Media ContactSharon Wallace, Board President

360-956-1892

info@capitalyouthsymphony.org

Capital Youth Symphony Placement Auditions and Annual Fundraising Garage Sale on May 15!

OLYMPIA – May 7, 2010 – The Capital Youth Symphony is looking for talented, enthusiastic orchestra and band students who want to make new friends, play together as a team, have fun and put on outstanding symphony concerts for the community.

Placement auditions for the 2010-11 season begin Saturday, May 15, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1515 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia. Students, or parents, should call (360) 956-1892 for an appointment. Additional dates for auditions will be added as needed.

The symphony's first annual fundraising garage sale is also scheduled for Saturday, May 15 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, also at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Discover hidden treasures while supporting an essential youth musical arts program. Donations of household goods to the garage sale can be made by calling (360) 956-1892.The Capital Youth Symphony is gearing up for its 28th season of bringing the musical arts and the highest-quality symphony concerts to area students and the community.

Concert dates for the 2010-11 season are: Nov. 20, 2010; Mar. 12, 2011; and May 14, 2011. All performances are held at the Minnaert Performing Arts Center at South Puget Sound Community College.To audition for the youth symphony, students should be prepared to play a two-minute solo of their choice and a scale. Each student will also be provided a short piece of music to play in order to get a sense of their ability to read music by sight.

This is an all ages show, $5 donation. All money raised goes to the Olympia Eagles club to help pay for building repairs. The Olympia Eagles is a historic Lodge that has been hosting shows since 1917. Many, many a fine artist have played shows here so please show up and help keep this great venue open. It is one of the few places that still has all ages shows!


The music we have in store for attendees will bring them on a journey to dark and mystical places. This will be music for mind trips.


Four Dimensional Nightmare
http://www.myspace.com/tomnicol23


Mangled Bohemians (PDX)
http://www.myspace.com/mangledbohemians


Echos Of Infiniti
http://www.myspace.com/echosofinfiniti


Lost Integrity
http://www.myspace.com/yarlanzey

A tribute to the fallen Lakewood police officers

A benefit for the families

On Saturday, December 19th 2009 the Lacey, WA Forza coffee company will be hosting a benefit/tribute event for the fallen Lakewood police officers and their families. This event was put together by Olympia, WA musician Paul Mauer in cooperation with the giving owners of Forza coffee company. He’s bringing fellow musician friends together for an evening of music featuring Seattle, WA musician Ryan Perrey of “Elise in Furs”, Seattle, WA singer songwriter Christina Cramer, the band Lower Lights Burning out of Olympia, WA and himself. The evening starts at 6:00pm. The event is free and open to all ages. Donations will be taken by Forza coffee company on site the night of the event. Come join us with your hearts, ears, and support as we give our own brand of thanks through our music in this season of giving and love. See you there!

Links to the musicians websites:

Paul Mauer – www.euphoria-tea.com & www.myspace.com/paulmauermusic

Ryan Perrey/Elise in furs – www.myspace.com/ryanperrey

Christina Cramer – www.myspace.com/christinacramermusic

GenderJam Festival will take place at the Procession Studio and other locations in downtown Olympia November 20-22!

About the festival: GenderJam is a not-for-profit radical community event. We recognize that we live in a society full of power imbalances along lines of race, class, gender, sex, sexuality, age, physical ability, size and other diverse identities. Though these differences can feel intimidating, we also affirm that we share common experience that inspires us to fight these norms. As we work towards ending sexism in our society, we feel it is essential to build community and experience each other in new ways, loving and supporting one another. GenderJam’s intention is to build community and empower women, female-bodied or identified people, transfolk, queers, and genderqueer people. We hope to do this by sharing skills, listening to each other, performing for each other, working together, learning from one another, and affirming and lifting each other up. We hope to create spaces for dialogue, motivation and creativity, and to practice open communication and love for one another in the process.

June 20, 2009 - 7:30pm
Pre-Concert Lecture - 7:00pm
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
 
Great stories, whether they take the form of literature, film or theater, win awards. The Summer concert is devoted to show tunes of Tony Award-winning musicals-great stories and great songs from "the pinnacle of theatrical excellence."

We'll sing our way through standard themes of awakening love and the passage of time, from South Pacific to Rent. We'll even swing through Avenue Q, Spamalot, and Jersey Boys as we touch on the upbeat and provocative themes of modern musicals. This is a tribute to the composers and lyricists who have brought social consciousness to Broadway to educate, enlighten, and entertain.

http://www.mce.org/

June 20, 2009 - 7:30pm
Pre-Concert Lecture - 7:00pm
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
 
Great stories, whether they take the form of literature, film or theater, win awards. The Summer concert is devoted to show tunes of Tony Award-winning musicals-great stories and great songs from "the pinnacle of theatrical excellence."

We'll sing our way through standard themes of awakening love and the passage of time, from South Pacific to Rent. We'll even swing through Avenue Q, Spamalot, and Jersey Boys as we touch on the upbeat and provocative themes of modern musicals. This is a tribute to the composers and lyricists who have brought social consciousness to Broadway to educate, enlighten, and entertain.

http://www.mce.org/

June 20, 2009 - 7:30pm
Pre-Concert Lecture - 7:00pm
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
 
Great stories, whether they take the form of literature, film or theater, win awards. The Summer concert is devoted to show tunes of Tony Award-winning musicals-great stories and great songs from "the pinnacle of theatrical excellence."

We'll sing our way through standard themes of awakening love and the passage of time, from South Pacific to Rent. We'll even swing through Avenue Q, Spamalot, and Jersey Boys as we touch on the upbeat and provocative themes of modern musicals. This is a tribute to the composers and lyricists who have brought social consciousness to Broadway to educate, enlighten, and entertain.

http://www.mce.org/

Check out the community marching band, sometimes known as the Olympia Free radicals, or the peace bandits, etc. This is a Community Band, and ANYone can join. Practices are Wednesday nights... Look for handbills and posters for more information. You westsiders always have so much going on. Please move your spirit to the Oly HS neighborhood.

Go to timefighters.org for more things similar to this, that aren't this, and also this. Also: we're having an event this Sunday, Feb. 1, for people interested in writing for Timefighters. 4 p.m., at the finger complex. Oddly enough, the same band in the above video will be performing on Sunday.

See this post for more information: http://olyblog.net/timefighters-volunteer-meeting-and-show

Casa Hueso, a collective household on the West Side of Olympia (129 Percival) is opening doors for another fab event this SATURDAY NIGHT!

JAMMY JAM

You gotta dress down to get down!

Come wearing your most wonder fun night clothes for a pre-winter dance party!!

Live DJ's all over the house... BYO everything.

9pm - ?