What's happening next week?

Tumwater Earth Day, April 22, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Each year, Tumwater Parks & Recreation teams up with the PARC Foundation to celebrate Earth Day. Join other volunteers in a service project to improve one of Tumwater’s most popular parks. Stay tuned to learn about the 2023 event. Feel free to contact the Parks & Recreation Department with any questions at 360-754-4160. Click this link for more details.

Rise Above Plastics, April 22, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Earth Day is here! Are you ready to help the planet? Our lives are full of plastic products and now our oceans are full of plastics too. Learn how to decrease plastic pollution through hands-on activities and crafts. Click this link for more details. 

Memorial for Ken Balsley

Celebration of Life for Ken Balsley, Monday, April 24, 2023, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Worthington Center at Saint Martin's University in Lacey.

An evening of Brazillian Music with Jovino Santos Neto, Adriana Gordano, Jeff Busch, April 24, from 7 p.m.

New Traditions Cafe presents an evening of Brazilian music with Jovino Santos Neto on piano, Adriana Giordano on vocals, Jeff Busch on drums plus a Surprise Guest! This amazing combo will bring a rich repertoire that includes original music, samba, choro, gafieira, bossa nova, bião & jazz. They sold out in a second in December so don't wait! Call now to be here for the chance to hear some of the best musicians Brazil and Seattle have produced! Click this link for more details.

Tacoma-Olympia Spring Exhibition: Art of Ikebana and Bamboo, April 26-27, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Tacoma Olympia chapter #147 of Ikebana International is having its Spring Exhibition on April 26 and 27. It will be held at TCC, Tacoma Community College. Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arrangement.  The organizers have a spring exhibition every year and it is at Tacoma Community College Art Gallery. About half the members are from Olympia and Mason counties.  The exhibition last year was attended by over 130 people.  Click this link for more details.

 Nathan Barnes: Measured Gallery Reception, April 28, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Through close consideration, the artist's goal is to engage the composition in the perception of the subject. The artworks selected for the exhibition are united by a process. For each composition, the subject has been carefully observed.  His creative process advances the formal elements. As marks accumulate, the composition begins to design itself. Click this link for more details.