What’s Happening for Nov. 15

Wednesday

West Bay Park plan: The city of Olympia is beginning to develop a West Bay Restoration and Park Master Plan. The project will create a vision for the waterfront park and a restored shoreline that integrates a waterfront trail and recreational amenities. Come to this first public meeting from 6-8 p.m. at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St. NW, to hear what the city has learned about the site and give feedback on future improvements. An online survey also is available at olympiawa.gov/westbaypark until Nov. 30.

Missing Middle Open House: City of Olympia officials will host an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Olympia City Hall, 601 Fourth Ave. E, regarding a plan to increase housing variety and availability within city limits. Staff will present a draft plan, and the public will be asked to provide feedback.

Engineering lecture: Scott Wilcox, a hardware integration engineer at Amazon, will speak about his work at 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of Cebula Hall at Saint Martin’s University, 5000 Abbey Way SE, Lacey. A reception for Wilcox will begin at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. This is part of a new speaker series on engineering.

Thursday

White privilege discussion: Olympia Timberland Library presents “White Privilege: The Other Side of Racial Inequality” from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sociology professor Teresa Ciabattari leads an interactive conversation that explores what white privilege is, discusses a variety of examples of privilege for individuals and institutions, and provides tools for learning how to address it. The program is cosponsored by Humanities Washington. Designed for adults. The library is at 313 8th Ave SE. Information: 360-352-0595, trl.org.

Diabetes exercise class: Learn indoor and armchair exercises during the Shelton Diabetes Support Group from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Pershing Meeting Room at Mason General Hospital, 901 Mountain View Drive, Shelton. Information: 360-427-7332 or DMcGinnis@MasonGeneral.com.

Black Alliance screening: Watch and discuss the film “The Butler” from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation (OUUC) sanctuary, 2315 Division St. NW, Olympia. Free refreshments and parking. Sponsored by the Black Alliance of Thurston County, the OUUC, and The United Churches of Olympia.

Climate change lecture: As part of the Olympia World Affairs Council Lecture Series, state Rep. Beth Doglio will discuss “Climate Change Policy in the Age of Trump.” Free and open to the public. Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. at the South Puget Sound Community College Lacey campus, 4220 Sixth Ave. SE, Lacey. Information: www.olympiawac.org

Discovery Speaker Series: "Stormwater: Our Local Solutions" will be the topic from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at LOTT's WET Science Center, 500 Adams NE, Olympia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Learn about stormwater management programs in Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. Presenters will cover water pollution from runoff, flooding and more.

Friday

Fairy tea party: Enjoy fairy tea and activities from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Tumwater Timberland Library, 7023 New Market St. SW. Dancers from Ballet Northwest will perform two dances from the Nutcracker ballet. This program is for children. Free tickets should be picked up in advance at the library’s Information Desk. Information: 360-943-7790.

Saturday

Friends of the Shelton Library book sale: Inexpensive books, DVDs, CDs and classic VCR tapes, plus rare and collectible books will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the William G. Reed Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder St. You can get a sneak peek at items at friendsofsheltonlibrary.wordpress.com. Proceeds go toward funding programs and services for children, teens and adults that are not fully covered by the Timberland Regional Library budget.

This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 12:25 AM with the headline "What’s Happening for Nov. 15."