Happenings
Tulip Mania Show at LC Seaside Gallery
March 15, 2008 through May 15, 2008
“Tulip Mania” at La Conner Seaside Gallery

Floral artist Joseph Kinnebrew to join exhibit celebrating Skagit tulips
LA CONNER – A collection of original fine art captures Skagit Valley’s “tulip ma...

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Tulip Quilt Raffle at Historical Museum!
March 20, 2008 through December 02, 2008
New Tulip Quilt Raffle at County Museum
La Conner – “Tulip Garden Revisited,” a stunning all-cotton quilt, has just been donated to the Skagit County Historical Museum by Territorial Daughters, Chapt...

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Paint A Pot For Mom at Christianson's
May 09, 2008
Friday May 9th 6:00pm- 7:30pm $5.00 fee

This is a make- and- take class for children ages 5-10. They will be able to paint a clay pot for Mother's Day and then plant it with a special spring flower...

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Family Art Day at Museum of Northwest Art
May 10, 2008
Family Art Day: Poetic Animal Screens
With Barbara Summers, artist and art educator

Session I 11:00-1:00 or Session II 2:00-4:00 pm

Inspired by the elegant collage paintings of Paul Horiuchi, c...

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Wine Tasting and a Massage!
May 10, 2008
On Saturday, May 10th Joan Barlow, LE from Native Springs in La Conner will be in the wine shop offering special 15 minute relaxing arm and hand treatments from 1 – 5 p.m. The treatment starts with a...

 
Castaway Dave's Grand Opening!
May 10, 2008 through May 11, 2008
Be sure to visit Castaway Dave's Old Time Photography, May 10 & 11 during their Grand Opening! Have your picture taken with Mom and receive $10 off your photo. Walk-In's Welcome! Dress up as pirates,...

 
Bowenwork Soft Tissue Therapy Class
May 12, 2008
Our lives are sometimes very stress filled. Many of us live with daily chronic pain or migraines. By discovering Bowenwork technique, I personally am enjoying new activity and vitality in my work da...

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Reception with Artist at Quilt Museum
May 14, 2008
Reception with the Artist at La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum -- Wed., May 14, 11am-3pm

Inspired by ethnic and historic garments, Anita Luvera Mayer designs contemporary wearables constructed from...

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2008 History Day Competition
May 15, 2008
Join the Skagit County Historical Museum as they welcome local students participating in the 2008 History Day Competition. They will share their projects focusing on "conflict and compromise in histo...

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Market Basket Herb Series
May 16, 2008 through May 30, 2008
Fridays May 16, 23, and 30 6:00pm-7:30pm $12.00 per class plus the cost of herbs Reservations required (360)466-3821

This class is a three-part series devoted to planting herbal baskets based on cu...

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Five Course Dinner at Dulce Plate
May 17, 2008
The Dulce Plate Restaurant invites you to join them on Saturday, May 17th for a 5-course dinner with San Juan Island Winery. Starting at 6 pm, Cost is $79 per person. Located at 508 Morris Street, c...

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Tantalizing Tales of Scotland's Tartan
May 17, 2008
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum's 2008 Textile Enrichment Series presents: "Tantalizing Tales of Scotland's Tartan" and "The Textile in the Tapestry of History". Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 - 2:30 ...

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Winemaker's Dinner at Kerstin's
May 23, 2008
Hellam's Vineyard Wine Shop is pleased to announce their next Winemaker’s Dinner. It will take place on Friday, May 23rd at 6:30 p.m at Kerstin’s restaurant in La Conner.
This dinner will feature...

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Reception with Artist at Quilt Museum
May 24, 2008
Reception with the Artists at La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum-- Saturday, May 24, 11am-3pm

"Variety is the spice of life!" was the inspiration for this sixth invitational traveling exhibit by the ...

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Steiff Trunk Show at Bears 'N Friends
May 31, 2008
Bears 'N Friends is having a Steiff Trunk Show on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 11-4. There will be samples of the new 2008 Steiff world wide and North American exclusives, goodie bags and a desert t...

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Hypertufa Class at Christianson's Nursery
May 31, 2008
Saturday May 31st 9:30am-11:30am $35.00 fee (includes all materials) Instructor Kathy Heiler will walk you through the steps of working with hypertufa to create your own stone "trough" to enjoy for ye...

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Meet the Artist: Ann Morris at MoNA
June 08, 2008
Artist/Book Signing Party, Sunday, June 8, 2:00 pm
Ann Morris, artist

Ann Morris has created an extraordinary park on Lummi Island. Sculpture Woods: Studio Grounds of Ann Morris, includes a forwa...

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Japanese Kimono Fabrics workshop
July 16, 2008
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum presents: Using Japanese Kimono Fabrics
A SPECIAL WORKSHOP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITS, PATH TO EDO AND SASHIKO OLD & NEW
Guest(s): Miwako Kimura and Guests
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Crab Dinner and Wine!
July 19, 2008
This cruise will feature three amazing wineries, with each winemaker onboard to tell you about their delicious, ultra premium small batch wines. Stevens, Cuillin Hills and Darby winery will all be po...

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Sashiko Stitching Workshops
July 19, 2008
Beginner and Advanced Class
Guest(s): Kazuko Yoshiura

Please join us at the Museum for a day learning Sashiko stitching from Kazuko Yoshiura, whose works will be shown in the exhibit "Sashiko Old ...

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Dinner Cruise & “Taste of Walla Walla” wines
August 09, 2008
Come cruisin’ with winemakers from Five Star and Otis Kenyon wineries, two of the top wineries from Walla Walla. Many of you know Five Star Cellars, a winery that produces velvet-like reds with rich ...

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Dinner Cruise & Barrister Wines
September 06, 2008
Barrister wines have long been a shop favorite, and for good reason – they consistently win Best of Show awards for their limited production wines. On this cruise they’ll be pouring pretty much every...

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Threadplay workshop at Quilt Museum
September 26, 2008
Threadplay....Fun and Fancy Machine Quilting
Judy Irish
Arlington, WA


Create beautiful machine quilting with a variety of threads on your quilts....this is a fast, fun, and easy technique for "...

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Vested Interest workshop at Quilt Museum
September 26, 2008
Anita Mayer's Vested Interest
Anita Mayer
Anacortes, WA

This workshop will present an overview of how to transform one generic vest pattern into a wide variety of designs. The lecture/demonstrati...

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Collage Quilting workshop at Quilt Museum
September 27, 2008
Living On The Raw Edge--Collage Quilting
Judy Irish
Arlington, WA


Create a fabulous, fast and easy work of art with bits of fabric, yarn, ribbon or other goodies. This easy project for all leve...

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Color Wheel workshop at Quilt Museum
September 28, 2008
Pathway to the Stars
Roxanne Carter
Mukilteo, WA


This is a beautiful color wheel quilt. There are three shades of eight color families. Learn how to strip piece the diamonds, paper foundation p...

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Deciding on a Quilting Design Workshop
October 17, 2008
Guest(s): Barbara Shapel

Now that you've made your quilt top, how are you going to quilt it? If you have a few tops in your closet that haven't been finished because you can't decide how to quilt t...

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Skagit City School
October 26, 2008
Join the Skagit County Historical Museum as they discover the history of Skagit City and it's school with John Kamb Jr., board member of Skagit City Community Club. Sunday, October 26th at 2:00 pm
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Parade & Merchant's Trick or Treat
October 31, 2008
The Annual Parade of school kids will be take place on Wednesday, October 31st starting at 3:30 pm. There will be a police escort for the La Conner school age children, K-5. Participating merchants w...

 
Chowder by the Channel Taste-Off
November 08, 2008
The La Conner Kiwanis Club will host the annual Chowder by the Channel from 3-7 pm on Saturday, November 8th. Located at the Middle School, 2103 N. Sixth Street, in the cafeteria. Come taste the diff...

 
The World as a Fabric Source for Our Quilts
November 15, 2008
Guest(s): Reynola Pakusich

Learn about beautiful fabrics from around the world from internationally known quilt artist Reynola Pakusich.



Reynola will share with you how the techniques for u...

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Yesterday's Kitchen Gadgets
November 16, 2008
Join the Skagit County Historical Museum for the Skagit Topics Presentation on "Yesterday's Kitchen Gadgets". Sunday, November 16th at 2:00 pm.

The Skagit County Historical Museum is located at 50...

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Silent Art Auction to Benefit Cancer Research
November 28, 2008 through December 16, 2008
Washington Federal Savings is hosting a Silent Art Auction to Benefit Cancer Research through December 16, 2008. Please stop by and bid on art donated by local artists. If you are interested in walk...

 
Tim Wistrom 2nd Annual Original Minature Show
December 20, 2008
This Christmas Tim is presenting 40 original paintings from 4 x 4" to 8 x 10". Each is unique. Open from 10 am - 8 pm, Live music by Jess Ray on piano from 1-7 pm. Munchies and door prizes. Locate...

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Pleasant Ridge Crafts and Arts Festival
April 03, 2009 through April 19, 2009
Come to the Rexville Grange Gallery for their annual Arts and Crafts show. Located at 19299 Rexville Grange Rd. (behind Rexville Grocery). Featuring live artist demonstrations daily. Show is open dail...

 
Arbor Day at Christianson's Nursery
April 08, 2009
Arbor Day is celebrated annually in Washington on the second Wednesday in April and this year Christianson’s Nursery is giving away 100 seedlings of Liriodendron (Tulip tree) to the first one hundred ...

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Locals Only Night at Tulip Town
April 15, 2009
All Skagit County residents are invited to "Locals Only Night" at Tulip Town. Admission is free from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Located at 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon. (360) 424-8152....

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