Art: Folk Art/Crafts, Art Show "Picturing the Pandemic" Fine-Art and Craft Exhibition Picturing the Pandemic marks one year since the first recorded death due to COVID-19 in the United States, located here in Western Washington. Responding to, or escaping from, this exhibition explores the work of five Pacific-Northwest fine-artists during ...	Childhood's End Gallery Olympia, WA Sat 4/17/21 - Sun 4/18/21
Special Event: Walk, Benefit/Fundraiser Thurston's Hunger Walk Step up and help your hungry neighbors by donating before Monday, May 3rd to Thurston’s Virtual Hunger Walk today. Visit – www.ThurstonHungerWalk.com. Join one of about thirty teams. All donations equally benefit Thurston County Food Bank, Senior Service...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Sat 4/17/21 - Sun 5/2/21
Special Event: For the Family, Children, Green/Environmental Earth Week: Take Action in Your Community It’s time to celebrate Earth Week 2021! Thurston County environmental organizations have come together to create an activity packet designed for grades 2nd through 6th to take action in your communities. The packet includes activities about being water-wis...	LOTT's WET Science Center Olympia, WA Sat 4/17/21 - Sun 4/25/21
Sports: Walking Capitol Volkssport Club - Local Olympia Walk Walking is a great way to explore Olympia. At 1:45 p.m. meet at the Bayview Thriftway to register for a walk leaving at 2:00 p.m. Walks vary each week and are usually 10K with a 5K option. Pick up a parking pass to park in Bayview’s lot. Well-behaved dogs...	Bayview Thriftway Olympia, WA Mon 4/19/21 at 9:45am Mon 4/26/21 at 9:45am
Special Event: Community Event Olympia Showing Up for Racial Justice General Meeting Olympia Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) has a monthly General Meeting on the third Monday of every month from 6-8 with a newcomers/core values meeting from 5:30pm-6. It's now on Zoom and open to anyone! SURJ is a national network of groups and indi...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Mon 4/19/21 at 6pm-8pm Mon 5/17/21 at 6pm-8pm Mon 6/21/21 at 6pm-8pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Home Rain Gardens for the Salish Sea: A Two-Part Webinar Create a dazzling landscape feature while protecting our South Sound waters! Part 1: April 13th, from 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom Part 2: April 20th, from 6:30-8:30pm via Zoom Join a live two-part webinar on rain garden design, construction, planting and car...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Tue 4/20/21 at 6:30pm-8:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging. Join us to learn about the impact of Alzheimer's; the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia; stages and risk factors; current research and treatments available for some symptoms; and Alzheimer's Asso...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Tue 4/20/21 at 10am-11:30am
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures JOSÉ GOMÉZ FARM WORKER JUSTICE DAY Celebrating Farmworker Justice Day! Hear voices from WA farm worker movement: Essential Workers Organizing in the Pandemic! Learn about farm workers response to COVID19 and wildfire danger using multigenerational movement organizing as an “ecosystem.” Pre...	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Wed 4/21/21 at 11:30am-1:30pm
Special Event: Community Event, Nature Virtual Conservation Breakfast Connecting People, Conserving Land – Explore locally conserved lands with Capitol Land Trust during our biggest fundraising event of 2021! We’ll virtually visit 21 properties within the South Puget Sound and Chehalis Basin watersheds, while meeting a varie...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Wed 4/21/21 at 8am-8:30am
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer's Association community education programs are now online! Register today and learn from the comfort and safety of your own home. Alzheimer’s and other dementias cause changes in memory, thinking and behavior that interfere with daily life...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Thu 4/22/21 at 3pm-4:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body For centuries, we've known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Join the Alzheimer's Associat...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Thu 4/22/21 at 1pm-2:30pm Wed 4/28/21 at 1pm-2:30pm
Special Event: Green/Environmental 2021 Virtual Puget Sound Days on the Hill Puget Sound Partnership and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission invite you to participate in the first of this year's virtual Puget Sound Days on the Hill sessions on Friday, April 23, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. We'll discuss Puget Sound resto...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Fri 4/23/21 at 1pm-2:30pm
Music: Chamber Music, Classical Emerald City Music: Reverie Emerald City Music’s musicians and filmmakers have come together to bring you eclectic chamber music experiences right in the comfort of your own home. This month’s program, Reverie, kicks off with Beethoven’s Serenade for flute, violin and viola; an i...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Fri 4/23/21 - Sat 5/22/21 at 7pm-8pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior Behavior is a powerful form of communication and is one of the primary ways for people with dementia to communicate their needs and feelings as the ability to use language is lost. However, some behaviors can present real challenges for caregivers to manag...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Fri 4/23/21 at 11am-12:30pm Wed 4/28/21 at 3pm-4:30pm
Special Event: Community Event 2021 Virtual Race Against Trafficking 5K Run/Walk	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Sat 4/24/21 - Sat 5/8/21
Special Event: Seminar Olympia Genealogical Society Spring Seminar Certified Genealogist Rick Sayre will present 4 sessions at Olympia Genealogical Society's Spring Seminar on themes of "Land and Military Records." Learn about Tools for land research; Homestead records; NARA (National Archives) website; and The Civil War...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Sat 4/24/21 at 9am-3pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Effective Communication Strategies Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey a...	Virtual Event Olympia, WA Mon 4/26/21 at 2pm-3:25pm
Art: Art Talk, Mixed Media Evergreen Art Lecture Series Presents: Cassie Thornton Cassie Thornton is an artist and activist from the US, who makes a “safe space” for the unknown, for disobedience, and for unanticipated collectivity. She currently lives and works in Thunder Bay, Canada. She refers to herself as a feminist economist, a ti...	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Wed 5/5/21 at 11:30am-1pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Evergreen Arts Lecture Presents: Miranda Wells Miranda Mellis is the author of Demystifications (Solid Objects, 2021); The Instead, a book-length dialogue with Emily Abendroth (Carville Annex, 2016); The Quarry (Trafficker Press, 2013); The Spokes (Solid Objects, 2012); None of This Is Real (Sidebrow P...	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Wed 5/19/21 at 11:30am-1pm
Special Event: Social Event Meals That Matter and Other Essential Services You are invited to celebrate with us virtually at our annual Meals That Matter event! This special online event will be held on Wednesday, May 26th from 12 – 12:30 pm. Mark your calendars to make sure you don’t miss out on this opportunity to support and l...	Olympia Senior Center Olympia, WA Wed 5/26/21 at 12pm-12:30pm