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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. 
 

Featuring Sachiko Yoshida and her students

Featuring Sachiko Yoshida and her students

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.
 

A special exhibit of northwest quilter Reynola Pakusich.
ARTST RECEPTION, 9/7 FROM 4-6PM

Featuring "Idyllic" by Roger Small

The family farms of Skagit Valley welcome you and open their barns and lifestyles to you and your family for this one-of-a-kind event!

Meet and work with Sticks artists and bring your story to life!    

In this 3 part series, garden designer Hans Wressnigg introduces the most  fundamental principles of Japanese garden  design. Learn about the  heart of the tradition and how to adapt it to your unique home and garden site.

Learn quick and reliable ways to expand your dahlia collection from year to year. John and Kathy Willson of Swede Hill Dahlia and Sunflower Farm will teach you the methods.

Hosting Gordy Rawson owner and winemaker of Chatter Creek Winery!

Enjoy a historic tour of Pleasant Ridge Cemetery - the oldest pioneer cemetery in Skagit County. Actors will share the stories of hose resting here.

Fall Wine Glass Painting Parties!
​Joyce Welch will be here to help, inspire and instruct.
​You will be supplied a wine glass, paint, supplies and a glass of wine and chocolates to enjoy along the way.

Featuring Lt. Cmdr Imperatore from NAS Whidbey Island.
Wine and appetizers to follow.

Join John on this popular tour to enjoy and learn about the fabulous fall colors of leaves and berries in the nursery's display. Make sure to dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. *Mee in front of the Schoolhouse

Beer Walk through the merchants of La Conner, WA!
 10 Locations on Morris and First St.

Featuring Gordy Venneri from Walla Walla Vintners.
Hosted this year at La Terrazza, a fabulous new Italian restaurant in La Conner with authentic cuisine prepared by chef Carlo Ochetti, an Italian native with 20 years of experience working in hotels and restaurants in Europe and on Princess Cruises. After settling in the United States, his work experience brought him to California and then Seattle. Once in Seattle, he met the well-known restaurateur Luciano Bardinelli. After more than five years with him, Ochetti worked with the Il Fornaio chain of Italian restaurants in San Jose and San Francisco, California for more than five years. After that, he came to La Conner because it reminded him of his home town of Lago Maggiore Verbani Intra (just west of Lake Como). Access to locally grown and organic produce is a main focus for Chef Ochetti and we're thrilled to see his cuisine (not to mention house-made pasta!) paired up with Gordy's wines, which are also Italian-inspired

A rain garden can manage and conserve rainwater, creating an oasis for plants, people and wildlife. Landscaper Janaki Kilgore will present a permaculture perspective, offering practical examples and inspiring images of Salish Sea gardens.

Who controls life and death? Does a man-made being have (human) rights issues? Although regarded as Gothic sensationalism when first published – both for its lurid tale of a scientist driven mad by his obsession to animate the dead and for the surprising news that the author was nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley – Frankenstein has resonated widely in the popular imagination, most notably in theatre and cinema. Over the two centuries since its publication, the work has also served as a vivid allegory in debates about technology, slavery, and universal suffrage. Led by scholar Lance Rhoades, this multi-media presentation considers how Shelley addressed some of mankind’s greatest concerns with a creation that took on a life of its own. Explore and discuss these complicated and complex issues.

Come on down this weekend for a special spooky selection of seriously scary stuff!  That is, come check out our "Halloween line up" of creepy-themed wines including one that comes in a coffin... yep that's right, open the lid and discover Dracul-wine himself!  Or perhaps a glass of Evil... maybe the new Freakshow Red Blend will do the 'trick'?   Come be our guest... but don't stay too long... muuuuha ha ha!

Come and experience the bounty of Washington’s Skagit Valley! Enjoy tastes of regional wines, spirits, and other delectable treats. Listen to live jazz while bidding on unique items at the silent auction!  Enter the Drawing for a 5-night stay at a Kauai condo. Enjoy a sampling of songs sung by Cantabile Chamber Choir. For ages 21+.  ID’s will be checked at the door.  Featuring products available for tasting and purchase from Silver Bell Winery, Pasek Cellars, Glacier Peak Winery, Bloom Apothecary, Bad Dog Distillery, Valley Shine Distillery, Fidalgo Fudge Kitchen, Whidbey Island Distillery, and many others.

Wear your costume and join the fun!