The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council is accepting submissions into the Juried Art show.
“We’re Still Here” Exhibit highlights Native Americans
On April 17, wine enthusiasts across the globe gathered to celebrate World Malbec Day. For novices and oenophiles alike, the celebration was a great opportunity to sample some of Argentina’s flagship varietal.
Have you ever thought about how much energy goes into the seemingly simple act of grocery shopping? Each degree of grocery shopping is an entity in itself and deserves admiration and respect from the family who benefits.
Starting in May, the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will hold its open micas to the second and fourth Thursday of the month.
My husband left town for a couple days this last week. Every year he goes to a big swap meet in Portland. It’s miles and miles of car parts. I’ve never gone with him to this particular swap meet. And actually I’ve only been to one or two swap meets with him at all. Truthfully, I really couldn’t care less about car parts and he probably has a better time without me anyway. What guy wants a bored wife following him around asking if he’s done looking?
Budding Washington artists and visionaries have the opportunity to showcase their talents at an exhibit to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.
Starting this month there will be tours on the third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the gazebo at Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
Former Kent School District music teacher Motamedy to play at Kent’s Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 22
Lately, I have been more aware of how much I’m forgetting. I think it’s a mom’s prerogative to forget things; we are running other lives besides our own, so we have a right to forget a few things. But sometimes we get into situations where there are more things to forget than normal.
State and tribal co-managers today agreed on a package of salmon fisheries that meets conservation goals for wild salmon populations, while providing fishing opportunities on healthy stocks.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to attend the Fourth Annual Earth Day fair at Saltwater State Park in Des Moines.
Hope in Hard Times is the story of how Washingtonians triumphed over adversity during the Great Depression and worked together for change.
With obesity rates in the United States and around the world continuously rising, surgery for weight loss is becoming an ever more acceptable option.
The other night I had a Twilight Zone moment. I’m not talking about the phenomenon that is the Twilight series with the vampires, but rather the old television series the Twilight Zone. People in the series would have some sort of problem, then would find themselves in a weird parallel universe of sorts; often it was a “careful what you wish for scenario.”
Lynette Miller, the Historical Society’s head of collections, curates this exhibit of lantern slides, projectors, and advertising materials organized in conjunction with the national convention of the Magic Lantern Society, which takes place June 21– 24 in Tacoma.
There are multiple causes for the so-called lifestyle-related diseases that plague us today.
Obesity, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension can mostly be blamed on poor nutrition, lack of exercise, stress and, as scientists increasingly find out, sleep deprivation.
Frankly, Hollywood would be wise to use Hunger Games as an example of how they can, in fact, make a film that deals with mature themes without having to show all of the gratuitous, explicit details associated with it.
“Aromas of cassis and boysenberry are accented by soft black tea and anise notes, while the palate is defined by caramel, vanilla, Baker’s chocolate and intriguing layers of toasted bread and pie spices.”
We have had a Japanese exchange student staying with us for the past week. She’ll be here another four days. She attends high school with my oldest daughter during the week; so much of her time is taken up with school activities.