This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
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.
Our own Jean Bluhm (aka: Mary Borst since 1985) will share her findings of
more of the Borst Family story. Do join us for seasons end and celebration.
Refreshments are served and all are welcome to join our volunteers to keep our
history alive for future generations. See you there!
Seeking adventurers to embark on this epic quest! Come play Dungeons and Dragons on first and third (and fifth) Thursdays. Beginners welcome! Snacks provided by the Friends of the Chehalis Timberland Library.
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, remember some of the remarkable, but often unsung, women of the Pacific Northwest.
Writer Mayumi Tsutakawa presents five “woman warriors” in the arts and journalism whose inspiring stories reach back to the early years of our region. Meet the pioneering photographer Imogen Cunningham, Black American jazz musician Ruby Bishop, Chinese American artist Priscilla Chong Jue, Leftist journalist Anna Louise Strong, and Native American linguist Vi Hilbert. Drawing on her own experience as an activist and writer, she explores how these women inspired others and changed our state and our society.
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.

Celebrate the Monsters of the Sea at Boo Bash at the Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia, WA. Dress up in costumes and enjoy a day of fun Halloween-inspired activities without the fright. Explore the new Megan D Vintage Schooner exhibit, take a black light deep-sea dive, search for hidden treasure on the “Ghost Ship,” investigate bioluminescence with sea creatures that glow, discover the power of electricity and what makes eels electric, design a glow-in-the-dark silkscreen print, press apples into cider, watch Dr. Science Demos, door prizes, face painting, fun, and food! Sponsored by Hanson Subaru. Activities are FREE with Museum admission or membership. Event overflow parking available in the parking lot north of the Museum.