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UNIONTOWN – Artisans at the Dahmen Barn events:
Hog Heaven Big Band, Jul 24, Aug 28 and Sep 25. Enjoy swing music for dancing or listening from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Cost: $8 for a couple, $5 for a single, kids under 12 are free.  

Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association, Jul 31. Poetry and music is presented outdoors if weather permits, otherwise indoors. Time: 7:30 pm. Cost: $7 at the door. 

Wylie and the Wild West, Aug 8. This is a benefit concert for the Dahmen Barn. Wylie Gustafson performs throughout the U.S., and is known for his Yahoo yodel. Cost: $15-$35. Time: 2pm. No-host barbecue lunch at noon. 

Heartbreak Pass, Aug 21. Bluegrass performance at 7:30pm.

4th Annual Harvest Festival, Sep 5. Festival events include hay bale sculpture contest, pie-baking contest with sales of pie ala mode following judging, demonstrations of pioneer crafts and antique farm equipment. Hours: 11am-4pm. Event is free.

Juni Fisher in Concert, Sep 26. There is not a more decorated cowgirl troubadour in the west; known for her flawless performances and recording. Time: 2pm. Cost: $10.

Palouse Watercolors, Oct 1-31. Exhibit by local Palouse artists on Thurs-Sun from 10am-6pm, with opening reception on Oct 3 from 1pm-4pm.

Border Highlanders Bagpipe Concert, Oct 2. Time: 7:30pm.

Forgotten Freight Bluegrass Concert, Oct 9. Time: 7:30pm.
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn
event info:
509-229-3414
www.artisanbarn.org

GIG HARBOR – Events:
Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival,
Jul 17-18.
www.peninsulaartleague.com

2010 Gig Harbor Food & Wine Festival, Aug 7. Location: Harbor History Museum. Hours: noon-6pm.
www.harborhistorymuseum.org

Gig Harbor Rocks, Aug 14. Street dance in downtown Gig Harbor, noon- 6:30pm.
www.gigharborguide.com

OLYMPIA –
Capital Lakefair, Jul 14-18. Entertainment, fireworks, art and crafts, boat races, car show and food. Kids Day is Sat, from noon-4pm at Sylvester Park. The Lakefair Grand Parade is held Sat at 5pm, starting on Capitol Way at 20th Avenue. Admission is free. Location: Heritage Park, Percival Landing Park, downtown Olympia.
360-943-7344
www.lakefair.org

LONG BEACH – Area events:
Clamshell Railroad Days, Jul 17-18. This festival celebrates the history of the IR&N Railroad, the only railroad that ran with the tides on the Long Beach Peninsula from 1889-1930. See model railroad layouts from regional clubs, historical presentations, vendors and a bus tour. Location: Ilwaco.
360-642-3446 • www.
columbiapacificheritagemuseum.com

Washington State International Kite Festival, Aug 16-22. Voted Outstanding Kite Festival in 2009 by the Kite Trade Association International, this annual event fills the sky above Long Beach with kites of all sizes, shapes and colors. Long Beach is located near the mouth of the Columbia River on the Pacific Ocean where it is subject to steady northwest winds – and August is perfect for kites! Every day there are scheduled events that are open to the public. Great family fun!
www.kitefestival.com

STANWOOD – Events:
19th Annual Car Show & Flea Market, Aug 14. Food, drink and live music at the Camano Senior & Community Center from 10am-4pm.
360-387-0222
www.camanocenter.org 

Harvest Jubilee, Sep 25. Celebrate local farms at the third annual Harvest Jubilee from 8am-10pm in and around Stanwood, Camano Island and Silvana. Enjoy farm tours, fresh produce, flowers and plants, hayrides, fine art, crafts, music, farm animals, barn dances, food and more.
360-629-0562
www.harvestjubilee.org

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