Fun things to do in Thurston County this week | The Olympian

Love cute animal videos and don’t want to look at them alone? Then the Annual Animal Video Festival hosted by the Lacey Timberland Library, 500 College St. SE, is where you want to be. Enjoy a handpicked assortment of the best animal videos on the internet and meet this year’s guest of honor, Fabio the rooster. Also known as the blue-ribbon-winning fowl from the Evergreen State Fair, Fabio will attend with his human companion Cora and other Hoofs-n-Paws 4-H club. It is 7-9 p.m. Friday at the library and free to the public.

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With music of a classical, Flamenco, Gypsy, Latin and electronic sound, famous troubadour Estas Tonne has played all around the world. On his first ever tour in the U.S: “Breath of Sound World Tour” reaches out to followers of bold guitar music, art and culture as well as spiritual wellbeing. See him in a 7:30 p.m. concert Wednesday at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE. Tickets are $37-$67, plus a $3 service fee, are available online at washingtoncenter.org.

An annual fundraiser sponsored by nine area Rotary Clubs, Cool Jazz Clean Water is in its 17th year. Serving both international water projects in Africa and the purchase of new and refurbished instruments for the local school districts, a day event will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday featuring Thurston County high school jazz bands showing off their talent. It is free to public. A night event for adults with wine and beer tasting will feature a cool jazz band, wine and beer plus silent auction baskets. Tickets for the evening affair is $57 plus a $3 service fee. Go to washingtoncenter.org for more information.

Seattle gypsy jazz band Pearl Django is regarded as one of the top hot club-style groups working today. Bringing its energetic swing in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, they will be joining Vince Brown in their annual show at Arthouse & Design, 420 Franklin St. SE, Olympia. Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert Saturday are $20. Call 360-943-3377 to reserve your seat.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the Olympia Symphony Orchestra will present “We Shall Never Forget.” Works will include Frank Bridge’s “Lament for Strings,” George Butterworth’s “The Banks of Green Willow” and Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couiperin.” Also taking the stage will be guest artist Laren Yoon performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat. Tickets for the 3 p.m. concert Sunday are $7-$60 and are available by phone or online at 360-753-8586 or washingtoncenter.org

It’s that time of year to watch the salmon return, so bundle up and come out to the Kennedy Creek Salmon Celebration at the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail in Shelton. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, join the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group and join in family-friendly activities, as well as guided tours of the trail. Enjoy hot chocolate and chowder provided by Taylor Shellfish, as well as chili. The festival is free and open to the public.

Known as a master of the six-string, Eric McFadden has toured the world as a solo artist and traveled with funk artist George Clinton of Parliament Funkadelic. Now part of the new music group, T.E.N., he is touring and has been collaborating with Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore. He will be coming to Rhythm & Rye, 311 Capitol Way N., Olympia, for a 9 p.m. show Saturday. To find out more go to tinyurl.com/y6vcyg3m.

The Olympia Film Festival winds down this weekend. Check out the film “Boom: A Film About The Sonics”, playing at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. It is a 2018 documentary exploring how the Pacific Northwest band became a worldwide phenomenon. It will be followed by a Q&A with director Jordan Albertsen. Also screening is “Singing Our Way to Freedom” at 4 p.m., which will also be followed by a Q&A session, and “Cultural Spaces: This Place Matters” at 6:30 p.m. Come out to Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia. For more information go olympiafilmsociety.org