Priest Point Park Just east of Downtown lies 314 acres of lush winding woods along Budd Bay. Follow steep trails of Douglas fir, bigleaf maple, and red alder through ravines hugging teal water inlets, or take a leisurely walk on the saltwater shorelines. Watch out—Priest Point Park is known for […]
Stuff 2 Do May 17
By Sylvie Chace & Felix Chrome Wednesday 5/17 Blessed is the flame: Concentration Camp Resistance & (A)Nihilism Sem II D1105. 6 p.m. Free. Author of the recent book “Blessed Is The Flame” is coming to Evergreen to facilitate a workshop and discussion about the relation between nihilism and resistance. The […]
Grasping at the Echoes: An Interview with Phil Elverum Mount Eerie’s “A Crow Looked At Me” and the Struggle of Articulating Real Death
By Jeremy Bertsche “It’s dumb,” sings Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum on the first track of his devastating, heartfelt new record, “A Crow Looked At Me”, “and I don’t want to learn anything from this.” Yet just as quickly as the most thematically naked track, “Real Death,” eschews the saccharine and […]
Things We Learned the Hard Way So You Don’t Have To A Beginner’s Guide to The Evergreen State College
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 […]
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 […]
Stuff to Do March 9 – April 5
By Sarah Bradley SATURDAY 3/12 Waking of the Queen Festival Fertile Ground Community Center. 3pm. $5-$10. The first annual Waking of the Queen Festival is is in honor of the Queen Bee as she lays thousands of eggs—a process which begins in mid-February. This family-friendly event will feature a day […]
Best Bets May 18: Vexx, Talkies, Health Problems, Broken Water
Just back from a tour of the East Coast supporting their new Pitchfork-approved EP, Vexx play restless and persuasive hardcore, anchored by the charismatic presence of lead singer Maryjane Dunphe. Together with Broken Water, they represent some of the best of the Olympia music scene. Broken Water, too, have new […]
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