This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Hosted by the Shelton Skookum Rotary Club Foundation and attended by thousands, OysterFest is home to the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships and is Washington State’s official seafood festival.
The festival also features a popular cook-off, hands-on water quality exhibits, and is itself a giant a food pavilion with nearly 100 unique items on the menu: BBQ oysters, fritters, spring rolls, garlic shrimp, fresh cider and so much more. Better yet, your culinary adventure supports about 100 local non-profit service clubs and organizations, as well as funding scholarships and local community improvement projects.
Hosted by the Packwood Improvement Club, the fair features local vendors with homemade crafts; jewelry, towels, candles, plants, ceramics, gems, upscale decor, jams, homemade cookies made by the seniors, honey, this and thats, and more. Free coffee is available and light refreshments will be available for purchase.
Do you LOVE LEGO® Bricks? We have buckets of them, WeDo 2.0 LEGO® Robots, and LEGO® Mindstorm EV3 robots. Bring your mad skills and let your imagination go!
Writers, prepare to be inspired! Novelists, poets, essayists, zinesters, songwriters, and bloggers are invited to join the Teen Writing Group. This ongoing monthly workshop offers the chance to share your writing, get feedback, learn about writing techniques and most importantly, be inspired to write. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Centralia Timberland Library.
Trivia, Trivia, Trivia It’s fun and it’s free every Tuesday night, your table is your team, win prizes, enjoy discounts. Come have fun with our host Drew.
Speakers on a wide range of topics—join us in learning. Drop in for individual lectures, or register for the series. Contact Centralia College East for the lecture schedule and to register. More details to be announced!
Our season starts on the first Thursday after St. Patrick’s Day and then meets every Thursday until the last Thursday before Halloween. We meet at 6pm at O’Blarney’s Irish Pub in downtown Centralia to begin our weekly run. We will have 6-8 different routes which we will alternate throughout the year. We end our run at O’Blarney’s to enjoy great food and some social time before we all embark on our respective Fridays!
Four Different Workshops for Intermediate to Advanced Musicians are being offered at School of the Arts. For ages Teen to Adult.
GUITAR: Playing Soul Music/Technique with Ron Artis II
Description: We will focus on what makes the soulful sound of the guitar. Chords, Scales and Phrasing.
What To Bring: Guitar & Amp (If playing Electric Guitar).
DRUMS: Groove Workshop with Stevon Artis
Description: We will focus on grooving. Accompanied by Tony Burruso (Bass)
What To Bring: Bring Your Groovin’ Shoes.
One discounted Concert Ticket with each workshop registration
There is featured food by Cake and Cater and mobile espresso by Courage Coffee. Come for crafts, creations and special finds. Music is provided by local DJ, Sound Dragon, during the event.
Vendors wanted.
