Chehalis Centralia Events Calendar

This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.

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Mar
7
Sat
Sometimes Heroes: America’s Changing Relationship with Its Veterans @ Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
Mar 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

“Support our troops” is a common phrase, seen on lawn signs and bumper stickers across America. Veterans are welcomed home by enthusiastic crowds, and thousands of service organizations help veterans find jobs, secure housing, and heal from the experience of war.

But it wasn’t always this way. Veterans returning from Vietnam were often greeted by mobs accusing them of being “baby killers.” Veterans from Korea felt their war was forgotten and unknown. And veterans from World War I, destitute during the Great Depression, were treated like criminals by their government.

Why and how has America’s treatment of its veterans changed over time? How have the country’s citizens responded to the call of duty from one war to the next? This presentation examines America’s relationship to wars and veterans over the last century, and what shapes our current national consciousness towards veterans and the wars they fight in our name.

*Contains mature themes.

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Mar
30
Sat
The Oldest Hatred: Coming to Terms with Antisemitism @ Chehalis Timberland Library
Mar 30 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The Oldest Hatred: Coming to Terms with Antisemitism @ Chehalis Timberland Library

In 2021, 82 percent of American Jews said antisemitism had risen over the last five years, while only 44 percent of the general public believed that to be the case. How can we account for this striking difference?

Antisemitism is sometimes called “the oldest hatred,” and this talk will show how religious and racial prejudice shaped Jewish experience over millennia and came to unite diverse Jewish people around the world. Topics will include the origins of Jewish stereotypes, how antisemitism intersects with white nationalism, and the difference between critiques of the Israeli government and discrimination against Jews. Attendees will gain new knowledge and understanding about antisemitism along with strategies to address it.

Nancy Koppelman?(she/her) has been a professor of American studies and humanities at The Evergreen State College for 28 years, where she currently leads the Evergreen Jewish Studies Project. She holds an M.A. in history from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in American studies from Emory University

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Apr
27
Sat
18th Century Living History Weekend in Chehalis @ Veterans Memorial Museum
Apr 27 – Apr 28 all-day
18th Century Living History Weekend in Chehalis @ Veterans Memorial Museum

Join us for a weekend of engaging Revolutionary War era military demonstrations, fife and drum music, and an 18th century living history camp on the grounds of the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis, WA. Entertaining and educational activities for the whole family!

Learn how an 18th century cannon is fired- then see it happen!
Watch the infantry regiments drill and fire their muskets!
Study 18th century replica maps with the HMS Chatham.
Talk with Patriot and Loyalist civilians in camp.
Listen to battle-ready songs of the Columbia Fife & Drum.
See how life was lived in the Revolutionary War Era.

Donations are appreciated. Free parking and restrooms are available. Handicap accessible grounds. Homeschool groups welcome. Families and children encouraged.

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18th Century Living History Weekend in Chehalis @ Veterans Memorial Museum
Apr 27 – Apr 28 all-day
18th Century Living History Weekend in Chehalis @ Veterans Memorial Museum

Join us for a weekend of engaging Revolutionary War era military demonstrations, fife and drum music, and an 18th century living history camp on the grounds of the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis, WA. Entertaining and educational activities for the whole family!

Learn how an 18th century cannon is fired- then see it happen!
Watch the infantry regiments drill and fire their muskets!
Study 18th century replica maps with the HMS Chatham.
Talk with Patriot and Loyalist civilians in camp.
Listen to battle-ready songs of the Columbia Fife & Drum.
See how life was lived in the Revolutionary War Era.

Donations are appreciated. Free parking and restrooms are available. Handicap accessible grounds. Homeschool groups welcome. Families and children encouraged.

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