Laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam continues through September 30

Grand Coulee Dam (photo by Cheryl Landes) The laser light show at the Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington resumed on Memorial Day weekend after a break due to COVID-19. The half-hour show is project on the dam's spillway, and admission is free. There's a viewing area with benches outside the dam's visitor center, which … Continue reading Laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam continues through September 30

Share uplifting messages at the 2021 Water Lantern Festival

Photo courtesy Water Lantern Festival Share your message of hope, love, happiness, healing, peace, remembrance, or dreams at the annual Water Lantern Festival. When you arrive, you'll decorate your lantern with your messages. At dusk, everyone launches their lanterns in the water, and they shine brightly and reflect in the water as darkness falls. The … Continue reading Share uplifting messages at the 2021 Water Lantern Festival

2021 Portland Winter Light Festival changes format due to COVID-19

An art installation at a previous Portland Winter Light Festival in Portland, Oregon (photo by Cheryl Landes) The Portland Winter Light Festival will look different this year because of safety concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of concentrating light sculptures in four areas as in years past, the festival will feature pop-up displays throughout Portland, … Continue reading 2021 Portland Winter Light Festival changes format due to COVID-19

Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration totally virtual this year

Want to be part of the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City without going there? Well, in 2020-2021, you can! The event isn't open for in-person attendance because of COVID, which means that you can watch it online commercial-free at no charge. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time and continues until … Continue reading Times Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration totally virtual this year

New Year’s Eve celebration at the Space Needle on TV and online

A glimpse of the New Year's light show at the Space Needle in Seattle to welcome 2021. The show is sponsored by T-Mobile. (Photo credit: Space Needle LLC) Update, January 1, 2021: Watch the recording of the show at spaceneedle.com/newyears. The video runs 11 minutes 30 seconds. New Year's revelers can't go to the Space … Continue reading New Year’s Eve celebration at the Space Needle on TV and online