By Ruby Love It’s officially the start of winter quarter, and if you’re like me and spent the break in a haze of rich food and existential dread, coming back to school has been a welcome change. Coinciding with the start of the year two thousand and seventeen (oh boy…we’re […]
The Necessity of Laughter An Interview with Local Comedian Sam Miller
By Tari Gunstone I went to see a friend compete in an improv battle in Portland one night and Sam Miller performed for the intermission. I know very little about comedy, but I knew enough about the so called norms of comedy etiquette to be caught off guard, along with the […]
Cover Artist Interview Porter Nelson & Max Grasa
By Ruby Love Max and Porter are two Greener buds who like to make art together. They made a front and back cover just for us! Yay! See what they have to say for themselves. How did you meet, and when did you start making art together? We met in […]
Stuff 2 Do 11/30—12/31
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy Friday 12/2 Hari Kondabolu Album Release Show Capitol Theater. 9pm. $12. 21+ Hari Konduolu, returning to Olympia for the third time, is well known for his politically charged comedy, which often centers around his experiences growing up as an Indian immigrant and living in the United States […]
Harvest Festival
By Jon Fitzgerald Photos by Tari Gunstone The Evergreen Organic Farm celebrated its harvest this year with the 35th annual Harvest Festival. My partner and I walked the path down the hill as we entered the Organic Farm. Everything was still, and arriving at the farmhouse, I felt the first […]
Stuff To Do Halloween
Wednesday 10/26 Evergreen Costume Swap Student Activities. 2pm. Free. Not sure what your costume is going to be yet? Student Activities is hosting a costume swap this Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 2-6 p.m.! You can pick up someone’s past costume or get some final touches for one you’ve been working […]
Dirty Politics Make for Good Art Mark Peterson’s “Political Theater” Now Showing at Galerie Fotoland
By Ruby Love This month, Galerie Fotoland said goodbye to Jim Lommasson’s Exit Wounds (if you didn’t see it, you should look it up, although you have no excuse unless you’re an incoming freshman…it was up all spring and summer), which the Cooper Point Journal previously covered. On October 10, […]
Rachel Carlson Cover Artist
I take photographs because they let me represent myself through an image. I feel stronger when I am taking photographs, I feel a sense of purpose. I enjoy documenting other artists at work and my personal work is often about double standards in society, marginalized voices, and longing. My work […]
Olympia Zine Festival The Second Annual Fest Featured Zines, Workshops, and Activities
By Micheal Martinez-Esquibel When I walked into the Olympia Center, I was first greeted with three tables covered in paper. Little did I know, those little pieces of art were what I had come for. I looked on the table and found a small folded piece of paper, decorated with […]
Arts Walk Music Rundown: Genius or Madness?
By Rachel Carlson Arts Walk weekend in Olympia is usually a circus, and this year was no different. Although I have seen the streets more crowded, the variety of musical acts was enough to entertain even the most jaded of listeners. Olympia really shone, coming out with some of the […]
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