http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:24:25 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:34 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Worlds-Greatest-Hobby-on-Tour-in-Puyallup-this-weekend-November-2122-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner The hobby of model railroading has a unique ability to bring the family together in activities that teach many skills. Model Railroad skills span from carpentry to artistry, from electrical engineering to historical research. Model Railroading is th... Events Cultural South End Kids Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Worlds-Greatest-Hobby-on-Tour-in-Puyallup-this-weekend-November-2122-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Get-your-Halloween-on-at-the-Carnival-of-Carnage-in-Snohomish-October-2931-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner NOT recommeded for kids under 12 The last three nights of the Stocker Farms' 2009 Carnival of Carnage begin tonight and run through Halloween (October 29-31, 2009). The Carnival (also known as the Field of Screams) is “an outdoor haunte... Events Kids Outdoors Adventure North End Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:00:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Get-your-Halloween-on-at-the-Carnival-of-Carnage-in-Snohomish-October-2931-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Last-chance-to-catch-this-years-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-October-1617-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner (Photo ©Kaia P. Turner, all rights reserved.) Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit! Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit! Eins, Zwi, Drei, G'suffa. Zicke, zacke, zicke, zacke, hoi, hoi, hoi. Zicke, zacke, zicke, zacke, hoi, hoi, h... Events Cultural Kids Music Beer & Wine Food Arts Eastern Washington Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:06:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Last-chance-to-catch-this-years-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-October-1617-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d7-11th-Annual-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-continues-this-weekend-October-910-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner (Photo ©Kaia P. Turner, all rights reserved.) A festive celebration in true German tradition. The second weekend of the 11th Annual Leavenworth Oktoberfest takes place this Friday and Saturday (October 9-10, 2009), in the mountainside Bavaria... Events Cultural Kids Music Beer & Wine Food Arts Eastern Washington Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:17:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d7-11th-Annual-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-continues-this-weekend-October-910-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Telluride-Mountainfilm-on-Tour-featuring-Jim--Peter-Whittaker-October-910-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Mountainfilm on Tour will be in Seattle this Friday and Saturday evenings, October 9th and 10th, 2009, at the Magnuson Park Community Center. Mountainfilm on Tour features a select few of the best films from the annual Mountainfilm in Telluride fest... Events Seattle Cultural Kids Adventure Arts Fundraising/Benefit Volunteer Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:37:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Telluride-Mountainfilm-on-Tour-featuring-Jim--Peter-Whittaker-October-910-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-West-Coast-Oyster-Shucking-Championships--and-OysterFest-in-Shelton-WA-October-34-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner In Shelton, the first weekend in October means it is time for OysterFest. This year's 28th annual festival will be held at the Mason County Fairgrounds this weekend (October 3-4, 2009), from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. The festival’s mai... Events Kids Outdoors Music Beer & Wine Food Arts Olympic Peninsula Competitive Fundraising/Benefit Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:02:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-West-Coast-Oyster-Shucking-Championships--and-OysterFest-in-Shelton-WA-October-34-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-11th-Annual-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-October-23-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner A festive celebration in true German tradition. The 11th Annual Leavenworth Oktoberfest begins this weekend (October 2-3, 2009), in the mountain-side Bavarian-styled town of Leavenworth, Washington. For those who can’t make it this weekend, ... Events Cultural Kids Music Beer & Wine Food Arts Eastern Washington Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:46:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-11th-Annual-Leavenworth-Oktoberfest-October-23-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-23rd-Annual-Methow-Valley-Fall-Bike-Fest-October-24-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner "This annual event features biking opportunities for everybody: cross country races, road rides of 35, 70, or 100 miles through some of North Central Washington’s most inviting scenery, and awesome mountain bike rides for different skill ... Events Kids Outdoors Adventure Eastern Washington Pet-friendly Competitive Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:19:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d2-23rd-Annual-Methow-Valley-Fall-Bike-Fest-October-24-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-Puyallup-Fair--the-basics-September-1127-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner This weekend marks the start of the Puyallup Fair (September 11-27, 2009). According to the the Fair’s HISTORY page, the first fair took place in the year 1900, and in 1991, there were over $1.4 million visitors to the Fair, making it the six... Events Cultural South End Kids Outdoors Music Adventure Food Arts Competitive Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:14:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-Puyallup-Fair--the-basics-September-1127-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Bumbershoot-2009-the-basics-September-57-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Bumbershoot happens in Seattle every Labor Day weekend. September 5-7, 2009, marks the festival’s 39th year of bringing a host of music, film, comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre, performance, and visual arts to Seattle Center. The festival pu... Events Seattle Cultural Kids Outdoors Music Summer City Guides Arts Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:25:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Bumbershoot-2009-the-basics-September-57-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Las-weekend-of-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-September-56-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love. Quote by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) This is the last weekend of the Olympic Music Festival and the second weekend fe... Events Cultural Music Arts Olympic Peninsula Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:49:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Las-weekend-of-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-September-56-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d27-The-5th-Annual-Kalama-Heritage-Festival-August-2930-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner The 5th Annual Kalama Heritage Festival takes place the weekend of August 29th & 30th in Kalama, Washington. According to the website, the Kalama Heritage Festival (formerly known as Days of Discovery) is a tribute to the unique history of Kalam... Events Cultural Music Arts Southern Washington Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:39:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d27-The-5th-Annual-Kalama-Heritage-Festival-August-2930-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d25-The-NEW-Trio-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-2930-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Photo courtesy of the Olympic Music Festival. When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something. Dmitri Shostakovich This is the second to last weekend of the Olympic Music Festival. This unique event presents classical ch... Events Cultural Outdoors Music Arts Olympic Peninsula Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d25-The-NEW-Trio-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-2930-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d21-12th-Annual-Vancouver-Wine--Jazz-Festival-in-Vancouver-WA-August-2123-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner The 12th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival takes place this weekend (August 21-23, 2009) at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, Washington. The Festival touts itself as “a celebration of the Musical, Enological, Visual and Culinar... Events Cultural Music Oregon Arts Southern Washington Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:55:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d21-12th-Annual-Vancouver-Wine--Jazz-Festival-in-Vancouver-WA-August-2123-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Mozart-Festival-weekend-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-2223-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Photo courtesy of the Olympic Music Festival. Mozart is sweet sunshine. Antonin Dvorak… the music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it—that it has always existed as part of the inner beauty of the u... Events Music Arts Olympic Peninsula Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:29:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Mozart-Festival-weekend-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-2223-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Grab-your-bike-friends-and-family-for-the-festive-Tour-de-Fat-in-Portland-August-15-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner New Belgium Brewery’s  Tour de Fat “meanders and panders” through 11 western cities “spreading the good word about the positive societal offerings of the bicycle.” It wandered through Seattle last weekend, but if y... Events Cultural Kids Outdoors Oregon Fundraising/Benefit Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:04:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Grab-your-bike-friends-and-family-for-the-festive-Tour-de-Fat-in-Portland-August-15-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Eighth-weekend-of-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-1516-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Photo courtesy of the Olympic Music Festival. Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)   This is the eighth weekend of the twelve-week-long Olympic Music Festival... Events Cultural Outdoors Music Arts Olympic Peninsula Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:15:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Eighth-weekend-of-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-in-Quilcene-August-1516-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Last-fee-free-weekend-at-national-parks-and-monuments-August-1516-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Fort Vancouver (Photo by glennwilliamspdx - some rights reserved.) This upcoming weekend (August 15-16, 2009) is the final fee-free weekend of the summer at national parks and monuments across the nation. The National Park Service hopes these waiver... Events Kids Outdoors Adventure Olympic Peninsula Eastern Washington Travel Planning Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:18:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Last-fee-free-weekend-at-national-parks-and-monuments-August-1516-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Romantic-Festival-weekend-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-August-89-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Photo courtesy of the Olympic Music Festival. The Olympic Music Festival features work by Mendelssohn, Dvorak, and Schubert in its Romantic Festival this weekend (August 8 & 9, 2009). This unique music festival presents classical chamber music o... Events Cultural Music Arts Olympic Peninsula Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:23:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Romantic-Festival-weekend-at-the-Olympic-Music-Festival-August-89-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Blue-Angels-make-their-annual-appearance-at-Seafair-in-Seattle-July-31--August-2-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner Photo courtesy of Creative Commons by Philo Nordlund on Flickr.com. The KeyBank Air Show at Seafair is this Friday through Sunday, July 31 – August 2, 2009. While it happens in conjunction with the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair, many consider the B... Events Seattle Kids Outdoors Adventure Water Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:19:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6534-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Blue-Angels-make-their-annual-appearance-at-Seafair-in-Seattle-July-31--August-2-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-Day-Trips-Examiner