This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
If you’re looking for the perfect event to quench your taste buds while supporting United Way of Lewis County at the same time, don’t miss United Way’s premier fundraising event and top culinary event of the year – Chef’s Night Out. Slated for Saturday, June 15th at 6:00 p.m. at Jester Auto Museum and Event Center, this unique event brings together Lewis County’s finest chefs and restaurants under one roof for an evening full of culinary innovation.
Now in its 11th year, Chef’s Night Out is a must-do for foodies and culinary enthusiasts who want to experience the unparalleled talent of local chefs in Lewis County, all while supporting United Way’s mission of lifting 30% of families out of poverty by 2030.
This year’s extraordinary CHEFS UNITED team includes Darin Harris from Boccata Restaurant, Laurel Khan from Mackinaw’s & Curious the Bar, Donnie Stancil from McMenamin’s Olympic Club, Shane Wright from O’Blarney’s Irish Pub, Jack Heinselman & Kevin Bray from Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel, and Eric Bostick & Garrit Pannkuk from Hub City Grub.
Gather your friends and neighbors, slip into your favorite flip-flops and join United Way in Margaritaville on Saturday, June 15th.
For tickets and more information about this year’s event, visit www.lewiscountyuw.com/chefs-night-out.
Tour de Farms started during the inaugural Ride the Willapa event in 2016 as part of a USDA Rural Development grant project. Tour De Farms is a music festival and farmers market that will occur during the annual Ride the Willapa event.
For those of you are participating in bike ride this year, the music festival and market is included in your Ride the Willapa ticket!
Day passes and overnight camp passes will be made available to those who wish to enjoy the farmer’s market and music without riding their bikes; Drive, park and enjoy the festivities and local fare.
In addition to old-time bluegrass music from 11am-9pm, the farm will feature a “pop-up” market presented by Chehalis Farmers Market.
This year is our first annual music festival and farmer’s market at Willapa hills Farm. Since 2008 Willapa Hills Farm has been handcrafting natural artisan cheese on their historic farmstead. The creamery produces sheep milk cheese six months of the year and cow milk and sheep/cow milk blended cheese year-round sourcing only the highest quality natural ingredients.
YOUR DAY PASS INCLUDES ACCESS TO:
Farmers Market: 11am-4pm
Beer and Wine garden: 12pm-9pm
Music by FERN HILL: 1pm-4pm
Dinner service: 5pm-7pm
Music by WHISKEY DEAF: 6pm-9pm
LIST OF CONFIRMED VENDORS:
• Community Farmers Market at Chehalis
• Willapa Valley Lavender Farm
• Chrisman Farms
• Telegraph Farm
• Centralia Cycle Works
• River House Bake Shop
• Cowlitz Falls Lavender Company
• Three Feathers Emu Ranch and Farm
• Beth Logan’s Art
• Coffee Creek Community & Gardens
• Love INC of Lewis County
• Native Soil Farm
• Chehalis River Conservation Discrtict
• Chehalis Lead Entity
Are you interested in vending at Tour De Farms – Music Festival & Farmers’ Market? Please email Harry at omroa1@gmail.com if you are interested in participating this year. Please provide a brief paragraph, including your web site, contact information, and a high resolution logo about your farm and what you will provide at your booth.
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++ $15 day passes will be available online until June 22nd.
++ Tickets will be available at the event for $20 (cash only please)
++ Kids under 12 are FREE!
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Gather Green, a local women powered sustainable event planning company, is hosting a women-led rewilding retreat, Women of the Woods, September 20-22 at Camp Singing Wind, in Toledo, WA. Over 250 women from the Pacific Northwest will attend to celebrate sustainability, nature, natural healing, art, and community building. All presentations and vendors are women led.
Lyla June and Bibi McGill are headlining the event. Lyla June is a nationally and internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music and message centers around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing, as well as an articulation of Indigenous Philosophy. Bibi McGill is a DJ, producer, musician, and yoga instructor from Portland, Oregon. Bibi served as Beyonce’s lead guitarist and musical director for almost a decade, leading the ten-piece all female band that literally rocked the world.
Many skilled and engaging women will be presenting at Women of the Woods in the tracks of art, healing, sustainability, and connection with nature. A land blessing will be performed by the Cowlitz Tribe and an equinox celebration will be held Saturday evening. Music, yoga, and hiking with goats will also be a part of the retreat.
Camping for the weekend retreat will be held onsite at Camp Singing Wind, an ex-Campfire Girl camp with over 180 acres of natural beauty.
Tickets are available on a sliding scale basis. More information about the retreat can be found at www.gathergreenevents.com. Vendors, sponsors, and musicians are still being accepted for this event and can contact Gather Green through their website, Facebook page, or Instagram.
Join Kitty Kat Haven for a winter paint night. All supplies will be provided for you, and your masterpiece will be ready to take home at the end of the night, this is a beginner class. All work will be acrylic paint on canvas. Proceeds go towards helping the cats under the care of KKH.
Bring a snack to share if you would like. The cost is $25 per person. It is recommended that you wear an apron or smock to protect your clothing in the event that paint is spilled. Snacks and non-acholic drinks will be provided.
Paint nights are really fun! Anyone can paint even if you’ve never done it before. All the paintings will be a little different because everyone has their own style. Click on the event picture to see the whole canvas. You can customize your painting how you’d like to make it unique to you! Instruction will be provided step by step and will take two or two and a half hours.
Paint Night will be hosted at the Kitty Kat Haven Program Center. You can buy tickets on our FB event page.
Centralia Christian School is hosting its 28th Annual Benefit Auction & Dinner at the school on Saturday, March 14, 2020.
Childcare is provided for $10. Come enjoy a delicious cedar plank salmon and steak buffet and bid on some amazing items!
Tickets cost $25, for current parents: $20. Contact the school to purchase a ticket at office@centraliachristianschool.org or 360-736-7657.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m.
The live auction starts at 7:00 p.m.