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  • The Center Salon

    Washington Center Blackbox 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United States

    Join us for the Center Salon, an annual dynamic gathering that showcases many forms of artistic expression – from visual artists and writers to musicians, actors, comedians, and filmmakers. Each year brings a unique mix of performances and creative showcases where artists connect and audiences discover something extraordinary.

    $34 – $51
  • Theater Artists Olympia presents “Anna Considers Mars”

    Theater Artists Olympia presents “Anna Considers Mars”
    TAO at Oly Theater 412 Jefferson St. SE, Olympia

    In Ruben Grijalva’s Anna Considers Mars – a play part science fiction, part family drama, and part hilarious comedy with a dark streak – Anna faces the possibility of a life-long dream to go to Mars while bumping up against a host of moral dilemmas here on earth. Anna is hopeful that there, with a ...

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    $20.
  • Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance Class

    Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance Class
    YWCA Friendship Hall 220 Union Ave SE, Olympia

    Parent Toddler Sensory Friendly Dance Class—a gentle, playful space where you and your little one can move together at your own pace. Using developmental science we foster motor skills, balance, mind-body connection, and self-expression. This is an 8 week session running May 4th - June 29th (no class May 25th - Memorial Day) This class is ...

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    $30 – $100
  • TCC Student Art Exhibition Reception

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

    Join us in the Building 4 Art Gallery at Tacoma Community College to celebrate student art and artists! This exhibition showcases student work from TCC art classes, including drawing, painting, 2D sculpture, 3D sculpture, photography, graphic design, and other media. The exhibition runs May 12 - June 4.

    Free
  • The Year of the Horse, in the Chinese Calendar

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

    Eva Abrams, master storyteller from Seattle, brings a celebration of the Year of the Horse, in "The World of Magic." She shares folktales and personal stories, in the oral tradition, about horses. Olympia storyteller, Tobey Ishii Anderson, tells the Asian story of the 12 animals that make the lunar horoscope, the Great Race. This is ...

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    Free
  • Songs and Stories with Gretchen Christopher

    Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia

    Free Music Olympia is excited to bring Gretchen to the Olympia Timberland Library to perform some of her most beloved songs across her career, share the stories behind them, talk about growing up in Olympia in the 1940s and 1950s, and play some new songs. Gretchen Christopher is one of Olympia's first major pop stars ...

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    Free
  • A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music & Dance Sensation

    Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a production that is Celtic, for this generation. Direct from Off-Broadway and starring former World Irish dance champions, including performers from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, ‘A Taste of Ireland’ transports the audience through the story of Ireland’s tumultuous history delivered with a pint of Irish ...

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    $37.45 – $90.95