Fun things to do in Thurston County this week

The new season for Black Box Jazz kicks off with vocalist Anjali Silva, who sings world genres ranging from Brazilian to American jazz. The series will again be set in the cabaret atmosphere of the Black Box theater at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE. The concert begins at 8 p.m. and also will feature David Deacon Joyner and a rhythm section. Tickets are $25, plus a $3 service fee, and are available by phone or online; 360-753-8586, washingtoncenter.org

For the 69th year, Warren Miller Entertainment will get you psyched for winter with a new ski and snowboard film, “Face of Winter.” This film celebrates the late Warren Miller, his legacy and the places and people he influenced throughout his long career. The film features tributes by Jonny Mosely, Marcus Caston, Seth Wescott and Forrest Jillson. The screening is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE. Tickets are $17, plus a $3 service fee; get yours by calling 360-753-8586 or going to washingtoncenter.org.

The Capitol Steps are renowned for using improv, satire, parodies, songs and skits to poke fun at American politics. The comedic troupe puts the “mock” in democracy! group of comedians as the “mock” democracy. See them at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE. Tickets range from $35-$52, plus a $3 service fee. Go to washingtoncenter.org. for more information.

The Olympia Chamber Orchestra begins its new season in a new venue – St. John’s Episcopal Church in Olympia’s South Capitol neighborhood — where it will put the pipe organ in the spotlight. Organist Arthur Peterson will perform the orchestra under new maestro Nickolas Carlson at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 114 20th Ave. SE. Tickets are $20, $10 for seniors, students and military and are available at olympiachamberorchestra.org or at the door.

Tony Kuchner’s epic play “Angels in America” will be presented by South Puget Sound Community College’s theater program starting this weekend. The play has two parts, “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika,” and it will be presented in repertory, alternating evenings starting Thursday and continuing through Nov. 18. Each piece has received the Tony Award for Best Play with “Millennium” also receiving the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Come out for one or both through its run or plan to see both in a one-day program with a dinner options offered by SPSCC culinary program. All of it will be at the Minnaert Center for Performing Arts, 2011 Mottman Road SW. Tickets are $12, $22, $27 and $37. Go to washingtoncenter.org to get yours.

If locally created theater is what you’re looking for, then make plans to take in Olympia Family Theater’s “Tales Told in Ten.” The play festival features six 10-minute plays created from start to finish this weekend. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 612 Fourth Ave. E, Olympia. The plays are for all ages, and all seats are $10. Get yours at olyft.org.

SOGO youth musicians will present their Fall Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. This will be the debut of music director and conductor Cameron May. The orchestras will perform music by Czech, Italian, English and American composers and the genres will range from opera to musicals. The Brass Choir, directed by Greg Allison, will open the concert with Monteverdi’s Deus Adjuctorum; the concert also will feature Academy and Debut Orchestras. Admission is free.

Tackling the darker side of technology, Olympia High School Theater Arts will present “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” opening Friday. Set in a suburban community, the story follows teenagers increasingly addicted to an online horror video game that uses GPS mapping to create lifelike versions of their own neighborhood. As the game progresses, so does the disconnect between fiction and reality. This is designed for an older audience. The showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday plus Nov. 9-10. Tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors and are available at the door. Olympia High School is at 1302 North St. SE, Olympia, but the theater entrance is off Carlyon Avenue.

This story was originally published November 2, 2018 at 7:02 AM.