Please join us for a soulful and enlivening evening of sacred songs and chants with Gina Sala. In sacred names, deep chants and good grooves, the mind rests in the heart like the bee in the flower! A life-long chanter, global vocalist, composer, and teacher, Gina Sala, offers “the silky essence of Indian vocal traditions with a tenderness that draws the listener deep into the heart" -Yoga Journal.

Sunday December 11, 2016 at 6:30pm at Unity Church of Olympia, 1335 Fern St SW, 98502.

Advance Tickets are $15. Tickets are $20 on the day of the event. 

Click Here for more information and secure online purchase of advance tickets.

Or Contact Ronny Temple for more details.

Olympia Genealogical Society members will help workshop participants gain the skills they need to begin their family history research. Participants should check in at 9 a.m., before the library opens, at the 9th and Adams Exit Only doors to the library in the SE corner of the parking lot. Registration is required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Register online, in person, or by
phone at 360-352-0595 beginning Monday, October 17.

My wife and I have been creating short (about 10 min.) videos about Olympia history.  The videos are shown on Thurston Community Television, but are also on Youtube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7q2h-Q4b1J3Hvm7j1AJjnA

With the Port of Olympia so much in the press these days, the latest look at the history of the port might be interesting to some.  In the October episode we visited the Swantown Marina and learned about the first airplane to land in Olympia. We heard about Olympia's ill-fated ship building efforts during World War I from maritime historian, Chuck Fowler.

Another interesting episode about the port area is the one about the historic Budd Inlet and the drastically different shoreline in the port area. After watching the episode, people may wish to check out the Sanborn overlays to see historic maps displayed over current day aerials. http://olympiahistory.org/the-sanborn-overlays/

If you like what you see and want to be informed about the monthly episodes, there is a way to subscribe on the Youtube page.

The Community Sustaining Fund of Thurston County is pleased to announce our Fall 2016 grant cycle.  Grant applications are now available to groups and individuals interested in progressive community oriented activities. The deadline for submitting grant applications is Friday, November 13, 2015. Grant criteria and application forms are available at our website http://oly-wa.us/CSF/ or by request at thurstoncsf@comcast.net.

Join us on Friday, October 21 from 10 AM – 1 PM as we tackle some spreading ivy that is threatening to choke out native trees. This forest is located within Olympia city limits and has a unique urban-forest feel!

Make sure to bring a water bottle! Tools are provided. Work parties are held rain or shine so be sure to dress appropriately in layers. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. 

Come out and make a difference!

RSVP is required. Please email mary@capitollandtrust.org to RSVP!

We will be out at Oakland Bay Historical Park clearing some pesky invasives that threaten the native landscape! This beautiful site protects half a mile of shoreline, salt marshes, mudflats, forested uplands and a salmon-bearing stream. Come out and make a difference!

Make sure to bring a water bottle! Tools are provided. Work parties are held rain or shine so be sure to dress appropriately in layers. Minors must be accompained by an adult. RSVP is required.

Please email mary@capitollandtrust.org to RSVP!

Saturday, October 8 from 9 AM to 12 PM we will be removing invasives from important riparian habitat along the Goldsborough Creek at Hilburn Preserve. This creek provides valuable habitat for fish species like coho and fall chum salmon, winter steelhead, and both resident and anadromous cutthroat trout, and anadromous Pacific lamprey! Come out and make a difference!

Make sure to bring a water bottle! Tools are provided. Work parties are held rain or shine so be sure to dress appropriately in layers. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Email mary@capitollandtrust.org to RSVP!

LOCATION: Capitol Theater, 2016 5th Ave., Olympia

Olympia TImberland Library presents a free screening of the German propaganda film "Olympia - Festival of Beauty," about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. UW Tacoma Film Studies professor Claudia Gorbman, will introduce the film and provide expert commentary. Gorbman will also be available after the film for a short Q&A. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.

All Timberland Library programs are free and open to the public.

 Mark Williams of Olympia Area Rowing (OAR) will discuss the sport, OAR, and how a lot of the lessons from the book - "The Boys in the Boat" - are parallel to what they do today. OAR promotes competitive and recreational rowing for adults and youth in the local community, fostering sportsmanship, teamwork, athleticism and camaraderie.

LOCATION: Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE

All Timberland Library programs are free and open to the public.