The woods come alive in the theatrical soundscape performance, part of the August 28 book launch at Browsers Bookshop of “Menagerie: A Cluster of Loss,” published by Countershade Press, a new micro press for queer speculative fiction run by husbands Jonah and Austin Barnett. Following the performance, Jonah Barnett will host a Q & A with Cecelia Meade, the author of the story “The Woods,” one of five by local writers in “Menagerie.”
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #8 — August 19, 2026
— See a Play or a ‘Peck’ of ’em, and Savor Oly Music
— Celebrated romcom at Harlequin
— ‘Improbable Peck of Plays’ returns
— Local legends play free show
This is a selection of shows to keep your eye out for in Tacoma, Lakewood, and Federal Way this fall: Tacoma Little Theatre, Lakewood Playhouse, Centerstage Theatre, and Dukesbay Theater.
“MOTHER” is a visual and verbal exploration at Thurston County Museum of Fine Art through September 18. The show presents personal accounts in various media by nineteen artists on birthing, motherhood, and the emotional and physical labor involved in bringing up children – a hot-button subject in these times given the abolition of Roe v. Wade, and the subsequent dangerously stringent laws governing bodies with wombs.
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.
The woods come alive in the theatrical soundscape performance, part of the August 28 book launch at Browsers Bookshop of “Menagerie: A Cluster of Loss,” published by Countershade Press, a new micro press for queer speculative fiction run by husbands Jonah and Austin Barnett. Following the performance, Jonah Barnett will host a Q & A with Cecelia Meade, the author of the story “The Woods,” one of five by local writers in “Menagerie.”
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #8 — August 19, 2026
This is a selection of shows to keep your eye out for in Tacoma, Lakewood, and Federal Way this fall: Tacoma Little Theatre, Lakewood Playhouse, Centerstage Theatre, and Dukesbay Theater.
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #7 — August 12, 2026
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #6 — August 5, 2026
“MOTHER” is a visual and verbal exploration at Thurston County Museum of Fine Art through September 18. The show presents personal accounts in various media by nineteen artists on birthing, motherhood, and the emotional and physical labor involved in bringing up children – a hot-button subject in these times given the abolition of Roe v. Wade, and the subsequent dangerously stringent laws governing bodies with wombs.
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #5 — July 29, 2026
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.
Molly Gilmore “Arts Aficionado” #4 — July 22, 2026
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