Lacey fireworks : The fireworks display will be launched from William A. Bush Park, near College Street and Yelm Highway Southeast. Bush Park will be closed during the show, which will begin at 10:15 p.m. and is expected to last 15-18 minutes. Yelm Highway will be closed from Normandy Drive Southeast to Rainier Loop Southeast from 10:10 p.m. until the show is over.
Capitol Volkssport Club Woodard Bay night walk : The full-moon walk, along the Chehalis Western Trail and out to Woodard Bay, begins at 7 p.m. Walkers will meet at South Bay Grocery, 3425 Shincke Road, Olympia, to carpool to the Woodard Bay trail head. Walkers are advised to bring flashlights.
Wednesday
“Four-Legged Fourth” events: A parade begins at 11 a.m., followed by a Fourth of July Artesian Family Festival at 6 p.m. The day ends with fireworks show at 10:15 p.m. The events are at the Tumwater Valley Golf Course, 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive. Chuck Denney, 360-754-4160 or cdenney@ci.tumwater . wa.us.
Fourth of July Amateur BBQ Cook Off & Music Competition: It is set for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Tumwater Farmers Market. Winning first place in any category earns a pass to the Grand Championship BBQ throwdown Sept. 2. Matt Grate, 360-754-2868 or JimboJitsu@gmail.com .
Thursday
Puget Sound Anglers South Sound Chapter : It will meet at 7 p.m., with guest speaker LeeRoy Wisner discussing catching fall chinook and coho salmon at 8 p.m., Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Ave. S.E.
Saturday
Estate sale : The Crosby House Museum will be the beneficiary of an estate sale from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Prosperity Grange, 3701 Steamboat Island Road.
July 12
Dine out to stop diabetes: Ten percent of the day’s dinner check and a silent auction will benefit the American Diabetes Association’s “Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes.” Dining is set for 4-9 p.m. at River’s Edge Restaurant, 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive S.W.
July 27-28
Four Square Mile Music Festival: The weekend starts from 6 p.m.-midnight Friday with local beer and wine sales and the Adam Craig Band, and continues Saturday as a kickoff to Tenino’s Oregon Trail Days. Both events are at the Tenino City Park’s Little League field; proceeds will go to the Tenino School District and Tenino Quarry Pool.
