• July 13
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• Mount Vernon

25th Annual Skagit Valley Highland Games

The 25th Annual Skagit Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival will be held on July 13-14, 2019 at Edgewater Park in Mount Vernon. Highland Games are presented world-wide as a way of celebrating Celtic culture and heritage. Scottish Highland fun and games for the whole family, including bagpipes & drumming, Highland dance, children’s area, athletic […]

• June 22
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• Tonasket

Bumble Bee Field Trip with Rich Hatfield

The bumble bee field trip on June 22, 2019 will provide community members with an opportunity to learn about the bumble bee species in our area, their importance to our ecosystem, as well as ways we can help conserve them. In an effort to learn more about bumble bees to improve evidence-based bumble bee conservation […]

• May 9
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• Anacortes

Cascadia Poetry Festival Anacortes 2019

The Cascadia Poetry Festival returns May 9-12, 2019, in Anacortes, Washington! In addition to a tribute to Sam Hamill, poet, editor, translator and Co-Founder of Copper Canyon Press, there will be the launch of two anthologies, the Samthology for Sam Hamill and a bilingual poetry anthology in Spanish and English, Make It True meets Medusario. […]

• May 5
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• Everett

Sy Montgomery Lecture – Everett Reads!

Join us at the Everett Performing Arts Center for our keynote Everett Reads! event with Sy Montgomery. Books will be sold and signed at this free event. Immediately following the presentation, all are welcome to a reception hosted by the Friends of the Everett Public Library. Visit the library’s website for more information.

• May 4
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• Everett

Sy Montgomery with Children and Families – Everett Reads!

Children and their families are invited to a special program with Sy Montgomery, the 2019 Everett Reads author. Join us for a fun, family-friendly presentation about our special connection to the animal world. Copies of the author’s books—for children and adults—will be available for sale and signing after the program. Visit the library’s website for […]

• April 12
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• Seattle

14th Yoni Ki Baat

Yoni Ki Baat is a collection of authentic, bold, vivid, tender, powerful, and poignant stories written and narrated by South Asian women, trans, and gender non-conforming community members. Inspired by Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues, Yoni Ki Baat is performed across the United States and empowers participants and audiences to tell their own stories honestly and […]

• March 12
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• Seattle

Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews

The Power of Protest: The Movement To Free Soviet Jews is a powerful exhibit from the National Museum of American Jewish History. The Washington State Jewish Historical Society is proud to have this exhibit as our first nationally touring exhibit. The WSJHS has created a companion exhibit “The Soviet Jewish Experience: Washington State Stories.” This […]

• March 1
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• Tonasket

Highland Wonders Indoor and Outdoor Educational Events

Wesley Wehr was a child of western Washington who from an early age showed talent in music, visual arts, and the ability to connect with a wide variety of people. He also developed a real passion for fossils and gemstones, often traveling to eastern Washington to seek out new treasures. “In the desert at night,” […]

• February 16
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• Seattle

Uncle Vanya City Response Panel

On February 16th, after the performance of Uncle Vanya, The Seagull Project invites members from our Seattle community to discuss the production, and it’s reflection on our changing city. A panel of humanities scholars draw out issues of displacement, housing, the insularity of Seattle as a “Sanctuary City,” and problems of inclusivity and access to […]

• February 7
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• Seattle

Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong

Follow the life of author and labor activist Anna Louise Strong in this sweeping documentary film. As a reporter she covered the major political revolutions of the 20th century in Russia, Spain, and China. Her political vision took shape in the Pacific Northwest after witnessing the 1916 Everett massacre and chronicling the 1919 Seattle General […]