South Sound Times

Event Name: Historic Preservation Awards

Date: may 25, 2022

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Capital Theatre, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia.

Join the City of Olympia for a free public event celebrating those who are keeping the beat of Olympia’s history alive.

Olympia’s City Council and volunteers with its Olympia Heritage Commission work together each year to recognize those in Olympia who are preserving Olympia’s historic places. A free and public celebration in their honor will kick off at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., May 25 at the Capital Theatre, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia.

Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby will recognize this year’s honorees beginning at 6 p.m., with certificates and a small piece of the City -- red bricks salvaged from downtown construction that exposed Olympia’s bygone brick-paved streets – followed by music, trivia and raffle prizes. This year’s awards recognize local heritage and historic preservation with the following awards:

• Rehabilitation of the Angelus Hotel by owners Tom Glaspie and Andre Scott;
• Restoration of “Howard Point” official place name, by Ed Echtle; Thelma Jackson, Shanna Stevenson, and Dr. Terrall Bryan;
• The Eastside Club Tavern, an Olympia Legacy Business;
• Jack’s Shoe Repair, an Olympia Legacy Business; and
• KGY Radio Media Group, an Olympia Legacy Business celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

“I welcome the chance to honor those who are preserving our connections to local culture and history,” said Mayor Cheryl Selby. “These award recipients help define Olympia’s identity and as a result we have the benefit of a rich arts, culture and heritage experience every time we visit downtown – it’s part of our unique and eclectic Olympia vibe.”

The Council approved this year’s award recipients during their May 10, 2022, Council meeting, adding to the momentum of other high notes for the arts, cultures and heritage in Olympia.

The Heritage Awards event on May 25 will also celebrate the recent purchase of the historic Olympia Armory for a creative campus, the successful passing of the Inspire Olympia! cultural access initiative, new energy fueling our downtown creative district, and the launch of a two-year Heritage Commission project to research and document Olympia Indie Music History with the support from a Thurston County Heritage grant.

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