Something Wicked, the improv comedy troupe of Harlequin Productions, presents You Are Here: An Improv Show on Wednesday May 20 from 8-9:30 PM. The show features the celebrated comedy troupe performing their high-energy brand of improv in a performance guided by audience suggestions.

In the first act, Something Wicked will perform a series of quick, fast-paced games. In the second act, the troupe will present an improv format called a ‘monoscene.’ In this format, an improvised story takes place entirely in a single location, which is selected by the audience.

 “The short-form games are always a crowd pleaser,” said troupe member Vanessa Postil. “And the long-form piece we’ll be doing is a really interesting and fun format. This one’s going to be an awesome show.”

 Improv fans can purchase tickets at harlequinproductions.org, or by calling 360/786-0151. Admission is $15 with $10 rush tickets available at the Box Office 30 minutes before the show.

     WHO:               Harlequin Productions presents Something Wicked

 

Running for City of Olympia Mayor, 5/11/2015

 

Bunch of folks asked me to run for City of Olympia Council.  Said I would do so if they could prove they were registered to vote and would vote in Primary as well as General Election, even if for others.  Enough did. Nice.

I have Facebook page.    prophett.atlantis@facebook.com

Facebook won't let me use my properly spelled name so i had to add a letter  " T " after prophet.  Plus there is a period (   .  ) after Prophett.    

 

Too many folks are out of work, had hours cut, income cut, lack decent health CARE, or are couch surfing or homeless.  Too many of my friends can't afford their own computer or internet access.  too many are drowning in College Loan debt.  Too many have mortgages they can't pay on homes that are not worth anything close to what they paid or what they are assessed for property taxes.  Too many folks live pay check to pay check.   This country is getting deeper into World War 3.  The 2nd Great Depression continues to destroy Mainstreet even if some parts of Wall Street climb upwards.

 

As some of you probably already know, I'm now helping do the organizing for Initiative 732 in Thurston County. It would cut the state sales tax by one percent, basically get rid of the B&O tax for manufacturing, give a tax rebate of up to $1,500 to 400,000 working families, and then raise the same amount of money for State programs by taxing fossil fuels. In a nutshell, it's a revenue neutral tax swap - it taxes things we’d like to support less, and then makes up for those cuts by taxing things that we’d like less of, like CO2 pollution, more.

We've just begun actually gathering signatures - to get enough of them we will have to have a little help from many, many people.

For starters, we're asking people to participate in something I'm calling "Ten Days for the Climate" - you just get a petition and a little advice about getting started from us, you talk to the people you see during the week and people you know in your neighborhood about signing it, and we pick it up from you after ten days.

Of course, if you'd like to do more, especially coming to an event this summer and helping one of us collect signatures, or donating to the campaign, that would be great!

For more information or to donate, see www.carbonwa.org. To talk more about how you might help with the campaign in Thurston County or to get a petition, call me up at 352-2209 or email me at curtzt@nuprometheus.com.

P.S. Here's one of the many reasons I'm spending my spare time this summer working on this - my granddaughter Hazel:

From today's inbox:

Best performance by a small public fleet: City of Olympia

A founding member of our coalition (a member since 1998!), the City of Olympia is also an early experimenter with electric vehicles. Though early experimentations weren’t very satisfying, City of Olympia persevered, and found a creative a way to adopt electric vehicles – using leases, rather than purchasing outright. This allows them to benefit from the federal tax credits, and provides flexibility to return the vehicles in the future should they want to upgrade to newer electric vehicles. The City of Olympia subsequently became the first public fleet in Washington to lease electric vehicles. What’s more, this fleet has demonstrated exemplary leadership in the past year by:

• Increasing its use of biodiesel and propane autogas
• Expanding their hybrid fleet
• Launching a telematics pilot project

About WWCC (Western WA Clean Cities):  

We are a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to expanding the use of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies. A program of the U.S. Department of Energy, we provide education, technical expertise, networking opportunities and funding assistance to help members invest in local, sustainable transportation solutions – which not only supports our regional economy and protects our beautiful environment, but can green your bottom line. We are one of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions across the country advancing the nation’s economic, environmental and energy security by supporting local actions to reduce petroleum consumption in transportation.

Olympia People's Mic, Olympia's only weekly poetry show is holding the biggest baddest production we've ever organized... The 1st [EVER] Olympia Poetry Grand Slam!!!

Nine Olympia poets have earned a spot in this celebration of performance and literature, where they will flex their pens, set fire to the microphone, and stretch their truth-telling to the limit, competing for a place on the 1st ever Olympia team at the National Poetry Slam this August.

Join us at the Olympia Timberland Library for an evening with Stacy Wakefield to enjoy a rare, first-hand look at the largely undocumented New York City squatting movement of the 1990s.

Stacy Wakefield has worked as design director for Index magazine, Artforum, and Bookforum.

Best known for her seminal nonfiction book "Not for Rent"—one of the first to chronicle squatting in the modern era, and an underground classic — Stacy will be talking about her new novel, The Sunshine Crust Baking Factory, a riveting coming-of-age story that follows a young woman's experience with squatting NYC buildings in the 1990s.

The Olympia Timberland Library is located at 313 8th Ave SE. All library programs are free and open to the public. This program occurs after library open hours and no other library services will be available.

Trainers from the Thurston Economic Development Council's Business Resource Center will teach the steps it takes to start a new business. This month’s theme is “Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses That Work and Save You Money.” This program is the second in a series. The next installment will be in July.

Bestselling YA author Kendare Blake will talk with teens about how to develop characters and write horror fiction. Afterwards, she’ll lead teens* in individual writing exercises and a Mad Libs-style group free write. Blake, whose first series was the “Anna Dressed in Blood” duology, is currently working on Ungodly, the third book in the “Goddess War” trilogy. Books will be available for purchase and signing. *Although this is a teen-focused event, adults are welcome to attend.

On May 7^th, Harlequin Productions opens Time Stands Still by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies. This bold and provocative drama, which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play in 2009, runs through May 30^th at the State Theater in downtown Olympia.

 

Set in an industrial loft in Brooklyn, Time Stands Still explores the conflicted imperatives of Sarah, a photo journalist who has returned from covering the Iraq war after being injured by a roadside bomb. She and her professional and personal partner James have spent their lives living on the edge, risking everything to tell the world’s most important stories. They now find themselves confronted with the prospect of a more conventional life.

     WHEN:             May 7^th – May 30^th 2015; Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sunday matinees at 2:00pm

     WHERE:          The Historic State Theater – 202 4^th Avenue East, Downtown Olympia 98501

     PRICE:             General: $32, Senior/Military: $29, Student/Youth: $20