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Meet your Maker: Adam Stern, Seattle Symphony Guest Conductor
Stern conducts live scores for classic movies in the upcoming series.
ARTIST: Adam Stern, seattle symphony guest conductor SPECIALTY: Conducting for the “symphonic cinema” program, in which the music is removed from a famous film (the dialogue remains) and the live orchestra plays the score as the movie screens overhead. PERFORMANCES: Stern is conducting live scores for Casablanca (7/6 & 7/8) and The Wizard of Oz…
Kelley Moore’s Waterside Farm Picnic
A new floating farmers' market docking weekly at Lake Union creates a scenic backdrop for a fresh, c
It has finally arrived: that golden summer moment when local fruits—from cherries to blueberries—are ripe and ready to eat, and we spend weekends perusing our neighborhood farmers’ market for salad greens. Celebrate the bounty of the season with a farm-to-table dinner that lets the produce take center stage. Using ingredients from the new FarmBoat (farmboat.org),…
Travel to the Valley Village of Tieton
Big-city ambition meets small-town charm in the Yakima Valley village of Tieton.
About two and a half hours east of Seattle, Tieton (pronounced TY-uh-tun) was once a prosperous apple town with a railroad link, a bowling alley, a dance hall, a billiards parlor and a soda fountain where folks gathered to shoot the breeze. Even aliens from outer space are said to have visited Tieton. But since…
Kippen House Chicken Coops Make Backyard Baryards Modern
A Seattle architect has invented a chic coop perfect for urban backyards.
The shabby chicken coops of Old McDonald’s farm might look out of place in the city, but thanks to architect Traci Fontyn, owner and founder of Bothell’s Kippen House chicken coops (kippenhouse.com), urban dwellers can still enjoy fresh, organic eggs from their own small lots. These cool coops combine chicken housing with human gardening for…
Camogie Blends Field Hockey and Lacrosse and Girl Power
Kim Beckett is out to make an old Gaelic sport a new source of fun in Seattle.
NAME: Kim Beckett OCCUPATION: Seattle Gaels camogie team manager DAY JOBS: Works with retirees, both human and greyhound CAMOGIE POSITION: Defense, halfback and fullback ON THE OUTFIT: “We wear a skort on the field. It’s an old standard we’ve embraced as a team.” LINGO: Hurley = stick, sliotar = ball, pitch = fieldSEE THE GAME:…
The North Cascades Institute’s Learning Center Is for the Birds
Head to the woods and bring your binocs for a weekend of migration and song.
WHERE: The North Cascades Institute’s Learning Center, which offers a plethora of educational and inspiring nature programs amid the mountains, glaciers and rivers of the North Cascades. WHY: To partake in the migration and song: spring birding weekend (6/3–6/5; $215–$455, lodging included; ncascades.org), featuring local avian experts who teach visiting bird enthusiasts about Clark’s nutcrackers,…
Just Add Mud for the Latest Badass Outdoor Sport
The Warrior Dash mixes endurance with obstacle courses and a healthy dose of mud.
Just when you thought cyclocross was the most badass recreational sport to take root in the Northwest, along comes an entire new category of events for the endurance-obsessed, adrenaline-junkie mud lovers among us: obstacle courses. If you’re a distance runner, iron man/woman, triathlete or weekend athlete who loves a challenge (and doesn’t mind getting dirty),…
Vertical Garden Art at Ballard Floral Shop Midnight Blossom
In the April issue I reported on the vertical gardening trend currently climbing Seattle walls. Now Ballard floral design, plant and gift shop Midnight Blossom is offering its arty take on the trend with tillandsia (air plant) wall gardens (like the one pictured above). They’re “living art,” Amoreena Herbage told me by phone. She’s one-half…
Warning: May Cause Daydreaming. Our ‘Mountain Guide’
OK, so you can't actually see the mountains today, but just knowing they're there keeps us grounded
Days like today remind me of how easy it is to take our mountains for granted. Just yesterday, driving across the lake, I got a great big mountain in my eye; Mount Rainier in all its glory, sun glancing off of glaciers, etc. etc. Today, no sign of it…except on the cover of our May…
The Ultimate Guide to Washington’s Mountains: The Name Game
Washington’s got great mountains, and some of the stories about how they got their names are just a
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINSThe Brothers, 6,565 feet; Mount Constance, 7,743 feet; Mount Ellinor, 5,952 feet In the 1850s, during his survey of Northwest mountains for the U.S. Coast Survey, Lieutenant George Davidson found the perfect way to impress his future in-laws when he named several peaks after members of the family of his soon-to-be bride, Ellinor Fauntleroy….
What to Do When Pac NW Animals Attack
From grizzly bears to cougars, we have the scoop on what to do when faced by a wild animal.
When Animals AttackWhen an experienced hiker was killed by an aggressive mountain goat last fall on a trail near Hurricane Ridge, it brought home to anyone who appreciates the great outdoors the fact that our abundant geographical blessings come with a sobering dose of reality. The wilderness can be a dangerous place, and while human…
Central Oregon Coast
Now presenting the full ultimate guide to the Central Oregon Coast.
Return to the Ultimate Coast GuideGo here if: family-friendly amenities and attractions are tops on your list. With Newport as the central hub of this central coastal area, you’ll have easy access to such things as the city’s world-class aquarium. Travel time: about five to six hours from Seattle Newport A world-class aquarium makes this…
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