Barbecue & Hoedown for Heartstrides: Come on out for delicious food, featuring pulled pork catered and donated by Marv’s Marlus Pit Bar-B-Q, a raffle, tours, kids games and lots of family fun from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at Healing Hearts Ranch, 3500 85th Lane S.W., Tumwater. Listen to live music by Runaway Train, while raising funds to benefit HeartStrides Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship Program. Tickets are $20 per person, but kids 5 and under are free with ticket purchase. To purchase tickets in advance, call 360-866-8580, or email: lynchm709@comcast.net.
Lacey Senior Center Luau: A fundraiser for the Lacey Senior Center building expansion project. Food will be prepared by Hawaiian caterers and served from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Lacey Senior Center, 6757 Pacific Ave. S.E. Enjoy a great Hawaiian menu, and continuous entertainment. Tickets are for sale in advance only, and are $25 for adults, and $15 for children under 10, and can be purchased by calling the Lacey Senior Center, 360-407-3967.
Run Like a Dog 5k run/walk: Race starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at South Bay Veterinary Hospital, 3600 South Bay Road N.E., Olympia. The course is 3.2 miles, paved, and fairly flat. Serious competitors, casual participants, spectators, and leashed dogs are all welcome. Proceeds benefit the Thurston County Humane Society’s spay/neuter clinics. Cost is $20 if registered between now and Aug. 20, includes T-shirt; $22.50 between Aug. 21-26, includes T-shirt; and $25 on day of race, T-shirt if any are available. All registration is online at runlikeadog.com. Call 360-456-7387.
5th Annual “Caring to a Tee” Golf Tournament: Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., with a 1 p.m. tee time Monday, Aug. 29, at Eagles Pride Golf Course, Interstate-5, Exit 116, at Mounts Road, DuPont. Proceeds will benefit the Homeless Adult Services Programs: Hospitality Kitchen, Nativity House, and the Tacoma Avenue Shelter. Call 253-967-6522 or 253-964-2786, for additional information.
Morningside Ride: A road rally-inspired event, the Morningside Ride: Road Challenge is a test of skill, smarts and savvy. Drivers and navigators will be led on a course throughout Thurston County that will have them searching for clues, finding answers and making pit stops. Drivers, find a navigator and register at www.MorningsideRide.com., for the September 18 road challenge. Cost for your two-person team is $80. Call Jonathan Pleger, 360-596-3539, for additional details.
21st Annual Thurston County Aids Walk: Support United Communities AIDS Network’s delivery of life-saving HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment support services. The walk kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Sylvester Park, in downtown Olympia. Walk as an individual, family, business, or faith-based team. Log on to: www.olyaidswalk.com to learn more.
“The beat goes on”: Sponsored by the Union Gospel Mission, this benefit concert will feature the Jazz Senators, a local 16-piece beg band that specializes in swing era jazz. Also performing will be Union Gospel Mission dental volunteers with a unique version of Seargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and a lively number from “The Blues Brothers.” The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. Tickets will go on sale September 6, at olytix.org, or by calling the Washington Center box office, 360-753-8586.
