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Don’t miss the thrills and country charm of the Washington State Fair this weekend as its 2024 run enters its final three days. Here’s a roundup of our top activities to check out!
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Sculpture repairs could be wrapped up soon, after which the city can reinstall the canoe onto the sculpture at Austin Park at txʷaalqəł Estuary.
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Celebrate the arrival of autumn and the Harvest Moon with songs from the Scottish Highlands, Korean moon cakes and tours of local artists’ studios. Open Studio Tour This weekend, 42 artists will open their studios to the public during the 31st annual Open Studio Tour. Painters, potters, jewelry designers, sculptors and artists who work in
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Labor Day is in our rearview mirror. The kids are back in school. That makes it a great time to visit (or more likely revisit) the Seattle Center. The crowds should be much reduced, and it’s still mild enough that you won’t freeze your tush going from exhibit to exhibit. I first visited the Seattle
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Learn about the mysterious world of the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at this month’s Cocktails and FishTales, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Ocean5. The pinto abalone is a species of marine snail found in the kelp forests and rocky reefs of the Salish Sea, where they play an important role in the ecosystem. They clean the
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In spite of being a leading authority on absolutely nothing, people ask me questions anyway. For many years, by far and away the most frequent one has been: “What is WRONG with you?!” Coming in a distant second is: “Are you going to finish that?” But this is not the proper forum for those kinds
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It was more like paws than boots on the ground at the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s 20th annual Harbor Hounds Community Dog Festival and Charity Fundraiser on the green grounds of Skansie Brothers Park on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The few hundred canine attendees who filtered in throughout the day were treated to
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Beachcombing under and around the bridge here just might find quaint-and-country Olalla fast-tracked into our favorites places list of 2024.
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The annual Race for a Soldier takes place Sunday, September 8. Since 2011, the race has raised funds for the Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation. The foundation supports military veterans and first responders suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries suffered in the line of duty. The race is always held on the weekend nearest
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Sunlight lazily sparkles through the trees, cresting its honey summertime slowness over the handful of artists scattered throughout Rosedale Gardens. “Isn’t she cute?” painter Barbara Best whispers, as she looks up towards a fellow artist, Liz Nordlund, as she settles a bright blue bucket hat on her head. Best looks down again at her sketchbook,
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