Grammy-Nominated Aizuri Quartet: Bringing Us “Home”

By Lucy Volker Kicking off its fifth year as Seattle’s up-and-coming classical music company, Emerald City Music often graces the pages of OLY ARTS with showcases featuring world-renowned artists who specialize in reimagining the boundaries of classical music. This year is no exception; come February 15, the Grammy-nominated Aizuri Quartet will perform its collection “Songs …

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Arts and Culture Events This Memorial Day Weekend

By Billy Thomas As the weather continues to warm up, and the sun — that’s that bright thing in the sky, for those of us who have forgotten, due to its infrequent presence — begins to shine brighter, the promise of a long weekend is a reprieve from the slog. For readers who are looking …

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Coffee With Friends

By Molly Gilmore On Saturday, Oct. 27, Emerald City Music invites you to the musical version of a Parisian café — warm and intimate. Café Music spotlights a group of 20th-century French composers known as “Les Six,” who hung out with other avant-garde artists at Paris’s celebrated Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit. It also showcases …

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Procession of the Species

Past Print Issues

No. 31, Fall/Winter 2024 Read it online here or download it here. (PDF format) No. 30, Summer 2024 OLY ARTS Issue No. 30 Summer 2024 Read it online or download it here. (PDF format) No. 29, Spring 2024 Read it online or download it here. (PDF format) No. 28, Autumn 2023 Your Guide to Autumn & Fall Arts …

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Weekend Preview: May 26, 2017

WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, Olympia’s musical season ramps up with show-stopping concerts all over town. And don’t forget the EGYHOP fundraiser this weekend, either, where you can enjoy everything the local arts scene has to offer while supporting a worthy cause.   Click here to listen …

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Weekend Preview: April 14, 2017

WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, Olympia brings stunning musical performances, laugh-out-loud improv shows and a hearty dose of storytelling to keep you entertained each night. Get ready for another week of pure entertainment!   Click here to listen to our podcast version of Weekend Preview, sponsored by Shur-Kleen Car …

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Weekend Preview: March 17, 2017

WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, Olympia has enough musical performances to keep you entertained from morning till night! And don’t worry, we’ve got the inside scoop on all the concerts and theater productions around town, so you don’t have to worry about a thing. Just sit back and …

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Weekend Preview: Feb. 10, 2017

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 …

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Oly Amplifier on the OLY ARTS Podcast

Oly Amplifier – Podcast

The OLY ARTS Podcast presents Oly Amplifier every Wednesday, in which we highlight bands and musicians in the South Sound. The OLY ARTS Podcast is available everywhere. Here’s how to get it:   OLY ARTS on SoundCloud OLY ARTS on Player.FM OLY ARTS on Stitcher OLY ARTS on Apple iTunes OLY ARTS on Google Music …

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Weekend Preview: Guide to Local Events in Thurston County (Nov. 11, 2016)

WEEKEND PREVIEW is your weekly guide to events in Thurston County. This week, there’s a variety of music, theater, readings, and comedic performances to make you smile from ear to ear. All you need to do is pick which event to see and then sit back and enjoy the show.  Follow the links below for more …

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