This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Unleash your inner engineer! Spend a morning imagining, building, stacking and playing at the library. Create with LEGO® bricks, connecting straws, blocks and other interactive toys. Drop in or stay the whole time.
Presented by Panorama, celebrate grandparents at the Hands On Children’s Museum. Sept. 4-10: Self-guided card making. Sept. 10: Take a special photo in the photo booth, then turn your photo into a keepsake by creating a handmade frame in the MakeSpace! Sept. 9-10: Create Beaded Mosaic Frames in the MakeSpace. Meanwhile, all month long, grandparents access the museum at half-price admission, score $10 off a grandparent membership and receive free museum admission on Grandparents’ Day, Sept. 10.
A one and one quarter hour, 13-mile sojourn through Milburn, goes by varied and beautiful views of wooded forests, old farmsteads, country homes, and tranquil nature sites. Departing at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., the roundtrip excursion runs on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of August, and Saturdays only in September. Allow one and one half hours.
A one and one quarter hour, 13-mile sojourn through Milburn, goes by varied and beautiful views of wooded forests, old farmsteads, country homes, and tranquil nature sites. Departing at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., the roundtrip excursion runs on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of August, and Saturdays only in September. Allow one and one half hours.
An 18-mile one and three quarter hour run through Ruth will be offered every Saturday through September. Departing at 5:00 p.m., the extended run follows alongside the Chehalis River, its lush riverbanks, forests and farmlands. Allow two hours.
Presented by Panorama, celebrate grandparents at the Hands On Children’s Museum. Sept. 4-10: Self-guided card making. Sept. 10: Take a special photo in the photo booth, then turn your photo into a keepsake by creating a handmade frame in the MakeSpace! Sept. 9-10: Create Beaded Mosaic Frames in the MakeSpace. Meanwhile, all month long, grandparents access the museum at half-price admission, score $10 off a grandparent membership and receive free museum admission on Grandparents’ Day, Sept. 10.
Presented by Panorama, celebrate grandparents at the Hands On Children’s Museum. Sept. 4-10: Self-guided card making. Sept. 10: Take a special photo in the photo booth, then turn your photo into a keepsake by creating a handmade frame in the MakeSpace! Sept. 9-10: Create Beaded Mosaic Frames in the MakeSpace. Meanwhile, all month long, grandparents access the museum at half-price admission, score $10 off a grandparent membership and receive free museum admission on Grandparents’ Day, Sept. 10.
Writers, prepare to be inspired! Novelists, poets, essayists, zinesters, songwriters, and bloggers are invited to join the Teen Writing Group. This ongoing monthly workshop offers the chance to share your writing, get feedback, learn about writing techniques and most importantly, be inspired to write. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Centralia Timberland Library.
Celebrate back to school with a Nerf war! You will need to bring your own Nerf gun and ammo for that Nerf gun. We will play fun games like capture the flag as well. Please RSVP by calling and pre-paying
The entire family is invited to Providence Centralia Hospital’s third annual Healthier Together event. All activities are free and open to the public. Sign up early and receive a free t-shirt (limited to first 300 people). Registration is not required, but encouraged for planning purposes.
The event will include:
- 5k fun run/walk presented by the Run Amok Running Club (check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. with the run starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants receive a door prize ticket and there will be awards in several divisions
- Kids dash (10:30 a.m.)
- Bike helmets for kids (sponsored by Providence Neurosciences)
- Healthy snacks
- Health fair:
- Blood pressure checks
- Blood sugar checks
- Health screening information
- Physical therapy advice
- And more
