Cascade Foothills Chorale “Plateau Radio” | May 19-20
Imagine. What would it be like if you could travel back in time to the beginning days of radio? Join the Cascade Foothills Chorale as they recreate what Plateau Radio might have been like.
May 13, 2012
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Numbers | Poem by Jared Harel
My mother kept a handwritten record of every cent she spent from the day she and my father were married until the day she died. So it’s no wonder I especially like this poem by Jared Harel, who teaches creative writing at Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
May 11, 2012
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Disarmed | Poem by Wendy Videlock
We’ve published a number of engaging poems about parenthood in this column, and we keep finding more. Here’s Wendy Videlock, who lives in Colorado, taking a look into a child’s room.
May 11, 2012
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Arts Alive gallery and art walk in Enumclaw |
The Arts Alive gallery this coming Thursday, May 10 and Friday May 11th.
May 10, 2012
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Children's Day | Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington
On Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 11 am to 5 pm, the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) will host a free event dedicated to celebrating Children’s Day.
May 5, 2012
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Pity the Beautiful | Poem by Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia, who served as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, did a marvelous job of bringing the arts to Americans, arguably the best job that anyone in that position has done. He was a fine poet before he took that job, and he is a fine poet after. Here’s an example of his recent work.
Isaac’s Blessing | Poem by Janet Eigner
Here’s a fine poem about family love and care by Janet Eigner, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can feel that blessing touch the crown of your head, can’t you?
April 29, 2012
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Arts scene alive and well in Enumclaw
Did you know there is an art gallery in Enumclaw in the midst of the business stretch on Cole Street? And did you know all of the art in this gallery has been formed by the minds and hands of local artists?
April 26, 2012
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Trail run series returns to King County’s Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
A Pacific Northwest tradition returns next month to King County's Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park: The 10th-annual SCOTT Cougar Mountain Trail Running Series.
April 22, 2012
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National Park Week | April 21-29
Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King advises that April 21 – 29 is designated as National Park Week across the nation. In celebration of this week, the Secretary of the Interior has announced that admission to all National Parks will be free during that time.
April 21, 2012
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Red Balloon Rising | Poem by Laurel Blossom
E.B. White, one of my favorite writers, used to say, “Simplify, simplify, simplify,” but that doesn’t mean that writing has to be simple, which is a different matter. Here’s a fine poem by Laurel Blossom of South Carolina that’s been simplified into a pure, clean beauty.
April 21, 2012
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