This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Bring a favorite stuffed toy for a sleepover at the library, arrive by 5:30 p.m. Tuck your friend in and say goodnight. Come back the next day after 10:00 a.m. to pick up your friend and find out what mischief everyone got into during their night at the library. Photos will be posted on the Chehalis Timberland Library Facebook page. This is an early learning program. For children ages 3-11.
Solo Together is a free four day opportunity for 13-18 year olds who have lost a loved one to explore the wild in their own neighborhood, engage in creative activities to connect with nature and process their grief, and connect virtually with other grieving teens and skilled guides. Deadline to Apply is July 9. Read more and register at www.wildgrief.org/events
Join us to battle invasive plants along the trail. There is blackberry and tansy galore! Every pair of hands can help. The City will provide a disposal trailer….let’s fill it!
Masks required.
Please come prepared for the weather; leather gloves help with thorns. Maybe your favorite shovel, loppers, or clippers.
Drive into the barn parking area.
If you are a grieving teen, this is a hike for you. It’s teens only so you will be others who get it about grief, have a chance to see how Wild Grief facilitates connecting with nature, your grief and each other. No previous hiking experience needed. We will hike through mountain meadows full of wildflowers, and have breathtaking views of Mount Rainier and Edmonds Glacier. We expect the hike to last at least 5 hours with time to honor our grief and soak up the beauty.
Read more and register at www.wildgrief.org/teen-day-hikes
A night you won’t want to miss! August 26th we are hosting an exclusive Benefit Auction, Dinner, Shopping, and Music experience and The Loft!
Tickets are pre-sale only! Buy now until July 31st here: nightmarket.ticketleap.com/artisan-night-market/
~Doors open at 4 PM to our benefit auction for Hope Alliance Lewis County. We have some AMAZING items up for auction! (Soon to be announced)
~Dinner will be served at 5 PM followed by our live music with Mason Robert Keith Music Ft. Raven Nyberg
~Shopping experience open from 6-9 PM with our 10 hand selected vendors
Bringing your family? No problem! We have an exclusive “Man-Cave” for the fellas to hang out!
Tickets are $50 each. Includes: Access to our Benefit Auction, 1 Dinner, 1 Desert, 1 Moc-Tail, 1 Concert Ticket, A Swag Bag, Access to Man-Cave and Access to our hand selected vendors!
Doors will open at 6:30 PM to the public for a $5 admission and will include 1 Swag Bag and 1 Moc-tail.
Limited quantities available. All proceeds from Benefit Auction will be donated directly to Hope Alliance Lewis County.
1 Day Tournament – October 16th (Sunday Only 11am – 8pm)
Cost – $215 (3) GAME GUARANTEE
Divisions:
HS Boys Varsity D1
HS Boys Varsity D2
HS Boys JV D1
HS Boys JV D2
Gate: $5 adults, kids under 5 are free
Mark your Calendars for our EPIC 80’s Party! Grab your partner and your Walkman and join us for a tubular time! Wear your favorite 80’s outfit and will have live 80’s cover band NO RUELZ playing all the 80’s hits!
Purchase your ticket early for a VIP PASS!
Single tickets can be purchased at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/80s-party-tickets-432042529837?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&fbclid=IwAR3aqd3vYBDbFvNewJ797u6VawfhnypeIp8ESPH_6d8PMxoK0ByANqRk-kU
Couples Tickets can be purchased at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/80s-party-couples-tickets-only-tickets-439876852507?fbclid=IwAR1tQvkPZCw57gh3tAMRVQdtJwr_AwwOV3_D6ef05PCypIe5bHi3ovbNnRI
or at the Chamber Office.
VIP PASS includes a discount on the ticket(s), exclusive VIP lanyard and a ticket for 1 free beer. Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber office or over the phone at (360) 748-8885. VIP tickets available for purchase before 10/20 are $25 / single and $45 / couple.
Tickets purchased at the door are $30 / single and $55 / couple.
Date: Saturday October 29
7:00 – 10:00pm
(Dick’s Brewing will be open prior to the event 3 – 7pm)
Join us on November 25, 26, & 27 at The Loft in the historic downtown Chehalis in the ONLY Holiday Market around!
Shop over 60 Local Vendors and Artisans, sip some Hot Cocoa and enjoy our cozy setting!
Bring the kids for a photo with Santa and listen to some Holiday Music!
Free Admission & Free Parking
When:
November 25, 5-8 p.m.
November 26, 10-4 p.m.
November 27, 10-3 p.m.
Where:
The Loft
547 Nw Pacific Ave
Chehalis, Wa 98532
Join Michael Dolan, owner and founder of Burnt Ridge Nursery, for a discussion of the vast number of apple varieties that grow well in the Pacific Northwest and how to grow them organically. He will also talk about the amazing Monty Surprise apple, the World’s Healthiest Apple, and the process of importing new plant varieties from abroad.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/burnt-ridge-nursery-in-onalaska-open-for-summer-browsing-classes,321725#google_vignette
Loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, divorce, illness, or natural disasters like wildfires, is a widespread and growing problem affecting all of us. Often thought of as only an urban problem, homelessness also occurs in suburban and rural areas throughout Washington State. What are the historical roots of homelessness, and what lessons can we learn from them? What are the common meanings of home to us, and how can we apply those meanings to our responses to homelessness in our communities?
In this talk, author and professor Josephine Ensign leads audiences through a values clarification exercise that includes individual writing time. Professor Ensign will share her research on the history of homelessness in her hometown of Seattle, along with discussion of what these stories can teach us about the contemporary crisis of homelessness throughout our state and country.
Josephine Ensign (she/her) is a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her scholarship and practice as a nurse practitioner focus on trauma-informed care and health inequities for people marginalized by poverty and homelessness. She experienced homelessness herself as a young adult. Ensign is the author of several books including Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City, a 2022 finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Her latest book, Way Home: Ways Out of Homelessness, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press.
Ensign lives in Seattle.
