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Culture Featured

Vegfest hits Seattle

Get ready to veg-out at Seattle’s 2016 Vegfest at the Seattle Center from Saturday, Apr 9, 10:00 am to Sunday, Apr 10, 6:00 pm. Cost is $10 per person. Vegfest is described as the largest vegetarian food festival in the country. Taste from over 500 different kinds of free food samples. See cooking demonstrations by […]

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Olympic Ballet Performs ‘Sleeping Beauty’ April 3 and 9

In the works since 2011 and as part of its 35th Anniversary Celebration, The Olympic Ballet Theatre proudly premieres its highly anticipated full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty. The ballet will be held April 3 and 9 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts at 410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds, WA  98020. The cost for […]

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Featured Oregon

The 2016 Portland Women's Expo returns April 2

One day, and over 250 exhibitors, all for your enjoyment! This year’s Portland Women’s Expo will be April 2, 2016 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Oregon Convention Center. From world class food, wine, to amazing live music; the Expo isn’t just an event, it’s an experience! Oregon’s #1 Consumer Showcase for Women Exhibitor categories include shopping, beauty, […]

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Louis Kahn exhibit continues at BAM

The exhibition Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture, organized by Vitra Design Museum, is the first major retrospective of Kahn’s work in two decades. Bellevue Arts Museum is proud to be the first venue of the American leg of the international tour. It runs through May 1, 2016 at the museum located at 510 Bellevue […]

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Featured Outdoor Activities

Easter events for children in the Seattle area

My sons LOVED Easter not because they were theologians but because they loved candy and treats! As a result, they participated in as many Easter egg hunts as they could talk me into taking them to. If you have little ones who enjoy the same sort of aggressive activities, here are a few ideas about […]

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Featured Health and Fitness

Celebrate spring with the St. Pat’s Day Dash March 13

Run, Walk, Jog or Crawl! To Celebrate the Arrival of Spring and the Irish in us all! The 32nd St. Patrick’s Day Dash in Seattle is Sunday, March 13. It began in 1985 as a race between bars and as a training event for an Irish Olympian. Now, it’s Seattle’s largest single-distance run where the […]

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Featured Travel

Mt. Hood Meadows partners with Hood River lodgings

For families, I think Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort is difficult to beat. It has great terrain, lots of high-speed lifts, reasonable prices and fun events. You just have to organize accommodations to plan a two-day stay – which is a good idea when you have traveled this far to ski! Mt. Hood Meadows Ski […]

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Featured Health and Fitness

2016 Active Senior Fair offers free screenings

Yoohoo, seniors! Take advantage of a daylong event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue at 13646 NE 24th St. The 2016 Active Senior Fair offers free health screenings, mini-health seminars and workshops. Enjoy a variety of entertainers, including spring fashion show by J. Jill of Bellevue Square. Also stroll through […]

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Featured Washington

30th MusselFest features fun, food in Coupeville

Checkout the Penn Cove MusselFest, Coupeville, Washington’s March tradition. It is the “bold, briny and blue,” event where the world famous mussels will once again be the centerpiece of two days of festivities, March 12 and 13. Enjoy chowder tasting and mussel eating competitions, farm tours and activities for all ages featuring locally-flavored fun. Visitors […]

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Attractions Featured

FROM BOMBAY TO BOLLYWOOD: 50 YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA

Don’t miss the last two nights of “From Bombay to Bollywood: 50 Years of Indian Cinema.” Indian Cinema scheduled for March 6 and March 12 at the Portland Art Museum. Come see some of the best of the most prolific output of any national film industry on the planet—its films, stars, and songs are beloved […]