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(OLYMPIA, WA, January 17, 2022) Laughter and music are coming to the Center in February. Starting with Ensemble Mik Nawooj’s unique blend of hip-hop and classical, the Center has something for everyone this month. Richard Thompson, Comedy Underground, An Evening with Judy Collins, and hilarity from The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour. February 3 at 7:30pm Led by […]
February 11 at 8:00pm Jazz musicians Max Hatt and Edda Glass have "an incomparable spook” and a "unique sound" (Nashville Scene, NPR’s Larry Groce) -- a swoon- inducing soundscape of voice and guitar that is both epic and intimate, making one feel “both lost and found" (NewYorkTheaterGuide.com). They have been heard on NPR, PBS, NYC's Lincoln Center, DC's Kennedy Center. […]
February 16 at 7:30pm The influence of Richard Thompson can’t be overstated. Everybody from Robert Plant, Don Henley, and Elvis Costello to REM, Sleater-Kinney, and David Byrne has covered his music. Thompson picks up his guitar for this solo performance and emotions echo through his deft fleet-fingered fretwork, poetic songwriting, and impassioned guitar picking. Powered by evocative song […]
February 25 at 7:30pm An Evening with Judy Collins - Judy Collins has long inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent […]