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Explores the history, science, and people of the Manhattan Project through the Atomic Exploration series. Delve into the events that culminated in the development of the world's first atomic bombs during World War II. The Series rotates through seven different presentations Monday through Saturday throughout the summer. Check out the venue website for what is being offered on a particular day.

SAT AUG 15 2:00PM
ROMANTIC CONFESSIONS

WEBERN Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905)
ARENSKY Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60

ARTISTS | AUG 15—16
Sophia Werner, violin*
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Natalie Clarke, viola*
Thomas Lim, cello*
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Andrew Jun Chen, piano*
Julio Elizalde, piano

*2026 Olympic Chamber Music Fellow

Chris Baron is a model singer-songwriter from all over the Pacific Northwest. He tours the west coast solo or with his Secrets ensemble. The music is highly stylized and draws you in, like big-band Cat Stevens meets the directness of the Avett Brothers. It is a funky folk, all-original and totally unique, and it is beloved from festival stages to living room couches. On this special occasion in August 2026 he is joined by Starchild on cello, plus singer-songwriter Eric Schaffer of Tucson AZ…the 2022 winner of Tumbleweed’s Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Competition.

5 PM - 8 PM
All ages, no cover, dinner show!

Chris Baron is a model singer-songwriter from all over the Pacific Northwest. He tours the west coast solo or with his Secrets ensemble. The music is highly stylized and draws you in, like big-band Cat Stevens meets the directness of the Avett Brothers. It is a funky folk, all-original and totally unique, and it is beloved from festival stages to living room couches. On this special occasion in August 2026 he is joined by Starchild on cello, plus singer-songwriter Eric Schaffer of Tucson AZ…the 2022 winner of Tumbleweed’s Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Competition.

5 PM - 8 PM
All ages, no cover, dinner show!

Morse Clary's Retrospective Exhibition explores one sculptor's observations of life using non-verbal language of found objects embedded in exquisitely crafted wooden books revealing a rich universe of visual poetry.

Form a Line

July 31 - Sept 20, 2026

Childhood's End Gallery presents Form a Line, a group exhibition of new work by four distinct Pacific Northwest artists. Finding common ground in bold representation of the natural world, Kathy Anderson, Colleen Cotey, Sara Gettys, and Julia Janeway each bring a practiced sensitivity to their chosen mediums. Through processes that remove material or add it, these four artists present new works rooted in an intimate knowledge of place and material.

Artist Reception - Saturday, Aug 8, 4-6pm

Childhood’s End Gallery
222 4th Ave W
Olympia WA 98501

Always FREE to enter

360-943-3724

[email protected]

Explores the history, science, and people of the Manhattan Project through the Atomic Exploration series. Delve into the events that culminated in the development of the world's first atomic bombs during World War II. The Series rotates through seven different presentations Monday through Saturday throughout the summer. Check out the venue website for what is being offered on a particular day.

SUN AUG 16 2:00PM
SYMPHONIC SCHUBERT

SCHUBERT Sonata in C major for Piano, Four-Hands, D. 812 “Grand Duo”
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D. 956

ARTISTS | AUG 15—16
Sophia Werner, violin*
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Natalie Clarke, viola*
Thomas Lim, cello*
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Andrew Jun Chen, piano*
Julio Elizalde, piano

*2026 Olympic Chamber Music Fellow

Morse Clary's Retrospective Exhibition explores one sculptor's observations of life using non-verbal language of found objects embedded in exquisitely crafted wooden books revealing a rich universe of visual poetry.