Events Around the Sound - October 2nd-October 8th

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1 Start 10/2 BREAD FOR NON-BAKERS 6:00 pm 8:00pm Orchard Kitchen Bayview Rd, Langley, WA An eater s guide to great bread. Selecting, local sources, slicing, storing and refreshing. Also easy bread machine and no-knead bread. There will be samples, demos, recipes, abundant reference materials, bibliographies and more. RSVP to hickenj@whidbey.com Start 10/3 Creative Colloquy Crawl 6:00PM varies - see web site Story telling festival, "our vision is to present a matrimony of the written word, music and art to celebrate our rich creative culture". See website for details. Start 10/4 Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party- Kaleidoscope 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Spire S. Anderson, Tacoma, WA Start Tacoma Arts Month off on the right note with a kaleidoscope of pop-up art exhibits, handson activities, music and dance performances, and more at this free, family friendly, community festival! Enjoy appetizers and no-host bar.

2 Start 10/5 Brew at the Zoo 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Woodland Park Zoo N. 50th & Fremont Ave. N., Seattle $32 The fabulous tasting event features micro brews and ciders at this adults-only evening. Held in the zoo s Rain Forest Food Pavilion and Zoomazium, the event also features food and entertainment to top off your evening. 21+ Start 10/5 Jazz With Jim I -Within/Earshot Jazz Festival 7:00-9:00 pm Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (Auditorium & Galleries) Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is proud to announce its partnership with the legendary Earshot Jazz Festival to bring you the first Within/Earshot Jazz Festival, a powerful immersion for music lovers of all ages and experiences into America s most unique, indigenous musical art form. See website for additional performances. Tacoma Film Festival Start 10/ S Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA Celebrating filmmakers & independent film from around the globe. 10/12 (253)

3 Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival in Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel N. Lincoln Street, Port Angeles, WA /8 (360) This is the perfect destination for crab-eating connoisseurs. In its 14th year, the festival is complete with food vendors, wineries, cooking competitions, and live entertainment, and arts and crafts. From the Crab Revival gospel show to the Grab-a-Crab Tank Derby, there are plenty of unique activities to capture your attention. Olympia Fall Arts Walk Fri: 5-10pm, Sat: 12-5pm The Olympia Center (for maps) Columbia St. NW, Olympia 10/ Experience visual and performing arts, special features include hands-on family activities, demonstrations and impromtu street performances. For artists, art lovers and the art curious, this event is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the arts in all forms! Candlelight Tour varies, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum N Pearl St #11 Tacoma, WA 10/7 (253) Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Guests may eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men and women of the Hudson s Bay Company.

4 20th Anniversary Festival - Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum 11am - 5pm Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum South Second Street, La Conner, WA 10/8 20th Anniversary Festival Weekend includes: Three unique, curated exhibits, Gala Dinner & Art Auction, Guided Exhibit Tours, Online Auction, Workshops & Classes Peninsula Arts Association Fall Show LB Depot Building and PAA Office, 3rd and Pacific, Long Beach, WA 10/8 For more than 45 years the Peninsula Arts Association has hosted several art shows throughout the year. Our shows represent the work of participating PAA members exhibiting in a hugely diverse offering of art media and creativity. West Sound Quilters Show 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Kitsap County Fairgrounds Presidents Hall NW Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton, WA /7 $5 Vendors, Demos, Raffle Quilt, Wearable Art, Café, Quilt Turning with featured artist, Simone Montfort.

5 Bier on the Pier Historic Port Warehouse 1st & Commercial, Anacortes 10/7 The cries of cheers once again herald the arrival of Anacortes Bier on the Pier! A two-day extravaganza of bier, ciders, food and music! Bring your thirst, and leave room to enjoy the smorgasbord of all the tasty foods on the pier. Issaquah Salmon Days 10/8 10am-6pm Salmon Fest includes arts and crafts, bands, field of fun, food, and a non-profits parade. Amazing Quest to Understand Homelessness 8:00 am 1:00 pm People's Park in Tacoma M.L.K. Jr Way, Tacoma, WA $20-$25 Along the easily accessible route will feature an activity related to homelessness, illustrating the difficulties our homeless neighbors face and addressing common misconceptions.teams will receive points based on pre-event fundraising participation and through the completion of challenge stops during the event.

6 36th Annual OysterFest 10:00 am 6:00 pm Shelton W Sanderson Way, Shelton, WA /8 $5 OysterFest is home to the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships. The festival also features a popular cook-off, hands-on water quality exhibits, and is itself a giant a food pavilion with nearly 100 unique items on the menu: BBQ oysters, fritters, spring rolls, garlic shrimp, fresh cider and so much more. Every penny that is made at OysterFest is plowed back into charity organizations that provide services for those in need Emergency Preparedness Expo - Aberdeen 10:00 am 3:00 pm Rotary Log Pavilion Sargent Blvd, Aberdeen, WA Preparedness event with hands on and interactive activities. Swap Meet at the Fairgrounds - Elma 10/8 Grays Harbor Fairgrounds (360) Elma-McCleary Rd., Elma, WA Located indoors in the Pavilion Building at the Fairgrounds in Elma. Browse through bargains.

7 Packwood Fall Arts and Craft Fair 10:00am-7:00pm Packwood Community Hall US-12, Randle, WA /8 Fall Arts and Craft Fair at the Packwood Community Hall. Saturday and Sunday only! Local vendors with homemade crafts; jewelry, towels, candles, plants, ceramics, gems, upscale decor, jams, homemade cookies made by the seniors, honey, this and thats, and more! coffee. Light refreshments to purchase! Books at the Beach Authors Showcase & Book Fair 11:00am - 4:00pm Long Beach Elks North Pacific Highway, Long Beach, WA Authors of all genres will be in Long Beach, WA to sell and autograph their books for you Come Walk With Me 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse - Sumner Valley Ave E, Sumner, WA Come Walk With Me is Pierce County's largest breast cancer walk. $10-$

8 Lynden Lions Club Model Train Show 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Northwest Washington Fair Grounds Front Street 10/8 check website The 33rd annual Lynden Model Train Show features over 50,000 sq. ft. of running model train layouts, exhibits, and vendors. Trains of all gauges for train buffs of all ages. A fun, familyfriendly event. Longbranch Fiber Arts Show 10:00 am 4:00 pm Longbranch Improvement Club Key Peninsula Hwy S, Longbranch, Washington From sheep to shawl, this show celebrates fiber media skills, many of which were necessary for the well-being of farm families. Quilters, spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters and braiders show colorful displays, including wool and fabric dyeing, lace-making, felting, leather work, wood work, cross-stitching, rug-making, boat canvas work and sailor s knots. Meet local artists and learn about their methods, local farms are represented and antique tractors are on display The Great Pumpkin Patch Express Mount Ranier Railroad and Logging Museum Mountain Hwy E., Elbe, WA /8 other date bsite of other prices (360) Join Snoopy, and Charlie Brown aboard The Great Pumpkin Patch Express. Passengers will ride the train and read the book It s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on their journey to the Most Sincere Pumpkin Patch, where guests are greeted by Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Family-friendly activities include face-painting, crafts, temporary tattoos, coloring pages, lawn games, PEANUTS gang photo ops, and trick-or-treating through a historic logging camp. Each child may

9 RailRoad Days 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Granite Avenue Granite Ave, Granite Falls, Railroad Days includes parades and many other activities and live entertainment. Railroad Days was started to commemorate Granite Falls history and the great railroads which once brought ore, precious metals and timber through town. The event combines with reunions at Granite Falls High School. BrickCon 2017 Exhibition (LEGO) Seattle Center Exhibition Hall 10/8 $8-$12 View thousands of models created by adult LEGO Hobbyists from around the nation and the world! Build your own masterpieces with LEGO parts at our Building Zone! Rocktoberfest Gem and Mineral Show 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Totem Middle School th Street, Marysville, WA There will be dealers with rock rough, slabs, and polished cabs to gem quality faceting rough; minerals, fossils, tools, and lapidary equipment; jewelry, beads, gems and books. There will be demonstrators, club displays, and more fun and games for the kids. Door prizes, silent auctions, raffle prizes and food service.

10 Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms See website 10/8 On this weekend, you can have a hands-on-experience learning what it takes to run a farm, from growing crops to feeding animals. It is an opportunity to talk to your farmers and follow your food from the fields to the table. Our participating farms offer fun-filled festival activities for everyone Children's Day 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m Huntamer Park in Woodland Square Lacey (360) Woodland Loop SE, Lacey Join us for a great day of FREE family fun! Games, activities, arts & crafts, food, entertainment, and more! Event is held rain or shine Theme: SUPER HEROES Start 10/8 Seattle Children s Festival 10:00AM - 5:00PM Seattle Center Donations Northwest Folklife s Seattle Children s Festival is a one-day, multi-cultural, inter-generational festival held on Seattle Center grounds, Celebrating Our Big Neighborhood. The Seattle Children s Festival brings together local communities to showcase and celebrate families of the Northwest, introducing children in attendance to new cultures and traditions through a variety of educational and hands-on programs.

11 Apple Harvest Festival Onalaska See website for locations 10/8 Live music, a community parade, a run/walk, harvest dinner and more serve as centerpieces of the festival. At the 2017 Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival, You can expect live entertainment, pie eating contests, vendor booths, a wonderful Parade, family activities, pancake breakfast, 5k Apple Fun Run/Walk, canoe and kayak races farm tours pressing cider, and more. Monster Bash 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum th Street SW, Everett, WA Get up close to a collection of mythical and marvelous machines. Where else can you touch big firetrucks, tanks, tractors, monster trucks and more? Stay all day, explore exhibits and ultra-rare vintage aircraft and vehicles. Don t forget to take a ride in the Monster Truck! Wear a costume and trick-or-treat around the hangars where exhibitors will hand out tasty candy and prizes to attendees while supplies last. Start 10/8 One Sky One World Kite Fly Bolstad Approach Sid Snyder Drive PO Box 964 Long Beach, WA / th Annual World Wide Event, One Sky One World, International Kite Fly for Peace is held the second Sunday of October annually, around the globe. Come and fly with us on the Bolstad Approach all weekend.

Events Around the Sound - September 25th-October 1st

Events Around the Sound - September 25th-October 1st Thurston County Through the Decades: 1850-1875 Start 10/1 10:00AM - 4:00PM Tumwater Falls Park http://www.tumwaterhistoricalassociation.org/specialevents.html 110 Deschutes Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501 360-539-8839