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 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
Wednesday, September 10
People for Puget Sound Forum
7:00 PM
Friday, September 12
Brooks 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
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 Staines
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
Saturday, October 11
Joe Baque
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 Hardison
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
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 & 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
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 Sheridan
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
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 Lyons
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
Saturday, December 6
Dana Lyons
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
Saturday, December 13
Kane Mathis
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
Saturday, December 20
Bryan Bowers
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
Saturday, December 27
the Makedonians
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
Saturday, January 24
Anne Feeney & Rebel Voices
8:00 PM, Tickets: $12 Student/low income: $8
Saturday, January 31
Linda 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
Friday, February 6
Jim Malcolm
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
Saturday, February 14
Scott Cossu
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
Friday, March 27
Peter Mayer
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
