U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition
The 30th annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition contest at the Imperial Beach Pier is to casual sand-castle building what the Tour de France is to a tricycle rally. Professional sandsculptures, amateur artists and thousands of spectators will take to the sands on August 8 for the U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition. Last year 31 teams competed for the prize money. The winner was team Archisand with its tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Sandcastle building begins at 9:00am and concludes...
July 9th, 2010 | Pam Nagata | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Announcements, community events
Free Seattle Neighborhood Art Walks
If you think art is boring, you haven’t discovered Seattle’s rich art scene. With many venues displaying art, galleries and museums, along with fun ways to enjoy them, restaurants, bars, shops, and more, art has woven its way into the tapestry of our city.
Neighborhoods around Seattle have created community Art Walks, a chance for people to enjoy the art scene of the community, mingle with residents and visitors, learn about art, and have a lot of fun. Galleries, museums, and other neighborhood...
June 5th, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, community events, featuredarticle
Come Join the Efforts of World Fest
Eat and play while supporting the environmental efforts of World Fest, the largest Earth Day celebration in Los Angeles. The solar-powered event brings live music and over 100 environmental exhibitors to spread eco-friendly practices. You can also expect a variety of vegetarian cuisine from all over the world at their food court. All family members are welcome, even the pets.
Well used recycling bin outside my house
One of the main purposes of the festival is to spread awareness on what we can do...
May 10th, 2010 | Joannaline C. Young | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, featuredarticle, festivals
Celebrate Texas Travel & Tourism Week
Cowboys herd longhorns through Fort Worth's Stockyards.
Texas Governor, Rick Perry, recently declared May 8-16th, 2010 Texas Travel & Tourism Week.
Technically, this is more than a week, but the event is meant to coincide with National Tourism Week, which also runs May 8-16th, 2010.
To celebrate, people are encouraged to act like tourists in their own hometowns. If you are one of those who neglects local sites until out-of-town guests arrive, now is your chance to explore your local community.
Texas...
May 6th, 2010 | Tui Cameron | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: community events
Sequim Irrigation Festival Celebrates the Water
... weather, Sequim is also famous for its Dungeness crab and its beautiful and plentiful lavender crop.
The Irrigation Festival is one of those quirky community events that celebrates historically important events, in this case, bringing irrigation from the Dungeness River to the prairie of Sequim. Residents believed the idea was crazy at the time, but despite little money and harsh geography, the headgates to an irrigation ditch opened on May 1st, 1896, providing water to the community.
This...
May 4th, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, festivals, Sequim, summer
Meet the Neighbours at Sydney Council BBQs
While popular soap operas try to convince us otherwise, few of us live in a neighbourhood like Summer Bay or Erinsborough. While many of us may feel disconnected living in Sydney and its suburbs, the local council wants to help bridge the gap.
In May, the City of Sydney will host Good Neighbourhood BBQs during the next few months to help residents meet one another, local police, and staff from the Safe City program. You’ll also learn more about improvements planned for your local area and discuss...
March 17th, 2010 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, free events
Chicago’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Chicago has a long history of Irish culture with its huge Irish population; almost an Irish pub on every corner; and also one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the United States.
This year Chicago kicks off its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 13 starting at noon. (Reminder: Watch the Chicago River be dyed green that day at 10:45 a.m.)
The parade, which you might recognize from the Harrison Ford movie The Fugitive, is...
March 1st, 2010 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, culture, featuredarticle, parades, St. Patrick's Day
Las Vegas Community Pools Kick Off Summer
The City of Las Vegas invites the community (and friends) to their Summer Kick-Off Fiesta Day And School’s Out Splash Party on Saturday, May 23, 2009 the pool’s opening day of the season. Enjoy open swimming, the water slide, Latin music, food and beverages. City of Las Vegas staff will share information regarding swim lessons, aquatics teams, summer passes and pool rentals. Food and beverages are additional.
Saturday, May 23
noon to 5 p.m.
Carlos L. Martinez and Darrio J. Hall Family Pool
Freedom...
May 16th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, Family Friendly, Las Vegas, pools, senior, splash park, Summer Fun, swimming
It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time!
Oh sure, the annual Girl Scout cookie sale helps your women develop confidence, learn leadership skills, practice money management, and work in teams to reach goals.
Those are great, wonderful things. But when you plunk down your $4 for a box, I bet those things don’t ever cross your mind. It’s all about the cookies, man!
The Girl Scouts of Western Washington are offering the following varieties of cookies for sale this year:
Lemon Chalet Cremes
Trefoil
Do-Si-Dos
Samoas
Sugar...
February 28th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: community events, Events, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, Girl Scouts, People - Interesting Local People, Shopping
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