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DAYTIME SHOW SERIES: MAGIC CURTAIN MORNING – For toddlers, preschoolers, and beyond!
Olympia Family Theater 612 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United StatesYou are invited to MOO & THE AUTUMN MOON BALL! Join Moo the theater kitty as she gets ready for the Autumn Moon Ball! This new Magic Curtain Morning story celebrates friendship and the magic of being yourself! Filled with music and imagination (and sound cues!), this sweet and silly fall adventure invites our youngest ...
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Macbeth
centralia college 701 West Pear Street, Centralia, WAWickstrom Studio Theatre, Centralia CollegeOct 30- Nov 15More info at centralia.edu/theatre Dates/Times:Oct 30, Nov 1- 7pm; Nov 2 – 2pmNov 6,7 – 7pm; Nov 8 – 2pmNov 13, 14- 7pm; Nov 15 – 2pm Adults $18; Students/Seniors $15 William Shakespeare’s classic ghost story is reimagined in a collaboration with String and Shadow Puppet Theatre. Experience ...
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SOGO Fall Concert
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaKick off SOGO’s season with an afternoon of excitement, beauty, and dazzling virtuosity! The Conservatory Orchestra opens with Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, a fast-paced audience favorite, before slowing the pace with the warmth and charm of Edward Elgar’s The Wand of Youth, from Suite No. 1. Throughout the season, we’ll be celebrating SOGO musicians ...
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“DON’T LAUGH AT US” Youth Comedy Showcase
414 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98501 414 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WAThe Bridge Music Project Presents “DON’T LAUGH AT US” Youth Comedy Showcase hosted by Sam Miller In this event, six youth comedians will perform stand-up comedy routines they’ve worked on over the course of six-weeks with professional comedian Sam Miller! Come watch these youth comedians LIVE at Wild Child on Sunday, November 1st at 7pm. ...
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Write in the Harbor
Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor Campus 3993 Hunt Street Northwest, Gig HarborJoin us for Write in the Harbor, the annual regional writer's conference held at Tacoma Community College's Gig Harbor Campus! Featuring Keynote Speaker Suzanne Morrison, this year's conference theme is "Shaping the Narrative." An early bird rate is available through Sept. 18, and a discounted rate is available for students with current Washington State college ...
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South Sound Choreographers Showcase
Capitol Theater 206 5th Ave. SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesThe first ever South Sound Choreographers showcase is hitting Olympia's historical Capital Theater on November 7th and 8th. This event will showcase contemporary dance works by local choreographers, co-produced by Sydney Blanchard Artistic Director of Moving Parts Dance Company and freelance artist Alice Grendon of Growing Wildhearted//DanCEthropocene. Thurston County is blessed with many dance studios offering ...
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Olympia Symphony Presents EVLOVE: Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale
Capital High School Performing Arts Center 2707 Conger Ave NW, OlympiaA soldier. A violin. A devil. A world being born. EVOLVE brings two theatrical works together in one intimate concert of story, rhythm, and transformation. In La Création du Monde, The Creation of the World, Darius Milhaud turns a creation myth into a jazz-infused ballet, shaped by the sound world he encountered in Harlem. In ...
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nightmayor presents: The Total Package screening w/ cast Q&A
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, OlympiaCome witness an exclusive screening of the unreleased original feature film The Total Package! This DIY multimedia movie musical extravaganza features an ensemble of Olympia's finest performers and was written, directed and produced by nightmayor. Don't miss the chance to view this seldom screened work, and exercise your curiosity in a post show Q and ...
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Come From Away
Timberline High School Theatre 6120 Mullen Rd SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesTimberline High School Theatre is proud to present its 2026 Fall musical, Come From Away. Come From Away tells the inspiring story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 planes were diverted on September 11, 2001. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. Show dates run November 12-14, and 19-21, 2026.
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Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesTig Notaro is an Oscar-nominated producer and an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and radio contributor. Rolling Stone named her one of the “50 best stand-up comics of all time.” Her latest special, Tig Notaro: Hello Again, premiered on Prime Video and earned multiple Emmy nominations.
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Holiday Gift Gallery
119 119 Washington Street NE, Olympia, WA, United StatesCelebrate the season at the Holiday Gift Gallery, a welcoming showcase of locally made art and one-of-a-kind handmade gifts from Olympia-area artists. Sponsored by Arts Olympia, the gallery will be open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m., November 13 through December 19. Visitors can explore a festive selection of 2D and 3D artwork, ...
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Playback Theatre Performance – Why We Tell Our Stories
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin the Heartsparkle Players at Traditions for an evening of Playback Theatre. Playback is a unique style of improvisational theatre where audience members tell real moments from their lives and the musician and actors play it back. This performance will be a fundraiser for our history project.
$10 – $20