This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
“Engage for Life” is a community pro-life event. Music, desserts, and the opportunity to meet local ministries like Possibilities Pregnancy Center, Rally Round for Ultrasound, Centralia 40 Days for Life, Centralia College Students for Life and Human Life of Lewis County. Our keynote speaker, Mike Spencer, lives in Ohio and is the Midwest Regional Director of Training for “Life Training Institute” and was a pastor for 23 years. His message will equip and encourage the body of Christ to answer God’s call to defend the vulnerable, be a voice for the voiceless and love the women who have been hurt by abortion.
Join with area churches as we rally together to graciously, compassionately and relentlessly engage in the cause for Life and Truth. Families welcome.
2017 honorees are: Karama Blackhorn, Leslie Cushman, Dr. Marie Johantgen, Malika Lamont and Merrill Angela Williams.
Once again Titus-Will has stepped up as the Women of Achievement Presenting Sponsor with WSECU as the Sustaining Sponsor and Olympia Federal Savings serving as Supporting Sponsor.
The Annual Women of Achievement Celebration will take place on Friday November 10 at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (512 Washington SE, Olympia). Tickets are $45 per person ($35 for seniors/military and $25 youth). Doors open for the main event at 6:00 p.m. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $125 per person and include a delicious catered pre-event reception in the Black Box Theatre at 5:30 p.m., a meet & greet with keynote speaker Nikkita Oliver and the 2017 Honorees, music with the Lizzy & Tarik Duo and a main event ticket. Tickets, information and 2017 Honoree biographies are available online at www.ywcaofolympia.org, under the 2017 Women of Achievement tab. All proceeds benefit YWCA Olympia social, racial and gender justice programs.
A Girl and A Gun is a Women’s shooting group. If you would like to learn to shoot pistols, revolvers or rifles, come check us out. This evenings event will be a turkey shoot. Best shot gets the turkey. If you do not own a firearm, bring ammo for the type of pistol you would like to try. Bring firearm and/or ammo, eye protection and ear protection. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All women welcome.
This will be our Christmas potluck party. Bring a potluck dish to share, your firearm and/or ammo, eye and ear protection. No gifts will be exchanged. Come for good food and fun.
A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League is a shooting club established by women shooters for women shooters. Our mission is to educate women on safe and accurate shooting. It is about empowerment, support, friendships, fun, self-reliance and so much more. Bring your firearm, ammo, eye protection and ear protection. If you do not have a firearm bring the caliber of ammo you would like to learn with and a firearm will be provided.
A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League is a shooting club established by women shooters for women shooters. Our mission is to educate women on safe and accurate shooting. It is about empowerment, support, friendships, fun, self-reliance and so much more. Bring your firearm, ammo, eye protection and ear protection. If you do not have a firearm bring the caliber of ammo you would like to learn with and a firearm will be provided.
Mirror mirror on the wall; do you see yourself at all?! Often in life, we believe the vision that others have of us, leaving us feeling disempowered and lost. Are you ready to let that go? Are you hungry for nourishment, self-love and a deeper connection to whom you were born to be? Are you ready to let go of limiting beliefs and self-sabotage? It is time sisters, to be the powerful woman that you were meant to be.
This profound workshop will nourish your mind, body and spirit by connecting you to the natural world and introduce you to the powerful woman that you already are. Come and transform yourself through holistic coaching and nature-based rituals that will help guide you to powerful insights, self-discovery and personal growth. In this journey, we will create sacred soul songs, write our pain and speak it freely. You will bless yourself with power charged waters and beautify yourself with silken scarves and jewelry, and then and only then will you look into the mirror….. The Oracle will speak to the depths of the beauty that you are, and you will dance around the fire and sing your soul song.
Each participant will need to provide two scarves and a few pieces of costume jewelry (thrift stores are the best place to find these).
Lunafest is a festival of films by, for and about women. Films are provided by Lunabar Company. This showing is organized by Lewis County Branch of American Association of University Women. Proceeds will benefit Human Response Network and local scholarships for women. Before the showing, attendees can enjoy complimentary appetizers and purchase raffle tickets for an assortment of baskets and other items.
Gather Green, a local women powered sustainable event planning company, is hosting a women-led rewilding retreat, Women of the Woods, September 20-22 at Camp Singing Wind, in Toledo, WA. Over 250 women from the Pacific Northwest will attend to celebrate sustainability, nature, natural healing, art, and community building. All presentations and vendors are women led.
Lyla June and Bibi McGill are headlining the event. Lyla June is a nationally and internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music and message centers around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing, as well as an articulation of Indigenous Philosophy. Bibi McGill is a DJ, producer, musician, and yoga instructor from Portland, Oregon. Bibi served as Beyonce’s lead guitarist and musical director for almost a decade, leading the ten-piece all female band that literally rocked the world.
Many skilled and engaging women will be presenting at Women of the Woods in the tracks of art, healing, sustainability, and connection with nature. A land blessing will be performed by the Cowlitz Tribe and an equinox celebration will be held Saturday evening. Music, yoga, and hiking with goats will also be a part of the retreat.
Camping for the weekend retreat will be held onsite at Camp Singing Wind, an ex-Campfire Girl camp with over 180 acres of natural beauty.
Tickets are available on a sliding scale basis. More information about the retreat can be found at www.gathergreenevents.com. Vendors, sponsors, and musicians are still being accepted for this event and can contact Gather Green through their website, Facebook page, or Instagram.
