Events calendar

• Published September 18, 2008

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SOUTH SOUND

• Thurston County Hot Rods, 5:30 p.m. until closing Fridays through September, Norma's Restaurant, 7210 Martin Way E., Olympia. All hot rods, makes and years are welcome at this weekly gathering. 360-791-4095.

• Territorial Express Stagecoach Run between Olympia and Longview, Sept. 19-21. $125-$200 per person, per leg. Call for departure locations and times. 360-748-7657.

• Summer's End at Lacey -- Rod, Custom & Specialty Car Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20, Huntamer Park, corner of Woodland Square Loop and Seventh Avenue, Lacey. 360-491-0857.

• 2008 Mad Hatter Walk and Roll, registration starts at 9 a.m., walk begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 from Sylvester Park, downtown Olympia. A benefit for the Lupus Foundation of America. www.lupuspnw.org.

• Walk for Alzheimers, registration at 9 a.m., walk starts at 10 a.m. Sept. 20, Marathon Park on Capitol Lake, downtown Olympia. 360-786-6062.

• TLC Community Involvement Night, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20, Trinity Lutheran Church, 2020 Franklin St. S.E., Olympia. 360-357-6574.

• Signature Chefs Auction benefiting the March of Dimes, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Indian Summer Golf & Country Club, 5900 Troon Lane S.E., Olympia. $100 per person or $750 for a table for eight. 253-752-9255.

• Fish Brewing's annual Oktoberfest, 5-10 p.m. Sept. 26, Fish Tale Brewpub, 515 Jefferson St., Olympia. $20 in advance or $25 at the door. 360-943-3650.

• 19th annual Nisqually Watershed Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, 100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia. 360-753-9467.

• Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange, noon-1 p.m. Sept. 27, Lacey Timberland Regional Library, 500 College St. S.E., Lacey. Free. For adults. 360-456-4479.

• Emergency Preparedness Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27, Saint Martin's University, 5300 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey. Free; a nonperishable donation to Thurston County Food Bank is encouraged. 360-786-5243.

• CenterFest, a night of Hollywood glamour in three acts -- dinner, auction and dancing, 6 p.m. Sept. 27, The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. $250 per person. Black tie optional. 360-753-8586.