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2008 Calendar

Date Event Time Location
January 26

Ethnic Celebration

10am-7pm The Washington Center
for the Performing Arts
April 25 & 26 Spring Arts Walk Fri: 5-10pm
Sat: 12-7pm 		Downtown Olympia
May 31  Artists Garage Sale 10am-3pm The National Guard Armory
June 17 Lunchtime
Stories in the Park 		Noon - 1pm Yashiro Japanese Garden
July 8 Lunchtime
Stories in the Park 		12:30-1:30pm Percival Landing Park
August 9 Stories in the Park
Stories in the Dark 		7-9:30pm Priest Point Park
September 13 Percival Play Day 11am-4pm Percival Landing Park
October 3 Fall Arts Walk 5-10pm Downtown Olympia


















 



 



 

The Washington Center, 512 Washington St. SE
National Guard Amory, Eastside St. SE 
Priest Point Park, 2600 East Bay Dr. NE
Percival Landing Park, Corner of Columbia & Olympia Streets
Yashiro Japanese Garden, 1010 Plum St. SE

 Ethnic Celebration

ETHNIC CELEBRATION
Learn about Olympia's rich heritages! This annual event being held in January this year, honors our diverse backgrounds with sensations for the eyes, ears and palate. Delicious ethnic foods, traditional dance and music stages, demonstrations, plus elaborate display booths by ethnic community groups.  For more information, call 709-2678 or send an email. 
            

 Arts Walk

ARTS WALK
Come on downtown to celebrate the arts in our community! Experience visual and performing arts in over 100 businesses by hundreds of artists every fourth Friday/Saturday in April and first Friday in October. Special features include hands-on family activities, demonstrations and impromtu street performances. The spring Arts Walk includes the incredible the  Procession of the Species produced by Earthbound Productions. For artists, art lovers and the art curious, this event is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the arts in all forms!  Maps with listings of venues and artists are available two weeks before the event at participating locations and at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St. NW, in downtown Olympia.   For more information, call 570-5858 or send an email. 

Fall 2008 Arts Walk Map (5MB)    
Fall 2008 Press Release

 

ARTISTS GARAGE SALE
Looking for art? Check out the Artist Garage Sale this May, where you can find everything from stuff to make art to finished works ready to take home! Open to all art media - you never know what gem you may find, unless you come on down to discover it yourself!  For more information, call 570-5858 or send an email.

 Stories in the Park

STORIES IN THE PARK
June & July - Bring your lunch and a blanket or lawnchair and enjoy an hour of stories, geared toward a mature audience, told by the South Sound Story Guild!

August - Bring a blanket or lawnshair and a flashlight to Priest Point Park and enjoy an assortment of entertaining stories told by members of the South Sound Story Guild.  Family stories for the very young and young at heart are told from 7-8pm. Spooky stories and creepy tales are told from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. 

For more information, call 570-5858 or send an email.  You can also visit southsoundstory.org. 

 Percival Play Day

PERCIVAL PLAY DAY
This event for families is just to have some good old fashioned fun!  Come down to Percival Landing Park in September and enjoy an of cool activities, entertainment and giant inflatables.  Grab a bite to eat, climb aboard one of the City vehicles on display or construct your own wooden toy from the one-of-a-kind Toymaker's Workshop!  Custom-fit bike helmets also available for $5.  For more information, call 570-5858 or send an email. 

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