Weekly Olympia Calendar of Events
Media Island Weekly: Olympia's Arts, Activism and News Roundup. Dec. 30- Jan. 5, Issue 3
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Weekly Calendar: December 23- 29.
Thursday, Dec. 30, Last Thursday of 2010.
7PM: The Last Internationale - Free Live Music, Coffee Strong, 15109 Union Ave. SW Lakewood, WA, Donate!
The Last Internationale began as a radical folk group from New York
rejecting a belief that musicians should be mere entertainers or
controversial only for the sake of healthy political discourse. This
idea is displayed in their first album, self-titled, "The Last
Internationale" and shows us that the group prefers to mix music with
(dis)organized resistance and that their intent isn't simply to change
ones mind, but to inspire acts of rebellion that will bring down
empires.
rejecting a belief that musicians should be mere entertainers or
controversial only for the sake of healthy political discourse. This
idea is displayed in their first album, self-titled, "The Last
Internationale" and shows us that the group prefers to mix music with
(dis)organized resistance and that their intent isn't simply to change
ones mind, but to inspire acts of rebellion that will bring down
empires.
9PM: Yogoman Burning Band & sambAmore, Eastside Tavern, 410 E. 4th Ave., Olympia, WA, $6
Dance your butt off!
Friday, Dec. 31, New Year's Eve
4PM: Dear Afghanistan, a New Year's Day Message of Peace, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 300 5th Ave
On
New Year’s Day, people around the world are invited to raise their
voices in a massive refusal to accept this war any longer. Let your New
Year’s resolution be to stand for the people and end wars by sending a
digital or spoken peacemaking message to people in Afghanistan. Olympia
area residents who have come to know the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers
as friends are gathering at Traditions for the 24-hour period in
solidarity with the group in Kabul including Hakim, the young Afghans,
Ann Wright, Kathy Kelly, and others. Collectively we will help assemble
the voices of the now 60% of the US to call for and end to the killing
by US and NATO forces. By amassing millions of messages calling for
peace, we can create yet another indication that ordinary people within
and beyond Afghanistan have had enough of war. Join the group for the last 16 hours of this 24-hour event in solidarity
with the people of Afghanistan. Traditions Cafe is serving as the
International hub for this unique event.
New Year’s Day, people around the world are invited to raise their
voices in a massive refusal to accept this war any longer. Let your New
Year’s resolution be to stand for the people and end wars by sending a
digital or spoken peacemaking message to people in Afghanistan. Olympia
area residents who have come to know the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers
as friends are gathering at Traditions for the 24-hour period in
solidarity with the group in Kabul including Hakim, the young Afghans,
Ann Wright, Kathy Kelly, and others. Collectively we will help assemble
the voices of the now 60% of the US to call for and end to the killing
by US and NATO forces. By amassing millions of messages calling for
peace, we can create yet another indication that ordinary people within
and beyond Afghanistan have had enough of war. Join the group for the last 16 hours of this 24-hour event in solidarity
with the people of Afghanistan. Traditions Cafe is serving as the
International hub for this unique event.
8PM: New Year’s Eve 2010 The Sonics with The Dirty Birds and November Witch, Olympia Film Society, $20members/ $25 GA
Celebrate
New Year’s Eve 2010 The Sonics with The Dirty Birds and November Witch.
All ages with 21+ beer garden Sponsored by: KAOS 89.3fm and Weekly
Volcano.
New Year’s Eve 2010 The Sonics with The Dirty Birds and November Witch.
All ages with 21+ beer garden Sponsored by: KAOS 89.3fm and Weekly
Volcano.
8PM: Rocket Attack/HIV/Insubordinate/Sunset Riders! , Midnight Sun, 113 Columbia St. NW
8PM: New Years Eve Reggae Dance With Clinton Fearon and High Ceiling!, Eagles Ballroom, 805 4th Ave, $25 single $45 couples
8PM: New Years Eve Reggae Dance With Clinton Fearon and High Ceiling!, Eagles Ballroom, 805 4th Ave, $25 single $45 couples
Justus Productions Presents A SPECTACULAR NEW YEARS EVE DANCE with INTERNATIONAL REGGAE STAR CLINTON FEARON and The Boogie Brown Band! Special Guests: The Local, The legendary- HIGH CEILING!!! Somojo Magazine & Radio- Reggae Artist of the Year Award Winners. AN ALL AGES EVENT- FAMILIES & KIDS WELCOME! 12 & under Free. DOORS 6:30 CLINTON 7:30 HIGH CEILING 11:30. Tickets at Rainy Day Records, Tradition Fair Trade and at Door from Noon on. Buffet Dinner, Party Favors and Refreshments. Some proceeds benefit the Eagles Diabetes Foundation. Benefit for Food Bank too - Bring a bag!
Saturday, Jan. 1, New Year's Day, 1804 Haitian slaves led by Jean Jacques Desalines, declare independence.
till 4PM: Dear Afghanistan, a New Year's Day Message of Peace, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 300 5th Ave
Join the group for the last 16 hours of this 24-hour event in solidarity
with the people of Afghanistan. Traditions Cafe is serving as the
International hub for this unique event.
with the people of Afghanistan. Traditions Cafe is serving as the
International hub for this unique event.
11AM- 2PM: Volunteer inventory count, Oly Food Co-Op east and westside
Sunday, Jan. 2, 1996, 100,000 Bangladeshi women protest in Dacca against attacks on women's rights.
3:30- 6PM: Jazz Jam, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 300 5th Ave, Free
The Jazz community of the South Sound will hold a jazz jam in our cafe on the 1st Sunday of the month.
4- 6PM: Olympia Free Choir, The Northern, 321 Fourth Ave E., free
We
are all birds, birds of a different feather - we each sing the way we
sing and we are all in this together. A friendly all ages no experience
necessary everyone welcome fun-centric community choir!
are all birds, birds of a different feather - we each sing the way we
sing and we are all in this together. A friendly all ages no experience
necessary everyone welcome fun-centric community choir!
Monday, Jan. 3, Quadrantid meteor shower!
6PM: KOWA 106.5 Low Power FM Radio Meeting, Media Island (in the KOWA Outerspace.)
7- 9PM: Drinking Liberally, Ballyhoo's Irish Pub, 316 Schmidt Place SW, Tumwater, WA 98501
Drinking Liberally
is an informal gathering of like-minded left-leaners and true hardcore
lefties who want to trade ideas, get more involved, to rant, or just
share each others company.
7:30- 9PM: West African Dance, The Loft on Cherry St., Public Invited
7:30- 9:30PM: Artful Activism Paper Mache, Media Island, free
Free Skool Olympia. Playing with paper
mache and using our creativity starting with mask making to evolve
weekly into an engaging public performance puppet theater. For
procession of the species or other. Some materials provided.
mache and using our creativity starting with mask making to evolve
weekly into an engaging public performance puppet theater. For
procession of the species or other. Some materials provided.
Tuesday, Jan. 4 New Moon
5- 7PM: Olympia Free Choir, The Northern, 321 Fourth Ave E., free
We are all birds, birds of a different
feather - we each sing the way we sing and we are all in this together. A
friendly all ages no experience necessary everyone welcome fun-centric
community choir!
feather - we each sing the way we sing and we are all in this together. A
friendly all ages no experience necessary everyone welcome fun-centric
community choir!
7PM: Media Island Spokes Council Meeting, Media Island
7PM: Olympia Songwriter Circle, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 300 5th Ave, Free
Original songs are always welcome! Non-songwriters who just want to hear good music are welcome too, so bring a friend!
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1964 Committee Against Nuclear Power Plants in NY stops plants planned for Queens.
Noon- 1PM: "STAND UP FOR PEACE" vigil, Sylvester Park,
As
we have been doing every Wednesday since March 5, 1980. Please come for
all or part of the hour. We provide plenty of signs and a friendly
atmosphere. Oly FOR
7PM: Bernie Meyer: A report from India, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, 300 5th Ave, Free
“My experiences are incredibly rich.
I continually process the reality of our world!” Bernie has just
returned from his third 2010 trip to India where he portrayed Gandhi in
several locations, 10th trip since 2005. “I bring Gandhi to the world of
2010.” From the International Youth Peace Festival to the village
schools, from activist Round Tables to NGO conversations, to numerous
conferences, comes the world to India.
I continually process the reality of our world!” Bernie has just
returned from his third 2010 trip to India where he portrayed Gandhi in
several locations, 10th trip since 2005. “I bring Gandhi to the world of
2010.” From the International Youth Peace Festival to the village
schools, from activist Round Tables to NGO conversations, to numerous
conferences, comes the world to India.
