This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Construct a mini snow fort, experience the snowball smash and much more during real Snow Days at the Hands On Children’s Museum!
Sat. & Sun. Jan. 21 & 22, 2017, 11am-3pm. Free with admission.
If you’ve tried composting unsuccessfully or you want to learn how to compost, this workshop is for you. Composting is part art and part science, kind of like baking a cake. We’ll demystify that process and help you get started producing good-quality compost for your garden/landscape.
Pre-registration is required. Call 360-740-1216
Stop by the library for an open day of crafting! There will be supplies and ideas for Valentine’s Day.
Come for a pre-Valentine’s Day Chocolate-Tasting Party and Valentine Card Craft. There will be samples of fine chocolate from around the world, plus a tasting wheel to compare flavor notes. We will explore the geography, health benefits, history, and politics of this exotic treat. All supplies will be provided.
Come to the library to make valentine cards! Drop-in anytime. All supplies provided.
Learn how to prune grapes and which grapes grow well in our climate. Free cuttings from the grapes at Borst Demo Garden will be available.
Composting Happens! No matter if you plan or don’t plan your compost pile it will happen. Learn the Whys & Hows!
Gardening for Everyone! Classes cover subjects such as Small Fruits; Beginning Gardening/ Weed Management While Protecting Pollinators; Landscaping on a Budget; Organic Gardening; Grape Selection, Pruning & Care; Vertebrate Pests, Rain Barrels; and Succession Planting a Vegetable Garden.
If you want to grow better plants, you first need to understand the texture of your soil. Collect and bring in a sample of your soil and learn how to test for pH, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Call 360-740-1216 to pre-register in advance so you have time to collect your soil sample.
For the first time, the Olympic Club Hotel will be having a two-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration starting on Friday, March 18, and going through Saturday, March 19. This all-day event is friendly for all ages. Start your partying on Friday with their Irish stout, Irish coffee, Irish Rueben and Irish stew. The Fiddlehead & Irish Dancers will be there from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for live entertainment. Continue on Saturday where the same wonderful food will be available. Saturday’s entertainment includes Jonathan Warren & The Billy Goats from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Hillstomp from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
