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Broadway Olympia Presents: Mercury Rising- A Queen Tribute March 19, 8pm The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia 360.753.8586 | washingtoncenter.org Join Mercury Rising as we celebrate the music of one of the most epic rock bands of all time… QUEEN! Mercury Rising is Olympia’s […]
The Center Salon May 22, 7:30pm Washington Center Black Box Theater 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia 360.753.8586 | washingtoncenter.org This popular event is like nothing else in Olympia and will sell out fast! Our 5th annual Salon draws you in to an inner circle of poets, authors, musicians, and artists. […]
Experience a heartwarming evening of music and cheer with your friends at the Olympia Symphony! FEATURING // live holiday music by the Olympia Symphony Orchestra and Roupen Shakarian, guest conductor SPECIAL GUESTS // Sing-along with holiday favorites, led by Jill Barnes, Washington Center Executive Director, and Nadine Bozeman, Olympia Youth Chorus Artistic Director Because of […]
Classical hip-hop, hip-hop opera, hip-hopera – whatever you want to call it, it sounds incredible…and it is! Oakland’s Ensemble Mik Nawooj, led by composer/pianist JooWan Kim, subverts expectations with a multi-genre crew of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, drums, bass, an opera singer, and profound rhymes from mesmerizing MC/lyricist Sandman. Combining classical techniques and method sampling, […]
January 18 at 7:30pm The incredible longevity of International Guitar Night continues with its 22nd Anniversary North American Tour, featuring Italian acoustic rock sensation Luca Stricagnoli, progressive fingerstyle guitarist Thu Le from Vietnam, Hawaiian Slack Key master Jim Kimo West and Germany’s Latin Swing master Lulo Reinhardt. The sound of four exceptionally gifted guitarists on […]
(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 […]