Aug 11, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Theater
The Olympian: The Washington Center to host live 8-hour reading of the Mueller Report The Olympian full article – Aug 11, 2019 BY HELEN SMITH AUGUST 11, 2019 02:57 PM The Washington Center for the Performing Arts will host an eight-hour live reading of all 448...
Aug 7, 2019 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes, Poetry
Toni Morrison died August 6, 2019. One of the seminal novelists of our generation, she revolutionized literature and changed the narratives we told about slavery and the experience of being American. Here are 5 poems by Toni Morrison, courtesy of The Believer...
Aug 3, 2019 | Past Notes, Theater
Shakespeare’s The Tempest Storms into Olympia’s Port Plaza...
Aug 1, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Theater
I’m a theater producer as well as a novelist and playwright. Many years ago, when I first moved to Olympia, Washington I saw a beautiful stage beside the waters of the Puget Sound, and felt that the stage needed a great stage production of William...
Aug 1, 2019 | Past Notes, Theater
Located on historic and picturesque Budd Inlet in South Puget Sound, Olympia’s Port Plaza is a unique outdoor venue on the Puget Sound. Our performances will be next to salt water, with the sound of seagulls and boats nearby. Our closing weekend will include tall...
Jul 22, 2019 | Current Ned Note, On Books, On Writing, Past Notes
I had the pleasure of getting a preview of Katie Grindeland’s debut novel The Gifts We Keep, published by the student cooperative at Ooligan Press. Grindeland’s book was the winner of the 2016 Multnomah County Library Writers Project, and richly deserved...
