What's happening on the first week of April 2023?

Up in the Air! Spring Break Weeks at Hands On, March 24 - April 16
Enjoy a spring break packed with awesome activities that launch, fly, and soar up in the air. Pilot a real Huey Helicopter. Make your wearable wings. Command a mission to the red planet and create a Mars rover. Meet the Raptor Ambassadors and learn about birds of prey. Engineer and launch paper airplanes, make your airship, and more! Click this link for more details. 

Easter Bunny photos for pets and kids, April 1, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Bring your pets or kids to get your professional photo with the Easter Bunny! Photos printed on the spot! Discounted packages! Free egg and stuffed animal, with purchase, and part of proceeds donated to Concern for Animals! Click this link for more details. 

Empowerment 4 Girls Conscious Minds Conscious Bodies Week Long Program, April 3-7
Empowerment 4 Girls provides education for girls and non-binary youth equipping them with tools to help with puberty and personal empowerment. Program days run 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Participants will learn about anatomical terms, pregnancy and STI prevention, puberty changes, gender identity, gender norms and social pressure, sexual orientation, and how to be an ally. Click this link for more details. 

Black Box Jazz: Frank Kohl and John Stowell, April 7, from 8 p.m.
John Stowell is an internationally recognized guitarist and clinician, traveling the world teaching and performing. John has performed or recorded with Milt Jackson, Herb Ellis, Larry Coryell, and many many others. LA Times has said of John: “a delightful departure from the road well traveled. He transcends the label of jazz guitarist”. Frank Kohl is based in Seattle and performs nationwide from Jazz Clubs in NYC like Smalls and Mezzrow’s to venues in Seattle like Earshot Jazz Festival and Tulas Jazz Club. Jazz Times has said, “Frank is set to be well recognized for his splendid compositions and artistry. His talent and craftsmanship make him imminently worthy of notoriety”. Click this link for more details. 

Community Farm Land Trust Annual Meet-Up, April 8, 1 - 4 p.m.
Head to Mercato Ristorante on Saturday, April 8th and be in community at the Community Farm Land Trust Annual Meet-Up. This is a very casual affair so feel free to just pop in and say hello! We will be renewing memberships and signing up new members to the CFLT community. You can pick up the 2023 Fresh from the Farm Guides for you, your neighbor, your farm, or your businesses. Drop by before or after your market trip and anytime between 12-4pm! Stop in for some food and a beverage, meet our staff and board, and celebrate another year of farmland preservation work in the community. Click this link for more details. 

Stinging Nettles: Our Spring Plant Ally, April 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Meet fellow rewilders, learn spring edible plants, ethical harvest, medicinal qualities, plant ally info sheet, sit spot introduction, using the senses, recipes, nettle cookies, resource list, and have a good time! The instructor is Wildkind Jess Caldwell, founder of Wildkind Academy. You will receive a Field Notes Plant Ally sheet to take a deep dive into edibility, medicinal uses, and utilitarian function. Bring a lunch to picnic in the community with fellow foragers and enjoy homemade nettle cookies. Multiple recipes will be shared to use with your wild harvest. Click this link for more details. 

Mercury Rising: A Queen Tribute, April 8, from 7:30 p.m.
20 songs. 7 performers. 1 epic night that is 3 years in the making. Join Mercury Rising to celebrate the music of one of the most epic rock bands of all time… QUEEN! Mercury Rising is Olympia’s first Queen tribute band. Comprised of stage veterans from around Thurston County, Mercury Rising will bring you to your feet with all of the anthems you know and love. Don’t miss this one-time-only event!Click this link for more details.