Events for the coming week: Local theater, comedy at Capitol Theater, film festival and more happenings
Friday (June 10) — June 26
Divine comedy
Packing the entire Bible into a 90-minute show, Theater Artists Olympia presents “The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Unabridged).” With all the characters played by three actors, the play combines song, dance and comedy. It opens Friday and continues through June 26 at the Midnight Sun Performance Space, 113 N. Columbia St., Olympia. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. More information at 360-292-5179.
Saturday
Hole lot of jokes
Get ready to laugh at Olympia’s new comedy show, Joke Hole, featuring local comedians Sam Miller, Anthony Robinson and Khadji Hassan. Come out for a night of comedy at the 9 p.m. show at Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $7, $5 Olympia Film Society members. Go to olympiafilmsociety.org.
Monday
9 Northwest films
Highlighting a selected cross section of Northwest filmmaking, the Northwest Filmmaker Festival Tour comes to Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. Around since 1973, the festival attracts a brand of filmmaker that challenges the status quo and introduces new ideas. The tour will screen nine films starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Tickets are $9, $6 Olympia Film Society members. Go to olympiafilmsociety.org.
Saturday
Blues, funk with flair
Come out and support the nonprofit SideWalk at “United in Grooves” fundraiser. Enjoy music by Los Super Hermanos with a blues, funk and soul flair for a night of dance and fun. It is 8 p.m. Saturday at Oly Underground, 109 Legion Way SW, Olympia. Admission is $5-10 on a sliding scale. For more information, see bit.ly/1U4fKgZ.
Saturday
Pizza and tunes
Vince Brown and LaVon Hardison come together to bring Red & Ruby to La Gitana Pizzeria, 518 Capitol Way S., Olympia. With Brown on guitar and Hardison’s vocals, enjoy a night of music starting at 6:30 p.m. Go to tinyurl.com/hebnyxy.
Friday (June 10)
Choir and hula
It’s the final concert of the season for the South Puget Sound Community College choirs when they present “I Will Be Earth” at the Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. It will feature songs about the Earth and our connection to it, as well as Hawaiian hula dancers from the college’s Pacific Islander Club. Donations of nonperishable food will be accepted for the Thurston County Food Bank. The concert is 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $5-$7 and are available at 360-753-8586 or washingtoncenter.org.
Saturday
Violinist Morris featured in college orchestra show
Featuring violin soloist Quinton Morris, the South Puget Sound Community College Orchestra will perform its last concert of the season. Music will include such American composers as William Grant Still, Samuel Barber and John Williams. It is 7:30 p.m. at the Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. Tickets are $5-$7, call to get yours at 360-753-8586.
Sunday
Concert band’s final season performance
Enjoy the talents of local musicians when the South Puget Sound Community College Concert Band takes the stage for its final concert of the season. Directed by Scott Pierson, the concert is 7 p.m. Sunday at the Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. Get your tickets, $5-$7, by calling 360-753-8586.
This story was originally published June 10, 2016 at 8:07 AM with the headline "Events for the coming week: Local theater, comedy at Capitol Theater, film festival and more happenings."