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Spend time with the family doing weekend activities

The Olympian • Published January 01, 2009

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Upcoming events and holiday closures

• Fantasy Lights: 5:30 to 9 p.m. daily through Sunday, Spanaway Park, 14905 Gus G. Bresemann Road S., Spanaway. The drive-through area includes nearly 300 displays and thousands of lights. The cost is $13 per vehicle, $28 per minibus (16 to 24 passengers) or $45 per bus (25 or more passengers). For discount tickets, call 253-798-4000 or 253-798-4177.

• Zoolights: 5 to 9 p.m. daily through Sunday, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma. Tickets cost $7 at the zoo's front gate or $5.50 at any Bartell Drugs store. Call 253-591-5337 or go to www.pdza.org.

• Seattle Children's Theatre presents "The Wizard of Oz": Performances are through Jan. 17, Charlotte Martin Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle. Tickets cost $15 to $40. Call 206-441-3322 or go to www.sct.org.

• Hands On Children's Museum: On the first Friday of every month from 5 to 9 p.m., families get free admission, with special guests, activities and a free book from the South Sound Reading Foundation. The museum also is open from noon to 5 p.m. today and regular hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Except on Friday night, admission is $4.95 to $7.95 for children, $6.95 to $7.95 for adults, and free for adult and child members. The museum is at 106 11th Ave SW, Olympia. For more information, call 360-956-0818 or go to www.hocm.org.

Online

For a list of more holiday weekend events, go to www.theolympian.com/entertainment and click "Events Calendar."

Closures

New Year's Day means changes in some schedules and services.

Closed today

• Post offices, and there will be no regular mail delivery

• Banks and credit unions

• Federal and state offices

• County and city offices

• Driver and Motor Vehicle Services offices

• Port of Olympia offices

• Area school districts

• The Evergreen State College, Saint Martin's University and South Puget Sound Community College

• All Timberland Regional Library branches

• The Olympian's customer service desk. For circulation questions, call 800-905-0296.

Garbage collection

• The Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center is closed. For more information, call 360-786-5494 or go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/wwm.

• Pacific Disposal garbage collection agency will not provide services

• Intercity Transit will not provide bus service

• City of Olympia and Joe's Refuse garbage collection agencies will provide regular services to residential and commercial customers

Parking

• Parking at meters is free