The global media landscape has been disrupted by the arrival of networks, platforms and programming services that fall under the umbrella of social media. Characterized by their interactivity and decentralization, social media are seen as both a boon to commerce and a threat to democracy. The 2024 presidential campaign showed how political figures capitalized on […]

Up next on First Thursday: Join on May 1, 2025 from 12:15 - 12:45 pm, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla WA, for a free concert with Eight Strings Duo. Accompanied by Jan Roberts (piano), musicians Amy Dodds (violin) and Lyn Ritz (viola and violin) will perform duets from the 18th […]

On Thursday May 1st the Thurston - Lewis - Mason Central Labor Council will present a free screening of the classic Labor film Salt Of The Earth at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Avenue SE Olympia, WA 98501.) Salt Of The Earth depicts the attempt of a New Mexican mining company to break a bitter […]

Birchwood Garden Club’s 32nd Annual Plant Sale! Saturday, May 3rd 11 AM until 2 PM Cash or Check Only Please Birchwood Garden Club’s 32nd annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. The sale will be in the lower level conference room of the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Avenue, Bellingham, WA. […]

2nd Annual Pášx̣apa Powwow in Sherwood Athletic Center at Whitman College 11:30 a.m. Opening Remarks & Prayer 12 p.m. Grand Entry and Drumming & Dancing 5 p.m. Break 6 p.m. Grand Entry and Drumming & Dancing Contestant Winners will be announced throughout the powwow as scores are tallied.

Award-winning pianist Josu de Solaun joins the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Jonathan Pasternack, in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. Also on the program will be Dmitri Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No. 10.

The Skagit River Poetry Foundation, an education nonprofit based in Mount Vernon, invites the community to their 5th annual auction and brunch, “A Child’s Garden of (the uni) Verse” on Sunday May 4th from 1:00pm to 4:30pm at the Vinery at Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon, WA. The featured event will be the live and […]

Be as mad as a hatter and don your most flamboyant headwear for the Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Kirkman House Museum on Sunday, May 1, 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Come on your own or invite your mother, daughter, or friends, and sip your tea around cozy tables set with china and silver while […]