Be sure to stop by the Visitor Information Center as you enter La Conner at 606 Morris Street to pick up a Coupon Book. Only $1.00 will get you 70 coupons for anything from lodging, restaurants, shopping, museum and services. Value worth $100's of dollars! Open Monday - Friday 11-4, Saturday & Sunday 12-3.
EVENTS HAPPENING:
Cadillacs Forever Car Show & Street Dance will take place on Saturday, July 18th in the La Conner Marina. Over 50 Cadillacs of all ages will be on display from noon – 4 pm. Beer & Wine Garden on site, cold non-alcoholic drinks available, JrCadillac will perform in concert from 7-10 pm. Car Show is Free! Tickets for JrCadillac are $10 per person, $25 for family.
Kiwanis of La Conner host the 2nd Annual Cash Cow Art Auction! Art will be displayed in shops all over La Conner. Over 30 artists will have pieces from paintings to quilts to sculpture on exhibit during the month of July. Any of the art in the shops can be purchased during the month of July with a live auction to be held 3 p.m., Saturday, July 18th at the La Conner Fruit & Produce Market. There will also be a BBQ on Friday, July 17th, also at the La Conner Fruit & Produce Market. The art exhibit and sale is sponsored by the Kiwanis of La Conner as a fundraiser for their student scholarships. For more information call 360-466-3352.
Childhood Bliss Semi-Annual Sale! Saturday July 25th 9:00am - 6:00pm. 20% off store-wide (Sat. only) and 40% off spring & summer fashions! Shop Online Too! http://www.childhoodbliss.com/ . 360.466.2229. Childhood Bliss Inspirational Finery & Fun, 521 Morris St
Christianson’s Nursery will host a workshop on “The Exotic World of Bamboo”. Saturday, July 11th, 11:00 am. Cost is $5 and you can pre-register at 360-466-3821.
The Waterfront Café in LaConner is pleased to invite our guests to enjoy Open Mike Night every Friday beginning Friday, July 3 at 6:30 PM. Open Mike Night will also include some Karaoke and special appearances by both local and national talents. Friday, July 31 at 6:30 PM, Big Elvis (Pete Vallee) will be performing as well as greeting the guests and signing autographs. Pete is the number one Elvis in Vegas and is the only Elvis to have his own show on the strip for a record 7 years. Located at 128 S. First St.
EDASC 22nd Annual Golf Tournament & Wine Fest: Friday, July 24, 2009
Held at the beautiful and scenic Avalon Golf Course in Burlington, this is one of the most popular tournaments in Skagit County with 220 golfers participating. A Wine Fest, held on the Practice Green follows the day of golf. This is the premiere social event of the summer season with hundreds of business & community leaders joining the golfers for an evening of wine tasting, fabulous hors d'oeuvres and great jazz all in a beautiful setting. Wine Fest tickets: $50. Call 360-336-6114
14th Annual “Celebrate Skagit Art” Show runs July 17-26 at La Conner SeaSide Gallery. “Celebrate Skagit Art” Features Skagit Valley’s Working Landscapes. Sponsored by Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, this art show features a variety of media by 50 well-known local artists inspired by the Skagit Valley’s working landscapes and lots of opportunity to learn more about the importance of protecting and preserving some of the world’s best farmland. "Celebrate Skagit Art" opens Friday, July 17, 11 am – 5 pm at La Conner Seaside Gallery, located at 112 Morris Street in La Conner. “We are thrilled and grateful to have such strong support from premier local artists involved in our annual art show,” said Allen Rozema, executive director, Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland.
“Painting the Town” August 1 & 2. Prestigious Plein-Air Artists to Paint and Exhibit in La Conner. Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters, a venerable organization celebrating 82 years of painting history in the Pacific Northwest, will set up their eisels and paint on the spot. La Conner Seaside Gallery is hosting a reception for these artists and the work they will bring before the paint-out begins, on Saturday, August 1st, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. The exhibit runs during the weekends of August 1 to August 31. Seaside Gallery, 112 Morris Street, La Conner, is open Fridays to Mondays 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SHOPPING:
Skagit County Historical Museum is having a Midsummer Madness Sale during the month of July. 40% off storewide on just about everything – from our award-winning “Harvesting the Light” exhibit gift book and vintage-style Mosser glassware to eco-friendly wood toys, shiny cars & trucks, lovely notecards and souvenir magnets. Sale continues through July while supplies last! Historical Society books excluded.
Come on up the hill to the Museum at 501 S. 4th Street. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. 360.466.3365
Something Blue Bridal Boutique is having “The End of the Season Super Sale!” You are invited to the best sale of the year. Everything in the boutique is discounted 30% to 75%. If you are a sample size 6 to 12, this is an extraordinary chance to get an immaculate sample gown at a fraction of the retail price. 623 Morris Street, La Conner. 360-466-0415.
SERVICES:
Native Springs has a special running until Sept 1. It is a preferred customer special of 30% off. Makes the clay facial $63. Mention the ad when calling 360-708-8313 to schedule and save.
MUSEUMS:
Museum of Northwest Art is open daily 10-5 pm
Elusive Elements
July 3 - October 4, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2-5pm
Four Northwest artists work with the fleeting nature of the elements--earth, air, fire, and water. Two of the artists represent or mimic nature with synthetic mediums, while two use elements to make their art.
Artists' Panel: Saturday, July 11, 1pm
Elusive Elements artists talk with curator Kathleen Moles about their motives and methods in creating works that address the four basic elements.
Ellen Sollod: Lake Washington Palimpsest
July 3 - October 4, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2-5pm
Ellen Sollod explores Seattle's Lake Washington and the effect upon its shores, wetlands, and tributaries due to the 1916 construction of the Ballard Locks and the digging of the Montlake Cut. Like a palimpsest, different environmental histories were written and erased, and new ones inscribed atop and around the Lake.
SHOPPING:
Skagit County Historical Museum is having a Midsummer Madness Sale during the month of July. 40% off storewide on just about everything – from our award-winning “Harvesting the Light” exhibit gift book and vintage-style Mosser glassware to eco-friendly wood toys, shiny cars & trucks, lovely notecards and souvenir magnets. Sale continues through July while supplies last! Historical Society books excluded.
Come on up the hill to the Museum at 501 S. 4th Street. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. 360.466.3365
Something Blue Bridal Boutique is having “The End of the Season Super Sale!” You are invited to the best sale of the year. Everything in the boutique is discounted 30% to 75%. If you are a sample size 6 to 12, this is an extraordinary chance to get an immaculate sample gown at a fraction of the retail price. 623 Morris Street, La Conner. 360-466-0415.
SERVICES:
Native Springs has a special running until Sept 1. It is a preferred customer special of 30% off. Makes the clay facial $63. Mention the ad when calling 360-708-8313 to schedule and save.
MUSEUMS:
Museum of Northwest Art is open daily 10-5 pm
Elusive Elements
July 3 - October 4, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2-5pm
Four Northwest artists work with the fleeting nature of the elements--earth, air, fire, and water. Two of the artists represent or mimic nature with synthetic mediums, while two use elements to make their art.
Artists' Panel: Saturday, July 11, 1pm
Elusive Elements artists talk with curator Kathleen Moles about their motives and methods in creating works that address the four basic elements.
Ellen Sollod: Lake Washington Palimpsest
July 3 - October 4, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2-5pm
Ellen Sollod explores Seattle's Lake Washington and the effect upon its shores, wetlands, and tributaries due to the 1916 construction of the Ballard Locks and the digging of the Montlake Cut. Like a palimpsest, different environmental histories were written and erased, and new ones inscribed atop and around the Lake.
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday , 11-5 pm. $5 admission.
"The Fiber Quest" July 01 - September 27, 2009.
Meet the Fiber Optix artists on Sunday July 12; 1-4 pm
Fiber Optix is a group of northwest artists whose chosen medium is the art quilt or quilted wall hanging. The Fiber Optix members meet once a month to share and critique their work. Their goal is to grow as artists through this regular exchange of visual, technical, and theoretical concepts. They share inspiration, techniques, opportunities, and information. They have exhibited in all of the most prestigious national and international art quilt shows. Their work has also been written up in various publications and has appeared on the covers of scientific journals, books, and magazines. Several members have authored books about art. Sponsored by the Poling family in memory of Karen H. Poling.
“Color Me Wearable” Celebrating Individual Style.
Meet the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild of Anacortes “Divas” reception Saturday, July 11; 11-3 pm.
On Saturdays during this exhibit, one or more members of the Divas group will be present to talk with visitors about the exhibit and individual pieces . The submission criteria for this show was that the entry must be a “wearable garment, constructed from scratch by the entrant, using unique and creative clothing techniques. “ 67 items were submitted for the jury and from those they selected the 52 garments on display here.
Skagit County Historical Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11-5 pm.
“Harvesting the Light: Images of Contemporary Skagit Farm Life” . This fun exhibit will run through September 27, 2009. The Skagit County Historical Museum is located at 501 S. Fourth St, 360-466-3365.
"The Fiber Quest" July 01 - September 27, 2009.
Meet the Fiber Optix artists on Sunday July 12; 1-4 pm
Fiber Optix is a group of northwest artists whose chosen medium is the art quilt or quilted wall hanging. The Fiber Optix members meet once a month to share and critique their work. Their goal is to grow as artists through this regular exchange of visual, technical, and theoretical concepts. They share inspiration, techniques, opportunities, and information. They have exhibited in all of the most prestigious national and international art quilt shows. Their work has also been written up in various publications and has appeared on the covers of scientific journals, books, and magazines. Several members have authored books about art. Sponsored by the Poling family in memory of Karen H. Poling.
“Color Me Wearable” Celebrating Individual Style.
Meet the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild of Anacortes “Divas” reception Saturday, July 11; 11-3 pm.
On Saturdays during this exhibit, one or more members of the Divas group will be present to talk with visitors about the exhibit and individual pieces . The submission criteria for this show was that the entry must be a “wearable garment, constructed from scratch by the entrant, using unique and creative clothing techniques. “ 67 items were submitted for the jury and from those they selected the 52 garments on display here.
Skagit County Historical Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11-5 pm.
“Harvesting the Light: Images of Contemporary Skagit Farm Life” . This fun exhibit will run through September 27, 2009. The Skagit County Historical Museum is located at 501 S. Fourth St, 360-466-3365.
Featured Business for July:
The La Conner Marina is only one of the port district facilities under the management of the Port of Skagit. Many of you have seen the beautiful new building at the marina which was recently completed and is now occupied by Action Marine Service and La Conner Yacht Sales. This is one of many projects in the port's charter to enhance trade and commerce in Skagit Valley. Other projects are underway at Skagit Regional Airport and the Bayview Business Park, both of which are owned and operated by the Port of Skagit. The port's mission is "Jobs for our Community." In addition the port leads an effort to keep the eleven mile Swinomish Channel dredged on a regular basis. To accomplish these goals, the port works continuously with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Swinomish Channel dredging and Federal Aviation Administration for enhanced airport infrastructure.
The Port works closely with customers of port facilities to improve their efficiency. To that end, a fiber optic network is near completion for the airport and business park. Port customers provide for 2,715 jobs and generate revenues of 250 million dollars annually in Skagit County.
The marina, the Swinomish Channel, the airport and the fiber optic network are gateways between port customers and global commerce. These are examples of the port's focus to accomplish its mission of enhancing trade and commerce.
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