This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
Our children live in a complex challenging world. This workshop is designed to help children develop the tools to meet the challenges they will face with confidence.
Come hang out with friends, listen to music, play games, and eat snacks! Every second and fourth Thursdays. Newcomers are welcome! Snacks provided by the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
From infants to teens how does everybody get the sleep they need? Parenting doesn’t magically end between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Find solutions to nighttime difficulties with the demands of working, childcare, school, meals etc.
Seeking adventurers to embark on this epic quest! Come play Dungeons and Dragons on first and third Thursdays. Beginners welcome! Snacks provided by the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
Three Days of Frozen Fun on January 18-20, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily!
Meet Costumed Ice Princesses
Practice Ice Shaving with Real Tools
Slide on our indoor sock skating rink
Watch Dr. Science dry ice demo’s
Explore a black light ice cave
Melt the ice block to discover the hidden surprise
and much more!
Please join us on Sunday, January 19 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. for this incredible literary event!
Putsata Reang is an award-winning author and journalist, born in Cambodia and raised in Corvallis, OR. Her writings have appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Ms, The Seattle Times and the San Jose Mercury News among other publications. She has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
Putsata is an alum of residencies at Hedgebrook, Kimmel Harding Nelson and Mineral School. She is a current fellow of the Jack Straw Writers program. She graduated with bachelor of arts degrees in English and journalism at the University of Oregon. Her memoir, forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, explores themes of debt and duty as the child of immigrants and the displacement of being a gay refugee
Michele Bombardier’s debut collection What We Do was a Washington Book Award finalist and described by Ellen Bass as “a call to empathy”. Her work has been published in dozens of journals including Alaska Quarterly Review, Atlanta Review, Bellevue Literary Review and others. Michele has been a fellow at Hedgebrook, Mineral School and Centrum. She earned her MFA at Pacific University and is the founder of Fishplate Poetry, a social-purpose organization that offers workshops and retreats while raising money for humanitarian relief, specifically medical care for refugees in the Middle East and Northern Africa. She teaches poetry at BARN in Bainbridge Island and Hugo House in Seattle.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT; however, space is LIMITED so please call Shakespeare & Co. call 360-748-4652 to RESERVE A SEAT.
Come hang out with friends, listen to music, play games and eat snacks! Every second and fourth Thursdays. Newcomers are welcome! Snacks provided by the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
Come crafting at the library! We provide the supplies and you get to take home your creation.
Learn the art of paper quilling by creating an adorable owl pendant. All supplies provided.
Join us for our Preschool Open House!
January 30, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Inspired learning for the whole child.
Benefits of Hands On Preschool
– Small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios with highly qualified early learning professionals. Click here to read more about our teachers.
– Open-ended activities and engaging art and science activities that enhance critical thinking skills by encouraging your child to observe, explore and ask questions.
– Abundant opportunities for language development by connecting themes to children’s literature and encouraging group socialization, which build literacy skills.
– Parent conferences, developmental checklists and open, regular communication with teachers.
– Seasonal field trips, special guests and unique museum learning opportunities.
More information: https://www.hocm.org/preschool
Learn about the importance of dental hygiene through fun, interactive exhibits & activities!
FREE Dental Screenings
Saturdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
First Friday Night, Feb. 7: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Meet & Greet Superheroes!
Amazon of Olympia, Feb. 8 & 29: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Batman in Seattle, Feb. 8: 1-3 p.m.
Free & Fun Activities at the Science Table
Saturdays, 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Dental Health Month in the MakeSpace
Fridays – Sundays, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Explore the Puget Sound Dental Office Exhibit
In the Emergency! The gallery opens February 1.
FREE with admission
