This year marks the 20th year of the City of Vancouver, Washington, hosting free summer concerts at Esther Short Park. This year's 6 to Sunset Concert Series is scheduled on six Thursday evenings in July and August. Each concert lasts two hours and starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy dinner from the food vendors and beverages … Continue reading 6 to Sunset Concert Series celebrates 20th anniversary in Vancouver, WA

Jazz in the Valley might have "jazz" in its name, but this three-day festival on the last weekend in downtown Ellensburg, Washington, features more than jazz. You can listen to blues, swing, funk, soul, Latin, rock, and gospel music. This year's festival features 28 concerts in eight venues Friday-Sunday, July 26-28. The performances run 8 … Continue reading Jazz in the Valley in Ellensburg features a variety of music

Featured image by Rebecca Jasso from Pixabay The 2019 Summer Music Festival by the Seattle Chamber Music Society features well-known masterpieces and lesser-known gems spanning four centuries. The festival runs July 1-27, and concerts are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 p.m. in the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benroya Hall, 200 University Street in … Continue reading Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Music Festival underway

Featured image by CeruleanSon from Pixabay I don't have a lot of information about this one, because I heard about it today. The Stranger reports that The Beacon Cinema, a single-screen movie theater showing "an eclectic, curated selection of both new and old, avant-garde and mainstream films," opened today at 4405 Rainier Avenue South in … Continue reading New single-screen movie theater opens in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood

Loosen those belts! A three-day weekend of food sampling and munching at more than 200 food and speciality vendors is underway at the Seattle Center. Albert Lee Appliance Bite of Seattle® is the original food and beverage event in the city. Sample craft beer and cider, watch a free movie, and sip your favorite suds … Continue reading The Bite of Seattle an ultimate food experience

Got a super-sweet classic car you want to show off on a beautiful weather day? Love classic cars and watching them cruise? Either way, Cruise the Couve is for you. Every year on the third Saturday in July, more than 1,000 classic cars and hot rods cruise Main Street in uptown and downtown Vancouver, Washington. … Continue reading Cruise the Couve rides into uptown and downtown Vancouver, WA

Featured image: Steamer the Clam poses with the athletes at the Kids' Fun Run during a previous Yarmouth Clam Festival in Yarmouth, Maine. Photo credits: Yarmouth Clam Festival If you're looking for something to do with lots of family fun, don't miss the Yarmouth Clam Festival the third weekend in July. Games, contests, live entertainment, … Continue reading Yarmouth Clam Festival a fun time for the entire family

Photo credit: Adult Recess Seattle Now that you're an adult, are there still times you long for a good, old-fashioned recess? Relive these days at Adult Recess Seattle, where you can play your favorite schoolyard games. And food trucks will be there to serve up your favorite foods from childhood. No one will make you … Continue reading You’re an adult, but it’s still OK to go to recess. Here’s one in Seattle on August 3.

Featured image: Steve Sylvester (right) answers questions about the corpse plant named Titan VanCoug (left) at the University of Washington Vancouver on July 16, 2019. Photos by Cheryl Landes Steve Sylvester beamed today like a proud papa as he stood in the tent outside the Science and Engineering building at the University of Washington (WSU) … Continue reading Rare corpse flower in full bloom at WSU Vancouver

Photos by Cheryl Landes Update, July 25, 2019: There are no links to buy tickets for this music series from the Lan Su Chinese Garden's website. I found the link from a website of one of the artists scheduled to perform there. It's at boxofficetickets.com. If you're buying a meal on the night of the … Continue reading Jazz in the Garden: Summer Music Series starts July 16 in Portland