What could be the most fun for Dad on Father’s Day? One most fun thing to do would be to attend a concert of Chicago! Seven more headliners including Chicago have announced performance dates during the Oregon Zoo’s 2016 Summer Concert Series, which runs June 19 – Sept. 9. The newest additions to the lineup: […]
If you are at all remotely Scandinavian, you might like to attend the 49th annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival that takes place the third weekend in June every year in Astoria, Oregon. This year’s festival will happen Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19, at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, four miles southeast of Astoria on […]
Hot-rods, roadsters, muscle cars and more rule the action at the All Wheels Weekend over Dad’s Day Weekend June 17-19. The event turns back time to sock-hops and root beer floats. It’s definitely Southeast Washington’s most popular cars show. Bring the family and enjoy some good old-fashioned family fun. $10 WILL GET YOU THIS 1955 WILLYS PICKUP. IT HAS […]
Get ready to let the Leavenworth International Accordian Celebration blow your gaskets and push all the stops June 16-17. This is the organization’s 21st year! Come prepared to join in workshops, enjoy concerts an dcompetitions and even take lessons at various downtown locations. A Swiss jazz-style accordion group is among the featured artists!
As if Long Beaches’ great Summerfest isn’t enough to draw you to the beach, get this. During several days over the very same Memorial Day Weekend, the World’s Longest Garage Sale will be conducted right on the main drag! Details: SummerFest fun starts Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day. Enjoy weekend events and entertainment through […]
Cannon Beach promises a wonderful getaway any time of year. But for those who cherish the art of sandcastle-making the weekend of the annual Sandcastle Contest June 11-12, 2015 is truly magical. That weekend will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of its annual Sandcastle Contest with the actual building happening on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The […]
If you didn’t get enough jazz at Northwest Folklife Fest, then head to the Eastside for the Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival June 1-5. With more than 40 performances by national jazz masters, regional musicians and high school bands, The Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival celebrates community and the creative power of music. Here are […]
This year the Astoria Music Festival theme, Celebration of Heroes, will highlight the works of Beethovan to David Bowie during the event’s 14th season, June 17 – July 3. Some of the headliners include: ANGELA MEADE returns with an All-Star cast to reprise her sensational depiction of Leonora in Verdi’s dramatic IL TROVATORE, currently Standing Room Only at […]
As if all the hoopla around Portland’s 2016 Rose Festival, June 4 and 11, isn’t enough all by its colorful self, the organizers have gone and invited the local soccer stars to grand marshal the event. Organizers have asked the 2015 MLS Cup Champions Portland Timbers to lead the 2016 Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral […]
If you are headed to the Olympic Peninsula over the holiday weekend, consider spending the day in Port Townsend on Sat., May 28. Celebrating the Olympic Peninsula’s artisan foods and makers, the 3rd Annual Artisan Food Festival will begin at the Port Townsend Farmers Market from 9am to 3pm and resume at Finnriver Cidery’s new Orchard […]
