This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The Chehalis River Basin Land Trust will hold a Work Party at the Chehalis River Discovery Trail, near Centralia, from 9 a.m. until noon, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. We’ll be removing invasive plants from areas near the trail.
The Discovery Trail is at 1545 Goodrich Rd., Centralia. Follow the event signs to parking near the old red barn. Water, snacks, and other cold drinks will be provided (please bring your own bottle for water.).
Please dress for the weather and bring sturdy work gloves and footwear. We will have some garden tools and gloves available at the site but feel free to bring your own hand tools.
Please RSVP for this event by email to: “office@chehalislandtrust.org” or by calling the Chehalis River Basin Land Trust (CRBLT) office at 360.807.0764. Your message should specify your name and contact information along with the number of people in your party.
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
This will be a wine and dessert event for Chehalis River Basin Land Trust members and friends. We will have live music, a featured speaker, and live auction, along with updates on recent Land Trust projects and activities.
Join us for a hands-on workshop learning all about the tiny critters living in our local waterways! Daron Williams, a Habitat Biologist for the Department of Fish and Wildlife, will guide us in sampling and identifying macroinvertebrates, and speak on what they can tell us about the health of our streams. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to explore an important conservation area (managed by Capitol Land Trust) and get up close and personal with these fascinating (and often overlooked) creatures. Exact location provided after RSVP – limited spots available!
We recommend dressing warm and waterproof! Rubber boots are recommended, as you will have a chance to step into the stream to collect samples. Terrain is relatively flat but bumpy. Participants will not be expected to walk more than half a mile. There are no facilities on site, so please make sure to go before the workshop if a bush is not your ideal bathroom!
Join the Chehalis Land Trust team for a free, educational walk through Discovery Trail to watch, listen, and learn about birds of the Chehalis River ecosystem.
Hands On Children’s Museum is saying “Thank you for your service” with 50% off admission for military families (with a valid military ID), May 22–25.
Visit Memorial Day weekend for hands-on fun and creative activities, including:
• Silkscreening & Patriotic Painting (Saturday through Monday only)
• Red, White, & Blue Flyers
• A Bubble Dance Party & Lawn Games
• Star-Spangled Spinners
• Firework Wands
• A Scavenger Hunt
Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.
Hands On Children’s Museum is saying “Thank you for your service” with 50% off admission for military families (with a valid military ID), May 22–25.
Visit Memorial Day weekend for hands-on fun and creative activities, including:
• Silkscreening & Patriotic Painting (Saturday through Monday only)
• Red, White, & Blue Flyers
• A Bubble Dance Party & Lawn Games
• Star-Spangled Spinners
• Firework Wands
• A Scavenger Hunt
Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.
Hands On Children’s Museum is saying “Thank you for your service” with 50% off admission for military families (with a valid military ID), May 22–25.
Visit Memorial Day weekend for hands-on fun and creative activities, including:
• Silkscreening & Patriotic Painting (Saturday through Monday only)
• Red, White, & Blue Flyers
• A Bubble Dance Party & Lawn Games
• Star-Spangled Spinners
• Firework Wands
• A Scavenger Hunt
Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.
Hands On Children’s Museum is saying “Thank you for your service” with 50% off admission for military families (with a valid military ID), May 22–25.
Visit Memorial Day weekend for hands-on fun and creative activities, including:
• Silkscreening & Patriotic Painting (Saturday through Monday only)
• Red, White, & Blue Flyers
• A Bubble Dance Party & Lawn Games
• Star-Spangled Spinners
• Firework Wands
• A Scavenger Hunt
Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.
The Haki Farmers Collective is proud to announce the second annual Sorghum Festival taking place on September 25 – 27 on our collective farm just 20 minutes south of Olympia. Join us for a vibrant weekend filled with music, aerial arts, vendors, kids activities, and sorghum education with a community harvest!
What is Sorghum? Sorghum is an African indigenous cereal grain that holds rich food traditions for Black and Brown communities across the world. The communal hand harvest of sorghum is a time-honored tradition throughout the African continent, where sorghum is a staple grain that predates corn and wheat. While sorghum is native to North Africa, its cultural and culinary impact spans the world, holding a significant place in the foodways of peoples from South East Asia, the Middle East, the American South, the Caribbean, and beyond! Sorghum is high in nutritional value as a milled grain as well as its unique sugar-filled stalks, which we press and boil into sorghum molasses.
This festival will be a celebration of this indigenous African grain that the Haki growers have been learning to cultivate. Growing sorghum gives us the opportunity to keep this legacy alive, while reconnecting the wider public to regenerative grain cultivation that is inherent in traditional African foodways.
Live music by:
Oh Rose
Generifus
The Goodle Days
The Beehees
Sunflower Season
Mixya
Mazigazi
Fed Soul
Desejo
A Painting of Mountains
4ust Collective
More artists to be announced!
Vendors:
Enjoy local food, arts, crafts, education, and seed swapping from our vendor market! Cash is highly encouraged as service can be spotty on the property. Interested in become a vendor? Email us!
Seeking volunteers:
Want to help the Sorghum Festival run smoothly? Send us an email us to join our volunteer team!
Learn more about our work at Hakifarmers.org/sorghumfest
Tickets:
– Day Pass: $30
– Weekend Pass: $50
– Youth 13 – 18: Half Off
– Kids 12 & under FREE
– Group ticket discounts and equity scholarship tickets available, email haki@hakifarmers.org for details.
