Featured image: The stage for the Moscow Ballet's performance of the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Moscow Ballet probably has the most aggressive schedule of any touring ballet company. In two months in 2017, it performed the Great Russian Nutcracker 130 times in cities … Continue reading Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker flawlessly pushes the boundaries of dance

Featured image credit: adege, via Creative Commons Enjoy a snowshoe hike while practicing yoga and enjoying a beautiful view of Mount Hood on Thursday, March 1. It's an activity called snowga, and it's a fun way to exercise body and soul. An experienced guide from Mt. Hood Adventure will lead you on this approximately 3-mile … Continue reading Full-moon snowga near Mount Hood March 1

Featured image: A summer aerial view of Mount Saint Helens (photo by Cheryl Landes) If you're planning to climb Mount Saint Helens April 1 to October 31, you'll need a permit. You'll also need a permit if you climb above 4,800 feet year-round. The Mount St. Helens Institute will sell the permits starting Thursday, February … Continue reading Seasonal climbing permits for Mount Saint Helens on sale February 1

Featured image credit: Boston Calling Music Festival More than 50 of the biggest and best acts in live music, comedy, and the visual arts are on the lineup for the 2018 Boston Calling Music Festival, a three-day, multi-stage event at the Harvard Athletic Complex, 65 North Harvard Street, in Allston, Massachusetts. Tickets are now on … Continue reading Full artist lineup, ticket sales available for Boston Calling Music Festival Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27

Featured image: Lulu, a Newfoundland, loves the snow. (photo by Cheryl Landes) Come to Mt. Hook Skibowl for a fun-filled evening to raise money to support animal rescues and adoptions Saturday, January 20, 6-9 p.m. At Powder for Pups!, eat, drink, play games, and win raffle prizes from Elysian Brewing and KAVU Apparel. All proceeds … Continue reading Drink beer and play games to support animal adoptions and rescues at Powder for Pups, January 20, Mt. Hood Skibowl

Featured image credit: Universal Orlando Resort If you're in Orlando, Florida, and need to get your Voodoo Doughnut fix, you can starting this spring. That's when a new store opens at the Universal Orlando Resort, next door to the NBC Sports Grill & Brew near the Universal Global and Universal Studios Florida entrance. The new … Continue reading Voodoo Doughnut to open first shop east of the Mississippi River this spring at Universal Orlando Resort

Featured image credit: Hepler's Big Cheese Pizza in Walla Walla, Washington Save your appetite for pizza to support a worth cause on Wednesday, January 31, in Walla Walla, Washington. That's when Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Auxiliary members and firefighters will help the kitchen staff at Hepler's Big Cheese Pizza, 499 N Wilbur Avenue, … Continue reading Eat pizza to support the Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Auxiliary on January 31

Featured image credit: NorthStar Air Tours San Juan County Commissioner Rick Hughes wanted to take his wife from Friday Harbor, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia, for a romantic Valentine's Day weekend a year ago. But to get there in the winter, he realized that it would be a tough journey. The two cities are only … Continue reading North America’s shortest international flight taking off on Groundhog Day

Featured image: The night sky frames a native oak tree in the Santa Monica Mountains (photo credit: National Park Service) Conditions should be perfect for the Winter Star Party at Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area on Saturday, January 20. That's because there's a waxing crescent moon, a slivered crescent allowing … Continue reading Winter stargazing party at Paramount Ranch in California’s Santa Monica Mountains, January 20

Featured image by Artturi Mantysaari, via Creative Commons When my aunt-in-law was alive, she made wassail, a delicious hot non-alcoholic apple cider beverage,  for our family's annual Christmas Eve celebration. She said it was a custom in her native Norway. I didn't know that the term, wassail, also referred to a celebration until I looked it … Continue reading Wassail Cider Fest coming to a barn January 20 in Hillsboro, OR