The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival occurs the month of April. Aim to stand in a field of colors with a blue sky overhead and Mt. Baker in the distance – ah, spectacular. And if you can do this on a weekday, all the better.
The exquisite Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur is at the Seattle Asian Art Museum through April 26th. These 17th to 19th century Indian miniatures are being shown for the first time in the United States. FYI – when you go ask to use a free magnifier to study the amazing detail of these works.
The Edible Book Festival, an interactive book, food and humor event, invites participants to the Good Shepherd Center on April 4th. Part of the International Edible Book Festival you can bring your own title creation or enjoy the cleverness of others at this fundraiser for the Seattle Center for Book Arts.
Spring is here – the 76th Grand Floral Daffodil Parade winds its way through four cities in Pearce Country on April 4th. The 40 floats are all decorated with fresh cut flowers, a beautiful sight well worth seeing.
Travel guide and author Dave Fox offers a Journaling Safari to turn your travel journal entries into polished essays April 18-19 with an optional group dinner April 22nd. This looks very interesting and he makes sure you do a bit of ‘traveling’ to inspire your writing.
Watch and talk with the masters of Washington Folk Art at the Washington State History Museum With Our Hands exhibit. On the weekend of April 18 and 19 they will host 20 master folk artists with demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Field’s End Writers’ Conference, an affiliate with the Bainbridge Public Library, happens on April 18th. A general writing conference with workshops for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s writers, professional panels and a jumpstart session, any writer is sure to come away inspired and revved-up to keep their keypad very busy.
Golden Garden Bathhouse is the scene for this year’s Community Oyster Roast to benefit Puget Soundkeepers Alliance. Sign up for your preferred seating time for this April 26th event then roll up your sleeves and shuck.
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