Welcome to our community calendar of arts events — the best arts calendar in the South Sound! OLY ARTS does not charge for posting arts events. Events are submitted by organizations and community members and published at OLY ARTS’ discretion. Events are not sponsored or endorsed by OLY ARTS. Please do not upload images or files larger than 1 MB. Please only post once, and your event is sent to the OLY ARTS’ Editor for review and approval.
Events
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Native American Storytelling
Harbor House 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, United StatesRoger 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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Studio Sale
Childhood's End Gallery 222 4th Ave W, OlympiaChildhood’s End Gallery presents its annual Studio Sale, featuring discounted and rarely seen works by beloved local artists including Jon Bradham, Sara Gettys, Kathy Gore-Fuss, Chuck Gumpert, Carla Paine, and Mimi Williams. The sale also includes a selection of unique, limited works by Marc Chagall, William Winden, and others. Begin the year with an exceptional ...
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Wait Until Dark
State Theater 202 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WA, United StatesIn 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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The Threepenny Opera
2749, McCann Plaza Dr NW, Olympia, WA 98505 2749 McCann Plaza Dr NW, OlympiaThe 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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And Then There Were None
Centerstage Theatre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United StatesDirected 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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International Guitar Night
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesInternational 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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Movie Night at Lacey Library: Punch-Drunk Love (R)
Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesCult classics. Cool vibes. Free popcorn. Join us for a season of beloved cult films, offbeat adventures, and endlessly quotable moments. Whether you're revisiting an old favorite or discovering a new obsession, first Thursday movie nights at the library are all about film, fun, and community. Come solo, bring a friend, ...
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Discovery Speaker Series
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, OlympiaJoin Puget Sound Estuarium at the Olympia Timberland Library for our Discovery Speaker Series. Every 1st Thursday of the month we invite you to learn and stay informed about current environmental research or sustainability projects. You'll hear from Scientists, Educators, Artists, and Earth Advocates about their current work, research, or organization. Plus get your questions answered live ...
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Olympia Symphony Presents: CELEBRATE
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaStart your new year with a celebration of brilliance, beauty, and bold artistry. Violinist Adé Williams takes the stage for Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor—a piece of staggering intensity and beauty. With performances described as “stunning” by The New York Times, Williams is a force of nature whose playing radiates energy, emotional depth, and ...
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Heartsparkle Players ‘For the Love of Forests’ Fundraiser
New Traditions Cafe & Fair Trade Gallery 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesCome to an evening of creativity and laughter with Olympia's own Playback Theatre Ensemble, Heartsparkle Players. We welcome stories on the theme "For the Love of the Forests".
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The Tale Telling Heart
Harbor House 217 Thurston Ave NW, Olympia, WA, United StatesAwarding winning featured storyteller, Sandra Niman, spins tales of the heart in time for Valentine's Day. "From Poe to violins, stories from and about the heart can play many tunes." She loves linking traditional stories to modern dilemmas, always searching for "the happily ever after.” Opener teller, Jerry Buendel, was always captivated by the many ...
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Pilot Magazine Presents: Poetry & Music
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, OlympiaPilot Magazine brings together an eclectic group of local artists to present new and old works at the Olympia library. Join us for an evening featuring: Larry Eickstaedt Lucien Spect beni erms Kendra Hemlock Reid Urban Valerie Warren Pilot Magazine is a locally created and produced, Arts & Culture magazine in South Puget Sound.
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