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Talks & Readings: Family/Child (Books)
Gig Harbor BoatShop's Tales at the BoatShop
Join us at the Gig Harbor BoatShop for an exciting story and activity time for children to learn about what water critters do in the PNW during the winter. Tales at the BoatShop includes stories, science, crafts, songs and snacks. This family program is ge...
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Gig Harbor BoatShop
Gig Harbor, WA
Sun 1/19/20 at 3pm-4pm
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Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings
Lit With The Femmes: Grace Campbell & Laura Stanfill
Join us to celebrate the release of Best Small Fictions 2019 and hear Grace read from her contribution to the anthology. She'll also be reading from her chapbook, Girlie Shorts and may even debut a few brand new ditties!
Also on deck, Laura Stanfill, a ...
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Browsers Bookshop
Olympia, WA
Sun 1/19/20 at 4pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Class/Workshop, Health & Wellness/Nutrition
Mindfulness Meditation Class at Harbor Fit Studio
If you are curious about mindfulness, meditation or just want to find some calm and peace of mind, this is a class for people who are interested in learning how to practice mindfulness meditation. We will meet bi-weekly to learn about and practice mindfuln...
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Harbor Fit Studio
Gig Harbor, WA
Sun 1/19/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm Sun 2/2/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm Sun 2/16/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm Sun 3/1/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm Sun 3/15/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm  Sun 4/5/20 at 11:30am-12:45pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Prayers for World Peace
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer pea...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Sun 1/19/20 at 10am-11:15am Sun 1/26/20 at 10am-11:15am Sun 2/2/20 at 10am-11:15am Sun 2/9/20 at 10am-11:15am Sun 2/16/20 at 10am-11:15am Sun 2/23/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 3/1/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 3/8/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 3/15/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 3/22/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 3/29/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 4/5/20 at 10am-11:15am
Sun 4/12/20 at 10am-11:15am
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Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word
Winter Garden Poetry Series
Presenting Abby Murray (Tacoma Poet Laureate) and Mare Hake (Tahoma Literary Review)!
This Winter we are partnering with Write 253 and hosting a Poetry Series that will feature great local poets reading their work in the Wagner House here at Lakewold Gard...
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Lakewold Gardens
Lakewood, WA
Sun 1/19/20 at 3pm-4:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Health & Wellness/Nutrition, Class/Workshop
Lunch Time Meditation
Change your mind, change your day.
Take an hour in the middle of the day to connect to your heart, cultivate inner peace and happiness and clarify your intention for the day. Everyone is welcome to attend these guided meditations. No previous experience...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Mon 1/20/20 at 12pm-1pm Wed 1/22/20 at 12pm-1pm Fri 1/24/20 at 12pm-1pm Mon 1/27/20 at 12pm-1pm Wed 1/29/20 at 12pm-1pm Fri 1/31/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 2/3/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 2/5/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 2/7/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 2/10/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 2/12/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 2/14/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 2/17/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 2/19/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 2/21/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 2/24/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 2/26/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 2/28/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 3/2/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 3/4/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 3/6/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 3/9/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 3/11/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 3/13/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 3/16/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 3/18/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 3/20/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 3/23/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 3/25/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 3/27/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 3/30/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 4/1/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 4/3/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 4/6/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 4/8/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 4/10/20 at 12pm-1pm
Mon 4/13/20 at 12pm-1pm
Wed 4/15/20 at 12pm-1pm
Fri 4/17/20 at 12pm-1pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Radical Reading Circle: Viva La Raza
This book tells the dramatic story of the national Chicano movement of the 1960s and '70s and analyzes the burning questions of Chicano/Latinx identity. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farm-worker and Latinx organizing from the ...
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King's Books
Tacoma, WA
Mon 1/20/20 at 7pm-8:30pm Mon 1/27/20 at 7pm-8:30pm Mon 2/3/20 at 7pm-8:30pm Mon 2/10/20 at 7pm-8:30pm Mon 2/17/20 at 7pm-8:30pm Mon 2/24/20 at 7pm-8:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Robert E. May, Professor Emeritus of History at Purdue University-Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory
May will probe the origins of racial prejudice by looking at what we know about Christmas in slave times in the South. Here is a review of his book:
"Robert May's deeply researched portrayal of the realities and images of Christmas celebrations in the an...
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Steilacoom Historical Museum
Steilacoom, WA
Mon 1/20/20 at 1pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
After Hours: Supporting Our Refugee Communities
Join the United Way Emerging Leaders 365 and Young Professionals of Seattle's YP Impact for a powerful conversation with Isra Chaker, an advocate for refugee rights and one of the young leaders featured in the Discovery Center’s We the Future exhibition. M...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Seattle, WA
Wed 1/22/20 at 4:30pm-6:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Class/Workshop
Basic Buddhist View
Our normal view is that our daily experiences, whether pleasant or unpleasant, come from external sources. Following this view, we dedicate our whole life to improving our external conditions and situation. However our human problems and suffering increase...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Wed 1/22/20 at 6pm-7:15pm
Wed 1/29/20 at 6pm-7:15pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Olympia Trout Unlimited presents a Night with South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
Olympia Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring a free night with one of it's partner organizations. Brian Combs, with South Puget Sound Enhancement Group, will present on the Oakland Bay/Goldsborough Creek initiative. Their newest Team Member, Cole Bald...
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North Olympia Fire Department
Olympia, WA
Wed 1/22/20 at 7pm-8:45pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Buddhist Guide for Surviving the Holidays
The winter holidays are meant to be times of joy and peace, but in reality we can often find ourselves stressed and upset – quite the opposite of what we intend!
Buddhist meditation is widely known for its techniques for calming the mind, but very few p...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Tacoma, WA
Thu 1/23/20 at 7pm-8:15pm
Fri 1/24/20 at 7pm-8:15pm
Thu 1/30/20 at 7pm-8:15pm
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Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings
Alternative Matter: The Word I - Reading with Miranda Mellis on the Print in Process
Come to Orca Books for an evening with local author and Evergreen State College Professor, Miranda Mellis. Miranda Mellis will be reading from a novella in progress called Escaping, as well as excerpts from her new book of inferences, aphorisms, and conste...
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Orca Books
Olympia, WA
Sat 1/25/20 at 6pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Class/Workshop
Mindfulness and Meditation Workshop
Meditation has a long and rich history. For centuries, people have turned to meditation as a way of living a healthy and happy life. Now, as our lives become more hectic and busy, a resurgence of interest in meditation is occurring. We all know that our mo...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Sun 1/26/20 at 10am-1pm
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Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word
Winter Garden Poetry Series
Presenting William Kupinse and Natalie Scenters- Zapico (Professors at Puget Sound)!
This Winter we are partnering with Write 253 and hosting a Poetry Series that will feature great local poets reading their work in the Wagner House here at Lakewold Garde...
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Lakewold Gardens
Lakewood, WA
Sun 1/26/20 at 3pm-4:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Parents/Parenting
Baby Care Class – New Parent Academy
This class, taught by a professional psychologist, teaches parents the basics of proper parenting and child development.
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Anna Lemon Wheelock Library
Tacoma, WA
Wed 1/29/20 at 4:30pm-6pm
Wed 2/26/20 at 4:30pm-6pm
Wed 3/25/20 at 4:30pm-6pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Parents/Parenting
Becoming a Love and Logic Parent
Learn new ways in parenting. Recommendations and useful tips on parenting from a professional psychologist.
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Olympia Timberland Library
Olympia, WA
Thu 1/30/20 at 6:30pm-8:15pm
Thu 3/26/20 at 6:30pm-8:15pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Parents/Parenting
Attachment Parenting: Developing Emotional Security
Learn tried and true parenting techniques to give your Baby a strong, healthy sense of security during her 1st year and beyond.
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Tacoma Public Library – Fern Hill
Tacoma, WA
Fri 1/31/20 at 7pm-9pm
Fri 2/28/20 at 7pm-9pm
Fri 3/27/20 at 7pm-9pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
McMenamins Elks Temple History Pub
Join us for the second 2020 installment of the incredibly popular History Pub series. Explore historical topics of local interest and enjoy the ambiance of the Spanish Ballroom. Drinks and dinner available for purchase. Check out our website for details. ...
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McMenamins Elks Temple
Tacoma, WA
Tue 2/4/20 at 7pm-9pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Lecture Series: "2020: Battle for the Soul of America"
Regardless of your political persuasion, Donald Trump has been a president like none other in American history. The 2020 presidential campaign and election promises to be full of intense drama, precedent-shattering surprises, and vicious partisanship. What...
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University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
Thu 2/6/20 at 7pm-8pm
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