This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Research Your Ancestry & Write Your Family History & Memoirs. Get your questions answered! Covers everything you could possibly need to know about researching and writing your family history. Learn all the ins and outs of research, online searching, specialty books, interviews, personal letters, diaries, photos, Ellis Island records, SS Death Index, census records, title searches, ethnicity-specific searches, and vital statistics docs. Variations in data, fact checking, ethics, and getting to the truth behind stories. Handling delicate info, speculative data, and “holes” in stories. Use of formats and viewpoints in the writing process. Collecting, identifying, dating, and managing photos and other images. Kinship terms, charts, and trees.
Instructor Joelle Steele has more than 45 years experience as a genealogist and has been teaching genealogy since 1987. Bring your lunch.
Get Ready for an Epic Showdown with Star-Powered Lacrosse as the WAC Takes on Portland’s Team 503! Faceoff is at 2pm.
Plus watch our 3rd/4th grade team battle University Place at 11:30am and 7th/8th grade team face Tacoma at 4:30pm.
Curious about how credit really works? Join us for a free, informative session at Centralia Timberland Library this Saturday, April 26, from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM!
Learn how credit scores are calculated
Understand your credit report
Explore credit monitoring tools and dispute tips
Discover how AI is changing credit reporting
Access local resources to improve your financial future
This workshop is ideal for all ages and backgrounds and is presented in partnership with WSECU, the Washington Homeownership Resource Center (WHRC), and local nonprofits.
Learn about Scotch broom control methods & wildfire risks associated with Scotch broom.
Wear appropriate work clothing, closed toe shoes, & gloves. Hand tools will be provided.
All ages welcome!
Sponsored by East Lewis County PDA & Longmire Springs Brewing.
Light refreshments & snacks will be provided by Longmire Springs Brewing
May 3rd, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fuchsia Fanciers, a Lewis County group and nonprofit gardening organization, is hosting a fuchsia plant sale on May 3rd here at the Centralia Outlets.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Eddie Bauer and Polo Ralph Lauren stores, the Fuchsia Fanciers will display and sell a variety of Fuchsia 2-inch starters, gallons, and hardies.
The group is one of 13 in the Pacific Northwest under the umbrella of the Northwest Fuchsia Society. The 26 members meet on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Fort Borst Park. The Fuchsia Fanciers aim to educate themselves and others about the growing and showing of fuchsias.
Come enjoy a relaxing afternoon filled with creative fun at Bateaux Cellars!
All skill levels are welcome. Your artist coach will guide you through each step of this painting and help you tap your inner creativity! We will be painting the ‘Bold Tulips’ artwork!
Drinks are not included must be 21+ to consume alcohol this is an all-ages winery and class. Non-alcoholic beverages are available as well.
PAINT PERK: enjoy this special during your painting class
$15 glass of wine, beer or cider with individual charcuterie box
Come relax and paint with us and discover how creativity (and wine) can help you unwind and reduce stress.
Join Hank Greenwald, DVM to learn how to reduce chemical treatments through non-pharmaceutical parasite management. Lewis Conservation District will share available resources for farmers through the Voluntary Stewardship Program. Plus, enjoy refreshments and a 10% Farm Store discount!
M’Lee Barlow, granddaughter to Lola Bowen Stancil who spent many months during the bicentennial (1976) on the Oregon Trail will be retelling her story. A journey her ancestors took in 1843 to settle in our area. A talk with many supporting artifacts.
Join a virtual volunteer orientation and learn more information about becoming a volunteer in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Mentor a youth in our community by spending a few hours each month doing things you both enjoy. Learn how we ignite the power and promise of youth with our proven system of support and safety.
Open Auditions at the Roxy Theater in Morton:
Tuesday May 13, 6:00PM and Saturday May 17, 10:00AM
Join us for Open Auditions for The Pirates of Penzance
Calling all actors, singers, dancers, musicians, designers, and technicians, ages 13 and up, who are interested in participating in The Pirates of Penzance. Come prepared to read lines, participate in simple choreography, and sing a song a cappella plus a short song with the piano. Casting is flexible with both male and female parts.
