Festivals & Events

National Park Service – Senior Pass $ increase

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Those of you age 62 and over, the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands lifetime senior pass will increase from $10 to $80 on August 27, 2017. Now is a great time to get your pass. Anytime and any amount is always beneficial to our beautiful parks and land.  For more information…

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/senior-pass-changes.htm?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=senior_pass

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm#CP_JUMP_5088578

17 for 2017

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What to do in 2017?  Anything that will calm your heart and bring you peace, laughter, and joy.  In other words, Rock it!  Below are 17 options within four hours reach of the Seattle area.

  1. Hike the waterfall trails along the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. It just celebrated its 100-year anniversary.
  2. Try one (1) new restaurant each month of the year
  3. Walk along the sandy, rocky beaches of Dungeness Spit, view lighthouse
  4. Visit and buy from a local farmers market
  5. Whidbey Island…stay at the Inn at Langley #pnw
  6. Attend four (4) fairs or festivals that you didn’t last year
  7. Lake Chelan ~ wine tasting #wawine
  8. Celebrate someone’s 50th – bingo karaoke? sky dive? trip to Paris?
  9. North Cascades Highway ~ the most beautiful place on earth
  10. Take the ‘Mount Rainier’ Gondola at Crystal Mountain ~ think ‘this year’s holiday card photo’
  11. Spa treatment at Whistler BC
  12. Port Ludlow and Fort Worden State Park.  Try the Ludlow Falls Interpretative Trail, Around-the-Bay Trail, Murhut Falls Trail
  13. Go Mariners, Rainiers, Aquasox and Bells!
  14. Visit Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve
  15. Run or walk a 5K or 15K ~ support a cause important to you or your like-minded friends
  16. See La Traviata, Luzia, or other to bring a little culture #hallelujah
  17. Hike the Washington State coast ~ http://www.outdoorproject.com/blog-news/16-best-hikes-washington-coast  #outdoorproject

Beauty of June

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June is a month of many…

  • Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival, June 17-19
  • Fleur de Lis Festival & Art in the Vines, Westport, June 26
  • Inspiring Beauty: 50 years of Ebony Fashion Fair, Bellevue Art Museum, through August 14th
  • See the Afrodisiacs perform at Tulalip Resort Casino, Thursday evenings
  • Farmers Markets abound
  • Posing Beauty in African American Culture, Northwest African American Museum, through September 4th
  • Drive Hwy 20 and beauty surrounding the North Cascades National Park
  • Seattle PrideFest, June 26
  • Atoms + Bytes: Redefining Craft in the Digital Age, Bellevue Art Museum, through June 26th
  • River Rafting in eastern Washington
  • Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, Leavenworth, June 16-19
  • America’s Classic Jazz Festival, Lacey, June 23-26
  • Cool Desert Nights, Richland, June 23-26
  • Taste of Tacoma, Tacoma, June 24-26
  • Explore the many cuisines, specialty restaurants, bakeries and bars on Capitol Hill, Seattle. Too many to name. Someday.

Summer Guide

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The Seattle Times does a great job of compiling their annual Summer Guide that showcases the many things to do in the Puget Sound area .  Whether it be a favorite picnic spot, weekend-by-weekend events, festivals, concerts, farmers markets, 4th of July events, and more… you’ll be sure to find a variety of fun events that support your local community or are ‘within 4 hours reach’.  Check out the sampling here:  http://www.seattletimes.com/category/summer-guide/

Seattle Beer Week

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It’s time for Seattle Beer Week!  Celebrate in the Seattle area with a variety of events May 12th – 22nd, 2016.   There’s a great many locations for a tasty beverage. See http://www.seattlebeerweek.com/ for all the info.

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattle-beer-week-2016-these-are-the-best-events-on-tap/

Also, if you haven’t been into Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery on Greenwood Ave N, check it out. http://www.flyingbike.coop/

 

Flower Festival and a Seattle Sampling

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What makes for a fun outing to prepare for a Mother’s Day feast?  Head to downtown Seattle to Pike Place Market’s annual Flower Festival ~ that’s what!  Whether you make it for a few hours or all day, grab a bite and support the locals.  Flowers. Halibut. Broccolini. Shiitake Mushrooms. Pork Hom Bow. Chocolate. Sunshine. Check it off your list of May events.  Done.

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