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 Lewis County Historical Museum and The Merlot Canvas for a Paint & Sip Fundraiser on Friday, May 20, at 6:30.
Tickets for the event are $45 with the proceeds benefitting the Museum. Tickets can be purchased online at www.themerlotcanvas.com
In commemoration of the centennial of the National Park Service, we will be painting “Mountains Out”, a representation of our closet National Park, Mount Rainier. All painting supplies and instructions will be provided by The Merlot Canvas.
Even if you are worried about your artistic skills there will be guided instructions on the how to paint the perfect Mount Rainier! Guests will also be able to take their picture home with them! What a better way to help support the Lewis County Historical Museum and get a beautiful piece of artwork for your home or office.
As a no-host bar and raffles will be available for guests: all attendees must be 21 years of age.
Lewis County Historical Museum
599 NW Front Way
Chehalis, WA 98532
Contact: Andy Skinner
director@lewiscountymuseum.org
360.748.0831
Come celebrate the joy of reading and books. Bring your favorite book or select one from the shelves and enjoy it in our comfortable Readathon area where complimentary refreshments will be available. Take a break from your book and enter a drawing, craft a bookmark, or have your photo taken on social media.
Join us for a reading party in honor of National Readathon Day 2016. Celebrate the joy of silent reading at the library – bring your favorite book or select one from the shelves. Complimentary tea and coffee will be served and you can enter to win raffle prizes, craft a bookmark, post a photo on social media, and share the love of reading and books in this community celebration
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
For a complete article about this event that benefits Boys & Girls Club of Chehalis, click here.
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.
Let’s Play Something will be doing our first Funtime Festival KID FEST at the Napavine Community Park (on the baseball fields) on July 16th.
We’ll be getting doused for charity (benefiting the Youth Advocacy Center), have bounce houses from The Hop Shop (just $5 for an all day wristband to jump), balloon animals by Mr. Twister, face painting, a local business scavenger hunt, and so much more!!
Be sure to check it out! We’ll start right after the Funtime Festival parade ends, around noon (parade starts at 11am).
For more information, check out our event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/907392379388622/.
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.
The Human Response Network Presents: Festejando Nuestro Dia De La Independencia. Featuring local dance groups “Mexico Within The Heart” (Mexico En El Corazon) from Winlock and “The Stars of Onalaska” (Las Estrellas De Onalaska) from Onalaska.
Please help us celebrate Hispanic Culture with these two local traditional Mexican children’s dance groups! This family-friendly event proudly sponsored by The Human Response Network will be an admission free event, we will also have free snacks (chicharrones!) as well as a local food vendor on site (La Mexicana food truck).
Group members will be available after the performances for meet and greet as well as advocates from The Human Response Network to tell community members more about HRN programs and services!
