The schools are alive All’s fair Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll High adventure Cool band name of the week Hit the beach

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published July 30, 2009

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Capital Playhouse’s Kids at Play is journeying to the far-off shores of “Brigadoon.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Road S.W., Olympia. Tickets are $17, $12 for seniors and students 16 and younger. Call 360-943-2744, or go to www.capitalplayhouse.com.

Creative Theatre Experience is doing “Crazy for You,” a 1992 Tony winner based on the Gerschwin classic “Girl Crazy.”Seven p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 p.m. Saturday at Olympia High School, 1302 North St. S.E., Olympia. Tickets are $6. Call 360-459-2093 or go to www.creativetheatre.org. The Thurston County Fair is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, 3054 Carpenter Road S.E., Lacey.

Tickets are $7, $6 for ages 60 and older, $5 for ages 6-14, free for children 5 and younger. Parking at the fair is $5, but you can park free at Woodland Elementary School, 4630 Carpenter Road S.E., or the North Thurston Bus Barn, 6620 Carpenter Road S.E., and ride a free shuttle. Call 360-786-5453, or go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/fair. The 1960s, it seems, had an abundance of all of those. And songs about all of those – plus politics, social consciousness and love – are a part of Harlequin Productions’ “Sixties Chicks.” And audiences have definitely enjoyed looking back; the show has been so popular that its run was extended by two weeks. This weekend, though, is the show’s last. Remaining performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at the State Theater, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Tickets are $34-$38. Call 360-786-0151, or go to www.harlequinproductions.org. But the passionate tango dancers of the annual Tango at the Fountain are keeping it going just until sunset. The yearly ritual invites spectators and participants to enjoy the beauty of the Heritage Park Fountain and the Argentinian tango. The free dance is at 7 p.m. Friday at the park, Fifth Avenue and Water Street, Olympia. Go to www.tangops.com. Who doesn’t love “Raiders of the Lost Ark”? Well, there’s probably someone out there, but it’s not Jeannette Sieler, Lacey’s recreation supervisor. And because Sieler picks the films for the city’s Outdoor Cinema Series, Friday offers a rare opportunity to see the young Harrison Ford dashingly deal with Nazis and snakes on the big screen. “I saw that in a theater years ago, and I was on the edge of my seat,” Sieler said. “It’s so good and so action-packed.” Before the film, there’ll be a live version of the game show “Password.” The adventures begin at 7 p.m. in Huntamer Park, corner of Woodland Square Loop and Seventh Avenue, Lacey. It’s free. Call 360-491-0857, or go to www.ci.lacey.wa.us. Save it for Saturday. Although doesn’t it seem as though the Olympia pop-punk quartet should play only on Saturdays? The band is playing at 9 p.m. Friday at the Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. S.E., Olympia. Also on the lineup are the Midnight Therapy and the Occupation, a Seattle anthem-rock outfit that bills itself as the No. 1 “employer” of the fearless. Tickets are $7 at the door. Call 360-754-6670, or go to www.olympiafilmsociety.org. The women of surfing, from bodysurfer and geophysicist Judith Sheridan to Ashley Lloyd, who made her own board from vegetable-based Biofoam, are the focus of “Dear and Yonder.” The new documentary film also looks back at the history of women’s surfing and includes original music and independent tunes from the likes of the Magnetic Fields and Calexico. “We really wanted to expand what women’s surfing movies were portraying,” said filmmaker Tiffany Campbell. The film’s Washington premiere is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. S.E., Olympia. Tickets are $5 at the door or at www.buyolympia.com. Call 360-754-6670, or go to www.olympiafilmsociety.org.