Photos by Cheryl Landes It's tulip season in Oregon's Willamette Valley, which usually means that visitors are flocking to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn to enjoy the colors and take pictures with family and friends. But this year is far from normal. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and Oregon's shelter-in-place rules, the festival … Continue reading Armchair photo tours: The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon
Happy sunflower oil painting by Liz Pike at the Art Farm at Shangri-La in Camas, Washington Join artist Liz Pike from the Art Farm at Shangri-La in Camas, Washington, on Sunday, April 5, for a free Virtual Sip & Paint class. Create a beautiful oil painting of the happy sunflower shown above. Liz will stream … Continue reading Paint a sunflower at the Palm Sunday Virtual Sip & Paint with artist Liz Pike
Support your local restaurants in this tough time by ordering takeout or delivery today. When you receive your order, remember to make a picture or video and share it on social media with the hashtag, #thegreatamericantakeout. Learn more about The Great American Takeout Day movement here: Restaurants ask consumers to join #TheGreatAmericanTakeout amid coronavirus fallout … Continue reading Today is Round 2 of The Great American Takeout Day
Photo credit: Common Street Arts, a program of Waterville Creates! in Waterville, Maine Are you interested in learning how to draw? Or do you want to brush up on your drawing skills? If you have kids, do they love to draw? Common Street Arts, a program of Waterville Creates! in Waterville, Maine, is hosting two … Continue reading Waterville Creates! offering virtual art classes for adults and kids
Editor's note: If you missed the live concert on March 29, you can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/civicorchestra/videos/206235743993864/ Join the Civic Orchestra of Chicago tonight as it celebrates its 100th anniversary with a free virtual concert featuring an excerpt of the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Sixty musicians from the Civic Orchestra recorded their parts … Continue reading Civic Orchestra of Chicago celebrates its 100th anniversary with a free virtual concert tonight
Shelter-in-place rules and non-essential business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have hit many small businesses hard. To survive, some have found creative ways to generate revenue and promote themselves for better times ahead. And, as one local business in my hometown reminds us, we need to make time to connect—even if it's through a screen. … Continue reading The Grocery Cocktail & Social hosts virtual happy hour tonight
Support your local restaurants in this tough time by ordering takeout or delivery today. When you receive your order, remember to make a picture or video and share it on social media with the hashtag, #thegreatamericantakeout. Learn more about The Great American Takeout Day here: Restaurants ask consumers to join #TheGreatAmericanTakeout amid coronavirus fallout Photo … Continue reading Today is The Great American Takeout Day
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