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Call Traditions at 705-2819.

Tuesday, August 5

Flute Circle

This area-wide group of Native American flute players meets to share music and welcomes all of any level of experience.

7:00 PM, None

Sunday, August 10

"Sanctuary"

A forum and meeting about the issue of sanctuary for the City of Olympia

6:30 PM

Tuesday, August 12

South Sound Clean Clothes Campaign

This community group formed in 2000 to address sweatshop issues and has focused on getting public institutions to adopt sweatshop free purchasing practices. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month. For more info. go to www.southsoundcleanclothes.org

7:00 PM, None

Tuesday, August 12

NOW Meeting

7:00 PM, None

Wednesday, August 20

Poetry night

Featured poet and open mic. Sponsored by the Olympia Poetry Network. Visit the website.

6:30 PM, None

Thursday, August 21

Plants and Planets

6:30 PM, None

Tuesday, August 26

Drum Circle for August

This well-attended drum circle returns for another night.

7:00 PM

Saturday, September 6

The Righteous MothersThe Righteous Mothers

“The Mothers open hearts with their zany physical comedy. The harmonies throughout are taut with an easy feel and the ideology slips unencumbered into consciousness, buoyed as it is by hummable melodies, gentle tone, and caressing vision.” - Laura Post, Sing Out! Magazine

8:00 PM, Tickets: $15 Student/low income: $10

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Wednesday, September 10

People for Puget Sound Forum

7:00 PM

Friday, September 12

Brooks WilliamsBrooks Williams

"Brooks Williams is probably the best damn guitar player you'll see grace a stage. Whether it's fancy flatpicking, delicate fingerpicking, rootsy blues or workmanlike acoustic rock, Williams delivers the goods." –The Valley Advocate

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, September 13

Afrissippi

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Sunday, September 14

Jung Society

7:00 PM, None

Friday, September 19

Flamenco Event

More details about this exciting event coming soon.

8:00 PM

Saturday, September 20

Kate Power & Steve Einhorn

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12: $8

Sunday, September 21

Veterans for Peace

Meeting

1:30 PM, None

Tuesday, September 23

Free School Volunteer Meeting

7:00 PM

Friday, October 3

Artswalk

We have four art exhibits and the 5th Annual Fiddle Fest from 6 to 9PM. Six acts which include the Burren Boys, Irish tunes; Happy Feet (Les Pieds Sans Souci), French Canadian; Riff Raff, New England Contra Dance Music; Ramsey & Collins, Western Swing and Bohemian; David & Scott, New England tunes; and Olympia's Old-Timey Jam Session

12:00 AM

Saturday, October 4

Paul Anastassia

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Thursday, October 9

Bill StainesBill

The legendary songwriter and performer returns to Traditions for another great evening of songs and music. “Bill Staines has been my hero since 1977. He carries on where Woody left off-carrying on the tradition of stories and characters you wish you knew.” – Nanci Griffith

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12: $8

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Saturday, October 11

Joe BaqueJoe

Local favorite Joe Baque began his venerable career in New York City playing both piano and vibraphone. He has worked with Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz, Lena Horne, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Coleman Hawkins and Greta Matassa, and has performed throughout the country in cabarets, concert halls and on television. Tonight, he’ll appear with Carol Baque on vocals and Steve Luceno on bass.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Saturday, October 18

LaVon HardisonLaVon

Local favorite LaVon Hardison sings jazz standards and and her own eclectic and compelling arrangements of popular songs. She returns to Traditions with Olympia's beloved pianist Joe Baque.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, October 25

Uncle Bonsai

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Saturday, November 1

Ramsey, Collins & Nicholsen

Popular Northwest musicians Jef Ramsey on guitar, mandolin, and vocals; Barbara Collins on fiddle, mandolin, and vocals: and Mick Nicholsen on bass are a tight trio of swing tunes, originals, jazz, and some Bohemian music.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Thursday, November 6

Reilly & MaloneyReilly & Maloney

Now that David and Ginny have started touring again, their fans from their early days have returned, but they are now building a new legion of fans. Their songs, with nuanced personal perspecitive, become favorites; their harmonies are winning; their ease with the audience makes for good entertainment.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $15: $10

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Saturday, November 8

Jim Page & Teresa Tudury

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Tuesday, November 18

The Battlefield Band

8:00 PM

Friday, November 21

Cosy SheridanCosy

Notorious for musically mouthing off about subjects other singers seldom address - from AIDS to legalized prostitution to anorexia and environmentalism, Cosy’s musical approach places her in a class apart.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, November 22

Tellabrations

This is an annual storytelling event sponsored by the Olympia Storytelling Guild in conjunction with storytelling events across the country.

7:00 PM, None

Friday, December 5

Dana LyonsDana

We know that one night is just not enough time to cover the bases - songs for the earth, songs of our well-meaning but often funny and inconsistent behavior, pokes at our social mores, incisive political critique and so much of it we sing-along. So we have 2 full nights. See you there.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $10 Student/low income: $5

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Saturday, December 6

Dana LyonsDana

We know that one night is just not enough time to cover the bases - songs for the earth, songs of our well-meaning but often funny and inconsistent behavior, pokes at our social mores, incisive political critique and so much of it we sing-along. So we have 2 full nights. See you there.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $10 Student/low income: $5

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Saturday, December 13

Kane MathisKane

Kane returns with his 21-string Kora to bring us the magical music of the people of Gambia and Mali, West Africa where he has studied and played with masters of the instrument. Joining him will be his band Sahel with Kane on Kora, Guitar, Voice, Nina Vukmanic on Electric Bass,Sam Weng on Percussion and Rusty Knorr on a Drum Kit.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, December 20

Bryan BowersBryan

The annual visit by Bryan provides us the opportunity to listen, to sing, and to laugh as Bryan rolls out stories and awes with his virtuosity on autoharp and rousing vocals. He has resurrected Lord Buckley’s hip “Christmas Carol” and we will hear many other favorites along with new tunes.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, December 27

the MakedoniansMakedonians

For a couple of decades this wide collection of Northwest musicians has been entertaining audiences with festive village dance music of the Mediterranean and the Balkans. To a wide variety of wind and percussion instruments, they have added in recent years a number of strong female singers.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Saturday, January 24

Anne Feeney & Rebel Voices

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

Saturday, January 31

Linda WaterfallLinda Waterfall

Linda has a family history of musicianship and now a career of eight albums, countless collaborations, many students and protegees of her musicianship and her inspiration. From her roots as a classically trained pianist Linda jumped into folk and contemporary music with a strong guitar style to accompany a compelling voice. Her first recording (Mary’s Garden) in 1977 reflects as it does today a whole range of influences into a unique mix.

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Friday, February 6

Jim MalcolmJim

Award-winning Scottish folk performer Jim Malcolm has garnered many fans in Olympia. He returns from across the waters with his infectious humor, his fine songwriting and singing, and his deft guitar playing. He routinely gets reviews such as these, “Quietly, unforcefully and undeniably stunning” - Mojo or “A master of well chosen words and melodic inventiveness.” – Rock ‘n’ Reel

8:00 PM, Tickets: $15 Student/low income: $10

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Saturday, February 14

Scott CossuScott

Musician, composer and recording artist Scott Cossu, one of our local northwest luminaries, returns to our stage for a concert of original compositions on piano. “Cossu is a gifted musician whose full-bodied chords and sweet improvisations can be rapturous or rambunctious.” – Audio Magazine

12:00 AM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Friday, March 27

Peter MayerPeter

This veteran Midwest performer made a first visit to Traditions last year. We were packed and he put on a wonderful show. Typical of responses from listeners and critics is this one. “His guitar work is breath-taking, his lyrics mind-spinning, his singing soul-soothing and his feet-on-the-ground optimism nothing short of healing.” --Marilyn Rea-Beyer, music director, WUMB Radio, Boston

8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8

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Traditions Café and World Folk Art
300 5th Avenue SW, Olympia, WA 98501
360-705-2819