You can still see this Olympia Family Theater show, but it might require some luck

Catch ‘Snow’ before it melts away

There’s been a flurry of excitement about Olympia Family Theater’s puppet-populated “The Snow Queen,” a co-production with String and Shadow Puppet Theater. Giant puppets and shadow puppets are among the stars of the new adaptation by String and Shadow’s Emily McHugh. The show (https://olyft.org/snow-queen/), closing Dec. 28, is sold out online, but with some planning and a bit of luck, you still have a chance to see it. The theater sets aside 10 pay-what-you-choose tickets for each performance; they’re available starting an hour before showtime. Remaining shows are at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, and Sunday, Dec. 28.

‘Elf,’ ‘Fiddler’ and ‘Batman’ on big screen

The Olympia Film Society is offering quite an array of movies during the last week of the year, including a screening of “Elf” (https://olympiafilmsociety.org/elfkidsclub/) to which children (12 and younger) are admitted free. (Tickets for adults are $10-$13.) The Will Ferrell classic screens at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Capitol Theatre, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. Another holiday highlight is “Fiddler on the Roof,” screening at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, with doors open at 3. Costumes are encouraged, and Temple Beth Hatfiloh, co-presenting the film, is seeking donations of warm blankets and coats for people who need them. Tickets (https://olympiafilmsociety.org/fiddlerontheroof/) are $13.25-$16.25. Besides the movies showing this week — “Train Dreams” and “Bugonia” — there’s one more special screening, “Batman Returns,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, with doors open at 6:30. “Batman Returns,” is, it turns out, a Christmas movie, although rather a dark and disturbing one. Some even see the villains as representations of the ghosts who visited Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.” The screening (https://olympiafilmsociety.org/batman-returns-free-popcorn/) is a fundraiser for the film society; a $20 donation gets you a ticket and a small popcorn.

Get jazzy at free Friday concert

The Fridays at the First concert series, a holiday tradition at First Christian Church of Olympia, is back for its 26th year. Tacoma’s Velocity will bring jazz fusion grooves to holiday tunes at noon Friday, Dec. 26, at the church, 701 Franklin St. SW, Olympia. The hourlong concerts (https://www.firstchristianolympia.org/2025-26-fridays-at-the-first-concerts) will continue every Friday through Jan. 30, and coffee and cookies will be available in the church’s library beginning at 11:30 a.m. Although the concerts are free, donations to the musicians are encouraged

Freelance writer Molly Gilmore absolutely loves the scene where Buddy the Elf passes a coffee shop with the sign “World’s Best Cup of Coffee” and runs in to congratulate the staff.