This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The Lewis County Model Railroad Club will be holding the Annual Spring Model Railroad Show and Model Train Swap Meet at the SWW Fair Grounds in the Blue Pavilion on Saturday April 7 from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday April 8 from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
There will be display Model Train layouts in N scale along with Z scale and HO Scale European type, and this year there will be a special LEGO Train and layout. There will be various vendors with Model Train items for all scales and gauges for sale.
A food vendor will be available along with free parking. Admittance is $5. Children 10 years old and under will be free. One half of door admittance will be donated to the Lewis County Historical Museum, the rest will be used for the Model Railroad exhibit located in the Historical Museum. You will also be able to tour the Museum on Saturday for free from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. For more information contact Ted Livermore at 360-269-0921.
Tinker, create and explore with our natural world during First Friday Night: Nature Maker. Learn how animals and insects create amazing works of art and become a Nature Maker! Visit our NEW Outdoor Tinkering Stations! Pay-what-you-can admission with a suggested donation of $5 per family.
Bluegrass concert featuring Fern Hill Bluegrass Band 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Adna Grange #417. Concert: $15 per person (12 and under free). Pie & Ice Cream Social during intermission is by donation. Funds from the social will benefit Adna Grange purchasing new kitchen items and repair work. Raffle drawings at the end of the concert.
Mothers and grandmothers receive FREE admission on Mother’s Day (May 13) at Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia, Washington! Enjoy a variety of fun activities including handmade gift and card making for mom.
Join writer and curator Mayumi Tsutakawa as she discusses how Washington’s Japanese Americans faced the injustice of internment and how families who lost everything rebuild their lives. This event is sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
The wheel has turned again and brought us to the time of the first harvest. Join us as the story of Lugh is woven and the beginnings of this celebration are revealed. Join us for the gathering of the tribes as we celebrate with food, community and weave intentions into a web of our own making.
We are a community, a group of people, alike yet different. There’s no shame in depending on each other. There’s heroism in ordinariness and connectedness and using relationship skills to get through difficult times. Look at the things in your living room or refrigerator and realize they were made by thousands of people on different continents. We are all interconnected. What one does affects the others, either positively or negatively. If the web is plucked, it sends ripples out in all directions, but as long as the strands remain intact, the web will not fall apart. We are individuals, strong in our own right. Yet there is a special strength, a bond when many people come together to weave intentions.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make pickles? Well, you are in luck, as the activity we are going to do to celebrate the first harvest as a community is making pickles. No prior experience is necessary. We will have a donation box to cover the cost of the ingredients and the canning jars.
What you need to bring:
As this is a potluck, you will need to bring a potluck dish. Please post the dish that you are bringing so they are not duplicated. As this is a first harvest festival, think of the bounty of this time of year such as fruits and vegetables from your garden. If you have special dietary needs make sure to bring something that you can eat in case others do not. I will be providing the main meat dish and a couple of gallons of tea as well as flavored waters.
Two quart-sized canning jars with lids.
You should bring a chair as there are limited ones here to sit in the circle with.
Please bring a cup for toasting.
A drum circle always follows so please bring your drums, your noisemakers and your voices and sing them strong.
Looking forward to meeting new friends and greeting old ones… Welcome to the Sanctuary.
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.
Support Girl Scout Troop 42885 and help these girls get to camp! Your donation will make a big difference and your car will look squeaky clean.
Come join us for a fun evening of Bunco in support of Lewis County Work Opportunities! Ticket includes play of this fast-paced dice game, complimentary nacho bar and prizes.
The 5th Annual Southwest Washington Writers Conference presented by the Lewis County Writers Guild. A one-day event featuring Keynote Speaker, USA Today bestselling author of “The One That Got Away,” Simon Wood.
