Featured image: Flowers at the Yakima Area Arboretum in Yakima, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Yakima Area Arboretum hosts the annual Garden Tour this weekend, which features these five gardens: The Quaint Garden, by Brian and Kristi Messer The Native Rock Garden, by Tim and Linda Drumhiller The Whimsy Village Garden, by Ron and … Continue reading Tour five of Yakima’s finest gardens this weekend

Featured image courtesy Creative Commons It's summer in Seattle, and what better way to celebrate than a parade and festival in the city's funkiest neighborhood? Fremont prides itself in being quirky and unique. It's the only place I've explored that has a giant troll under a bridge. Fremont's Soltice Parade isn't the typical parade, either. … Continue reading Fremont Solstice Parade and festival welcome summer in Seattle

Featured image: B-24 cockpit (photo courtesy Creative Commons) Get a close-up look at vintage World War II aircraft this weekend at the 2018 Wings of Freedom Tour's stop at the Aurora State Airport in Aurora, Oregon. The B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell bombers and full dual control P-51 Mustang are featured on this … Continue reading Tour or fly vintage World War II airplanes in Aurora, Oregon, this weekend

Featured image courtesy Creative Commons Want to hang out with a bunch of pirates on the high seas and land on a summer day in Boston? Now's your chance at the 10th annual Pirate Bar Crawl Saturday, June 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Grab a last-call ticket from Eventbrite and join the hijinks … Continue reading Arrr, matey! Last-call tickets still available for The Pirate Bar Crawl in Boston June 16

Discover clean energy innovations for the public in a jazz festival setting at the Soular Jazz Festival in Northborough, Massachusetts, on Saturday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy live music from six talented jazz bands, learn about clean energy, and enjoy delicious food in a family-friendly atmosphere. The bands scheduled to perform … Continue reading Soular Jazz Festival combines live music and clean energy in Northborough, MA, June 16

Featured image: Inside the Aberdeen Museum of History in Aberdeen, Washington, before the fire on June 9, 2018 (photo credit: graysharbormuseums.org) Update, May 5, 2019: I found a note on the museum's Facebook page today that the museum is "Working to find a new location to reopen; not sure when it will happen, but it … Continue reading Aberdeen Museum of History destroyed by fire, but good news is coming soon

Featured image: Trees in the Columbia River Gorge near Cape Horn (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon, reported yesterday that 16 trails damaged by the massive Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia Gorge last fall are now open for hiking. Several trails are still closed until further notice. The Eagle Creek … Continue reading Some trails damaged by the Eagle Creek Fire reopen

Featured image courtesy Pixabay Enjoy a lively mix of dance, folk, and rodeo music Sunday, May 20, at The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony's Spring Celebration concert. The program includes: Hoedown from the ballet, Rodeo, scored by Aaron Copland Irish Tune from County Derry, by Percy Grainger Slava, by composer Leonard Bernstein The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, founded … Continue reading Southwest Washington Wind Symphony celebrates spring in free concert

Featured image: A giant kite with Bug Light in the background at a previous Bug Light Kite Festival (image credit: South Portland Historical Society, Portland, Maine) It's a day of old-fashioned kite flying 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today (May 19) at the 9th annual Bug Light Kite Festival at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine. … Continue reading Fly a kite at this festival in South Portland, Maine

Featured image from the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth Village, New Hampshire Dandelions are misunderstood. When they pop up on our lawns without our invitation, we consider them a weed. But there are many ways to enjoy dandelions, and today, May 19, you can experience these at the Dandelion Festival at the Remick … Continue reading Munch on dandelions at this Dandelion Festival in New Hampshire