“Edgar Allan Poe at Rignall Hall,” Sunday Oct. 25th – 2:00 p.m. at the famous Rignall Hall – 8131 Urquhart Rd NW, Olympia, WA. (Just off Steamboat Island Road near the firehouse), featuring Bradford Farwell as Poe, with guest poets Samantha Ashe, Terri Cohlene, Pat Dixon & Thomas Thomas. Emcee – Margo Benedetto. Tix $20 …
You might label the Capitol Theater an indie and art-house film venue, and you wouldn’t be wrong. But insiders know the Capitol Theater is so much more. From late fall 2026 through the end of the year, the Capitol Theater will host a public film club, serve as a live-music venue, and showcase regional filmmakers. Then, in December, it becomes a concert hall and cinema at once.
Wickstrom Studio Theatre, Centralia CollegeOct 30- Nov 15More info at centralia.edu/theatre Dates/Times:Oct 30, Nov 1- 7pm; Nov 2 – 2pmNov 6,7 – 7pm; Nov 8 – 2pmNov 13, 14- 7pm; Nov 15 – 2pm Adults $18; Students/Seniors $15 William Shakespeare’s classic ghost story is reimagined in a collaboration with String and Shadow Puppet Theatre. Experience …
If you’ve been in Olympia long, chances are that when you hear the word “vaudeville,” you think first of Elizabeth Lord — or Lord Franzannian, her alter ego and the maestro of the Royal Olympian Spectacular Vaudeville Show that bears his name. When Lord and fellow entertainer Mark Franzen launched the show in 2007, vaudeville had all but faded into history. They, like others across the country, dug it up, dusted it off and brought it back to life. The 20th annual show, fully worthy of its hyperbolic name, opens Friday, Oct. 9. Also published on page 4 of the Fall/Winter #37 Print Edition of Oly Arts.
Stop by the Building 4 Art Gallery to explore the Salon Artists Exhibition, featuring work by artists who participate in the monthly evening TCC Art Gallery Salon discussions (open to everyone!). The exhibition will be held Oct. 13 – Nov. 6. Exhibition Artists Henry Caserotti Lisa Daniel Margaret Doty Davis Freeman JW Harrington Bruce Stephen-Jordan …
The Fall/Winter print edition of Oly Arts magazine is published! Copies of the printed version are available free of charge throughout the area – find out where you can pick up a copy and see a list of articles in this issue.
It’s improbable — or maybe even downright impossible — that anyone could take in the abundance of plays, performances and exhibitions happening in Olympia and environs. That’s an excellent problem to have, as far as the Arts Aficionado is concerned, but if you’d like help narrowing down the options, Molly Gilmore is at your service.
Since her youth, local artist Kaia Selene has been driven to make art. Creativity has helped her to survive. In this Art Walk show at Lantern Records, there will be an array of wall art, miniature art, wearables, plus tea and treats. Selene has appeared as various personas and will be making her grand solo debut performance at this show as Miss Pink Pearls.
“The Detention Lottery,” a one night only Saturday, Oct. 3 production at First United Methodist Church of Olympia, begins with ICE agents “arresting” people right out of the audience. Written by Margaret O’Donnell of Seattle, a retired immigration attorney, this Olympia production is a fundraiser for local nonprofits that work with immigrant families.
A company of local actors come together to write, direct, and perform in 6 original one acts in just 24 hours! What happens when writers, actors, directors, designers, technicians, and stage managers have just 24 hours to create six brand new plays from scratch? You get Tales Told in Ten Olympia Family Theater’s annual 24 Hour Play …