Fun things to do in Thurston County this week

The Steve Luceno Quartet — made up of Luceno on guitar, Lorree Gardener on string bass, Steven Bentley on drums, and Ariel Calabria on piano — will perform their own original jazz at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Traditions Café, 300 Fifth Ave. SW, Olympia. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for students and those with low income. For more information, call 360-705-2819.

Coffee lovers should mark their calendars for Wednesday evening to attend the Coffee Roasting Tour and Tasting Experience at Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, 200 Market St. NE, Olympia. The $40 fee includes a tour of the roasting and production facility, a cupping class, a brewing class, and a pound of fresh roasted coffee, a Clever Dripper or a V-60 Hario Dripper. Sign up at the tasting room; call 800-955-5282, ext. 129; or email OLYtours@batdorf.com.

Sam Miller and his mother Mary Soehnlen will bring “The Jail Letters Project” to the Olympia Timberland Library, 33 Eighth Ave. SE, on Thursday evening. The adult presentation features Miller, who is a recovering addict, comedian, and graduate from The Evergreen State College, sharing his misadventures as a teen as well as his current domestic life and new realizations. The 7:30 p.m. event is free and open to the public. Call 360-352-0595 for more information.

DisORGanized brings jazz organ to life Monday when the group performs as part of Olympia Jazz Central’s weekly concert series at Rhythm & Rye, 311 Capitol Way N., Olympia. The group features Delvon Lamarr, Cole Shuster and Alek Gayton. There is a suggested $5-$25 donation at the door for the 8 p.m. show.

The New York International Children’s Film Festival Kid Flix was founded in 1997 to support the creation and dissemination of thoughtful, intelligent films for children. The Olympia Film Society is bringing a selection of short animated films from the 2017 Kid Flix festival program to its Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. The 11 a.m. screenings this Saturday, plus Jan. 13 and 27, are free for kids 12 and younger. Go to olympiafilmsociety.org for more information.

Cameron Crowe’s film “Singles” followed a group of twenty-somethings in the burgeoning Seattle alternative music scene of the early 1990s. To celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary, the Olympia Film Society will screen it at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday at its Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.

The Point of View (POV) Series with Community Conversations will be screening “All the Difference,” a documentary chronicling the sacrifice, setbacks and hard work of two African-American teens who chase their dream of graduating from college. Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St SE, will host the screening, which will be followed by a panel discussion and community conversation at 11 a.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to the public. Call 360-491-3860 for more information.

This story was originally published January 5, 2018 at 6:42 AM with the headline "Fun things to do in Thurston County this week."