Meg, portrayed by Isabel Nixon Klein, intervenes in a spat between the hard-headed Jo, portrayed by Scarlet Nixon Klein, and Amy, portrayed by Talia Heath as Beth, portrayed by Kirsten Scogin, looks on from her piano in "Little Women" opening Feb. 14 at the Roxy Theatre in Morton.
Saturday, Feb. 22
“Gossip” and “The Other Room:” One From the Shelf Staged Reading, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Centralia’s Evergreen Playhouse. Come enjoy a staged readers theatre, event is pay-what-you-decide at the end of the performance. For more information, go to evergreenplayhouse.com
“Little Women” dessert theatre, 7 p.m. Feb. 14 & Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 15 & Feb. 22. Special pay-what-you-can performance 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Roxy Theater, 233 West Main Ave., Morton. Tickets cost $18 advance and $20 at the door for adults and $10 students. Ticket price includes dessert and hot beverage. Advanced tickets recommended for best seating. Tickets can be purchased online at mortonroxy.org or at the Barbara Clevenger Johnson Gallery, 231 Main Street, or by calling the gallery at (360) 496-0542.
The Olson Bros. Band will perform Friday and Saturday night form 9 p.m. to midnight at the Main Street Bar at Lucky Eagle Casino. Entrance is free.
ELC Radio performs in the winter concert and dance series at 6 p.m. at the Packwood Community Hall. Food will be available for purchase. Event runs until 8 p.m.
The Centralia Streamteam and Chehalis River Basin Land Trust have scheduled a restoration work party for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Discovery Trail at 1544 Goodrich Road.
WSU Lewis County Extension Grape Workshop, 10 a.m. at the Fort Borst Park Demonstration Garden in Centralia. Learn how to choose the right cultivar, where to plant, how to train, when and how to prune, how to propagate and more.
Club Mom Children’s Clothing Bank and Exchange, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Centralia Christian Church, 1215 W. Main St., 360-736-7655
Family Fun Night, 4-7 p.m., New Beginnings Community Church, 181 Fuller Road, Salkum, free dinner, movies, crafts and games, 253-431-5532
Synergy Networking Group, 8:45 a.m., Chehalis Denny’s, all welcome
Gather Church’s food and clothing bank is open from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 100 Rock Street in Centralia.
Potato Bake, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., Adna Grange 417, 123 Dieckman Road, Adna, $7 per person
Sunday, Feb. 23
A Lewis County Gospel Concert is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, February 29 at Harrison Square Presbyterian Church, 1227 Harrison Avenue, Centralia.
The nondenominational concert features local musicians from churches of Lewis County, featuring the Salzer Creek Band and a Gospel Choir directed by Vicki Jardine-Tobin. Anyone can sing in the choir — no audition is necessary. The first choir rehearsal is 4 p.m. Sunday, February 23 Harrison Square.
Bingo, doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m., Forest Grange, 3397 Jackson Highway, Chehalis
Community meal, 1-3 p.m., Rotary Riverside Park, Centralia, free, sponsored by Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Chehalis, 360-623-9438
At 3 p.m. Saturday, February 22. in Napavine (In the Philippines it will already be 7:00 a.m. in the morning of February 23, the History Channel Documentary “Rescue at Dawn – The Los Banos Raid” will be shown on the large screen TVs in the Lounge of Ramblin Jacks RibEye, on the Eastside of I-5 Exit 72 in Napavine. February 23, 2020 is the 75th Anniversary of the Raid at Los Banos
Organizations
Young Adult Biblio Babble Book Club, 1:30-3 p.m., Book ‘n’ Brush, 518 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, 360-748-6221 or Booknbrush@gmail.com
A Girl & a Gun, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Centralia Rifle Club, 908 Johnson Road., Centralia, bring ammo, firearm, eye and ear protection, www.agirlandagun.org, 360-978-4338
Support Groups
GriefShare, a video seminar focusing on helping people who have lost a loved one, 12:30-2 p.m., Shoestring Valley Community Church, 104 Frase Road, Onalaska, 360-870-2782, http://svcchurch.com/griefshare/
Monday, Feb. 24
Thorbeckes Athletic Club, in partnership with United Way of Lewis County, is sponsoring the 2020 Health & Wellness Fair for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Thorbeckes Tennis Center at 91 SW Chehalis Avenue.
Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has scheduled a telephone town hall for 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 for 19th Legislative district constituents. To participate, dial in to 360-209-6593 and press the star key to ask a question. Participants can call in during any portion of the hour-long program.
Public Agencies
Lewis County Commission, 10 a.m., BOCC board room, second floor, Lewis County Courthouse, agenda available at http://goo.gl/agwWM, 360-740-1120
Chehalis City Council, 5 p.m, City Hall council chamber, 350 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, agendas available at http://ci.chehalis.wa.us/meetings, 360-345-1042
Lewis County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board, 4 p.m., 156 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, 360-740-7151
Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District, 1:30 p.m., Lewis County Commissioners meeting room, Lewis County Courthouse, 360-740-1451
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, noon, Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Synergy Networking Group, 8:45 a.m., Chehalis Denny’s, all welcome
Pinochle, 5:45 p.m., Hope Grange, 118 Antrim Road, Winlock, 360-520-0772
Lewis County Writers’ Guild meets Mondays starting at 4:30 at Shakespeare & Company at 12 NW Pacific Avenue in Chehalis.
AARP tax help is being offered at The Twin Cities Senior center at 2545 N. National Ave. Mondays and Tuesday. Appointments available now through April 14. Call for your appointment at 360-748-0061.
Support Groups
Grandparents as Parents, 6-8 p.m., 420 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia, 360-736-9391, ext. 298 or 1-877-813-2828
Support for mothers, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Bethel Church, for mothers with children pregnancy through 6 years old, sponsored by Chehalis MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), 360-520-3841 or 360-864-2168, email chehalismops@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/chehalismops
NAMI Lewis County Family Support Group, 5 p.m., Fiddlers Coffee, 1220 Mellen St., Centralia, upstairs at the big table.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, has scheduled a telephone town hall for 20th Legislative District residents for 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, will also participate. Callers can ask questions or just listen. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, dial (360) 249-9314 to be connected.
Public Agencies
Centralia City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 118 W. Maple St., Centralia, 360-330-7670
Lewis County Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Lewis County Courthouse, 360-740-1146, http://goo.gl/1a1Zb
Organizations
Centralia Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Unity Church, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-748-1753, hraj@localaccess.com
Two Town Tuners, 7 p.m., Lewis and Clark Hotel, 117 W. Magnolia St., Centralia, tuners.groupanizer.com
Mount St. Helens Patchwork Quilters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lewis County Historical Museum, 599 NW Front St., Chehalis, 360-880-5134
Toastmasters’ Mighty 1290, noon-1p.m. Transalta Commons Room #129, Centralia College. 253-229-1173.
Salkum Community Quilters, 9 a.m.-noon, Salkum Fire Department, 2495 U.S. Highway 12, Salkum, 360-985-0813
AARP tax help is being offered at The Twin Cities Senior center at 2545 N. National Ave. Mondays and Tuesday. Appointments available now through April 14. Call for your appointment at 360-748-0061.
Health and Hope Medical Outreach, free medical clinic, 5:30-8 p.m., Northwest Pediatrics, 1911 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia, for those whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty level, 360-623-1485
Square dance lessons, Prairie Steppers, 7-9 p.m., Oakview Grange, 2715 N. Pearl St., Centralia, first lesson free, then $2.50 each, single and couples welcome, 360-748-6948 or 360-273-4884
Pinochle, 5:45 p.m., Hope Grange, 118 Antrim Road, Winlock, 360-520-0772
Square Dance Lessons, Cougar Squares, 7-9 pm, Salkum Firehall in Salkum, first lesson free then by small donation, family friendly fun, all ages welcome, 360-736-8907 or 360-269-7519
Support Groups
Survivors of sexual assault/abuse, for people who speak Spanish, 5:30-7 p.m., 125 NW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis, sponsored by Human Response Network, 360-748-6601
Second Chance/Lewis County Brain Injury Support Group, 5 p.m., call 360-864-4341 or 360-983-3166 for meeting location
Al Anon, Fellowship in Unity, 6-7 p.m., Unity Center, 800 S. Pearl St., Centralia, 360-669-6352.
NAMI Lewis County Connection Recovery Support Group, 5:30-7 p.m., Twin Cities Senior Center, 2545 N. National Ave., Chehalis, 360-880-8070
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., Mossyrock Grange, 152 Isbell Rd, 360-983-3033
