If you're craving something different, want to return to favorite eating places, or just want to explore Seattle's restaurant scene more, check out the twice-yearly restaurant week. This spring, the event is on for the entire month of April. Eat in (if allowed by public health guidelines), order for takeout, or get it delivered. The … Continue reading 2021 spring Seattle Restaurant Week runs the entire month of April
The sign at the entrance of the Gilbert House Children's Museum in Salem, Oregon (photo by Cheryl Landes) It's time to play and learn again at the Gilbert House Children's Museum! The museum has reopened, with some changes due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. Reservations are required, because the number of people who can visit … Continue reading Gilbert House Children’s Museum reopens in Salem, Oregon
See more than 60 life-size dinosaurs that move, walk, and breathe from your car at two locations in Oregon starting Thursday, April 8. The Jurassic Empire Drive-Thru makes its first stop at the Portland International Raceway, followed by the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon. The event dates are Thursday-Sunday, April 8-11 in Portland and … Continue reading Jurassic Empire Drive-Thru coming to Portland and Canby, Oregon
The Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland is back this year Friday-Sunday, July 2-5, with a few twists because of the continuing COVID pandemic. Instead of being held on the waterfront in downtown Portland, it's moving less than a mile away to The Lot at Zidell Yards and changing its name to Upriver 2021. The festival's … Continue reading Upriver 2021, from the Waterfront Blues Festival, has a new venue in Portland
Image by Merlie kim from Pixabay The Walk Tacoma tours are back, but this year, they're a bit different. They're guided tours led by an expert, but instead of walking with them in person, you'll carry them in the palm of your hand. All of the tours this year is available on the GeoTourist app. … Continue reading Walk Tacoma 2021 a new type of guided tour experience
Photo credit: Portland Children's Museum, Portland, Oregon The Portland Children’s Museum has been a staple of kids’ early learning for 75 years in Portland, Oregon. Now it’s closed permanently. A statement from the museum on its website reads, “It is with heavy hearts that we share a decision made on March 25, 2021 by the … Continue reading Portland Children’s Museum closed permanently
The sign at the entrance of the 99W Drive-in Theatre in Newberg, Oregon, one of the participating venues in the Encore Drive-in Nights concert series (photo by Cheryl Landes) Last year, Encore Drive-In Nights started hosting concerts at drive-in movie theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada to give fans a place to enjoy music from … Continue reading Bon Jovi concert at drive-in movie theaters May 22
Billie Holiday (photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) On April 3 at 7 p.m. Pacific time, the the Alberta Rose Theatre is hosting its 14th annual tribute to jazz vocalist and songwriter Billie Holiday, nicknamed "Lady Day". This year, the tribute is streaming due to safety concerns and state restrictions from the COVID pandemic. The featured performers … Continue reading Alberta Rose Theatre streaming 14th annual tribute to Billie Holiday April 3
Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Every month, Downtown Camas has a theme for its First Friday. This month, it's "Spring into History". Take a self-guided historic walking tour, enjoy dinner at one of the restaurants, and see the exhibits at the art galleries. The shops are open late and some will be offering Easter goodies. … Continue reading Spring into history at the April First Friday in Downtown Camas, Washington
The night glow at a previous Tigard Festival of Balloons in Tigard, Oregon (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Tigard Festival of Balloons, which is usually held the last weekend in June, has cancelled for 2021. In an announcement on the festival's website, the organizers wrote: "Due to COVID-19 and its continued impact on the health … Continue reading 2021 Tigard Festival of Balloons cancels
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