By Jennifer Hicks & Sedona Wall Hello and welcome to Olympia! Ready or not you have been set free among a sea of flannels and beanies. Navigating the music scene, the kick it spots, the fashion, and the food in this city can seem like kind of an inside secret […]
Merging Art and Entrepreneurship Gallery Boom Comes to Downtown Olympia
By Ruby Love If you were around this past summer, you may have noticed some changes to a building in downtown Olympia. The block-wide building, recognized by most as the location of Planned Parenthood, is outlined by Fifth, Adams, and Legion, and has been sporting mysterious papered-over windows. A little […]
Stuff to Do Local Events for 9/26-10/12
By Rachel Carlson Standing with Standing Rock Fundraiser Monday 9/26. Olympia Film Society at The Capitol Theater. 6:30 pm Come show your support for the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline, known as NoDAPL, by taking in the film “Trudell”. Doors are at 6:30, and the show begins at 7 […]
Photography, War, & Homecoming Jim Lommasson’s Exit Wounds
by Ruby Love When it’s done well, photography, like all art, is never not powerful. However, in my experience, it is a rare thing for a collection of images (particularly in a gallery setting) to push beyond the boundaries of art, grabbing the attention of random passersby with indescribable urgency. […]
Cover Artist Statement: Megan Bailey
by Megan Bailey Still lifes are often under-recognized and have sank to one of the lesser respected forms in the hierarchy of art genres, sometimes considered to be used as a preliminary study of form, composition, and value. In all honesty, I did not appreciate drawing still lifes and found […]
The Debut of “Free Breakfast Club” A New Monthly POC Centered Dance Party Starts at Obsidian
By Danny Loose I’ve been organizing parties in Olympia for well over a year now and throughout my time something has always felt missing from nightlife here. While Friction, B12, Outer Bass, Invokation, and Gay Rodeo are fun events conducive to getting wasted, nightlife in Olympia is suffocatingly white in […]
Olympia’s Thriving Local Comedy Scene
By Sarah Bradley Olympia has a lot to offer for aspiring comedians. There are multiple open mics that consistently draw a crown and provide a platform for new and seasoned performers alike. I talked with people with who bring passion, talent, and enthusiasm, making the Olympia comedy scene what it […]
“Re-Imagining the American Dream” An Exploration of Intentional Living Communities & Sustainable Living
By Chloe Marina Manchester Evergreen students Soph Elden, Nate Kindler-Balmy, and Haley Varney have been working on a web series about different kinds of intentional living communities and people who live sustainably for the entire school year. To celebrate and showcase their work, they are holding two free screenings of […]
Artist Profile: Corey Coomes and Andie Girdon
By Ruby Love As is the case each time it happens, Arts Walk was ridiculously loud and crowded. I knew it would be virtually impossible to see it all, and as I personally try to avoid large gatherings of people whenever possible, I made it my mission to see just […]
Spring ArtsWalk
By Chloe Marina Manchester I am not from Olympia, I got here in last fall to start my Sophomore year at Evergreen. The first Arts Walk I went to was the fall one and it was, for me, kind of an exciting bust. I didn’t know downtown. I didn’t know […]
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