Explore the science of speed at PacSci's newest exhibit -- play in a ski simulator, build and race Lego cars, race drag cars and more! Date: 05/31/2008 - 09/01/2008 Time: Daily, open hours Location:Pacific Science Center, Seattle | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 206-443-2001 | Web site
Olympia Big Home and Garden Show
See the largest amount of exhibitors ever and mainstage speakers including Ciscoe Morris, Marianne Binetti, Ed Hume and more. Kids will even be delighted with the Hand's On Children's Museum kid zone. Saturday is family day sponsored by BECU and make sure to visit the BuiltGreen Street. Get a $2 off coupon at www.omb.org. Located at St. Martin's Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave., Lacey. Date: 09/12/2008 - 09/14/2008 Time: Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: $8, 12 and under free Event Info: 360-528-4778 | Web site
Model Railroad Show
Choo choo on down to the model railroad headquarters to celebrate trains that helped shape the Auburn and surrouding region. View models, get hands-on experiences and more. Date: 09/13/2008 - 09/14/2008 Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Location:White River Valley Museum, Auburn | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Adults $3, kids/seniors $2 Event Info: 253-288-7433 | Web site
The West the Railroads Made
Head back to an era of coal-fired engines and iron tracks. Learn about how the West was made - through railroads! Over 80 artifacts, rare railroad memoribilia, photos and paintings are included in the exhibit. Date: 04/13/2008 - 01/24/2009 Time: During museum hours Location:Washington State History Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with museum admission Event Info: 253-272-3500 | Web site
Blue Man Group – Making Waves
Discover the wonder of sound with help from the Blue Man Group. The new exhibit allows hands-on exploration of the different aspects of sound and noise. Date: 05/23/2008 - 08/31/2008 Time: During museum hours Location:Kids Discovery Museum, Bainbridge Island | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 206-855-4650 | Web site
Make Way For Tall Ships
In honor of the Tall Ships Festival making waves at the Tacoma Waterfront, the museum will display a selection of maritime-themed prints for viewing. Date: 06/02/2008 - 10/31/2008 Time: During museum hours Location:Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 253-272-4258 | Web site
The Last Polar Bear
View over 40 photographs of polar bears in the wild by wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski, who for over eight years documented the effects of global warming on ice-dependent species in the Arctic. Date: 06/28/2008 - 12/31/2008 Time: Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Location:The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle | Map It Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 206-543-5590 | Web site
The Forty Part Motet
A unique representation of choral compositions by English composed Thomas Tallis can be found at the museum as a sound installation created by artist Janet Cardiff. Date: 07/12/2008 - 09/07/2008 Time: During museum hours Location:Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 253-272-4258 | Web site
Tacoma’s Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way
While the national civil rights movement was taking place across the country, Washington state and the city of Tacoma was dealing with its own equal rights struggles. This exhibit chronicles Tacoma's civil rights struggle through artifacts, photographs, newspaper clippings and more. Date: 08/18/2008 - 12/07/2008 Time: During museum hours Location:Washington State History Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with admission Event Info: 253-272-3500 | Web site
Museums on Us
If you're a Bank of America cardholder or employee then head to the Museum for free! View the exhibits, participate in any workshops and maybe even find a new appreciation for art. Date: 09/06/2008 - 09/07/2008 Time: During museum hours Location:Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info: 253-272-4258 | Web site
What Is a Trade?
In India, billboards were all handpainted until recent technology developed and the paintings in this exhibit are handpainted like original billboard signs were in India. The sixteen large scale paintings take you through the development of trade and globalization in India from Vasco da Gama in 1498 to present day. Date: 09/13/2008 - 01/18/2009 Time: During Museum hours Location:Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with Museum admission Event Info: 253-272-4258 | Web site
Dale Chihuly: The Laguna Murano Chandelier
Chihuly's masterful five-piece installation, in collaboration with Italian glass artists Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto, showcases a 1,500 square foot chandelier modeling a lagoon crawling with sea creatures and plant life. Date: 09/14/2008 - 09/30/2009 Time: During Museum hours Location:Museum of Glass, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with Museum admission Event Info: 253-284-4750 | Web site
Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire from the Dahesh Museum of the Arts
Remember the Ottoman Empire? Catch a glimpse of what Western artists' thought and felt bout the Ottoman Empire through the display of more than sixty nineteenth century paintings, sculptures, writings, drawings, photos, and more. Date: 09/20/2008 - 01/04/2009 Time: During Museum hours Location:Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free with Museum admission Event Info: 253-272-4258 | Web site
Festivals and Fairs
Evergreen State Fair
The Evergreen State Fair means that summer's almost over. Spend the last few days of vacation viewing animals and enjoying entertainment and carnival rides. There's continual entertainment on the family stage, plus pig races, contests, a petting farm and lots of other fun for kids. Opening day is Kids' Day -- all kids under 15 get in free. Another Kids' Day is scheduled for Aug. 28. Family Day is Aug. 27 ($25 admission). Date: 08/21/2008 - 09/01/2008 Time: Aug. 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 10 a.m.-10 p.m.;
Aug. 22, 23, 29, 30, 31 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sept. 1 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Location:Evergreen State Fairgounds, Monroe | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: $5-$9, 5 and under free; Labor Day $4-$7, 5 and under free. Advance discount tickets available. Extra charge for concerts, carnival rides, rodeo. Event Info: 24-hour event line: 425-388-3200 | Web site
Blackberry Festival
Blackberry noshin' is permitted at the 19th annual festival paying homage to the coveted summer fruit. Hit up the food and craft booths, check out the Fly-In at the airport, and participate or spectate in the fun run and bike race! Located at the Bremerton Boardwalk. Date: 08/30/2008 - 09/01/2008 Time: Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info:Web site
Blues for Food Fest
Music by five blues bands, dance lessons at 1:30 p.m., organic food vendors, a homemade pie auction, and playtime for the kids in the Gray Whale Garden...enjoy it all for a good cause. Proceeds benefit P-Patch Trust's support of community gardens and food bank gardening programs. Date: 08/30/2008 Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Adult $20, 12 and under $10 Event Info: 206-234-2861 | Web site
Bumbershoot
Music, film, dance, literary and visual arts, comedy..it's all there at the crown jewel of Seattle's festival season. For families: the Asylum Street Spankers and the Seattle School of Rock perform kid-friendly shows, 1 Reel Film Fetival presents Films4Families, and theater simple performs "The Snow Queen: Gerda's Journey." Stop by the Kids Pavilion daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., for artsy activities. Date: 08/30/2008 - 09/01/2008 Time: Saturday-Monday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Location:Seattle Center, Seattle | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: $35; after Aug. 16 $40. Ages 6-10 with paying adult $15 at the gate (only). Ages 5 and under free. Event Info: 206-684-7200 | Web site
Mockingbird Books Grand Opening
Mockingbird Books, housed in a vintage former VFW hall, boasts a large stage for musical performances, a coffee bar and an events room for readings. The store's grand-opening bash includes a performance by Recess Monkey at 3 p.m. and other celebratory fun. Mockingbird Books, 7220 Woodlawn Ave. N.E., Seattle. Date: 08/31/2008 Time: Noon-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info: 206-518-5886 | Web site
Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival
Mukilteo's 43rd annual arts-oriented festival by the town's landmark lighthouse includes a pancake breakfast (Saturday 7 a.m.-noon), fishing derby (Saturday 8-10 a.m.), children's and grand parade (Saturday morning), and fireworks (Saturday dusk), plus family entertainment, lighthouse tours, salmon bake, kite-flying and a musical instrument petting zoo. Events happen at Rosehill Community Center and Harbor Pointe Boulevard North in Mukilteo. Click on the link for an event schedule. Date: 09/05/2008 - 09/07/2008 - Happens daily on Friday, Saturday, Sunday Time: Friday 3-10 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free admission Event Info: 425-353-5516 | Web site
Wooden Boat Festival
Submitted by Andrew Gale
The premiere wooden boat gathering in North America, Port Townsend's Wooden Boat Festival is also the most educational and beautifully located wooden boat event in the world. Featuring 200 wooden vessels, a who's who of wooden boat experts and thousands of wooden boat enthusiasts, there's something to do, someone to meet or a boat to board at every turn. For kids and youth, there's rowing and sailing, family boat building, kids' boat building, plays and performances. Date: 09/05/2008 - 09/07/2008 - Happens daily on Friday, Saturday, Sunday Time: Friday-Sunday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Ages: Free Cost: $12, 3-day pass $24; ages 12-18: $6, 3-day pass $12. Children under 12 free. Event Info: 360-385-3628 | Web site | email
Aki Matsuri
The Eastside's large Japanese fall festival is the place to go for all things Japanese.Performing arts include taiko drumming, dance, puppet shows for kids, martial arts demonstrations, a screening of the anime movie Doraemon the Movie 2006: Nobita's Dinosaur (1:30 p.m. both days), crafts exhibits and demonstrations, and tea ceremonies. A family taiko workshop takes place on Saturday at 2 p.m. ($20, ages 5-7 with parent) and a youth workshop ($17, ages 8-15) is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. Preregister for both workshops by Aug. 31. Bellevue Community College, 3000 Landerholm Circle, Bellevue. Date: 09/06/2008 - 09/07/2008 Time: Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info:Web site
Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair
Tilth's annual fall celebration includes a rockin' farmers market, garden demos, city chicken and mini-goats exhibit, family square dance, and music. Meridian Park, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle. Date: 09/06/2008 Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info: 206-633-5045 | Web site
Children's Book & Fun Fair
Submitted by Jennifer Avellino
Shop at an Usborne children's book fair, view fire safety demos by the Redmond Fire Department, get in on a quilt and fun fair raffle, and enjoy stories, crafts, and performances by yo-yo champion Sterling Quinn, Lolly the Clown and Recess Monkey (1 p.m.). All proceeds benefit Children's Hospital. Trilogy Cascade Clubhouse Ballroom, 23215 N.E. Greens Crossing Road, Redmond. Date: 09/07/2008 Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free admission Event Info: 206-550-5658 | Web site | email
Great Wallingford Wurst Festival
St. Benedict School's annual fall fundraiser includes games and crafts, inflatables, a rock-climbing walls, prizes, new and used book sales, live entertainment and lots of good food. 48th Street and Wallingford Avenue North, Seattle. Date: 09/12/2008 - 09/13/2008 Time: Friday 4-10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Ages: All ages Cost: Free admission, fee for food and rides Event Info: 206-633-3375 | Web site
Salmon Homecoming Celebration
The 17th annual event includes storytelling, arts and crafts, carving and weaving demos, an environmental fair and salmon bake, and a Pow Wow and canoe welcoming ceremony on Saturday (time still to be determined). Located at Waterfront Park between Pier 57 and Pier 59, and the Seattle Aquarium on Seattle's waterfront. Date: 09/12/2008 - 09/14/2008 Time: Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Location:Seattle Aquarium, Seattle | Map It Ages: All ages Cost: Free Event Info: 206-381-9036 | Web site
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