What’s Happening for Feb. 3

Sunday

Olympia School District Education Foundation presents “Mary Poppins:” The annual musical featuring district teachers, principals and staff raises money for grants to teachers, students and schools. The final performance will be at 2 p.m. at the Olympia High School Performing Arts Center off Carlyon Avenue. General admission tickets are $12 and reserved seating is $15. Tickets available at the door or in advance at olympiasd.seatyourself.biz. To learn more about the OSDEF, go to osdef.org.

Legislative Academy on public disclosure: This session of the weekly series will feature a member of the Sunshine Committee talking about legislation affecting public access to state information. The session runs 10-11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE, Olympia. Free and open to the public. Series runs through February.

Monday

Lunar New Year celebration: Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple will host this free, public event from 9 p.m. to midnight at the temple, 1211 Wilson St. NE, Olympia. Folk and lion dances will be performed.

Tuesday

Where’s the Water? The League of Women Voters of Thurston County and The Olympian present the first in a series of public meetings about Thurston County’s water resources at 6 p.m. at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St. NW. Kevin Hansen, hydrogeologist for Thurston County, will talk about ground water and stream flows, and David Troutt, natural resources director for the Nisqually Indian Tribe, will talk about how the Interstate 5 bridge over the Nisqually River serves as a dam. Free admission; doors open at 5:30 p.m. Information: bit.ly/2DM84iV.

Thursday

Winona LaDuke speaks in Olympia: South Puget Sound Community College Artist & Lecture Series will feature Winona LaDuke at 7:30 p.m. in the Minnaert Center for the Arts on the Olympia campus, 2011 Mottman Road SW. LaDuke is a writer, political activist and advocate of Native American causes. She writes extensively about human rights, native land reclamation, environmental justice and sustainability practices. General admission is $5 to $7, but free for SPSCC students, staff and faculty. Information: 360-753-8586, washingtoncenter.org.

Black History Month History Talk: Quintard Taylor, retired University of Washington professor of American history, will cover “Black History of Washington state” at the noon hour history talk series at the Schmidt House, 330 Schmidt Place, Tumwater. Taylor will address how even though Washington has one of the smallest percentages of African Americans in the nation, black people have been a presence since George Bush arrived here in the mid-1800s. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and close at capacity. Free, but donations to the Olympia Tumwater Foundation are welcome. Information: olytumfoundation.org, or 360-786-8117.

Panorama Republicans: David Boze, communication director for the Washington Policy Center and former radio talk-show host for KTTH 770 AM, will speak on 2019 legislative issues at 2 p.m. in Panorama’s Quinault Auditorium on its Lacey Campus. Information: doddsbpan@gmail.com

Saturday

Lacey Loves to Read: This year’s Lacey Loves to Read celebrates graphic novelist Kazu Kibuishi, the author of the Amulet series. This related workshop is set up so students fourth grade through high school can try make graphic novels and comics. The workshop with Cathy Camper starts at 2 p.m. at the Lacey Timberland Library, 300 College St. SE. Free. Information: cathycamper.com/ or nthurston.k12.wa.us/read.

Chinese New Year Celebration: The Olympia Area Chinese Association will host a potluck dinner, cultural performance and raffle from 4-8:30 p.m. at Capital High School, 2707 Conger Ave. NW, Olympia. Admission is $15, $10 for students and seniors, $35 for families, and kids younger than 10 get in free. Cash only at the door. Information: OlympiaChinese.org or contact@OlympiaChinese.org

Lion Dance performances: The Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple will bring its folk and lion dance teams to several locations: 10:30 a.m. at Liz’s Hair Spa & Waxing, 1115 Black Lake Blvd. SW C, Olympia; 11:30 a.m. at Sun Hair & Nail Salon and Emperor’s Palace Restaurant, 400 Cooper Point Road SW, Olympia; 12:30 p.m. Pho Hoa Restaurant, 1600 Cooper Point Road SW No. 620, Olympia; 1:30 p.m. Emperor’s Palace Restaurant, 7321 Martin Way E., Olympia. Free and open to the public.

Relay For Life Garage Sale Fundraiser: Thousands of items will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 2902 Martin Way E, Olympia. Proceeds will support Harlan’s Homes 4 Hope Relay Team and the American Cancer Society. Contact: homes4hoperelayteam@gmail.com

Relay for Life Bunco Night Fundraiser: Harlan’s Homes 4 Hope Relay For Life Team is hosting a Bunco Night at the VFW Hall, 2902 Martin Way E, Olympia. Tickets are $25 each. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and there will be a taco bar dinner followed by bunco, drawings and lots of prizes. All donations support the American Cancer Society. Reservations: homes4hoperelayteam@gmail.com.