This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The Total Experience Gospel Choir bursts with love, joy and enthusiasm. It is hailed as one of the Pacific NW’s finest soulful ensembles. Pastor Patrinell Staten Wright started the group as a gospel music class at Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1973. Since then, the choir has grown to become a nationally and internationally known gospel singing group.
Join us for our radical home economics series! Drop-in and learn how to make sustainable and budget-friendly items for use around the house. Each program will have a different theme, with demonstrations and examples you can take with you. Come and learn new techniques or share your own DIY experiences! All supplies will be provided. This month we will learn how to make some DIY Bath and Beauty products.
Kick off Fourth of July weekend with an evening of music featuring local guitarist Paul Hanson. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Packwood Timberland Library.
Experience Portland’s best band playing folk rag-grass with a punk rock heart. This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library district-wide program.
Learn an inexpensive, creative way to add beauty to your garden
A question and answer session with the recycling experts. Also learn about making non toxic “green” cleaning supplies.
Come celebrate all things geeky and nerdy. Wear your favorite cosplay and come to this after-hours event where we will play video games, compete in a cosplay fashion show, eat some tasty food, chat about what we’re fanatical about and much more! Pick up your ticket at any Lewis County Timberland Library beginning the first day of Summer Reading.

Let’s Play Something will be doing our 2nd annual KID FEST (at the Funtime Festival) at the Napavine shopping center at 114 NW Alder Ave (in front of Annie’s market) on JULY 15th! We’ll have bounce houses from The Hop Shop, balloon creations by Mr. Twister, face painting, carnival style games, crafts and activity booths, and so much more!! Live music provided by our own Payton Gifford! We’ll even have the Calico Critter mascot at our event this year! 😀 Be sure to check it out! We’ll start right after the Funtime Festival parade ends, around noon (parade starts at 11am).
The shows will start at 6:30 this year with 2 bonafide headliners at each show. Bring your own chairs and blankets, bring a picnic or take advantage of our new concessions with BBQ burgers and Hot Dogs and other goodies all reasonably priced.
July 21: A mix of Classic Rock followed by Wings N Things a tribute to Paul McCartney.
July 28: The High Rollers starting things off with a great mix of R & B and Funk and then Creedence Revelation storms the stage.
August 4: Country Rock Group The Olson Brothers followed by Grammy award nominated singer John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley fame.
Extract colorful dyes from flowers for dying textile fibres. Eco-friendly, organic, cost effective and easy to learn!