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Olympia
Archibald Sisters
Bar Francis
Bayview Thriftway
Browsers Books
Bus Stop
Captain Little
Childhoods End Gallery
Compass Rose
Danger Room Comics
Doubletree Inn
Ember goods
Encore Chocolates
Golden Hour Tea
Johnny Coffee
Last Word books
Lolli Llama
Marriot Towneplace Suites
Meconi’s Subs
Noctua
Old School Pizzeria
Olympia Coffee Roasters
Olympia Food Co-op east and west
Olympia seafood
Olyphant arts supply
Orca Books
Ossa Skinworks
Painted Plate
Popinjay
Rainy Day Records
Ralph’s Thriftway
Rhythms Coffee
Schwartz’s
Sound and Vision Living
Stardust Salon
The Brotherhood Tavern
The Leaning Maple
The Olympia Center
The Owls Nest Coffee
The Spar
222 Market Place
Underhill Plants
Vics – Westside
Well 80
Centralia
Dawns Delectables
Gracie’s Steampunk Emporium
Rustic Heritage Bakey
The Centerville Cafe
The Olympic Club
The Owl and Cedar
The Station Coffee Bar and Bistro
Chehalis
Book and brush
Good Fork Nutrition Center
Market St. Bakery and Cafe
Mint City Coffee Roasting
Shakespeare & Company
Shonas food company
Lacey
Cutters Point Coffee Lacey Blvd.
Cutters Point Coffee Ruddell Rd.
Farrelli’s Pizza
Fog and Fern Coffee House
Lacey In Tune
Olympic Crest Coffee Roasters
Shelton
Uraco Coffee
Timberland Library Shelton
Zepplin Shipping and Technology Center
Steamboat
Uraco Coffee
Tacoma
Bluebeard Cafe
Compass Rose
Metropolitan Market
Olympia Coffee Roasters
Tacoma Glass Gallery
The 15% Board Game Café
Valhalla Coffee
Tenino
Landmark Tavern
Tenino Market Fresh
Timberland Library Tenino
Tumwater
Brewhouse Grill
Coffee Pub Northwest Bar and Grill
Craft District
Spuds
Yelm
Shiplap Shop and Coffee House
Yelm Co-Op
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Form a Line at Childhood’s End
by Lynette Charters Serembe — PAGE 5
Line is the way we first learn to make a mark. From crayon drawings of infants to Kathe Kollwitz to a Leonardo da Vinci cartoon, quality of line has varied ways of evoking and portraying our experiences of life around us. Line is subtly seductive in its simplicity or can be bold, dynamic, and dramatic. The emotions we can evoke using line are as varied as any gestural mark possibly could be. “Form a Line” at Childhoods End Gallery July 31 through September 20 s a visual exploration of observations from nature through expression in line.
The Play’s Their Thing
by James O’Barr — PAGE 8
Olympia’s own Elizabeth Lord directed Crazy Dinner, a new musical by the performance collaborative Nightmayor. Based in both Olympia and Seattle, Nightmayor started life as a punk rock band that morphed into a theatre collective known for its original, eccentric musicals, of which Crazy Dinner is the latest. In late August, TAO will be bringing back one of their signature productions, An Improbable Peck of Plays, Volume VI. which they have been staging in collaboration with The Northwest Playwrights Alliance since 2012.
Local Arts Education
by Rachel Benton — PAGE 10
Oly Arts’ consistent presence in this community shows that there will always be a story to share, none of which would be possible without the important contribution of arts education in our public schools. Arts education has always been a target for budget cuts, often resulting in limited opportunities for students in schools. Oly Arts invited arts educators from North Thurston, Olympia, and Tumwater school districts to comment on the impact of the arts in students’ lives and describe the importance of the arts in our society.
Kitsap Forest Theater
by Molly Gilmore — PAGE 12
A visit to the Kitsap Forest Theater, an hour from Olympia, is as much about the place as the plays. The productions, often old-fashioned musicals on a grand scale, boast strong production values, winning performers and well-played live music. But the theater itself is arguably the star of every show. “The space is magical,” said Gala Lindvall, a producer for the theater, owned by the Mountaineers. “As you walk down to it, it’s like it was 100 years ago. We take audiences on a journey away from regular life.” Next up at the outdoor theater, on a 466-acre nature preserve near Bremerton, is Oliver, opening July 25.
Harlequin Turns Up the Heat
by Rachel Benton — PAGE 17
On December 4, 1956, a “twist-of-fate” brought Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins into the same space for a once-in-a-lifetime jam session at Sun Records. Just imagine what that jam session must have been like! Historical memory, nostalgia, and imagination is brought to life as Harlequin Productions takes audiences back to that incredible night with the Tony nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet!
And more:
String and Shadow and other Summer Theater
PAGE 19 — Check out the descriptions of what’s happening at some of the theaters in Olympia, Lakewood, Tacoma, and Seattle this summer.
Welcome to Capital Lakefair!
PAGE 22 — Find out the history and more about this Olympia celebration that started in 1957. The festivities begin on Wednesday, July 15 and wrap up with the fireworks show on Sunday, July 19.