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Join us for the 21st annual Splash! fundraising gala benefiting the Seattle Aquarium’s mission, Inspiring Conservation of our Marine Environment! Silent auction and reception will be held at the Seattle Aquarium in the Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound Hall, with doors opening at 4:30pm. Live auction and dinner to follow at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. For additional information about Splash!2012 please contact us at (206) 838-3914 or splashgala@seattleaquarium.org. Celebrate our Sound Evening Events 4:30pm Silent Auction, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres at the Seattle Aquarium Valet parking available 4:30 - 5pm Join us on Pier 60 by the Marine Mammal Exhibits to watch a Northern Sea Otter feeding and enrichment session 7pm Stroll or ...
May 2012 With more movies being screened than at almost any other American event, the Seattle International Film Festival is one of the country's biggest celebrations of the cinema. The festival also features a number of industry events for executives and filmmakers. First held in 1973, the festival's eclectic and wide-ranging approach takes in international cinema and US independents, and it regularly hosts the premières of major studio releases. Seattle International Film Festival offers prizes totalling US$22,500 to winners in several categories, including a New Director's Competition. One festival highlight is the "Secret ...
First held in 1972, when Northwest Folklife was formed, the Northwest Folklife Festival takes place on Memorial Day Weekend at the Seattle Center. The popular event includes traditional music, crafts, dancing, films and food from around the world. This family-friendly gathering presents around 1000 performances on indoor and outdoor stages throughout the Seattle Center grounds. Exhibits and workshops, music and dancing, storytelling, choral singing and children's programmes beef up the fun over the weekend. Read more: www.nwfolklifefestival.org
Meet the frisky animals who help make agriculture one of Snohomish County’s leading industries. Laugh at the young goats’ antics and visit all their barnyard friends: woolly sheep, chatty ducks and hens, soft rabbits, big-eyed calves, and muddy pigs. Forest Park 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett Free admission Donations are greatly appreciated to offset the cost of feed and barnyard maintenance.
Port Ludlow Associates, the developer behind the master-planned Resort at Port Ludlow, will offer real estate brokers, agents, investors and the interested public a sneak peek at a new condominium project with rare “first mover advantage” at the Ludlow Bay Village Condo Launch Party on Wednesday, April 18. The initial four units of a planned 42-unit complex, now available for pre-sale, will be located just feet from the edge of Ludlow Bay, offering panoramic water and Olympic Mountain views, excellent “walkability” to the marina, Inn and Fireside restaurant, and an urban village feel. The event will take place at the ...
King County
May 2nd 10am to 4pm Join us in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Seattle Weavers’ Guild with an exhibition that highlights a rich variety of Nordic weaving techniques and continuing traditions. The exhibition features work by over 30 members of the Seattle Weavers’ Guild, including pieces created by members during studies in the Nordic countries, as well as recent pieces that showcase...
Pearce County
“Travel & Leisure” says this about Connecting…Single Travel Network (CSTN): “The Vancouver-based-not-for-profit organization helps travelers avoid exorbitant tour supplements by polling ‘single-friendly’ operators for a range of budgets and adventure levels . . . and access to a lively network of advice and fellowship.” Sounds great doesn’t it? And with the travel...
Snohomish County
It was quite a sight for many Seattle Rhythm Festival attendees: a group of six senior citizens (average age: 88) playing African djembe drums near the International Fountain at Seattle Center. As soon as the group from Fairwinds – Brighton Court based in Lynnwood began to play, they were surrounded by people listening, dancing and drumming along with them. Accompanied by drum instructor Andres...
Thurston County
South Puget Sound area families now have a unique opportunity to take advantage of free training and other resources to help them care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias (see below). Home Instead Senior Care assembled some of the top Alzheimer’s experts in North America to develop the Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias CARE program. Focusing on person-centered care, the CARE...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 Mountain View Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory hosts several tributes over Memorial Day weekend beginning Saturday, May 26. Services, concerts (patriotic music by Darren Motamedy Saturday and Queen City Jazz Band Sunday, fireworks and more. Call 253-584-0252 or visit www.mountainviewtacoma.com for more details. Read More →
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