Photos by Cheryl Landes Usually, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is held at the University of Southern California (USC) campus two days in April, but COVID-19 interfered this year. The festival was postponed, but now it's moving online for four weeks in October. When the festival launches on Sunday, October 18, it will … Continue reading 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books moves online in October
Instead of cancelling the 40th Cathedral Park Jazz Festival this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jazz Society of Oregon decided to host it online. It started streaming yesterday, July 17, and continues through Sunday night, July 19. Today's performances continue until 10 p.m. Pacific time. Tomorrow, the music starts at 2 p.m. and … Continue reading 2020 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival streaming this weekend from Portland
A sunflower painting by Liz Pike, who's hosting the Fern Prairie Art Fest July 18-19 at her Shangri-La Farm in Camas, Washington. Liz is well-known for her sunflower paintings. See original works from 13 local artists at the Fern Prairie Art Fest on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19. The artists' tents will be outdoors, spaced … Continue reading Fern Prairie Art Fest this weekend in Camas, Washington
It's blueberry season in Southwestern Washington, and there's no better way to indulge than picking your own or buying them directly from the growers. Tomorrow, July 11, you can meet these three local growers and buy their fresh berries at the first annual Hockinson Berry Festival: Prairie Berry Farms Grandma Dixie’s You-Pick Blueberries Majestic Farms … Continue reading The first Hockinson Berry Festival kicks off on July 11
Trombone Shorty on stage at a previous Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon Photos by Cheryl Landes The 2020 Waterfront Blues Festival in downtown Portland, Oregon, cancelled because of COVID-19, but that hasn't stopped the organizers and partner organizations from the Portland metro area from keeping the music alive. There are three ways to join … Continue reading On Independence Day weekend 2020, the Waterfront Blues Festival is coming to you on air and in Portland neighborhoods
Photos by Cheryl Landes The Oregon Lavender Farm in Oregon City hosts the Clackamas County Lavender Festival every year. The farm is open to the public during the festival only. The 2020 festival has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the pictures in today's armchair photo tour are from a trip to a … Continue reading Armchair photo tours: The Clackamas County Lavender Festival at the Oregon Lavender Farm
Tabby Cat's Pawprints 