Discover clean energy innovations for the public in a jazz festival setting at the Soular Jazz Festival in Northborough, Massachusetts, on Saturday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy live music from six talented jazz bands, learn about clean energy, and enjoy delicious food in a family-friendly atmosphere. The bands scheduled to perform … Continue reading Soular Jazz Festival combines live music and clean energy in Northborough, MA, June 16

Featured image: Inside the Aberdeen Museum of History in Aberdeen, Washington, before the fire on June 9, 2018 (photo credit: graysharbormuseums.org) Update, May 5, 2019: I found a note on the museum's Facebook page today that the museum is "Working to find a new location to reopen; not sure when it will happen, but it … Continue reading Aberdeen Museum of History destroyed by fire, but good news is coming soon

Featured image: Trees in the Columbia River Gorge near Cape Horn (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon, reported yesterday that 16 trails damaged by the massive Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia Gorge last fall are now open for hiking. Several trails are still closed until further notice. The Eagle Creek … Continue reading Some trails damaged by the Eagle Creek Fire reopen

Featured image courtesy Pixabay Enjoy a lively mix of dance, folk, and rodeo music Sunday, May 20, at The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony's Spring Celebration concert. The program includes: Hoedown from the ballet, Rodeo, scored by Aaron Copland Irish Tune from County Derry, by Percy Grainger Slava, by composer Leonard Bernstein The Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, founded … Continue reading Southwest Washington Wind Symphony celebrates spring in free concert

Featured image: A giant kite with Bug Light in the background at a previous Bug Light Kite Festival (image credit: South Portland Historical Society, Portland, Maine) It's a day of old-fashioned kite flying 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today (May 19) at the 9th annual Bug Light Kite Festival at Bug Light Park in South Portland, Maine. … Continue reading Fly a kite at this festival in South Portland, Maine

Featured image from the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Tamworth Village, New Hampshire Dandelions are misunderstood. When they pop up on our lawns without our invitation, we consider them a weed. But there are many ways to enjoy dandelions, and today, May 19, you can experience these at the Dandelion Festival at the Remick … Continue reading Munch on dandelions at this Dandelion Festival in New Hampshire

Featured image: A red wolf at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) In celebration of Mother's Day, the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma is offering half-price general admission to moms from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. These tickets are available at the gate. … Continue reading Moms get half-price admission at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium May 12

Featured image: USS Portland (image credit: Ingalls Shipbuilding) The USS Portland, the newest ship in the Navy fleet, arrived at Terminal 2 in Portland last weekend. It's an impressive vessel with a length of 684 feet and beam of 105 feet (see more specs). The Portland is the third ship to be named after the … Continue reading Tour the newest ship in the U.S. Navy fleet in Portland this week

Featured image: A Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream cone (photo courtesy Ben & Jerry's) From noon to 8 p.m. today (April 10) in your time zone, get your free ice cream cone at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. Since this tradition started in 1979, Ben & Jerry's has handed out more … Continue reading It’s Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

Featured image: Tundra swans have a distinctive black beak, often with yellow at its base. (photo by pixel mixer, courtesy Creative Commons) The tundra swans are migrating, and they stop at Calispel Lake in Washington State's northeastern corner along the way to their breeding grounds in the Arctic. On Saturday, March 17, from 10 a.m.-2 … Continue reading Tundra Swan Festival March 17 at Cusik, in northeastern Washington