Museo Gallery offers intriguing art and an occasional party for the locals of Langley on Whidbey Island. One such event is their annual Mardi Gras / Carnivale celebration. Guests are invited to dress up extravagantly. There is food, drink, lots of people spilling out onto the street, […]
Macy’s sponsors and runs its famous Thanksgiving Parade the day after Thanksgiving each year. It’s Black Friday shopping day after all, so it gets lots of people downtown. The parade offers a classic range of sights and sounds: waving people, candy throwers, the mayor, dancing troupes, marching bands, […]
The Renaissance Fair at Greenbank Farm on Whidbey Island is a fun, eclectic day of small town performances, music, food, crafts, and occasional surprises. There are also wandering people in costume, animals, and good people watching. Check out the messy pie eating contest, corny jokes from the announcers, […]
The Oregon Country Fair, located on a forested farm west of Eugene Oregon, is a great weekend spectacle of low tech camaraderie, performance, and art. It occurs each summer, powered year around by a devoted group of artsy and outgoing celebrants.
The fair occurs mostly along an interconnected series of […]
The famous TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Talks have had their share of viral Internet videos on topics of interest and importance. The overall TED idea has become so popular that local, independently produced “TEDx” events have sprung up around the world. Seattle’s version of TED that is called TEDxRainier, […]
Zombies have become a big thing, taking over the cultural consciousness of many people in America through movies, TV shows, comic books, and conventions. It evokes “what if?” and “how would I respond?” reactions in many.
As part of this trend, sleepy Normandy Park hosts an annual Zombie Fest that […]
The Washington State Fair (previously Puyallup Fair) is one of the largest and longest running fairs in the country, with a history that goes all the way back to 1900. Every year something new is added or changed, and recently there has been a new generation of more “extreme” […]