Always Safe & Lock is your one stop security shop in downtown Olympia. For more information contact (360) 357-8500 or alwayssafe815@hotmail.com. Offer valid until June 30, 2012.

Olympia Arbor Day – Celebrate at Lions Park!

Olympia Arbor Day will be held Saturday, May 21, 10 am to 11 am at Lions Park (800 Wilson St SE). The festivities will take place on the Wilson Street side of the park near the picnic shelter. This year’s event will highlight Olympia’s 18th year as a Tree City USA, the 2011 Jay Butt’s Friends of Trees Award recipient and the Puget Sound Regional Tree Climbing Competition. The celebration will include:

•The Washington State Department of Natural Resources recognizing Olympia with the Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA Award and Growth Award!

•The opportunity to take home a free seedling for planting.

•The planting of a new shade tree for Lions Park.

After the celebration, attendees can enjoy watching the climbing competition. The best professional tree-climbers in the Pacific Northwest will be battling it out in five exciting events, competing for prestige, prizes and a slot in the international competition.

For more information, please contact:  Kevin McFarland, Urban Forester, at (360) 753-8301.

Girls Night Out on Thursday, May 5, was successful! Stay tuned for pictures and more information.

Girls Night Out is this Thursday, May 5!

Girls Night Out is an all day event enticing hundreds of women shoppers into downtown Olympia for great promotional discounts and prizes.

Purchase your $10 goodie bag at the ODA office, 116 5th Ave SE, Suite F in the New Caldonia Building. You can also purchase by phone using your credit card at (360) 357-8948.

For more information on Girls Night Out visit our Girls Night Out page or our Girls Night Out Facebook page.

The Downtown Academy is a free education series open to everyone.

HOW TO HANDLE SHOPLIFTING AND UNWANTED BEHAVIOR

The Olympia Police Department will be presenting a free one-hour workshop on how to handle shoplifting and unwanted behavior in your place of business. Topics will include how to minimize, approach and report shoplifting. How to get compliance from a suspected shoplifter. Also, how to handle a patron who may not be stealing, but is disrupting business. A question and answer session will be included. This should be an outstanding workshop that provides you with quality information!

Presenters:
Amy Stull, Olympia Police Department
Officer Pearce, Olympia Police Department
Ruthie Snyder, Downtown Code Enforcement

The Urban Onion will open their kitchen early if you would like to order breakfast!

Friday, April 29
8 to 9 am

Urban Onion
116 Legion Way E
Downtown Olympia

Please RSVP to the ODA office at odaoffice@tss.net or (360) 357-8948.

Girls Night Out 2011 will be on Thursday, May 5, 2011

Girls Night Out is an all day event enticing hundreds of women shoppers into downtown Olympia for great promotional discounts and prizes.

For more information visit our Girls Night Out page or Girls Night Out on Facebook.

Saturday, April 16, 2011
8:30 am to 12 pm

What to do?

#1 Come early with friends and co-workers to enjoy coffee and donuts.
#2 Have fun weeding, sweeping and cleaning together!
#3 At noon enjoy a delicious FREE barbecue meal.
#4 Go home knowing YOU made a difference for Your Downtown!

Interested in volunteering?

Contact Vida by April 14
(360) 357-8948
odaevent@tss.net

Facebook.com/OlympiaDowntownAssociation

Check-in location:
Olympia Press Building
115 State Ave NE
(Behind McMenamins  Spar Cafe & Bar, access off Capitol Way)

Sponsored by:

The Downtown Academy is a free education series open to everyone.

Olympia hosts many major events throughout the year. With Arts Walk, Procession of the Species and Harbor Days coming up, this is a prime opportunity to learn new techniques to market your business.

Presenter George Sharp, the new Executive Director for the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau, will showcase ideas on how to benefit from major events. He has experimented with more than 100 ways to promote business and downtowns and will share what works and what doesn’t, sparing you the experience of trial and error.

Sharp secret shopped several events and businesses last year in preparation for applying for his position. He will share his experience on which businesses were successful and ideas for improvement (no names will be included).

Friday, April 8
8 to 9 am

New Caldonia Atrium
116 5th Ave SE
Downtown Olympia

Please RSVP to the ODA office at odaoffice@tss.net or (360) 357-8948.

Photo courtesy of City of Olympia

The Grand Opening of Olympia’s New City Hall is Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 1 to 4 pm. The new City Hall is located at 601 4th Ave E.

There will be live entertainment, an open house and tours. The last tour starts at 3:40 pm.

12:45 pm – Welcoming ceremonies

1 pm – Ribbon cutting and dedication

Dedication Ceremonies:

12:45 pm – Tribal blessing

1 pm – Ribbon cutting and dedication

1:15 pm – Mayor’s Welcome

Special recognition

Acknowledgments

Closing remarks

Open House 1 to 4 pm

Behind-the-scenes police tours

Booths and activities room 207

All floors open for self-guided tours

Public art – meet the artists

Olympia High School Chamber Choir

Capital High School Jazz Band at 1 pm

Kids in Koncert at 2:15 pm

Olympia Peace Choir at 3:15 pm

Olympia City Council:

Doug Mah, Mayor
Stephen H Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem
Steve Langer
Craig Ottavelli
Jeannine Roe
Karen Rogers
Rhenda Iris Strub

City of Olympia
PO Box 1967
Olympia, WA 98507-1967
olympiawa.gov

“More Alive with Color”

Thursday, March 31

6:30 to 8:00 pm

Featuring: Cathy Neidermeyer, Color Design Specialist

Would you like your wardrobe to be “More Alive with Color?” Did you know that color is the easiest way to re-energize, refresh and reinvent your wardrobe, makeup and hair? Color is the best single ingredient that can instantly improve the way you look and feel. Feel more confident, more effective and bring out the best YOU by tuning into color choices that are best for you!

Cathy Neidermeyer is a certified Color Consultant of Lee Eiseman’s “More Alive with Color” and will present an overview of this new generation of Color Analysis that tunes in with nature and you.

Learn more about how this system can help you tune in to your personal colors and style by discovering your ‘signature colors’

“More Alive with Color” books and fan decks will be available for purchase.

Cathy is Principle of Neidermeyer Design Associates, where she practices the art of color and design as applied to interior design, fashion, image and color consulting for many industries, as well as an active member of the prestigious Color Marketing Group that identifies and forecasts color trends for all industries in the marketplace.

All workshops are complimentary and held at

Vivala

111 Market St. NE, Olympia

RSVP – 754-VIVA or email info@vivalastore.com