This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The City Council provides elected representation of the citizenry in the governing body. The Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month (7 p.m. at City Hall) to approve expenditures of funds and set public policy for the community, with the primary criteria being the safety, health, and general welfare of the community.
Weekly event on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

Join popular South Sound parent educator and counselor, Candyce Bollinger for a parenting class on Emotional Intelligence. This workshop is designed to help parents and educators facilitate the development of emotional intelligence in children. The participants will learn the necessary components of emotional intelligence with specific goals, exercises and activities that help children integrate the information in concrete ways. Pre-registration required.
$30 per family/per session (up to two adults and four children, ages three to 12). Day-of price: $35. FREE childcare for three+ years old. Childcare is $10 per child under three years old.
Weekly event on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Chehalis City Council Meeting
Meeting: Chehalis City Council Meeting
Location: City Hall Council Chamber – 350 N Market Blvd.
Mayor & City Council
The city council’s regular meetings are held at 5:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Otherwise, city councilors do not keep regular office hours at city hall. Please call to arrange an appointment.
The City Council provides elected representation of the citizenry in the governing body. The Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month (7 p.m. at City Hall) to approve expenditures of funds and set public policy for the community, with the primary criteria being the safety, health, and general welfare of the community.
Weekly event on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

Free and fun introduction to square dancing. A chance to get out and get moving. You’ll be dancing right away. Good exercise for body and brain in a friendly atmosphere. No experience necessary. Couples, singles, families welcome, ages 10 to 110. Sponsored by Olympia Area Square Dancers. For more information call Nancy at 360-438-1284 or Ed at 360-352-2662.
A great story must start strong to get the reader’s attention. Each novel’s beginning must be a balancing act of description, backstory and action. Participants in this workshop will learn how much backstory to include in their novel, how to identify essential establishing information, and how to effectively drop their readers into the action.
This is the first of a four-class workshop series taught by local author Lindsay Schopfer. Although these classes work best together, attendance for all three classes is not required
Join in a Discussion of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. This program is part of a year-long series of book discussions exploring black history and culture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of African American pioneer George Washington, who, together with his wife Mary Jane, founded the City of Centralia in 1875.