The campgrounds are closed because of COVID-19, but that doesn't need to stop you from camping out. "How's that possible?" you're probably asking. Well, Washington State Parks has the answer: The Great Washington Camp-In, which is tonight at 6:30 p.m. Pacific time. Here's how it works: Set up a tent in your home or yard. … Continue reading Go camping without leaving home tonight

Image credits: Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro Before the coronavirus pandemic caused everyone to shelter in place, the Vermont Jazz Center was planning the fourth annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival in Brattleboro. Instead of cancelling the event this year, they decided to move it online. On Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, join well-known and rising … Continue reading Stream Vermont Jazz Center’s 4th Annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival April 24-25

Street musicians perform on Bourbon Street in New Orleans (photo by Cheryl Landes) The show must go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic! International Jazz Day swings into a location near you on Thursday, April 30. Many of the concerts and celebrations are moving online. Go to jazzday.com/events for the latest schedule and updates listed alphabetically … Continue reading International Jazz Day arriving April 30

Photo and coloring by Cheryl Landes Traditional Easter egg hunts are cancelled nationwide this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the Iowa Egg Council created a virtual version. Here's how it works: Download this Easter egg. Print out the egg. Color the egg. Place the egg in a window for everyone to see. Also … Continue reading Go on a virtual Easter egg hunt

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest in Reading, Pennsylvania, has been postponed until April 9-18, 2021 because of the travel restrictions and shelter-in-place rules from the COVID-19 pandemic. The same artist lineup scheduled this year will perform next year. But the pandemic hasn't stopped the event from executing Plan B. Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest Encore Online Concert … Continue reading 2020 Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest grooves online

Leyla McCalla (photo credit: UMass Fine Arts Center) Haitian-American artist Leyla McCalla was scheduled to perform tonight at the UMass Fine Arts Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, but her concert was cancelled there due to the state's shelter-in-place rules. So, now, she's streaming the concert live on Facebook from her home at 8-9 p.m. Eastern time, … Continue reading Haitian-American artist Leyla McCalla to livestream free concert tonight

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