This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
This is a workshop on how to travel with guns. Packing to fly with your guns or traveling out of state.
This event is a fun afternoon and evening of shopping, dining and enjoying time with all your favorite ladies. The first 200 will receive a “Goodie Bag” filled with various items and coupons from the local, participating business. Business listed on the passport will be running specials and promotions for all participants. Help support local business and have a great time out on the town with friends.
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.
The Lewis County Historical Museum is pleased to present, “Soldiers in Petticoats: The Struggles of the Suffragettes” on November 5th at 2:00 p.m. at the museum. In this living history presentation by Tames Alan, she appears in the authentic clothing of a suffragette and presents the struggle of American women to gain the right to vote and their successful ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. A small suggested donation of $5 supports this and future educational programs at the Museum and is greatly appreciated!
In this heated and historic election season, which features the first female nominee for president from a major political party, it is important to remember that the right of each citizen to vote is the most basic right in a democratic society. This basic right allows us to have a voice in helping to shape the future of our democracy. For women, this right was hard-won and involved a long and difficult journey.
Alan is an actress, historian, and instructor who combines her skills to create an educational program for people of all ages. In 1867, the passing of the 14th Amendment defined “citizen” as “male,” thus denying women the right to vote. Tames focuses on the turbulent time when many states granted women the right to vote only to have the privilege taken away by decisions made in Washington, DC. Learn how American women adopted the militant tactics of their English sister suffragettes to not only earn the right to vote but to be considered citizens of the country of which they were the founding mothers.
With her wide knowledge of women’s history, Tames brings to life the suffragettes, their struggles, and their influence on the major issues of their era. Discover how the suffragettes influenced child labor laws and other major issues of their era.
Historian Lorraine McConaghy will begin this program with an illustrated introduction to the war’s themes. She will follow that with a Readers’ Theater script, to be read aloud by willing participants. The script covers the period between Prohibition, beginning in 1914, through Seattle’s 1919 General Strike and the visit of President Woodrow Wilson.
Lt. Col. Larry B. Mason will share his experience in Vietnam and the events that led to him being awarded the Air Force Cross.
So much to see and do in Centralia & Chehalis on Chicks weekend! Shop Country Chicks, the Antique & Gift Stores on Tower in Centralia, Yardbirds Flea Market, Sisters, Smiths Mercantile, Redesign of Chehalis. Just to name a few.
With a theme of “April in Paris,” the Eastern Lewis County Hospital Foundation’s annual Ladies Brunch will offer a touch of elegance while brimming with fun and laughter.
Ingeborg Kiser, a World War II war bride will share her experiences of growing up in Europe.
The event will also include a fashion show by Gracie’s and Lularoe Boutique.
