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If Olympia had an official holiday, it would be the day of the annual Procession of the Species. With no words and no motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs), the procession is a celebration of Earth Day, green power, the web of life ... you name it. It's also the year's best people-watching opportunity,
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If Olympia had an official holiday, it would be the day of the annual Procession of the Species.With no words and no motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs), the procession is a celebration of Earth Day, green power, the web of life ... you name it.It's also the year's best people-watching opportunity,
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Darby's Cafe in Olympia has always been a spot filled with quirky things to look at - sarcastically funny posters and signs, Wizard of Oz memorabilia and a huge mural on the back wall of the dining room.If you're picturing an African drum circle and a tree frog, then you
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When I think about public transportation (or even taking the airport shuttle), I think about smelly drunk guys. I think about being squeezed in next to people I don't want to be that close to. I think about taking the bus in Chicago one time and going really far before
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It just makes sense that Duncan Green coordinates the Thurston County Bicycle Commuter Contest: A bicycle has always been his primary mode of transportation. "In high school, I pretty much rode my bike to school every day, including through the snow and ice and stuff like that," says Green - and
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Olympia is known for its alternative, indie, do-it-yourself arts scene."To me, that's one of the beautiful things about Olympia," says Devon Damonte, an experimental filmmaker and artist. "It's a very welcoming arts community, and that fosters people pursuing their dreams, regardless of how well their dreams
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Olympia is known for its alternative, indie, do-it-yourself arts scene."To me, that's one of the beautiful things about Olympia," says Devon Damonte, an experimental filmmaker and artist. "It's a very welcoming arts community, and that fosters people pursuing their dreams, regardless of how well their dreams
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Olympia is known for its alternative, indie, do-it-yourself arts scene."To me, that's one of the beautiful things about Olympia," says Devon Damonte, an experimental filmmaker and artist. "It's a very welcoming arts community, and that fosters people pursuing their dreams, regardless of how well their dreams might not pay."Yet often
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The Lula Washington Dance Theatre - instrumental in creating the mesmerizing movements of the blue-skinned Na'vi tribe in Avatar - performs tonight in Olympia. Choreographer Lula Washington developed the tribe's signature movements, and for Avatar she and members of the company wore motion sensors so their movements could be translated
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The Lula Washington Dance Theatre - instrumental in creating the mesmerizing movements of the blue-skinned Na'vi tribe in the film Avatar - performs Thursday in Olympia at The Evergreen State College. Choreographer Lula Washington of Los Angeles developed the tribe's signature movements, and she and members of the company wore motion
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It's nothing new to hear artists bemoan Olympia's dearth of non-commercial gallery spaces (even though, to be fair, there is gallery space at the colleges and performing arts centers and, most notably for emerging artists, the Northern).So a gallery with free exhibitions, performances, panel discussions and live music at a
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Memoirist, poet and spoken-word artist Michelle Tea will visit Olympia next week with her Sister Spit literary tour - and a free workshop at Timberland Library aimed at helping writers learn more about the art of writing about themselves.Don't let the term "literary tour" mislead you.
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Memoirist, poet and spoken-word artist Michelle Tea will visit Olympia next week with her Sister Spit literary tour - and a free workshop at Timberland Library aimed at helping writers learn more about the art of writing about themselves.Don't let the term "literary tour" mislead you. For starters, the tour's
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Like many people - even liberals, even in Western Washington - Claire Dederer was a yoga skeptic. But when she threw her back out nursing her baby daughter, Dederer decided to give it a try, despite what she calls a "longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer
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Like many people - even liberals, even in Western Washington - Claire Dederer was a yoga skeptic. But when she threw her back out nursing her baby daughter, Dederer decided to give it a try, despite what she calls a "longtime policy of never entering a structure adorned with Tibetan prayer
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Burlesque can be a drag. "Stage-ready makeup for burlesque is called ‘full drag,' " explains Frida Fondle of Olympia's Tush Burlesque. "It's a great homage to the drag queens, who really do exemplify the ultimate of feminine glamour. When we are putting on our makeup for the stage, we aspire to
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Burlesque can be a drag. "Stage-ready makeup for burlesque is called ‘full drag,' " explains Frida Fondle of Olympia's Tush Burlesque. "It's a great homage to the drag queens, who really do exemplify the ultimate of feminine glamour. When we are putting on our makeup for the stage, we aspire to
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When your job is making everything from elections to war to environmental disasters into a joke, it really does color your worldview. "I don't look at the Egyptian protests and think, ‘Is this good for the world or bad for the world?' " says Elaina Newport, co-founder of
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When your job is making everything from elections to war to environmental disasters into a joke, it really does color your worldview. "I don't look at the Egyptian protests and think, ‘Is this good for the world or bad for the world?' " says Elaina Newport, co-founder of the Capitol Steps,
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There's plenty of speculation, but who'll be left holding the Oscars in Hollywood on Sunday night is still a mystery. In Olympia, though, anyone who attends the Olympia Film Society's Oscar Party can lay hands on - and be photographed with - a real Oscar. Hosted by pianist-actor-director-composer Josh Anderson, the party
