Drop-In Direct Animation and Printmaking: with Westport Aquarium

Join us to create your own direct animation mini movie on 35mm film leader. Westport Aquarium will provide 2 historic 100 year old machines of the past to create a unique mini movie. Then hand crank and project your own film on a c. 100 year old 35 millimeter hand crank film projector. We will be …

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The Transfused: An Original Rock Opera — 25 Year Anniversary Celebration

Olympia Timberland Library and Olympia Music History Project invite you to an evening honoring the 25-year legacy of The Transfused, a legendary rock opera exploring themes of queerness, gender diversity, disability, addiction, environmental destruction, corporate corruption, and resistance in ways that resonate even more today than when it was first written. The evening will feature a screening of …

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Olympia Music In The Park Featuring The Eclectics

The Eclectics will play the opening concert in Sylvester Park on July 9, 2023 from 7pm to 8pm. This band plays a variety of hits and original tunes from Rock, R&B, Pop, to Modern Country. The band is led by the father and son singing team Ron Bates Sr, a seasoned front man entertainer, and …

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Traditional Vietnamese Musical Instruments

Join us for a special Traditional Vietnamese Music Recital! Local musicians Tri Âm Hoà Điệu and their accompanists will showcase a variety of zithers, lutes, and other stringed and percussive Vietnamese instruments. This recital will also feature student performances, making it a truly special event. This program is for all ages and children are welcome!

Storytelling Workshop with Elizabeth Lord

For ages 13 and up. Registration Required and Space is Limited. Register at tinyurl.com/storyoly Learn the basics of good live, oral, performative storytelling with local expert storyteller Elizabeth Lord. Learn how to shape a personal experience/memory into a compelling oral narrative and recall all its details without memorization. Learn what works when telling to an …

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Tumwater Timberland Library

The Battle of Tumwater Library

by Molly Gilmore for OLY ARTS What happens in the library after the lights go out? Friday night at Tumwater Timberland Library, the answer sounds like something out of a fantasy novel: The library will become a battlefield, with intrepid teens forming teams to play capture the flag—or in this case, capture the glow wand—and …

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