pm Performed and produced ...

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    $3 – $10

  • And Then There Were None

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

    Directed by Niclas Olson Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. None of them know each other, all of them have a dangerous past they need to keep secret, and each of them are now in the carefully laid trap of a murderer. As a storm rages outside, the group becomes completely cut off ...

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    $18 – $40

  • 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