8 Things To Do In South Sound This Weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Friday (Oct. 31)
Boldly go to this gallery
Artist Pat Tassoni is transforming Matter Gallery, which is devoted to recycled and repurposed materials year-round, into a Halloween destination where you can see spooky art and have your photo taken in a recreation of Capt. James T. Kirk’s chair or with the devil himself. Costumes obviously are encouraged. The fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 422 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $3 per soul, $5 per pair. For more information, call 360-943-1760, visit matteroly.com, and read Molly Gilmore’s story elsewhere on our website.
Friday (Oct. 31)
A Friend-ly Halloween
Continuing the Quaker legacy of advancing social justice, the Olympia Monthly Friends Meeting has created a “New Underground Railroad” to support Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who are fleeing their homeland. To raise money for the effort, the Friends are throwing a no-alcohol Halloween Night party from 7-10 p.m. Friday at their Meetinghouse, 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia. Admission is by a suggested donation of $10, but kids get in free. A DJ will be playing funk, soul and the “Monster Mash; there will be costume contests for kids and adults; and there will be a live dessert auction and silent auction of other items.
Friday (Oct. 31)
Bands play pretend
It’s time for the annual Night of the Living Tribute Bands at Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. The spooktacular event includes seven cover bands this year impersonating Weezer, Hole, The Cult, Neil Diamond, Garbage, Hall & Oates, and Bon Jovi. Come dressed to compete in the Halloween costume contest. The fun begins at 8:30 p.m. Friday; tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for Olympia Film Society members. Buy early online at olympiafilmsociety.org and at Rainy Day Records in downtown Olympia.
Friday-Sunday
Wrap your head around this
Olympia Little Theatre’s production of “Red Herring” is a 1950s noir comedy mystery, if you can imagine that. Showtimes are 7:55 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 1:55 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 9 at OLT, 1925 Miller Ave. NE, Olympia. Tickets are $10-$14 and are available at Yenney Music, Brown Paper Tickets and at the box office. For more information, go to olympialittletheater.org.
Friday & Saturday
Classical ghouls
The Olympia Chamber Orchestra opens its season with “Ghosts and Goblins,” a haunting collection of music — all performed in costume. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors and students, $3 for youth. For more information, call 360-753-8586, go to washingtoncenter.org, and read Molly Gilmore’s story about the concert elsewhere on the website. And if you live in south Thurston County, you can see the concert at 7 p.m. on Halloween (Friday) at The Triad Arts Theater, 102 Yelm Ave. E, Yelm. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 in advance or at the door with a costume, $10 for kids. More information: 360-458-3140 or thetriadartstheater.com
Saturday
Latin amalgamation
Los Flacos will bring music with a Latin flair to the Traditions Café and World Folk Art, 300 Fifth Ave. SW, Olympia, on Saturday night. Abel Rocha (of Correo Aereo) on harp, quatro and vocals, Tim Wetmiller (of Hot Club Sandwich) on fiddle, Juyanb Serbulo of Oaxaca, Mexico on guitar, and Diego Coy from Colombia on a variety of flutes will make for a night of great music. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for students and those with low income. Call 360-705-2819 for more information.
Saturday
Fiddlin’ with the devil
Perhaps best known for his country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” Charlie Daniels has been playing with his band for more than 50 years. Catch him during a rare South Sound performance at 8 p.m. Saturday at Lucky Eagle Casino, 12888 188th Ave. SW, Rochester. Tickets start at $30 at 800-720-1788.
Sunday
Students in the spotlight
Discover the talents of the Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia in their fall concert on Sunday afternoon. Works presented will be the overture from Weber’s opera “Oberon,” Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1, and Grieg’s music from the Peer Gynt Suites. Also performing will be the Brass Choir, and the Academy and Debut Orchestras. The 4 p.m. concert is at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $3-$15 and available by phone or online; 360-755-8585, wcpa.squarespace.com.
This story was originally published October 30, 2014 at 2:26 PM with the headline "8 Things To Do In South Sound This Weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 2."