It’s Lakefair Time

Capital Lakefair in its 66 season takes possession of Heritage Park on the shores of Capital Lake July 12 to 16, with carnival rides, food vendors, main stage entertainment, a parade and a half-marathon, a car show with more than 50 cars and crafts booths. And, as tradition has it, the weekend festivities culminate with a spectacular fireworks display Sunday night.

Review: This Old World

This Old World at Childhood’s End through June 11 “is a show made by artists who have lived a full life, it is eloquent, and expertly executed but is also experimental.”

Rattlin’ Bog Benefit Concert

Rattlin’ Bog will perform a benefit concert for Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Evergreen Playhouse 226 W Center St Centralia, WA.  Enjoy a fun evening of Irish Pub music and sea shanties from 6:30-8:30 on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. Tickets are free, but seating is limited so you …

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Nyz, Adi Vannice / Ursa the Bear, Kate Schmitz / Tullimora, Right hand - Isla Morgan, Left hand, Carly Melchers, Body, Jesse Morrow

Nyx and the Long Night Opens at Olympia Family Theatre

An original winter folk myth from Olympia Family Theater. Everything changed the day they dropped the sun. Now, the world has been dark for a very long time – an endless winter solstice. Perhaps a young woman named Nyx will be the answer. Part girl, part tree, and raised under the light of the stars, her magic and courage might just save the world.

Old Tales Get a Twist in Digital Festival

“Our community spans all time zones of the United States,” says Olympia actor Stephanie Kamau whose onstage acting experience includes productions at The Evergreen State College and who is now performing in the digital festival of one-act plays, “Twisted Tales.”

Collective Memory, Community Action

Join Window Seat and Evergreen’s Center for Community Based-Learning and Action for a conversation with local historians and organizers working at the intersection of oral history, community organizing, and social change. Learn about Window Seat’s 2023 community oral history and storytelling cohorts, hear from past participants, and learn how to earn college credit by becoming …

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Nikki McCoy

Nikki McCoy loves living in the Pacific Northwest. The rain helps her write. Her pieces can be found in ParentMap Magazine, Weekly Volcano, The Ranger, ThurstonTalk, Evergreen Magazine, and Oly Arts. When she’s not writing, she’s keeping up with her two teenage sons, having pun-wars with her hubby, or can be found in her garden, channeling her inner Ciscoe Morris. Articles

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