Sharing our stories. Strengthening our communities.

Our Annual Community Storytelling Gathering is NEXT WEEK! Will you be joining?

Together We Gather

Thursday, May 22nd, 5 - 8 pm
Burfoot Park Meadow Shelter
6927 Boston Harbor Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506

Join Window Seat for our fourth annual community storytelling gathering and fundraiser.

Join us for a POTLUCK-style annual gathering and fundraiser in the park. Bring food to share and help us celebrate this year at Window Seat in storytelling community.A non-ticketed potluck-style event. RSVP to help us know how many people to expect!RSVP

What's New? May 2025

Pride Storytelling Project

Donate to Support the Pride Storytelling Project

The Pride Storytelling Project is an oral history project facilitated by Window Seat in partnership with Capital City Pride to uplift local LGBTQIAA2S+ voices in the South Sound. Since October 2024, a cohort of community researchers has been learning oral history methods, documenting local history, and gathering archival materials. We're excited to share our learning and celebrate the project with you! Come see us at these upcoming events!

Tuesday, June 3, 5:30-7:30pm
Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Ave SE, downtown Olympia

Join Window Seat for a celebration of community research and storytelling!

From 5:30-6:30pm visit our recording booth to share a brief Pride story of your own, check out archival materials, and view Small Town Pride, a film about the first Capital City Pride festival, make a button, and more! At 6:30pm we’ll share excerpts from interviews, host a facilitated conversation about themes and learnings from the project, and share what’s next for the project in year 2. Light refreshments provided.

This is a free event!

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Sunday, June 8, 8:00PM-midnight
Capital Theater
206 5th Ave SE, downtown Olympia

A dance party to support the Pride Storytelling Project!

DJ Dilemma Roberts is spinning the hits (pop, electronic & freestyle). Bring your friend, invite your crush, tell a nemesis to meet you on the dancefloor. Drink a canned cocktail while thinking of your past. Try new moves to an old Tove Lo song. According to Instagram, Alison Roman considered coming to this event last year. Dress up and show out. We’re the Pacific Northwest’s answer to Joyface in New York City.

A portion of each ticket sale benefits Window Seat’s Pride Storytelling Project!

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Saturday, June 28, 11 am - 4pm
The Olympia Center
222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501

Drop by our exhibit during Capital City Pride 2025!

Capital City Pride Festival is a free, all-ages event that welcomes everyone to come as they are and celebrate who they love. Join for a weekend of inclusivity, activism, and unforgettable fun! Window Seat staff and cohort members will be activating stories from Pride Storytelling Project oral history collection.

This is a free event!

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Thank you, Sarah, for your Board service!

(Photo L to R: Kahlo Flores, Diana Perez, Sarah Ryan, Meg Rosenberg, Cristian Salazar, Daisha Versaw, Elaine Vradenburgh, and Sonja Weidenhaupt at our last Board meeting on Sarah's porch).

Sarah Ryan has been a Window Seat Board member since 2021. As a Faculty Emeritus at the Evergreen State College and lifelong labor and social justice advocate, Sarah has offered us her deep knowledge in her field, her wisdom, kindness, hosting and cooking prowess to many many meetings. We will miss her dearly and look forward to more opportunities to collaborate with Sarah in the future. Thank you for your service, Sarah!

Food for Thought
stories, projects, events, and works we love

Where and When We Find Ourselves: Celebrating Black Histories and Stories

An interactive day of art, stories, and performance brought to you by local Black history keepers and artists, including Wa Na Wari’s Seattle Black Spatial Histories Institute, The Black Heritage Society of Washington State, The Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle, and the Seattle Public Library's Seattle Room.

Join for a day of opportunities to engage with local Black history. Share your own history through craft activities led by Debra Harris-Branham and Brenetta Ward. Learn about local Black history organizations and the work they’re doing. Get assistance with your Black genealogy research. Hear stories recorded by the Seattle Black Spatial Histories Institute. Revisit Central District history with Revere XR. The day culminates at the crossroads of Black art and Black memory with a dance performance by Cipher Goings.

Saturday, May 31st, at the Seattle Public Library branch, Level 4, 11am to 4pm. Free admission. Light snacks and beverages available, all ages welcome. Come for the whole day or drop in for a little while. MORE INFO

​Window Seat's mission is to spark conversation, connection, and social change through community oral history and storytelling. Our nonprofit aims to weave the stories that often go unshared into the fabric of our public life. We believe we write our future with the stories we narrate, and we are committed to co-creating a more inclusive, connected, and just world.