New Downtown Olympia Mural to Receive Dedication
By Alec Clayton The Chinese dragon mural in downtown Olympia will be dedicated Saturday, August 24 to honor Chinese-American history. The public is invited to […]
StoryOly Hits Another Grand Slam
By Alec Clayton The storytellers at StoryOly are at it again. The fourth-annual StoryOly Grand Slam competition will be held at Rhythm & Rye Saturday, […]
CINE•FILES: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
By Ellis Boran Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is another amazing film by the Japanese writer/director Hayao Miyazaki. This movie is about Nausicaa, […]
The Beetle Box Project
By Jonah Barrett When one hears about electronic music, pianos don’t necessarily come to mind. This August, one-man musical project Beetle Box will perform in […]
Second-Annual Hoodstock Celebrates Music, Natural Surroundings
By Melinda Minton Celebrating its second year, Hoodstock comes with a diverse blend of musical genres with an authenticity and love of artistry for which […]
OLY ARTS Celebrates Fourth Anniversary With Online Relaunch
By Ned Hayes and Billy Thomas OLY ARTS celebrates its fourth anniversary of publication and first full year of glossy magazine format with a new […]
Meet This Year’s Lakefair Court: Princess Cassidy Walchak-Sloan
By Molly Walsh “I remember one time,” Walchak-Sloan says, “me and my friend were maybe eight years old, and her babysitter took us to Lakefair. […]
All 100 Fires: Experimental Theater by Theater Maestra Donna Oblongata
by Ned Hayes Olympia has professional theater, amateur theater, family theater and community theater. Yet we are often bereft of truly experimental genre-busting theatrical adventures. […]
Meet This Year’s Lakefair Court: Princess Ruby Roebuck
By Molly Walsh Roebuck, who’s lived in Olympia for over a decade, has not only attended Lakefair but served as part of the festival staff. […]
Meet This Year’s Lakefair Court: Princess Bridgette Byerly
By Molly Walsh “I’ve been to Lakefair many times,” says Byerly. “It’s what you do in the summer.” A longtime Olympia resident, Byerly often saw […]