Featured image: The Ralph Guild Radio Studio at The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles (photo by Grant Mudford; courtesy The Paley Center for Media) Today is the annual Museum Free-For-All in southern California, and more than 30 museums are participating. General admission to all of these museums are free. Special exhibits and parking are at the … Continue reading It’s a Museum Free-For-All today in southern California
The Seattle Times is hosting a free lecture and slideshow of the photos and videos that made news last year on Thursday, January 26, 7-8:15 p.m., in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Seattle Central Library. Seating is first-come, first-served. The library is located at 1000 4th Avenue, between Madison and Spring Streets. Garage parking at … Continue reading Thursday lecture and slideshow in Seattle to recap top news of 2016
Featured image: Our stage view for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Ghosts of Christmas Eve show at the Moda Center in Portland on December 30, 2016. (photo by Cheryl Landes) Every time I’ve heard the big, bold holiday sounds of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra on the radio, I’d imagine it performing in a huge cathedral with perfect acoustics. The … Continue reading Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Ghosts of Christmas Eve delightfully beyond powerful
Featured image: Tigers on stage at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Copyright ©2014, Feld Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission from Feld Entertainment.) Last night, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that the Greatest Show on Earth is closing forever in May after a 146-year run. The closing is related … Continue reading Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closing in May
Featured photo: Ice carving at Lake Chelan Winterfest in central Washington (photo by Kristen J. Cox; courtesy Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce) Break that cabin fever with some fun in the snow at the Lake Chelan Winterfest this weekend and next in central Washington. Watch sculptors shape 45,000 pounds of ice into works of art. … Continue reading Lake Chelan Winterfest cures cabin fever
Learn more about the global war on terrorism from the perspective of retired military officers and historians at monthly talks sponsored by the Vancouver Barracks Military Association starting on Thursday, January 19, at the Marshall House in Vancouver, Washington. The World War I centennial, Vietnam War, Spanish-American War, and other military conflicts will also be … Continue reading Military history talks focus on global fights on terrorism, 20th Century wars
Featured image: Golfers at Mahogany Run on St. Thomas (photo courtesy U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism) If you’ve wanted to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands but postponed because of the cost, this is your year to go. Throughout 2017, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism celebrates the 100th anniversary of Transfer Day … Continue reading Celebrate 100th anniversary of Transfer Day with travel discount to the Virgin Islands
Dads, treat your daughters to an evening of dance, face painting, and refreshments Friday-Saturday, February 3-4, 6-8:30 p.m. at the historic Pearson Airfield hangar at 1115 E 5th Street in Vancouver, Washington. If your dance skills need refining, learn ballroom and hip hop moves from Groove Nation Dance. Dance instruction is included in the admission fee. … Continue reading Registration open, volunteers needed for Father-Daughter Valentine’s Ball at Pearson Airfield
The National Park Service reports that all roads into Crater Lake National Park are closed today because of heavy snow and increased risk for avalanches. For updates, check the park's alerts and conditions page.
Featured image: Joyland at The Lights of Christmas in Stanwood, Washington. (photo by Cheryl Landes) For those who plan ahead for holiday celebrations, here are the dates for the 2017 Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, Washington, an hour's drive north of Seattle. Thursday-Sunday, November 30-December 3 Thursday-Sunday, December 7-10 Thursday-Sunday, December … Continue reading 2017 dates announced for The Lights of Christmas in Stanwood
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