Before Sunday’s big game hear classical music, see musical, buy postcards
Mix, mingle and shop at art reception
There’s much to see and much to buy at South Puget Sound Community College’s 15th Fine Art Postcard Exhibition, and Friday, Feb. 6 is the last day to check it out. The show, on the theme “Out of Order,” features nearly 200 postcard-sized works by artists of varying ages and experience levels, including such well-known creatives as Joe Batt and Lynette Charters. And they’re all for sale at an auction (https://postcardexhibit2026.ggo.bid/) to raise money for the college’s Leonor R. Fuller Gallery. (Bidding closes at 7 p.m.) The closing reception, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., is a chance to take in the wide array of work and mingle with artists and art lovers. The show is also on view from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the gallery (https://spscc.edu/art-gallery) at The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2011 Mottman Rd. SW, Olympia.
Classical bounty on Saturday
The Olympia Symphony Orchestra generally performs on Sundays but scheduled this weekend’s concert for Saturday, Feb. 7, so as not to conflict with the Super Bowl. That means that Saturday offers a musical doubleheader.
- At 3 p.m., the orchestra presents “Celebrate” (https://www.washingtoncenter.org/event/olympia-symphony-orchestra-presents-celebrate-2026-02-07/) featuring much-lauded violinist Adé Williams, who’ll play Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor. Also on the program: Gabriela Lena Frank’s evocative “Elegía Andina,” a musical tribute to her Peruvian heritage, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. The concert is at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia. Tickets are $10-$66.
- At 7:30 p.m., Emerald City Music presents a concert spotlighting acclaimed soprano Mikaela Bennett. Accompanied by a chamber ensemble including Emerald City artistic director Kristin Lee, Bennett will sing the West Coast premiere of “I Live in the Woods,” a song cycle by American composer Molly Joyce, and a selection of songs from Broadway musicals and the Great American Songbook. The performance, at the Minnaert Center, is presented in cooperation with the Metropolis Ensemble. Tickets (https://www.washingtoncenter.org/event/emerald-city-music-presents-an-eventing-with-mikaela-bennett-2026-02-07/) are $14-$55.
‘Should Humans Exist?’
The question suggests something intense — and some might argue that the answer is “no” — but “Should Humans Exist?” is hilarious, according to those who’ve seen the musical, created by Reid Urban of Olympia. And plenty of people have already seen it; the opening weekend performances sold out. The production, which includes aliens and a surprise ending, continues with performances at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, Feb. 8, at Wild Child, 414 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Olympia Timberland Library, 313 Eighth Ave. SE, Olympia. Admission is by donation, with $15-$20 suggested and no one turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds go to the Emma Goldman Youth & Homeless Outreach Project — better known as EGYHOP (https://www.egyhop.org/) and Stonewall Youth (https://www.stonewallyouth.org/), both nonprofits aimed at improving the lives of young people.