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Olympia School District Players Marks 20th Annual Show This Weekend
ThurstonTalk By Laurie O’Brien Dave Rorem almost has a perfect record. Except for 2009, the year he broke his pelvis in a bike accident and had to sit out, the veteran teacher has always participated...
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Meet Jaxx – Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Breaks in a New Dog
ThurstonTalk By Laurie O’Brien Before you read this story, I invite you to take a trip down memory lane: Three years ago, ThurstonTalk introduced you to Rex, a K9 deputy with the Thurston County...
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Rescue Task Force Runs Through an Active Shooter Exercise
ThurstonTalk Photos by Laurie O’Brien On April 1, 2015, a ThurstonTalk camera was on site for an Active Shooter Drill held at South Puget Sound Community College. Sponsored by Homeland Security...
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Guidance from Beyond – My Talk with Some Local Spiritual Counselors
ThurstonTalk By Laurie O’Brien I recently queried a number of my friends to find out if any had ever sought the counsel of a medium or psychic of any kind. I was astonished by how many of them...
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13th Annual Day of Champions Crowns Winners
ThurstonTalk By Laurie O’Brien A ThurstonTalk camera was on hand for Annual Day of Champions at Tumwater High School on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Nearly 600 students with special needs from all eight...
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Jim Brickman to Perform at the Capitol Theater on November 30
ThurstonTalk By Laurie O’Brien Pianist Jim Brickman will appear in Olympia on November 30. Pop pianist and composer Jim Brickman will bring his 2015 Holiday Tour, Comfort & Joy, to Olympia’s...
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SPSCC Music Department Welcomes New Faculty Members
ThurstonTalk They’re not starting from scratch, but with two new Adjunct Professors and a brand new band program, South Puget Sound Community College’s music department has become a bit of a draw for...
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Panorama Residents Celebrate Milestone Anniversary with a Special Concert by...
ThurstonTalk Although their anniversary was last June, Don and Rosalie Melnick didn’t really celebrate until the first of December. That’s the date they were able to book world renowned classical...
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Thrifty Thurston Invites the Community to SOGO’s Sing-Along Messiah
ThurstonTalk According to legend, When King George II of England listened to Handel’s Messiah for the first time, he rose from his seat with excitement when he heard the first few bars of the “The...
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Elizabeth Lord – Olympia’s Own Professional Talker
ThurstonTalk Elizabeth Lord calls herself a professional talker. It’s a fitting description. Over the past two decades, Lord has left her footprint on the majority of performing spaces around town....
View ArticleOSD Players Annual Musical Benefits Classroom Teachers and Students
ThurstonTalk A couple of years ago, Jon Halvorson decided the best way he could help his second and third grade students grasp some of the elementary science concepts he was teaching would be for them...
View ArticleScott Hanauer and CYS: Helping Kids, Helping Families, Helping the Community
ThurstonTalk Scott Hanauer’s first professional job was as a house parent in a residential treatment facility for children who were labeled emotionally disturbed. What started as a stop gap between...
View ArticlePortrait of a Survivor – Jim Brown is Beating the Odds
ThurstonTalk To say that Jim Brown is involved in our community would be an understatement. ThurstonTalk has introduced our readers to Brown on numerous occasions. The first time, back in 2011, we...
View ArticleBright Smiles Shine at Day of Champions
ThurstonTalk For the fourth year in a row, a ThurstonTalk photographer was capturing smiles at the Day of Champions held at Tumwater Stadium. Sponsored by the Tumwater Kiwanis, Day of Champions has...
View ArticleSomething Wicked – Jumping off a Cliff with Improv Comedy
ThurstonTalk Ask anyone who has ever performed improv and they will tell you: The more you practice, the better you become. Wait. What? That seems contraindicated. How do you rehearse something that is...
View ArticleThrifty Thurston Jams to a Free Outdoor Concert on Sunday at the Capitol Campus
ThurstonTalk Olympia Symphony Orchestra (OSO) Administrative Assistant, Jennifer Hermann, says “Olympia is a vibrant arts community with diverse music and dance groups of all genres and ages...
View ArticleMelanie McGuire – Local Singer Wins Opportunity to Compete Internationally
ThurstonTalk Melanie McGuire’s speaking voice is one that compels you to listen. Low and resonate, she can draw you in with just a word or two. It’s no surprise, then, that her singing voice is equally...
View ArticleThrifty Thurston Finds Holiday Music Concerts Throughout Olympia
ThurstonTalk If you’re looking to keep your family entertained during the Holidays, there is no shortage of free and low cost music and family fun happening in Thurston County throughout November and...
View ArticleAmy Shephard Uses Theater to Connect Our Community
ThurstonTalk One of the best things about writing for ThurstonTalk is getting to interview people whose unique gifts and contributions help to make our community such an amazing place to live, work and...
View ArticleTwins Lily and Hannah Halvorson Share the Spotlight in OSD Players’“Annie”
ThurstonTalk At auditions for this year’s Olympia School District Players’ annual show, things were different. The usual complement of teachers and their spouses signed up to sing and dance, but this...
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