This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Customer appreciation end of season sale and BBQ. Come meet our vendors and local landscapers!
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.
Come join the fun, create your very own wreath!
Eleven years in the making, started back in 2005 with bringing awareness and hope together toward finding a cure for SMA -Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This is a make-and-take (or online pre-order) event with all supplies provided. If unavailable to create your own wreaths, pre-orders can be placed online to be picked up the day of the event (11-18-16) just specify when ordering. This is held once again, in our local Historic Townsend Barn (between Centralia and Bucoda). Crafts for all ages, raffle items, free refreshments, entertainment and free parking!
CANNOT MAKE THE EVENT? Please feel free to place order of pre-made event or you can donate to the cause.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wreaths-of-hope-tickets-28511111502
Rake up and bag your leaves so gardeners & composters can put them to good use! Bagged leaves may be dropped off and will be available that day on a first come, first served basis! Lewis County Master Recycler/Composter volunteers will be present helping the leaf exchange run smoothly.
Join Billie’s Sewing Circle at Billie’s Designer Fabrics tomorrow, January 11th, from 10 – 2 pm as we make Kitty Crack catnip toys to be used as a fundraiser for The Almost Home Project no-kill animal rescue (facebook.com/thealmosthomeproject). Fabric, catnip and sewing machines will be provided. This sewing circle also makes hats and mittens for our local giving trees. Billie’s is a wonderful store located at in downtown Chehalis at 510 N. Market Blvd with lots of fabulous fabrics and sewing machines worth drooling over not to mention the reasonable repair work they do.
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
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.
