 Wind Up Here would like to feature a group of Olympia’s future artists! We will be featuring 25-40 (depending on the size of the work submitted) “Wind Up Here Kids” in the front window during Spring Art’s Walk. If you and your child would like to have one piece of their art work on display for Art’s Walk just drop off the work and a picture of your child, fill out the brief information form. [more]
 Google, in an effort to expand its everygrowing empire of useful online tools is slowly expanding it’s map offerings!
Now, you can see many local businesses listed by default in your map. How cool is that?? [more]
 Tell us how to use the City of Olympia’s federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The City of Olympia is preparing a new five-year CDBG Consolidated Plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Your responses to this survey will help determine how the city will distribute federal tax dollars for the next five years (2011–2015). All your responses are both confidential and anonymous, and you don’t need to answer all the questions…. [more]
The Capitol Lake was backwashed a couple of weeks ago with salt water from the Puget Sound in hopes to kill the New Zealand Mudsnails that infested the lake. They are so small that you can barely see them and have apparently been in the late since over two years. Department of Fish and Wildlife is trying to prevent a larger spread to other Puget Sound locations as the mudsnail has no predators and is a foreign species in our waters. Most snails survied the salty bath unfortuantely… read the rest of the story over at the Olympian.
Downtown businesses are jumping on the bandwagon and discovering the amazing opportunity that is self-made promotion, education and entertainment with self-made Youtube videos.
Spa Aneity and einmaleins are the latest businesses that are using Youtube to connect with their customers beyond the day-to-day store visits, but are using video as a way to reach their clients, share information and entertain.
I read a report today that said that people are uploading every minute of the day 24hours worth of video to Youtube. And another report mentioned that Facebook jumped ahead of Google as the most visited website in the US over the course of the last two weeks. Social media is here to stay and it’s a huge game changer – be a part of it!
Below is the latest video of SpaAneity: [more]
 Farmer’s Market is re-opening on April 1st! It can be hard to keep up with everything that goes on down there, which is why I am proud to announce that The Market has created their own Facebook page! They’re posting all sorts of things about fun events as we speak, so I suggest you add them today! Click HERE to be sent to their page!
 It’s St. Patrick’s Day! My mother just called to wish me a happy day, and thanks to her, I didn’t walk out of my house wearing all blue like I’d intended to. The tradition of pinching might sound like a high school thing, but if you’re heading into downtown Olympia tonight, I’d advise you to wear something green. You never know what might happen! What are your plans? Dressing up? Going dancing? Hitting the Ave? Whatever you do today, have fun and be safe! [more]
Harlequin Productions presents: 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama, “Rabbit Hole”, by David Lindsay-Abaire. Opened March 11th and plays until April 3rd, 2010… Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. [more]
The Art of Small Press Publishing: an Evening with Local Authors at the Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE. This two-day event celebrates and examines the world of small press publishing. Friday night, local authors will read from their work and answer questions. On Saturday, a panel will discuss small press from multiple perspectives. A selection of small press merchandise will be available for purchase. [more]
 Are you ready for Spring? I know I am. Spring means flowers, and blooming trees. Spring means Easter, May Day, April Fools, Arts Walk, and the Procession! Most importantly though, Spring means that Summer isn’t far off and we won’t be freezing for too much longer. Driving around this week, I have started to notice the first bunches of daffodils sprouting up around town. I always have this crazy desire to jump out of my car, grab some, and get back in before the lights turn green. Make some plans! Get excited! Take it all in. Don’t stay indoors when the sun is out. There’s my advice to you… Welcome, Spring! Goodbye Winter. [more]
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 What do you love about Olympia?
Roxanne ran a feature “What’s to love” here for awhile which highlighted many areas of Olympia life that make it great to live, work, and spend time here. What’s peculiar though, is that in most conversations with Olympians, you find that the thing they love most is not their view, hahaha, but the potential that this amazing city offers. Olympia has so much potential! – Is it true? [more]
 Thanks to Dan Weiss, I was lucky enough to get a ticket to ‘Dinner & Music’ on Sunday to see the German cellists, Quattrocelli play! Water Street Cafe treated us to a fancy four course dinner, and the band entertained us in between. Quattrocelli is a group of musicians who are far more than their bow ties let on. [more]
 The Survive the Darkness event, a fundraiser held in support of Haiti at The Loft Saturday night, was a blast! The bands that played, and the people that showed up to listen and contribute to this cause, were all so different…(refreshing!). Around 110 people came, raising about $1200 for Haiti. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this cause, to einmaleins for sponsoring the event, and THANK YOU Tyler Fleetwood for dreaming this up and making it happen! Thank you to Nikki McClure for donating her beautiful artwork, and to all the musicians who donated their time. Click more to see pictures from the event. I got a shot of every band that played, though they are kind of dark… [more]
 Quattrocelli, an amazing cello quartet from Germany, is coming to the Water Street Cafe on March 7th to dazzle Olympia with their musical talents. ‘Dinner and Music’ is an Inspiration Institute event brought to you by einmaleins. There are still a few tickets left for this ‘cabaret style’ four-course dinner, so stop into einmaleins if you’re interested! [more]
 What moves us to help others? Why is it sometimes easier to turn our backs when people need so desperately for us to care? For some of us, we may never have had the opportunity to help, or have simply not known how. This is why Tyler Fleetwood and Mathias Eichler proposed “Survive the Darkness,” a fundraiser in support of Haiti, and an invitation to our community to act. [more]
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