Image credit: City of Vancouver, Washington The City of Vancouver, Washington, and Visit Vancouver USA have compiled a range of activities and information about the city. Listen to a Vancouver playlist, watch movies, find restaurants that have takeout or delivery, download pages of local sites to color, enter weekly photo contests, write a letter to … Continue reading Enjoy Vancouver, Washington from your home
The popular Pickathon Festival in Happy Valley, Oregon, is postponed until August 2021 because of Governor Kate Brown's directive to postpone large gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the entire statement at this Pickathon page. Ticketholders can transfer their tickets to the 2021 or 2022 festival, or donate them to support the organization. Refunds … Continue reading Pickathon Festival postponed until 2021, hosts virtual “A Concert A Day”
Photos by Cheryl Landes In 1977, horologist Raymond Saunders and metalwork specialist Doug Smith built a steam clock at 300 Water Street. It's near the intersection of Cambie Street in the historic Gastown community, from where Vancouver, British Columbia started and grew about a century earlier. Gastown merchants hired Saunders to build the clock as … Continue reading Armchair photo tours: Blowing off steam with the Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver, British Columbia
Photos by Cheryl Landes Updated February 20, 2025 I love cats. That's probably obvious from my choice of names for my consulting business and this travel blog. So, after I learned about the cat cafe craze, I look for them when I travel. Catfe is among the earliest cat cafes. It's in Chinatown in Vancouver, … Continue reading Armchair photo tours: Catfe, a cat cafe in Vancouver, British Columbia
A giant rose puppet waits to join the Parade of the Species at a previous Recycled Arts Festival in Vancouver, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) Today, I found a pop-up message on the Clark County Recycled Arts Festival's home page that the 2020 event has been cancelled in Vancouver, Washington due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading 2020 Clark County Recycled Arts Festival cancelled
Fireworks at a previous Vancouver's Fireworks Spectacular at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Historic Trust has cancelled the 2020 Vancouver's Fireworks Spectacular at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. "Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, the organization wants to be responsible and ensure the safety and … Continue reading Vancouver’s Fireworks Spectacular cancelled in 2020
Photo by Fred & Ted (@FredTedHug on Twitter) Are you seeing more teddy bears in windows in your neighborhood? If you're noticing them, are you actively looking for them when you go on walks and drives? Maybe some of your bears are hanging out in a windowsill right now. It's part of a worldwide teddy bear … Continue reading Bear hunts unite neighborhoods during COVID-19 pandemic
Learn about contemporary art, fashion as design, seeing through photographs, creating abstract paintings, and much more through the extensive collection of free online classes offered by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on Coursera. To access these courses, sign up for a free Coursera account by clicking the blue "Join for Free" button at the … Continue reading Take free online art classes from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
The Boston Pops perform at a previous Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. (photo credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra) In Boston, no July 4 celebration is complete without the Boston Pops' annual concert at the Hatch Shell and colorful fireworks bursting above the Charles River. Sadly, this year's event is cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But all … Continue reading 2020 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular moves to the airwaves and cyberspace
Photos by Cheryl Landes The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is a beautiful retreat in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia. The 2.5-acre garden in Vancouver's Chinatown is the first full-scale Asian garden to be constructed outside China and modeled after the famous Ming Dynasty gardens from the city of Suzhou. The garden opened … Continue reading Armchair photo tours: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia
Tabby Cat's Pawprints 