Little Hollywood: Olympia Has A Lot To Be Proud Of

About The Name

People ask me all the time about the name of my blog, Little Hollywood. Little Hollywood was the name of the shantytown down along the shores of what is now Capitol Lake, a place where some lively characters of Olympia lived. It was our "Hooverville" from the 1920s through the early 1950s. Well, as we know, our area has a lot of interesting, talented, educated characters, and the point of this blog is to help shine the light on some of our "stars" that might not ordinarily be heard through corporate media outlets. So, the name has a double meaning. And since it's my blog, it's Janine's Little Hollywood. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Olympia Has A Lot To Be Proud Of

Above: Friends listen to Kimya Dawson and the Olympia Free Choir today at the Capital City Pride Day Festival in Sylvester Park. Kimya and the group meets twice a week to practice - all are welcome.

by Janine Gates
www.janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com

The day was filled with sunshine and rainbows at Sylvester Park for the Capital City Pride Festival, which continues tomorrow with a noon-time parade downtown. For more information, go to: www.CapitalCityPride.net.

The family-friendly event featured plenty of food, friends, non-profit group information tables and commercial vendor booths. Olympia's own Grammy-award winning Kimya Dawson and lots of other local talent entertained the crowd.