There is an exciting lineup of 120 art and craft vendors, a literary corner, a food court and kids’ activities plus the return of live music! The amazing array of art includes paintings and photography along with pottery, wood and metal art, garden art, jewelry, fiber art, glass and basketry. This art fair represents modern, traditional, …
Join us in store at Orca Books co-op with authors David George Gordon and MaryAnn Barron Wagner with a new edition of their book HEAVEN ON THE HALF SHELL: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest A richly illustrated history of the Pacific Northwest’s beloved bivalve, Heaven on the Half Shell chronicles how …
Stories matter. The act of sharing a story at its core is how we as a species connect. There’s an alchemy that results from what happens when we listen to others share a life experience and in this case, hearing tales from our friends and neighbors who have served is beneficial for all. It allows …
Join us for an evening with Josephine Ensign, author of “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in Seattle,” a WA State Book Award Finalist. A reading will be followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. Josephine Ensign is a Professor of Nursing at the UW School of Nursing and her work …
Join us for an evening with Alo Johnston, @thetranstherapist and author of the new book Am I Trans Enough? How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self. The author will read from and discuss the book, followed by a brief Q&A. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Born out of thousands of …
Join us for an evening with Jennifer Berney, author of the WA State Book Award Finalist The Other Mothers: Two Women’s Journey to Find the Family that was Always Theirs, an LGBTQ memoir about one couple’s struggles to defy the patriarchy and redefine the nuclear family, The Other Mothers dives into the history and social challenges queer couples …
Join us for the Olympia book launch of MariNaomi’s newest graphic memoir, I Thought You Loved Me, a collage-comics memoir about queer friendship and the unreliability of memory. The evening will consist of a reading (with visuals) by MariNaomi, followed by a moderated conversation with the author and Frank Hussey of Danger Room Comics, and …
We’re the South Sound Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group. We’ve been meeting every Friday for the past two years via Slack (no video or audio. only text). We’re a mixed group of writers just starting out and writers who have been writing for years. Our aim is to get better at our writing and advance our careers …
We’re a mixed group of writers just starting out and writers who have been writing for years. We also have short fiction writers, novel writers, and some that fall into both camps or somewhere in between. Our aim is to get better at our speculative fiction and advance our writing careers through honest and knowledgeable …
Let the InGenius! Holiday shopping tradition begin! Join friends and neighbors for a season of artful giving. To celebrate this holiday season, InGenius! Local Artisan Gallery & Boutique will offer many chances for you to meet the InGenius! artists and artisans who are helping bring art alive in the heart of Yelm and Thurston County. …