Saturday, September 21st, Olympians and peacemakers around the world celebrate the 33rd International Day of Peace! Locally, a full weekend of free activities for adults and kids begins Friday afternoon, September 20th and continues through Sunday, September 22nd at Heritage Park, 5th and Water Streets, in downtown Olympia. Schedule of events below. Singing, dancing, creation […]

We are happy to once again be participating in the Olympia Fall Arts Walk! This year we will be exhibiting photography from the Jenin Freedom Theater in the West Bank, Palestine. The exhibit is a showcase for young, aspiring photographers who have been working on individual photography projects during a photography workshop led by Sarah […]

Come visit us at the Seattle Arab Festival @ Fisher Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday, October 12th & 13th, each day from 11 till 7! We will have Canaan Fair Trade Olive oils, Za'atar, tapenades and more! The festival is set to include vendors, performers, special guests, talks/demos/panels and more! See a full description here. […]

Home Movies Gaza – a 2013 short film by Palestinian filmmaker Basma Alsharif will screen as part of the 30th annual Olympia Film Festival at Capitol Theater, Sunday, November 10, at 4 p.m.  The film is part of The International Experimental Shorts segment of the festival sponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation.  Seven short films with […]

Come watch the demonstration, have lunch and learn how to make traditional Gazan cuisine while being taken on a cultural journey through life in Gaza. Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt are co-authors of the award winning documentary cookbook The Gaza Kitchen: a Palestinian Culinary Journey, which has been praised by the likes of Anthony Bourdain, […]