Evergreen community participates in Arts Walk, Procession

April 27, 2007

Each year, students, faculty and staff at The Evergreen State College are important participants in Olympia's Arts Walk, celebrating the breadth of art in the community and Procession of the Species, one of the nation's largest Earth Day celebrations aimed at celebrating community through nature. More than 25,000 come to downtown Olympia to experience the Arts Walk weekend.

An Evergreen staff and student juried show will be at Gallery Contempo at Washington and State Ave. during Arts Walk, and student groups will participate with The Clothesline Project at Sylvester Park on Saturday. A wide array of faculty, students, staff and alumni will present their work at numerous locations over the weekend.

The Spring Arts Walk takes place April 27 & 28, Fri: 5-10pm, Sat: Noon-7pm. For more information about Arts Walk, call 360-570-5858.

The 13th annual Procession of the Species takes place Saturday at 4:30 p.m. downtown.

On the Web: www.procession.org