This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Join the Breastfeeding Coalition of Lewis County for a free community screening of MILK, a documentary on the politics, commercialization and controversies surrounding birth and infant feeding.
Thursday, May 26
Screening begins at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Centralia College Campus, WSC 121 (Science Center)
Q&A with Director, Naomi Weiss, to follow!
Suggested donation of $5 welcome (cash only, please). All proceeds support breastfeeding promotion activities in Lewis County.
Join us for this introductory workshop and experience this captivating and empowering dance for women of all ages, shapes and sizes. Dance to the music of powerful Middle Eastern drum rhythms that connect to the heartbeat, inviting you to move. Explore the beauty and power of Tribal Belly Dance and the Divine Feminine Self while you dance, play and connect in safe and supportive community. Please wear comfortable clothing such as yoga pants, a fitted tank top or tee shirt, and a sash or scarf around your hips (optional). $10 Early Bird* (ends 5/27) $15 General* (begins 5/28) *plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off
The purpose of this group is to offer support and encouragement to anyone that has undergone an amputation or is facing an amputation as well as their caregivers and loved ones. The meetings will provide a place to share experiences, ask and answer questions, and provide educational opportunities through community resources and experts in the field. Join this group to get connected to other individuals who know what life is like as an amputee.
First Degree Black Belt, Jason Alan Griffin (JAG) is bringing Woodstock to Centralia with a Nia class featuring artists that performed at the original Woodstock Music Festival. It’ll be a groovy throwback to 1969 with Jefferson Airplane; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Melanie; Jimi Hendrix; Blood, Sweat & Tears and many others.
The focus is on FreeDance and the intent is to sense the Magic of Movement to Music. The class will begin with an exciting FreeDance playshop that will ignite your creative energy.
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
5:30pm to 8:00pm
$35* (plus tax – Unlimited Members receive 10% off)
This is Woodstock and the theme is love and peace and celebrating the Joy of Movement – so consider wearing peace signs, tie-dye, flowing sun dresses, vests with fringe, lots of love beads and flowers in your hair.
**JAG travels with his dog, River, who sleeps in his crate during class. Please ignore him so he can stay calm.*
This event is designed for beginning and intermediate tri-athletes on an open course. The sprint triathlon begins with 250-meter swim (15-minute heats) in an indoor 25-meter pool. Athletes then move on to a 16K bike ride through flat neighboring streets and a 5K run through scenic Fort Borst Park. Proceeds will be donated to ALS.
Move from the stillness of meditation to outward expressions of the divine. The unique format for this class includes Freedance, moving meditation and community connection. Movers of all ages and ability levels are welcome to attend.
$15 Drop-In
$25 for BOTH 9:00 a.m. Freedance the Divine AND 10:30 a.m. Moving to Heal.
Embody Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
This class is based on the Nia technique, emphasizing soft music and simple choreography that invites you to drop in to your body and relax your nervous system in a supportive atmosphere of safety and trust. Personalize the movements while focusing on pleasure, resulting in improved overall feelings of wellness regardless of current physical/medical condition. Classes are designed to meet the needs of those diagnosed with long-term or chronic illness and mobility limitations as well as individuals with short-terms personal healing goals for body, mind and emotions. Beginners of all ages are welcome.
$15 drop-In
$25 for BOTH 9:00 a.m. Freedance the Divine AND 10:30 a.m. Moving to Heal.
Embody Unlimited Members receive 10% off!
Have you been curious about Nia but not been ready to jump into a class? This is the workshop for you! You’ll dance, move, laugh and shake and put pleasure into your workout!
Experience Nia in this 2 hour workshop designed specifically for beginners. We’ll introduce the basic concepts and principals of Nia and get moving in a beginning-level Nia class. All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience required!
$15* Early Bird (ends 9/17)
$20* General (begins 9/18)
(*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off!)
Nia is a fun, energetic dance fitness workout that helps you become healthy, powerful and beautiful. This joy-fueled non-impact, full body, barefoot workout is focused on sensation, cultivating awareness and joy. Nia is about enjoying being present in the body and moving to your own individual intensity level and in your body’s way. A dynamic blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts, Nia is a path to condition, heal and express yourself through movement and sensation. Nia is more easily experienced than described. Movement variations offered for different levels of fitness. To learn more about Nia, visit NiaNow.com.
Experience Nia in this two-hour workshop designed specifically for beginners. We’ll introduce the basic concepts and principals of Nia and get moving in a beginning-level Nia class.
All levels of fitness are welcome and no experience required!
$15* Early Bird
$20* General
(*plus tax. Unlimited Members receive 10% off!)
Nia is a fun, energetic dance fitness workout that helps you become healthy, powerful and beautiful. This joy-fueled non-impact, full body, barefoot workout is focused on sensation, cultivating awareness and joy. Nia is about enjoying being present in the body and moving to your own individual intensity level and in your body’s way. A dynamic blend of dance arts, martial arts and healing arts, Nia is a path to condition, heal and express yourself through movement and sensation. Nia is more easily experienced than described. Movement variations offered for different levels of fitness. To learn more about Nia, visit NiaNow.com.
In this two-hour reflective journaling and movement experience, you’ll begin the process of excavating and understanding our Body’s Autobiography. Writing your Body Autobiography is a process of reflecting on your history, the messages and their meaning that has become your body’s story. The many messages and experiences we have been through have left an imprint on our relationship with our body often enhancing or disrupting our relationship with our body and ultimately affecting our sense of peace and satisfaction.
This class experience will include a movement meditation and dance with the intent of leaving you feeling satisfied, relaxed and connected to your “now body” and grateful for the privilege to co-exist with and within it.
You can expect to do some journaling, floorplay and freedance – in the energy of joy and gratitude!
ABOUT JILL:
Jill Pagano has spent three decades teaching fitness and somatic movement.
She enjoyed 20 years as a Nia Instructor and 4 years as a Nia Trainer. Her latest exploration is excavating her goldmine of experience to bring people into a deeper relationship with their body.
