NORTHWEST WINTERFEST Take traditional holiday lights and multiply them by a thousand, and you'll have Northwest Winterfest. Staring and ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the lights.
Washington State Quilt Show When I was 10 years old, I made a quilt. It was nothing fancy, just a simple nine-block pattern of bright calico scraps pulled from the shelves of my grandmother’s sewing room. But I was so proud of that quilt, keeping it draped across on the end of my bed through college. Quilts are sentimental like that (and immensely time consuming to make, a true labor of love), but also works of functional textile art. They’re pretty and keep you warm! See some of the most stunning home-sewn quilts at the annual Washington State Quilter’s show. More than 600 quilts of all sizes, from tiny (12-by-10 inches) to huge (9.5-feet square) are displayed. Experts of the craft also host demonstrations, and there’s a merchant mall if you’re into fabric arts and seek to restock your own sewing stash. This year’s raffle quilt is a beautiful blue-toned piece, and there’s lots more in store.
Here's your chance to participate in a major cultural celebration this fall. Diwali is a Hindu holiday observed each fall celebrating the victory of light.
THROUGH OCT. 7 AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST Among 50 libraries across the U.S., Gonzaga University's Foley Library was selected to host this traveling exhibit from.