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Special exhibit highlighting some of the amazing women who have call Skagit County home.
Including Nell Quackenbush Wheelock and her sister Kate Quackenbush Glover - Pioneer Telephone Company owners. Louisa Ann Conner - founder of La Conner and instrumental in helping establish the first Catholic Church in town. Vi Hilbert, Lucinda Davis, Harriet Wade Rowley and more...

Work Featured by Kathy McNeil

Work Featured by Anita Luvera Mayer

Join us for our annual Chamber fundraiser.
Taste a variety of sauces and pick the one you want for dinner!
Enjoy the silent auction, raffle and much more!

Stories of the Latino community in Skagit County from 1940 to 1970– in their own voices.  What brought them to the Valley, their celebrations, gathering places, traditions, leaders and more. 
 

"No early birds"

- Eff "Drummerboy" Hayes Known by his peers as one of the best blues brothers on the circuit, Jeff Hayes has been banging his drums on a dozen recordings with five different bands that included top talent from Washington, Oregon, Mississippi, Colorado and the U.K. You can find him lending his beat, plus songwriting & lead vocal credits on many pressings over the years. Playing live is where Jeff is home and he has graced the stages of the major festivals in the Pacific NW and several national festivals including the San Felipe Blues Festival in San Felipe Mexico, King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AK and the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, OR. He has played along side such greats such as the late Pinetop Perkins, Michael Burke, Bob Margolin, Mookie Brill, Peter Damann, Eden Brent, John-Alex Mason, Robbie Jordan and Eric ?Two Scoops? Moore. Learn more about Jeff's other musical projects, including The Muddy Sons andModern Relics.

Ramón Ledesma is a northwest writer living in rural Sedro Woolley. He was born into a family of sixteen brothers and sisters. He’s a Vietnam Veteran, and a graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he earned a BA and M.Ed. He worked as a mental health therapist before turning his energies to writing. Ramon has written several books including “Tomás and the Magic Race Cars”, and “Migrant Sun”, and has another, “Echoes of the Wind”, being published this year.
 

The Oly Mountain Boys play bluegrass with high-energy drive and a Pacific Northwest bent, mixing traditional tunes with revolutionary original bThe Oly Mountain Boys play bluegrass with high-energy drive and a Pacific Northwest bent, mixing traditional tunes with revolutionary original bluegrass compositions. By combining picking prowess with tight three-part vocal harmonies, the band aims to showcase the power and appeal of a truly American musical form. With their latest album "White Horse" the Oly Mountain Boys have set out to do something unprecedented: a concept album that tells a life story from beginning to end through original bluegrass. The album honors tradition by centering its story in Washington's frontier past, while looking to the future of bluegrass music with fresh, original songwriting. - See more at: http://www.olymountainboys.com/band_bio/#sthash.U7cSYlu0.dpuf

BOAT SHOW:
For your viewing pleasure, our consignment powerboats will be open and on display on “F” dock in the La Conner Marina’s South moorage basin. This is a casual event, a great opportunity to board all different design and layouts, and see what would best suit you cruising needs.  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!!!

SWAP MEET:
Come to buy or sell your treasures at this fun-filled community swap meet ~ includes marine related items, plus household, artwork, apparel, auto or what-have-you. A locals favorite, great fun for all ~  You can call or email our office to reserve your space, but reservations are not mandatory!! Saturday ONLY

RAFFLE:
Hosted by non-profit organization Skagit Bay Search and Rescue. Saturday only. The drawing is typically held at 4pm on Saturday, no need to be present to win. Tickets are $1.00 per ticket, or 6 tickets for $5.00. Always a fun raffle, with great prizes; haul outs, restaurant certificates, hotel stays, jewelry, a lot of items from local businesses!!!  Saturday ONLY

FOOD & REFRESHMENTS:
Food and refreshments served all day.     Saturday ONLY

Mark your calendars for the 2016 MoNA Art Auction! MoNA’s largest annual fundraiser, now in its 24th year, brings together seasoned and novice art collectors, artists, and museum patrons. More than 250 works of art and unique experiences will be available for bidding, along with a Fund-the-Future opportunity. Auction proceeds are critical in the museum’s fulfillment of its mission to connect people with the art, diverse cultures, and environments of the Northwest.

To welcome as many auction patrons and artists as possible during our 35th anniversary year, the auction will be held at the spacious Wa Walton Event Center at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge on scenic Padilla Bay.

Join Lee Locke for some original texan, folk and tropical inspired songs and stories!

Nick Vigarino's Meantown Blues" - Larry Dennis - That slide is naaasty!! - Bo Diddley You shouldn't miss this experience. It's cut and dried this guy kicks a**. - Musician Magazine (NY, NY) Vigarino radiates an unpredictable fervor with slashing slide guitar, powerful vocals, funky licks, modern lyrics, and his slop jar delta funk blues. His style elevates the blues to a place where roots are respected, yet nudged towards the future. He consistently captures, then rivets listeners with precise, passionate performances. - Jefferson Magazine (Sweden) Nick took 2012s Best of the Blues Award for Slide Blues Guitar. Having earned finalist status at the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, he is now globally recognized as one of the top blues acts in the world. Be it a juke or a major festival, Nick delivers the story with a stinging guitar that is second to none. - Seattle Times (Seattle,WA)

Featuring Sachiko Yoshida and her students

Featuring Sachiko Yoshida and her students

The Receiver - is comprised of brothers Casey (keyboards, bass, vocals) and Jesse Cooper (drums, vocals). Formed in 2005, the brothers quickly expanded on ideas composed the previous year by Casey for his senior thesis in music composition studies at The Ohio State University. After a few live performances, the band was picked up by New York-based Stunning Models On Display Records. With the labels support, the band finished the recording of their debut album Decades in 2006 and celebrated its release later that year with extensive touring throughout North America. Once home, Casey began the near 2-year writing process for their follow-up album Length of Arms. The sophomore effort had its soft (digital-only) release in late 2009 on Vital Music Records. The band just released their latest album, "All Burn" in the summer of 2015 via Kscope Records (UK) to critical acclaim.

Join in on the sounds of Steve Padilla!

- CD Woodbury - Guitarist, Vocalist, & Songwriter Within the last five years, CD Woodbury has transformed himself from journeyman sideman and ?the NW?s best kept secret? into an internationally recognized rising star of the Pacific NW blues scene with his work as singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the CD Woodbury Band. Their debut studio album, Monday Night! charted internationally in its genre and was the Roots Radio Reports #1 album from Washington State for 30 straight weeks. CD Woodbury has seven Best of the Blues awards from the Seattle based Washington Blues Society including performer of the year, songwriter, NW recording, and 3 times for electric guitar. Now on his own, CD is currently performing contemporary blues, roots music, rhythm & blues, jazz, and New Orleans influenced music with his newly formed trio of himself, Don Montana on drums (CDWB, Tim Casey and the Bluescats), and bassist Patrick McDanel (Mary McPage & the Assassins, Brian Nova). C.D. Woodbury has performed in Texas Roadhouses and in Stadiums. He has performed for two US Presidents, foreign dignitaries, and Jimi's music for the Hendrix family. He has jammed with jazz legends, international blues stars, and has worked with sidemen to the biggest rock acts. Though he has played many styles, he always returns to the blues and American roots music on his guitar. The Washington Blues Society awarded CD Woodbury BB Awards eight awards, including Songwriter, Blues Performer, and three times for Electric Guitar. In 2013, The CD Woodbury Band released "Monday Night!", which gained international airplay and was consistently in the Roots Report charts Blues Top 50 and at #1 for their WA State Roots Radio chart for more than 6 months. "Monday NIght!" was selected to represent the Washington Blues Society for The Best Self-Produced CD competition in the International Blues Challenge and was named a top 5 finalist for the same CD competition. The band made several appearances at Jerry Lee Lewis' Club during that week, and the club revived the title "King's of Beale Street" and gave the band the 2014 bragging rights. In 2015 the CD Woodbury Band returned to the IBC as a performer, and reached the Semi-Final level, performing immediately after that year's Finals winner, Eddie Cotton Jr. They did achieve another bit of bragging rights in Memphis that year: while hundreds of acts from all over the world were doing every performance they could for any and all exposure they could get, the CD Woodbury Band was paid to perform Friday night on Beale Street at Jerry Lee's. http://www.cdwoodbury.com/

This engaging exhibit, on loan from the Secretary of State’s Office of Elections, tells the story of voting in Washington State with information panels and artifacts.  From beans to hanging chads!  During this important election year, learn how voting has been accomplished through the years.