What's happening next week?

South Sound Artisan Guild Artisan Market, April 15, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Join the Artisan Market hosted by South Sound Artisan Guild- a creative market. This craft show and shopping event is family-friendly and free to attend. South Sound Artisan Guild brings you events that support merchants with handcrafted, creative, and unique artisan-made merchandise. Come support local small businesses, artists, craftsmen, authors, creators, and culinary talent. Join in the fun, come shop, and pick up something special! Click this link for more details. 

MCE: Mozart's Requiem, April 15, from 7:30 p.m.
In the 19th century Mozart’s Requiem became the most famous musical setting of the Mass for the Dead, and was sung at memorial services for Haydn, Beethoven, Weber, Chopin, and Napoleon. Don’t miss Masterworks performance of this timeless masterpiece performed with orchestra. Click this link for more details. 

Weld your own rocket stove, April 19, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Summertime means grilling and barbecues! Weld your rocket stove and have a mini cookout! The rocket stove design is meant to optimize airflow and get the stove hot fast. Due to the high heat, there is typically little to no smoke when burning a fire in a rocket stove. It also uses 18 to 35 percent less fuel compared to traditional stoves. Class includes: learning how to safely operate a MIG welder, hands-on doing your first welds coached by Daniel, materials for basic rocket stove (legs/handle/pot mount), an additional 1 full hour of welder access outside of class time, and certification in welding at the makerspace* Click this link for more details. 

46th Arbor Day Celebration of the Olympia Garden Club, April 20, from 11 a.m.
The Olympia Garden Club invites the public to attend its 46th Arbor Day Celebration, at 11 a.m. on April 20, at Rose Garden Pavilion in the Memorial Garden in Squaxin Park (formerly Priest Point Park), 2600 East Bay Drive NE, Olympia. The Celebration will include planting a tree in cooperation with Olympia Parks and Recreation, a tradition started in 1977. Click this link for more details. 

250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party - George Washington Speaks, April 21, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
You are cordially invited! He is the state's namesake & this year is the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (1773-2023). We are celebrating with General George Washington (aka: Vern Frykholm). The General will tell everyone the story of the Boston Tea Party as they enjoy fruit tea & biscuits (cookies from the colonial days). Fruit tea because people are NOT paying the tax on English tea. He will also share the importance of agriculture on his plantation. Agriculture was important in his day as well as relevant today. Have your photo taken with George! There will be activities from the era: games for children & families plus other activities and items from colonial times, including basket-making & quilting. Click this link for more details.