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Lacey in Tune: Free Music, Movies, & Entertainment!
Huntamer Park 618 Woodland Square Loop SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesStarting July 5 and running through August 9, Tuesdays will be full of entertainment the entire family will love! The shows start at 6:30 p.m., giving you plenty of time to grab some blankets or chairs, and head to the park. This year’s line up includes comedy acts, magic and music! Need a break during ...
InGenius! Season of Artful Giving
InGenius! Local Artisan Gallery & Boutique 207 1st Street South, Yelm, WA, United StatesLet the InGenius! Holiday shopping tradition begin! Join friends and neighbors for a season of artful giving. To celebrate this holiday season, InGenius! Local Artisan Gallery & Boutique will offer many chances for you to meet the InGenius! artists and artisans who are helping bring art alive in the heart of Yelm and Thurston County. ...
Free Range Drag (& Variety) Show
cryptatropa bar 421 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, WA, United StatesMarch is the month of merriment and our Chickens and Special Guests want to show you why it is also a bit sexy! Come see us at A Free Range Drag (& Variety) Show!! Friday, March 10th 2023 Doors at 730 PM Show starts at 8 PM $13 at the door Cast: Vanessa The Witch ...
Film Screening: Which Way Home
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us in partnership with Strengthening Sanctuary Alliance for a special after-hours screening of past Academy Award Nominee, still relevant today, Which Way Home. A powerful documentary following a group of unaccompanied children as they make the journey across Mexico in hopes of crossing the border into the United States. Film introduced by Olympia immigration ...
“Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle” with Author Joesphine Ensign
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with Josephine Ensign, author of "Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle," a WA State Book Award Finalist. A reading will be followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. Josephine Ensign is a Professor of Nursing at the UW School of Nursing and her work ...
I SPY: The Secret Museum
Harbor History Museum 4121 Harborview Dr., Gig HarborI SPY is for the kid in all of us. A special exhibition created by the Harbor History Museum detective squad, I SPY: The Secret Museum is a journey through the little-seen collection areas of the Harbor History Museum. Inspired by the much-loved I SPY books, we decided to apply the idea to our own ...
TRANSGENDER WARRIORS Discussion w/ Orca Books Co-op’s Marxist Reading Group
Orca Books Co-op 315 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesCome discuss some theory & history with Orca Books Co-op's Marxist Reading Group.Our next title is Leslie Feinberg's TRANSGENDER WARRIORS We will be discussing the text in it's entirety Monday, June 26th at 6:00PM at Orca Books Co-op (315 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA) We will also be watching a video lecture by Feinberg afterwards ...
Play in the Parks with Japan Creative Arts Taiko Drum Show
Join us at various parks in Lacey for FREE family entertainment this summer! From July 6 to August 10, venture out to different parks and enjoy free shows and activities with your family. July 6, at Wonderwood Park in Lacey Lead Taiko drummer, Ringtaro is former member of the ONDEKOZA for 10 years and performed at ...
Lacey in Tune noon tunes – The Brazil Project
Huntamer Park 618 Woodland Square Loop SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesNeed a break during your lunch hour? Head to Huntamer Park Wednesdays at noon for the Lacey In Tune summer concert series! From July 5 to Aug 9, enjoy the fresh air and relax while listening to amazing artists. bring your own seating and lunch or purchase from our food vendor! Come to Huntamer Park ...
Free Range Drag (& Variety) Show
cryptatropa bar 421 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, WA, United StatesMissed last month? Don't be sad! We have another show right around the corner. A FREE RANGE DRAG AND VARIETY SHOW JULY 14TH DOORS: 7:30PM SHOW: 8:00PM HOSTED BY LATINA.K. TURNER D'HO PERFORMANCES BY VANESSA THE WITCH CARRIE MORNINGWOOD CANDACE LEXIA FEATURING RAINIE DAE NEMESIS BABY BLAISE MAEVE THE BRAVE
Art on the Farm
Melrose Botanicals 8708 Johnson Point Road NE, OlympiaArt on the Farm is a place where people can come to unplug, recharge and allow themselves to be immersed in local art and nature. Held on an organic hobby farm, the show meanders through the farm's orchard, pasture, and trees... around each corner a new maker to visit, more work to take in. ...
Unforgettable Art with Maureen Wells
Olympia Timberland Library 313 8th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesUnforgettable Art offers an up-close and personal art viewing experience for people with dementia and their caregivers. The art is supplemented with music, poetry, and artists’ biographies. During the one-hour program themed art prints are displayed stimulating discussions and reminiscing. Maureen Wells first developed the program in 1989 and has presented it to senior centers, ...