From the end of June through the end of October, the first SHMA History Hunt has been in place at the Steilacoom Historical Museum. Initiated for further visitor involvement with the pioneer museum’s documentation, the quiz with three levels of difficulty and duration led around the museum grounds and historical downtown.
To Do
Tale Unravels at Knitting Store
Do you remember the times when your family was sitting together, everybody doing something, while somebody was reading a book aloud to all of you? Starting next week, The Sock Peddlers LLC in Lakewood are hosting exactly such a unique event with local author Susanne Bacon in their cozy store with lots living room ambience.
23rd Curran Orchard Cider Squeeze A ‘Mashing’ Good Time
Hundreds of visitors enjoyed a spectacular day and delicious apple cider at the Curran Apple Orchard’s annual Cider Squeeze in late August.
Art Talks: Jim Anderson
It all started with a comrade’s well-made, but none too well-made cornhole board for an army event; he re-designed and created it to perfection. Or maybe it started way earlier, in school, when drawing was one of his favorite subjects. And he was good at it – that good, that he won an architectural drawing […]
Curran Apple Orchard Cider Squeeze – Volunteers Needed
Submitted by CORE Curran Apple Orchard 2017 Cider Squeeze needs volunteers. Apple cider, music and lots of fun are in store for volunteers at the annual Curran Apple Orchard Cider Squeeze on Sunday, August 27. Various jobs and shifts are available from 10am to 6pm.
High temps move concert to Curtis High, Aug. 3
Due to predicted excessive heat, CORE is moving the Thursday, August 3 concert in the Curran Orchard park to the AIR CONDITIONED Curtis High School Cafeteria located at 8425 40th St W in University Place. The concert will start at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. The concert will feature Clave Gringa, a Seattle-based Latin Jazz ensemble guaranteed to get you moving!
Letter: Possibly your last chance to see the Crushers play this season
This is not your thank-you letter to our many, many sponsors. That will come later. This is just a heads up that this Tuesday evening, 6 p.m., the Crushers will take on the mighty Mariners (no, not those Mariners) at Clover Park High School (behind the admin. building).
Free Musical Tickets for Students
Submitted by Don Doman CenterStage Theatre on Dumas Bay, just north of Brown’s Point is staging a new musical about the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta, published in 1215, is the original statement of the rights of individuals in England. Our U.S. Constitution is based on this document. The musical shows the struggle of the […]
Chinese Immigrants Getting Recognition
Submitted by Don Doman 148 years after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the state of California officially recognized the efforts of the 12,000 Chinese who helped built it. Those workers followed the 40,000 Chinese who came to America during the “Gold Rush” days of the 1840s and 50s. California state Assembly member Evan Low […]