Lacey Summer Concerts in the Park

by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Wednesdays at Noon, June 22 – August 3 Saturdays at 7:00 p.m., July 16 – August 6 Huntamer Park in Woodland Square  map For Information: Lacey Parks and Recreation, (360) 491-0857 Concerts include a number of local groups as well as regional acts.  You’ll hear a different sound each …

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The Laramie Project at Tacoma Little Theatre

by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS A Benefit for Orlando Tacoma Little Theatre (TLT) is producing a one-night-only reading of The Laramie Project on June 26 as a benefit for the survivors of the massacre in Orlando. Directed by Rachel Fitzgerald, who is also one of the many actors to perform, the pulling together of this …

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Music in the Park – Olympia’s Own Summer Concert Series

by Ned Hayes and Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS Summer in Olympia means it is time to dust off your lawn chairs and pull out your coolers for the annual Music in the Park Summer Concert Series. The Olympia Downtown Association presents a series of summer concerts beginning on July 6 and running through August 24. …

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Capital City Pride

by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Capital City Pride Festival is June 15-17 in downtown Olympia, offering family-friendly events, live music throughout the weekend, a parade and a city-wide community gathering in celebration of gay, lesbian and transgender identity and solidarity. “The way that you respond to hate crimes is with love, and we have …

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A Narrator With an Unusual Voice (Olympia Author Interview)

Olympia author Ned Hayes has published multiple novels. His most recent novel, The Eagle Tree, is his first published with a major publisher: Little A, in New York City. The Eagle Tree is an Olympia-focused novel. All the action takes place in Olympia, and scenes in the novel include experiences from LBA Woods, Procession of the Species, …

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Aigner Loren Wilson

Aigner Loren Wilson is a PNW writer originally from the Jersey Shore whose love of speculative fiction propels her through her everyday life. Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction has appeared in OLY ARTS, Terraform, Nightlight, and more. She is an associate editor and copy editor for the award-winning magazine Strange Horizons and horror podcast Nightlight, …

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Announcing OLY ARTS – July 2016

by Ned Hayes and Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS OLYMPIA, Wash. — July 2016 COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE HERE (PDF) Attention, Olympia arts lovers! We’re thrilled to announce the debut of OLY ARTS, a brand-new publication devoted entirely to local and culture. OLY ARTS is an expert guide to live theater, music, visual arts and other performing arts in the Thurston …

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Jerica Pender

20 years ago, Jerica marched into the publisher’s office of a small press and begged for a spot at a desk. She said she’d work for free, just to be around words and their wordsmiths. Jerica was shocked when the publisher was willing to pay – as trading words for money had been a dream …

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Brian Jansen and Kathryn Philbrook in Much Ado About Nothing at OLT

Olympia Little Theatre: Oldest Theater in Town

Incorporated in October 1939, Olympia Little Theatre is the oldest live theater in Olympia and one of the oldest in Washington state. OLT has been in its current home on Olympia’s hilltop east side since March 1968. It produces a six-to-eight-show mainstage season plus staged readings and cabaret events. OLT is a nonprofit organization dedicated …

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Olympia Family Theater

by Christian Carvajal for OLY ARTS Olympia Family Theater (OFT) is dedicated to bringing quality theater experiences to its audiences. OFT produces a five-show family friendly main-stage season, plus numerous morning and traveling productions for children of all ages. By the end of its 2015-16 season, OFT had produced over 45 main-stage shows, including three world premiere …

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