Black Hills Pickin’ Party: Family oriented, old-time, acoustic music appreciation/performance group. The purpose is to provide an atmosphere in which folks can assemble and play music that encourages and emphasizes the cultural music of our past. Featured instruments include fiddles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, acoustic bass, and other historical musical instruments. There is a jam from 1-4 p.m. on the third Sunday, at Black Lake Grange, and workshops beginning at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, with a potluck at noon, and a jam from 1-4, at the Black Lake Grange, 6011 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia. Call Karla Cuzdey, 360-754-0652, for additional information.
Monday
Capital Area Concert Band: A community band of approximately 40 members, who perform between six and eight performances each year, and include retirement centers, and the yearly Memorial Day Ceremony, at Mills & Mills Funeral Home. Rehearsals are during the school year only, and begin at 7 p.m. each Monday, at Westwood Baptist Church, 333 Kaiser Road N.W., Olympia. New musicians of all performance levels are always welcome. Call Diana Appler, 360-888-3020, or email: diana.l.appler@comcast.net, for additional information. South Thurston County Historical Society: Maintains and hosts three buildings of the local history - Tenino Train Depot, Rota Farm Building, and The Ticknor One Room School. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, at Tenino Depot Museum Complex, 399 W. Park Ave., Tenino. Call 360-264-4321, for additional information.
Tuesday
Connections For Women Olympia Networking!: 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug 16, at Olympia Elks Lodge #186, 1818 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, WA. Good friends and GREAT Connections! Join us for another fantastic morning of networking, socializing and learning. Register now and feel free to invite other dynamic women to join us! Evergreen State Dahlia Association: a dahlia club organized to promote the growing and showing of the dahlia flower. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, October through June, at Lacey Church of God, 5005 Lacey Blvd. Call John Mackey, 360-956-1614, for additional information, or log on to: http://olympiadahlias.org.
Wednesday
Capital City Vintage Car Club: A group of vintage car owners that enjoy meeting, eating, and touring with their cars. Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, October through May, at Izzy’s Pizza, 3540 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey. Members meet for potluck meetings June through September. Call Jess Crain, 360-352-9864, or email: jess_crain@comcast.net, for additional information. Puget Sound Writers Guild: A fiction writers group that meets to critique three chapters written by Guild members. Meetings begin at 7:15 p.m. each Wednesday, at St. Placid’s Priory, 500 College St. N.E., Lacey. Call Bill Walles, 253-588-5203, or log on to: www.pugetsoundwritersguild.org, for additional information. South Sound Mushroom Club Learn about wild mushrooms through hands-on identification assistance, lectures, photo programs and field trips. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, at 510 Stoll Road, Olympia. Call Tom Keller, 360-789-5930 or email: sirto@aol.com, for additional information. Web site: www.southsoundmushroomclub.com
Thursday
American Rhododendron Society, Olympia Chapter: To encourage interest in, and disseminate knowledge about rhododendrons and azaleas. Meetings begin at 7 p.m., except for in March and December, when they start at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month September through April, at Society of Friends (Quaker) Hall, 3201 Boston Harbor Road N.E., Olympia. Call 360-923-1824, or log on to: www.olympiachapterars.org, for additional information. Olympia Art League: Has served artists and art lovers since 1945. In addition to the annual juried show, members enjoy monthly meetings , demonstrations, summer paintouts, member shows, art-in-the-community exhibitions, a summer picnic, Art at the county Fair, and more artsy activities. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m., on the third Thursday of each month, at First Christian Church, 701 Franklin St. S.E., Olympia. Mailing address: P.O. Box 404, Olympia, WA 98507. Call 360-412-3152, or log on to: www.olympiaartleague.com, for additional information Quiltmakers of Olympia: A quilt guild for people interested in quilting, promotes skills, engages in community service projects, and provides a welcoming, friendly environment for quilters. Meetings begin at 9 a.m. each Thursday of the month, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1601 North St., Olympia. Call Nancy Bucknell, 360-456-1525, email: nbucknell@gmail.com, for additional information.
Saturday
Gospel Singspiration: Is old-time gospel singing, and is open to the public at no charge. Sign-in begins at 4:30 p.m., and the singing begins at 5 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month, at Living Life Fellowship Church, 2705 Eighth Ave. N.E., Olympia. Call Randy Packer, 360-956-7322, or Bob Aulabaugh, 360-456-5340, for additional information.
