This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The Annual Women of Achievement Celebration will take place on Friday November 10 at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (512 Washington SE, Olympia). Tickets are $45 per person ($35 for seniors/military and $25 youth). Doors open for the main event at 6:00 p.m. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $125 per person and include a delicious catered pre-event reception in the Black Box Theatre at 5:30 p.m., a meet & greet with keynote speaker Nikkita Oliver and the 2017 Honorees, music with the Lizzy & Tarik Duo and a main event ticket. Tickets, information and 2017 Honoree biographies are available online at www.ywcaofolympia.org, under the 2017 Women of Achievement tab. All proceeds benefit YWCA Olympia social, racial and gender justice programs.
The ten entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be:
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20: Presidents Day
- April 15-16 & April 22-23: National Park Week Weekends
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
The ten entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be:
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 20: Presidents Day
- April 15-16 & April 22-23: National Park Week Weekends
- August 25: National Park Service Birthday
- September 30: National Public Lands Day
- November 11-12: Veterans Day Weekend
Doors open 1/2 before the race begins. There will be a full bar menu.
A Girl and A Gun is a Women’s shooting group. If you would like to learn to shoot pistols, revolvers or rifles, come check us out. This evenings event will be a turkey shoot. Best shot gets the turkey. If you do not own a firearm, bring ammo for the type of pistol you would like to try. Bring firearm and/or ammo, eye protection and ear protection. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All women welcome.
Doors open 30 minutes before game. There will be a full bar tailgate menu.
This will be our Christmas potluck party. Bring a potluck dish to share, your firearm and/or ammo, eye and ear protection. No gifts will be exchanged. Come for good food and fun.
A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League is a shooting club established by women shooters for women shooters. Our mission is to educate women on safe and accurate shooting. It is about empowerment, support, friendships, fun, self-reliance and so much more. Bring your firearm, ammo, eye protection and ear protection. If you do not have a firearm bring the caliber of ammo you would like to learn with and a firearm will be provided.
A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League is a shooting club established by women shooters for women shooters. Our mission is to educate women on safe and accurate shooting. It is about empowerment, support, friendships, fun, self-reliance and so much more. Bring your firearm, ammo, eye protection and ear protection. If you do not have a firearm bring the caliber of ammo you would like to learn with and a firearm will be provided.
Bring your Redneck vehicles, big or little, rusty or shiny, loud or quiet, and join Team Laugh Out Loud for a fun-filled afternoon. Prizes for Biggest, Loudest, Most Redneck, Least Redneck and People’s Choice, and a kids’ “vehicle” division.
Lots of activities for the kids: sunflower seed spitting contest, kiddie tractor pull, sack races, tug-o-war, candy walk and more. Vendors, music and a silent auction. Proceeds this year to benefit The Cat’s Meow, low and no-cost spay/neuter services, and socialization and adoption of feral kittens.
