posts by Christina Butcher
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS Each month, Olympia poets, authors and literary enthusiasts gather for an evening of poetry and camaraderie. It’s a chance to let their guard down and simply enjoy the spoken word. Seldom do featured readers have much in common with each other in the way of theme, style or poetic …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there are more than enough theater performances to keep you in your seat, waiting for lights to dim and curtains to raise in theaters across Olympia. Click here to listen to our podcast version of Weekend Preview, sponsored by Alan Fuller of …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS Seattle contemporary dance company Whim W’Him comes to the Minnaert Center for the Arts as part of the South Puget Sound Community College Artist and Lecture Series. The dance company will perform one of its newest programs, SENSATION, under artistic director Olivier Wevers. “This is our first time in …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS There’s nothing quite as Pacific Northwestern as Olympia’s teen fiddle-and-folk band The REDS. Comprised of Eros and Dante Faulk and River and Sage Scheuerell, The REDS have been playing bluegrass and old-time music together for five years. This year, they’ll open the festival at the “Thursday Night Kick-Off Dance,” …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, Olympia artists are stretching their wings to bring you amazing crossover events in literature, music and dance. We’ll make sure you know exactly where to go to get your fix of excitement in the arts.  Click here to listen to our podcast …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, we’ll fill you in on all the live storytelling, toe-tapping music and student-led performances happening around town. Join Olympia’s arts and culture community and start the new year off with a bang. Click here to listen to our podcast version of Weekend …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS Imagine you have five days to rehearse and perform the musical Les Misérables. Now add that you’re still a teenager and have little to no professional acting experience. It sounds overwhelming, but for 32 elementary, middle and high school students of the South Sound, it’s a welcome challenge. The …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, we’ll help you decide which events to squeeze into your holiday-packed schedule, including bluegrass, folk music and cozy readings by local authors. Click here to listen to our podcast version of Weekend Preview, sponsored by Sandstone Distillery. Follow the links below for more …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS When Olympia shoppers step from winter cold into the warmth of downtown’s new Papillon Marketplace, they’re met with colorful, Caribbean décor, Haitian music and artisanal goods including jewelry and other wearable items. The marketplace, Papillon Enterprise’s flagship storefront in the United States, sells handcrafted items from vendors in Haiti. …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, thereÂ’ are more than enough winter readings and musical shows to keep you in the holiday spirit. And don’t forget to buy your tickets to The Nutcracker before it’s too late! You don’t want to miss out on this season’s show-stopping ballet …