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« Saturday April 26, 2008 »
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Start: 5:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Come and paint a tile that will be permanently displayed in the Olympia-Rafah Mural on the Olympia Labor Temple building. Add your voice for peace, in the form of a painted ceramic olive leaf, which will be one of many leaves of a giant painted olive tree. Visually express solidarity with our sister city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, and your desire for peace in the middle east -- no experience necessary!

Come Check us out! We'll be in the Alley between Last Word Books and Quality Burrito on 4th Ave. in Downtown Olympia on Friday April 25th, between 5-9pm, and on Saturday, April 26th between 12pm and 4pm.

Don't miss an exciting performance by Olympia's own Holly Gwinn Graham, and other talented local performers in the Alley by the Free Wall behind the Capital Theater to celebrate the Olympia- Rafah Mural Project on Friday evening at 7pm.

For questions or volunteer opportunities, please contact 754-3998 or mural@rachelcoriefoundation.org

Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Parking for 3:30 pm-April 26th - Procession of the Species is best near "TRADITIONS" or "8th Street Downtown Library".
Bring your camera and be there early. It is a beautiful Sunny Saturday !
Hope to see you there.
Enjoy !

ayub

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:17 AM, M Ayub <ayub98516@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey, Buddies ! What are you all doing on Saturday ?
Well, I know what I hope to do (God Willing !)
1- April 26th - Procession of the Species and then, 2- musical fund-raiser to benefit Handicapped Palestinian Children - Rachel Corrie Center in Rafah, Palestine. (Details below.)

1- Procession of the Species - 45,000 people show up from around for this event - so, pack a picnic basket and be there early. http://www.procession.org/
The Procession of the Species is a joyous, spontaneous artistic pageant where community members celebrate their relationships with each other and with the natural world. It was started in 1995 by a group of Olympia residents to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day and to support Congressional renewal of the Endangered Species Act.
NOTE - No signs, no written word, no spoken word, only actions, music, animal stuff.
Be sure to bring your camera and lots of tape.


http://www.procession.org/

More history and pics from WIKIPEDIA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procession_of_the_Species



2- Then,
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Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Here's an opportunity to volunteer in the City of Olympia's Priest Point Park and clean up invasive ivy. From email:
NO IVY DAY AT PRIEST POINT PARK

Olympia Volunteers in Parks is sponsoring an English Ivy removal party at Priest Point Park on Saturday, April 26 from 10am till 1 pm. Join us for this fun, pre-Procession of the Species event and help preserve and restore the forest and shoreline of beautiful Priest Point Park. Meet at Shelter #2 on the Westside of Priest Point Park. Parking is in designated spots only. Bring your favorite gloves and dress for the Weather. Snacks and tools will be provided. No need to RSVP. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Todd Smith (753-8365) with any questions.

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm

We bring the track, but you build the racer... Race for Speed, or Race for Style!

Special awards for creativity!

Valuable Prizes:

  • Trophies and Glory!
  • Your name announced over the PA!
  • Fastest 3 racers overall will be awarded actual trophies and bragging rights

Awards will also be given for such things as Cutest, Most Industrial, Sexiest, Most Bling, and whatever other categories we make up on the spot. (Bribery is always an option.)

Location: In front of Olympia Salvage in downtown Olympia (On Olympia Avenue, one block from the Transit Center)

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Start: 8:00 pm

Native American performance artist James Luna will be visiting the TESC campus and presenting his show on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 pm. This event is free of charge to Evergreen students. Students may reserve seats (one seat per student) by putting their name on a reserved list at the COM Building box office from 12-3 M-F or by calling 867-6833. Faculty may reserve seats for their entire program by emailing their class list to me with the request. Tickets are not handed out in advance. Students may pick up their tickets on the evening of the performance beginning at 6:30 by showing their current Evergreen ID card. Tickets not picked up by 7:45 are released to the general public. Students may also just show up at the Longhouse for the performance and received a free ticket as available on a first come first serve basis. Non-Evergreen students may purchase a ticket for $5.

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