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Out and About: Take your pick of live music, visit the UnFair, or show up to see ‘Falling’

By Molly Gilmore Contributing writer
Karl Blau kicked off the 2022 outdoor concert season at Three Magnets Brewing Co. in Olympia. The brewpub is hosting free outdoor concerts at 3 p.m. Sundays this summer.
Karl Blau kicked off the 2022 outdoor concert season at Three Magnets Brewing Co. in Olympia. The brewpub is hosting free outdoor concerts at 3 p.m. Sundays this summer. Courtesy of TCTV

Tons of tunes

Can there be too many concerts happening? Not really, since more choices mean more happy music lovers. But there can be too much to cover in detail.

Arguably the biggest news on the scene — since it will happen every week through Aug. 14 — is the launch of Three Magnets’ Scherler Sundays, a free outdoor concert series named for one of the brew pub’s beers. Among the artists who’ll be playing the 3 p.m. Sunday shows, happening behind the Carnegie Library, 620 Franklin St. SE, Olympia: Doug Martsch, Michael Hurley, John Atkins and The Pine Hearts. The Sunday, June 12, show features Waves Crashing, with Null State opening.

Also on the musical buffet for the Olympia area:

• The Indigo Girls will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $59-$119. Those attending are encouraged to wear masks.

• Olympia Chamber Orchestra’s “Brilliance” concert features the winners of the Olympia Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition. The concert begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1601 North St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $5-$25.

The Indigo Girls will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
The Indigo Girls will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Courtesy photo

UnFair

Pacific Stage’s UnFair is kind of like a fair except that the games and rides — including Knock Down the Lobbyist Clown, the Glass Ceiling Ring Toss and the Trickle-Down Merry-Go-Round — are all rigged to favor certain groups, including Baby Boomers and neo-liberals. The interactive installation, the latest project from artist Dave Sederberg, aims to teach people about trickle-down economics. It’s happening from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Percival Landing Park, 217 Thurston Ave. NW, Olympia. It’s free, with donations to benefit Homes First welcome.

UnFair, an art installation that will raise funds for Homes First, offers the opportunity to play Knock Down the Lobbyist Clown and push a shopping cart on the Trickle Down Merry Go Round.
UnFair, an art installation that will raise funds for Homes First, offers the opportunity to play Knock Down the Lobbyist Clown and push a shopping cart on the Trickle Down Merry Go Round. Courtesy of Dave Sederberg

A family ‘Falling’

Olympia Little Theatre’s “Falling,” opening Friday, June 10, follows the story of a family trying to live a “normal” life while raising an autistic teenager whose behavior is becoming increasingly difficult. The play, by Deanna Jent, won the Kevin Kline award for Best New Play of 2011 and was nominated for a Drama Desk Best Play Award following its off-Broadway run in 2012. In a review of the off-Broadway production, the New York Post’s Frank Scheck wrote: “This heartfelt and nuanced family drama is shot through with dark humor. (It’s) as cathartic for the audience as it is for its conflicted characters.” Performances are at 7:25 p.m. June 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 1:55 p.m. June 12, 19 and 26. Tickets are $11-$15. Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required, as are masks.

Tom Sanders as Bill Martin, Jeremy Holien as Josh Martin, and Sharry O’Hare as Grammy Sue Martin in Olympia Little Theatre’s production of Deanna Jent’s “Falling.”
Tom Sanders as Bill Martin, Jeremy Holien as Josh Martin, and Sharry O’Hare as Grammy Sue Martin in Olympia Little Theatre’s production of Deanna Jent’s “Falling.” Courtesy of OLT

Freelance writer Molly Gilmore talks about what’s happening in Olympia and beyond with 95.3 KGY-FM’s Michael Stein from 3 to 4 p.m. Fridays.

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