Featured image by Cheryl Landes Amazing Things Arts Center, a gallery, music, and theater venue in a restored firehouse in Framingham, Massachusetts, is accepting applications for vendors for its first annual Brick Market. The market is scheduled on Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the parking lot behind the center. Vendors must be age … Continue reading Amazing Things Arts Center seeks vendors for first Brick Market

Featured image: North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park on the Long Beach Peninsula near Ilwaco, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) Washington State Parks has a new campsite reservation system that makes it easier to reserve from your computer, tablet, or phone. Simply follow these steps: Go to washington.goingtocamp.com. The reservation filters are at … Continue reading Get a campsite faster, easier with the new reservation system at Washington State Parks

The Vancouver Farmers Market opens for its 30th season on Saturday, March 16, in a slightly different location, The Columbian newspaper reported today. It's still across the street from Esther Short Park, except the booths are relocating from West Sixth Street to West Eighth Street in downtown Vancouver, Washington. The City of Vancouver requested the … Continue reading The 2019 Vancouver Farmers Market is moving—sort of

Featured image: Pan seared scallops, wild mushroom risotto, pickled fennel and pea shoots from Smithfields Restaurant & Bar, one of the restaurants participating in Ashland Culinary Month in Ashland, Oregon (photo credit: Travel Ashland Oregon) This month, experience the best that the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has to offer. Ashland Culinary Month dishes … Continue reading Ashland Culinary Month filled with restaurant specials, culinary and theater events, and getaway packages

Featured image by Pringlea, courtesy Pixabay The December 2018–January 2019 shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, was the most difficult on many levels—especially for the federal workers who were not paid for weeks. But there was one unexpected benefit for some elephant seals in California. A popular beach 30 miles north of San Francisco became … Continue reading Government shutdown turns beach north of San Francisco into an elephant seal maternity ward

Featured image by annca, courtesy Pixabay Reel Eats, a quarterly film series at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, has a treat for the senses this Valentine's Day. And there are instructions, which you must follow carefully to thoroughly enjoy this culinary experience closely integrated into the featured movie, Say Anything. … Continue reading Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a different type of culinary-movie watching experience in Portland

Featured image from the Friends of DuPont Buffalo Soldier History on Facebook African Americans were soldiers in U.S. regiments as early as the Civil War (April 12, 1861–April 9, 1865), when they fought for the Union Army. In 1866, six all-black cavalries formed when Congress passed the Army Organization Act. These Buffalo Soldiers, as they … Continue reading Buffalo Soldiers exhibit, open house at DuPont Historical Society and Museum

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) announced today that PrOMSI has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 9, because of the weather. The logistics and program have not changed. See my earlier post about what's in store: Romance and science collide at PrOMSI night in Portland

Featured image from the Pike Brewing Company in Seattle, the host of Chocofest Our winter blast this weekend has affected a lot of events in Western Washington and Oregon, from cancellations of Michelle Obama's appearances in Tacoma and Portland, Bob Seger's concert in Tacoma, and now, Chocofest 2019 in Seattle. The Pike Brewing Company, which … Continue reading Chocofest 2019 postponed in Seattle

Photos from Destination Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin Escape to a sweet weekend in Kohler, Wisconsin called In Celebration of Chocolate February 8-10. Enjoy chocolate-paried food pairings, dinners, workshops, demonstrations, and other events hosted by Destination Kohler. Also try new chocolate creations from the famous Kohler Original Recipes. View the complete schedule of events on Destination … Continue reading In Celebration of Chocolate deepens love for this sweet treat