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WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s an abundance of unique theater and live musical performances to help you coax spring out of its long hibernation. Pick your events, grab your tickets and prepare yourself for a fresh, arts-filled week! Click here to listen to our podcast version …
by Nora Kovacs for OLY ARTS Northwest favorite Tom Rawson is part folksinger, part storyteller and all about bringing people together. Rawson got his start as a peace activist, and that positivity still shines through in his work. Whether he’s singing a classic folk tune, recounting an old story or simply cracking a joke, Rawson …
by Kelli Samson for OLY ARTS Olympia’s Studio West Dance Theatre and Guild provide an enchanting opportunity each year for the community to enjoy an evening of fine food and dance. All proceeds from the annual Dance to Make a Difference gala go to a local charity. Now in its ninth year, the gala’s chosen …
by Kelli Samson for OLY ARTS Forget everything you know from Disney’s version of Alice in Wonderland. Olympia Family Theater is about to bring forth the world premiere of local thespian Kate Ayers’s original adaptation, and there will be nary a Tweedledee or -dum in sight. Things are about to get “curiouser and curiouser.” Ayers’s …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, we’re bringing you an eclectic mix of music, dance and cheeky theater to keep you smiling in your seat throughout the night. We hope you’re ready, Olympia, because the arts community is bringing you its best! Click here to listen to our …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS “Leapin’ Lizards! Just look at this joint!” It’s an iconic line, one many people today still recognize even though it’s been 40 years since America’s sweetheart, Little Orphan Annie, first delivered it on the stages of Broadway. It won’t be long until Olympia residents are repeating it, as the …
by Jonah Barrett for OLY ARTS No spoilers! Yelm’s Standing Room Only theater production company is bringing Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mousetrap to the Triad Theater this March, directed by Olympia actor Chris Cantrell. Starting in 2016, SRO has aimed to expand its creative muscles by bringing in new talent and artistry from …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, Olympia plays host to can’t-miss author readings, storytelling events and of course, the magic of The Oly Old Time Festival. There’s also a bit of cheeky fun to be found in new plays and burlesque performances hitting the stage this week, so just sit back …
by Christina Butcher for OLY ARTS Few authors can boast having worked as a porter, jujitsu fighter, lawyer and translator in their short lifetime, nor can most say they’ve lived in such diverse places as Indonesia, Japan, Nepal or the Czech Republic. Throw in having written a bestselling fiction novel and you’ve narrowed it down …
WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s no shortage of highly anticipated musical performances, exquisite dance or thought-provoking theater to keep you entertained. Get ready for a full lineup of arts and culture in Olympia! Click here to listen to our podcast version of Weekend Preview, sponsored by Alan …