Burien Arts Commission Deadline: 6/30/2022, 5 PM Burien Arts-A-Glow is making this open call for light-based art to be exhibited during our one-day celebration. Artists are invited to submit proposals to provide new or existing temporary illuminated artworks. The Glow... Read more...
Little Stars Onstage Little Stars Onstage presents three summer theater camps for different age groups this summer. They are: Bluey Camp for ages 5-7, 6/22-24/2022, 9:30-11:30 AM Kids will giggle their way through creative play just like Bluey and her sister Bingo.... Read more...
Voice in the Valley Dates: 8/1-5/2022 Maple Valley Creative Arts Center is proud to partner with Voice in the Valley Music Studio to offer this fun-filled, weeklong camp specifically designed for developing female vocalists (ages 11-18), emphasizing the importance of... Read more...
Voice in the Valley Dates: 7/11-15/2022 Maple Valley Creative Arts Center is proud to partner with Voice in the Valley Music Studio to offer this fun-filled, weeklong camp specifically designed for developing vocalists and actors (ages 8-18), emphasizing the... Read more...
City of SeaTac Deadline: 6/30/2022, 5 PM This program supports the vitality and attractiveness of the city, as well as local artists. This opportunity is open to Artists working in all mediums so long as the final artwork can be successfully translated to a digital... Read more...
City of SeaTac Application deadline: 6/24/2022, 5 PM The City of SeaTac’s Arts, Culture & Library Advisory Committee has a vacancy. All residents and business owners / operators / employees of diverse backgrounds within SeaTac may apply. Visit the City’s... Read more...
University of Washington Dates: 8/8-19/2022 The DO-IT Center and Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) at the University of Washington are recruiting neurodiverse high school students to engage in the free 10-day Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners (NNL) summer camp. ... Read more...
King County Library System KCLS is seeking someone who speaks Swahili and would be interested in becoming a World Language Story Time presenter for the King County Library System. For more information, contact Roberta Lorandeau at... Read more...
Arts Corps Deadline: 5/29/2022, 7 PM Join Arts Corps for the Art 4 Life Summer Break internships. Apply for your opportunity to experience future careers today in one of these PAID internships! ART 4 LIFE DIGITAL: ART ON WEB 3 VIRTUAL (with one in person event)... Read more...
Pacific Ballroom Dance Dates: 6/11/2022 or 7/9/2022 – each workshop is held at 5:30 PM This is a free dance workshop for kids ages 8-18. Learn fun, basic ballroom steps. No experience or partner required. Bring your friends! Pacific Ballroom Dance is located at... Read more...
Pacific Ballroom Dance Application deadline: 6/1/2022 Pacific Ballroom Dance is now accepting applications for teaching assistants for the 2022-23 season. These are paid positions. Must be youth or older (grades10-12+). Please fill out the application form here and... Read more...
King County Library System Date: 5/28/2022, 1:30 PM Join a step-by-step acrylic painting workshop with one of SilverKite’s professional teaching artists. Grab a beverage of your choice and spend an hour talking and making art! This free, online workshop will... Read more...
The current owner of the former Des Moines Masonic Home property has filed for a permit from the City of Des Moines to demolish all structures on the property, including the stately main building, which has reigned as the most prominent landmark on Puget Sound between... Read more...
Washington State Historical Society Deadline: 6/30/2022, 5 PM This grant provides heritage organizations up to $15,000 to fund paid internships to support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This program connects emerging professionals in the heritage... Read more...
Auburn Community Center Gallery Now through 7/6/2022 Anthony Heinz May creates multifaceted works of art drawing upon inspiration found in both natural and human-constructed environments. He uses “traditional methodologies rooted in abstracted rhythmic patterns found... Read more...
Renton Civic Theatre Audition Dates: 6/12-13/2022, 7-10 PM Callbacks: 6/14/2022, 7 PM Rehearsals: Beginning around 8/14/2022 Performances: 9/23 – 10/8/2022 Please send an email to auditions@rentoncivictheatre.org to request an appointment during the Audition... Read more...
HipHopFinFest Submission deadline: 5/31/2022 Middle and High School Students are invited to explore online challenges that build financial skills then use their knowledge to write, perform and submit an original song. Winning songs will be featured during this... Read more...
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Deadline: 6/6/2022 Unemployment and underemployment have devastated the creative sector. Hope Corps is a work program created to provide economic and social opportunities for Seattle’s extensive creative workforce. The program,... Read more...
Cheryl Sallee Gallery Dates: Now through 7/7/2022 The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Rose Guastella at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery, on view May 4 – July 7, 2022. Artist Rose Guastella’s journey as an artist has been a... Read more...
Tieton Arts & Humanities Entry deadline: 6/9/2022 Tieton Arts & Humanities announces their 13th annual international juried exhibition. 10x10x10xTieton invites artists to create artwork no larger than 10 inches in any dimension. No media restrictions, the... Read more...
Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association Application due: 6/8/2022, 4 PM The Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association is the lead agency in a signal box project to cover signal boxes along Des Moines memorial Drive with World War I themed art. The... Read more...
Pacific Ballroom Dance Dancing Classrooms Greater Seattle, a program operated by Pacific Ballroom Dance, is a social- emotional, arts education program that uses the art form of Ballroom Dance as a vehicle to teach important life skills like respect, tolerance, and... Read more...
Burien Arts Gallery Wall at the Highline Heritage Museum Now through 6/2022 After years in commercial art as a designer and illustrator, Kelly Lyles is now focused primarily on painting in oil, acrylic, and watercolor. “Life is a lot of fun, and I’d like the viewers... Read more...
Humanities Washington We’re looking for a Project Manager to join the Prime Time Family Reading team at Humanities Washington. We want to work with a creative, collaborative, and motivated individual who is eager to improve literacy and critical-thinking skills for... Read more...
Auburn City Hall Gallery Now through 7/6/2022 The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Misook Jung and Alex Kamola in a joint exhibition at the City Hall Gallery, located at 25 W Main Street, Auburn. Local ceramicist Alex... Read more...
Jack Straw Jack Straw is continuing its COVID-19 reduced rates for all classes, which will take place online via Zoom. To sign up or for more information, e-mail workshops@jackstraw.org. Intro to Podcasting: Thursday, June 2, 6:00-9:00pm Fee: $50 (Limit 6) Learn the... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Submission deadline: 6/30/2022 To celebrate the opening of the Auburn Arts & Culture Center later this year, the City of Auburn plans to create a digital chapbook of poems about the local art of Auburn, WA. We ask that you submit... Read more...
Kent International Festival Applications due: 6/1/2022 Festival date: 6/19/2022 The Kent International Festival seeks volunteers to help staff information booths, concession stands, and emcee performances throughout the day during the June 18th Kent International... Read more...
Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association The Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association seeks volunteers to read applications, interview and select artists for a project that will bring utility box art to commemorate the history of Des Moines... Read more...
National Endowment for the Arts Deadline: 10/31/2022 The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows upon jazz musicians. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation A variety of job opportunities are available with the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department. Some of the featured positions are: Summer Camp Counselors: Looking for counselors to work in the fun filled summer camp programs.... Read more...
City of Auburn For adults: “Hello Summer” Porch Sign | Ages 14 & over | Thursday, June 2 | 6-8p | 56646 4th of July Fun Firecrackers | Ages 14 & over | Thursday, June 16 | 6-8p | 56650 Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Application deadline: 5/31/2022 The Washington Youth Arts Leadership (WAYAL) Program is a yearly cohort of youth and young adults (ages 16-19) from across Washington State. WAYAL leaders work with the Arts in Education (AIE) team at... Read more...
Pacific Ballroom Dance Dates: July 2022 For kids ages 3 years through 4th grade – bring your friends and join PBD this July for an Island Beach and Under the Sun themed 1-2 week dance camp, complete with a craft. Dancers will learn a bit of choreography to show... Read more...
King County Parks and 4Culture Deadline: 5/31/2022 An artist, curator or artist team will work with 4Culture and King County Parks to develop an art plan for King County Parks’ extensive network of parks, regional and backcountry trails, and open spaces in... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Arboretum and Maple Valley Creative Arts Center The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center seeks plein air artists to lead summer workshops and classes in Lake Wilderness Arboretum and Park, in Maple Valley. To learn more, contact... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Arboretum and Maple Valley Creative Arts Council Proposals are being invited for a temporary environmental sculpture to be placed on the grounds of Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley. Please contact mvcac@comcast.net to learn more. Read more...
Maple Valley Creative Arts Council Dates: 6/10-12/2022 The Maple Valley Days Arts Festival 2022 seeks performers for this Festival, which will take place June 10 (Art Gala), and June 11-12 (In-person Show). This show will take place at Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple... Read more...
Burien Arts Association Submission deadline: 6/10/2022 Event date: 6/25/2022, 11 AM – 6 PM BAM! (Burien Art Market) is back and it’s in person! This event will be held at the magnanimous Shark Garden at New Start High School. Burien Arts will host 35... Read more...
7 Stories Highline Heritage Museum Local storytellers are invited to share real experiences based on a particular theme, 7 stories told under 7 minutes. Upcoming themes: 5/27/2022 – “Mother” or “Gifts, Stories of Getting What You Need”... Read more...
LUSIO Lights Festival Dates: 8/19-20/2022 The annual LUSIO Festival features light artists incorporating their art directly into acres of glorious Pacific Northwest nature at Mary Olson Farm for thousands to explore. What is considered “light art” –... Read more...
National Endowment for the Arts Submission deadline: 5/31/2022 To honor and preserve our nation’s diverse cultural heritage, the NEA annually awards up to nine National Heritage Fellowships to master folk and traditional artists, inclusive of one Bess Lomax... Read more...
Auburn Arts Commission Now through 7/4/2022 The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present a mixed media art installation, Homeomorphism, by Anthony Heinz May at Auburn’s Art on Main window-front gallery, on view April 15 – July 4, 2022. The... Read more...
Humanities Washington Deadline: 7/15/2022 The purpose of the Washington Stories Fund is to record and share with the broader community the little-known stories of people or groups whose contributions add to the cultural richness and health of Washington State. The... Read more...
Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month, 3:30-6 PM Pasifika Wayfinder (PWF) Cultural Roots is a space nurtured at PICA-WA to foster an environment of youth learning Pasifika cultural through song, dance, chant,... Read more...
Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington Every Friday, 4 PM It’s important for Pasifika youth to grow their voice and have a platform to be heard. Pasifika Wayfinders (PWF) are opening up our youth council applications again to fulfill our mission to... Read more...
Kent Downtown Partnership Event Date: 8/20/2022 Kent Downtown Partnership is seeking artists and vendors to participate in 2022 Cajun Food & Music Fest. This is an energetic, new community event, open to all ages, inspired by one of Kent’s small businesses Altha’s... Read more...
Renton History Museum Dates: Now through October, 2022 With This Ring is a historical look at marriage in Renton in all its richness, from finding a partner to weddings to working partnerships to same-sex unions. Using objects and photos from our colleciton, including... Read more...
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Pacific Education Institute Deadline: 6/20/2022 OSPI and the Pacific Education Institute are partnering to offer grants from $1000-$25,000 for school districts to plan and/or pilot environmental literacy and... Read more...
SoCoCulture Hey South King County artists! SoCoCulture has a mailing list called SoCo Opps that is expressly for artists, actors, musicians and others who are interested in receiving a listing of South King County-based (and other nearby) creative opportunities on a... Read more...
Allegro Performing Arts Academy Fun dance camps for youngsters in the month of July! These include crafts and games as well as dance. July 12-14 – Disneymania Camp for ages 3-6 July 19-21 – Descendants Camp for ages 5-8 July 19-21 – Pirate and... Read more...
Allied Arts of Renton Deadline: 5/31/2022 Allied Arts of Renton, with support from the Renton Municipal Art Commission is launching the 3rd annual creative contest for kids. This is a virtual art contest for students living in Renton or attending Renton schools.... Read more...
Washington State Department of Commerce Application deadline: 6/1/2022, 5 PM Funds available through this opportunity assist small cities, towns and counties in carrying out priority community and economic development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income... Read more...
Maple Valley Creative Arts Council Registration deadline: 6/5/2022 Dates: 6/10-12/2022 The Maple Valley Days Arts Festival 2022 wecomes artists to submit their work for this Festival, which will take place June 10 (Art Gala), and June 11-12 (In-person Show). All... Read more...
Maple Valley Creative Arts Council Rotating basis ArtWalk is a partnership between the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council and local small business owners in Maple Valley. The first art walk took place in November 2014 with the idea of developing new venues for local... Read more...
Urban Craft Uprising Apply to be a vendor at Urban Craft Uprising’s Summer Show in Seattle, or at community events like Redmond’s Derby Days, Edmonds Spring Fest, or Tacoma Spring Fest! Multiple deadlines – learn more here. Read more...
Burien Arts Association BAM! Online happens between Friday, June 24 – Sunday 26. Up to 35 artists will be allowed to participate. Artists involved in the Garden Party must submit a minimum of 5 pieces for the On-Line Fundraiser, with 50% commission to... Read more...
Renton Municipal Arts Commission Renton Roadshow program was designed to provide opportunities for local artists to perform during the shutdowns that resulted from COVID-19. Since the launch in February 2020, the program has become a popular opportunity bring live... Read more...
eastHUB Dates: 5/26, 8/25, 11/17 (all workshops take place at 5:30 PM) Racism in the Arts is a 4-part series of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) workshops. The main purpose of this series is to understand structural racism, discuss its’ effects on the arts... Read more...
Burien Arts Association The Burien Arts Association is holding online Sunday art classes via Zoom through 2022. Two teaching artists, JR Salter and Naomi Benson will teach the classes, which are hosted by Devrim Ozkan. All ages are welcome to attend. Classes are free,... Read more...
Drama Kids Summer Camps Registration is now open for this year’s Drama Kids Summer Camps! We are offering 12 different themed camps for our 6-10 age group, with corresponding morning and afternoon sessions for families looking for a full-day camp, and we have... Read more...
Burien Arts Association Date: Third Saturday of every month These life drawing classes will be held monthly on the third Saturday of every month at the Highline Heritage Museum. Please note – there is limited capacity, so sign-up now to reserve your... Read more...
Friends of Saltwater Park First Saturday of every month, 10 AM-Noon The Friends of Saltwater Park group hosts this monthly work party for the betterment of Saltwater State Park. Ivy is a major problem in the park – smothering the trees and taking over the ground... Read more...
4Culture Rolling Deadline until 10/31/2022 The Heritage Professional Development Stipend program provides stipends ranging from $100 to $1,000 for heritage practitioners in King County to participate in a professional development or career maintenance opportunity.... Read more...
National Endowment for the Arts Deadline: 7/7/2022 Grants for Arts Projects is the NEA’s principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various... Read more...
SOCOCULTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2022-2024 In the 21st Century, South King County has become one of the most diverse centers of humanity anywhere in the world – we are home to people whose ancestors have lived in this region since time immemorial, to brand-new arrivals... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Arboretum Volunteer days are held at Lake Wilderness Arboretum every Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to noon. Show up on the day that works for you. A volunteer waiver form will need to be completed. Youth under 18 will need their waiver form signed by a... Read more...
City of Auburn Now through Summer of 2022 The City of Auburn’s 2020-2022 Downtown Sculpture Gallery showcases ten outdoor sculptures of various sizes, types and mediums. Primarily located along Main Street, the sculpture gallery changes annually providing... Read more...
Humanities Washington These grants of up to $1,000 support statewide access to public humanities presentations and events. Organizations with projects led by and serving underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Application must be received at least... Read more...
Soos Creek Botanical Garden Schedule your event or ceremony at the Soos Creek Botanical Garden. This is a perfect covered venue for weddings, meetings, classes, fundraisers, memorials and family reunions. Reservations are being taken now for your 2021 celebrations,... Read more...
Soos Creek Botanical Garden If you have 1/2 day per week or more to share your skills and learn some new ones, please consider applying to be a Garden volunteer. E-mail info@sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org with your questions. A 90 minute Orientation is held a few times... Read more...
Renton History Museum In honor of the centennial of national women’s suffrage in 2020, “What Difference Do Renton Women Make?” is an online exhibit that explores the contributions that Renton women have made to the city’s history. Made possible by a grant... Read more...
White River Valley Museum This virtual exhibit covers the early history of black people in the White River Valley, from 1830 to 1970. Visit www.wrvmuseum.org/exhibits-entry/2021/2/9/black-in-the-valley to learn more. Read more...
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve has numerous volunteer opportunities. You can help remove noxious weeds and plant native species with SHADOW’s Land Management Specialist as a Volunteer Restoration Assistant or you can help take care of... Read more...
Members of the public are warmly welcomed to join in the following three urgent efforts to preserve these treasured historic sites in South King County: Seattle Pet Cemetery Patrons, family and friends of patrons, and residents neighboring the historic Seattle Pet... Read more...
This list is provided in conjunction with SoCoCulture’s September 16, 2020 membership meeting on Racial Equity Matters. Browse through and follow up on the programs, activities and readings that are of most interest to you. SoCo members can use these materials... Read more...
Evergreen City Ballet Ongoing Evergreen City Ballet (ECB) is currently recruiting talented and hard-working individuals to join its team! If you are someone who is looking for experience in the non-profit world and would like to gain valuable insight, please reach out... Read more...
Kent Arts Commission Rolling deadline The City of Kent Arts Commission’s “Give Me Culture” program offers small, flexible grants to individuals, organizations and community groups for arts and culture projects and events that serve the public in Kent. Awards are... Read more...
At its Kent-based Space Center, The Boeing Company designed, tested and built the four-wheeler vehicles used by NASA during Apollo Missions 15, 16, and 17 in 1971 and 1972. The Rovers made possible the most ambitious scientific missions of the Apollo Program, enabling... Read more...
Greater Kent Historical Society Anyone interested in offering a few hours a month would be welcomed! There are a number of opportunities depending on your interest. Docents will be trained to help at the Museum during open hours Building maintenance Cleaning Garden... Read more...
Humanities Washington Rolling deadline Opportunity Grants are available to small or rural organizations for public humanities presentations, and do not require a funding match. Organizations may request up to $1,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis... Read more...
Renton History Museum Looking for a great volunteer opportunity in 2020? The Renton History Museum has positions for Saturday greeters, tour leaders, and Board of Trustees members, all in a fun learning environment with people passionate about history and community!... Read more...
Pacific Bonsai Museum Year-round Want to help share the art of bonsai with tens of thousands of visitors from around the world? Become a docent at Pacific Bonsai Museum! We’re looking for docents who love working with the public and enjoy learning about the art of... Read more...
4Culture Ongoing 4Culture’s Touring Arts Roster (TAR) is a juried directory of some of King County’s most talented performing artists. It’s ideal for your performing artists search, for any event, size, or budget. The roster is here to support equity... Read more...
Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery Introducing Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery, a place for local artists to show case their artwork! Artists working in 2 dimensional art or Custodians of such artwork are invited to apply for the Lake Wilderness Lodge Art Gallery... Read more...
Carco Theatre The Carco Theatre invites professional or amateur artists working in a variety of media to apply for consideration for the Carco Theatre Lobby art display. The rotational gallery will feature local artists and provide an opportunity for artists to share... Read more...
University of Washington Museology Graduate Program Ongoing The University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program seeks community partners for its Paid Internship Pilot. The UW Museology Paid Internship Pilot aims to create critical learning opportunities for... Read more...
by Dianna Marshall Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. Street View was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States and has since expanded... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture Thanks to a grant from the Port of Seattle’s Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund, SoCoCulture arranged a three-part Engaging Trees speaker series in Fall of 2018 that drew attention to the environmental impact and cultural... Read more...
Washington State Arts Commission Ongoing The Creative Districts program is now accepting applications from communities in Washington State who are interested in achieving Certified Creative District designation. Applicants must meet all requirements for certification;... Read more...
Spaceworks Deadline: Ongoing Spaceworks Tacoma is an initiative to activate empty storefronts and vacant space. The initiative makes no- and low-cost temporary space available to artists, fledgling creative entrepreneurs, organizations, and community groups who... Read more...
Washington State University Deadline: Ongoing In collaboration with Washington State University, artist and educator Peter Christenson has initiated a cultural capital scholar residency in Richland, WA and is currently seeking proposals from creatives with diverse... Read more...
4Culture Ongoing If you have an idea for a workshop, lecture, skill-building session, or program that will bring needed information, skills, inspiration, practices, or approaches into the King County heritage field, T.I.P.S. Mini-Grants can help you develop, promote,... Read more...
Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Auburn’s Downtown Sculpture Gallery Program, now in its eighth year, exhibits sculptures on loan from talented regional artists and displays them for all to experience. The sculptures become an integral part of the downtown... Read more...
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden Permanent exhibit Five new interpretive panels have been installed at the RSBG, giving a quick illustrated introduction to the mission of the Garden. They tell the exciting story of the purpose and adventure of the plant... Read more...
Renton History Museum The Renton History Museum seeks committed volunteers who are enthusiastic about Renton’s history, to help with Saturday greeting, leading tours, assisting with programs, and working on our oral history team. Please contact kowens@rentonwa.gov to... Read more...
by Stephen Lamphear Des Moines Memorial Way was established after World War I as a living memorial to those who gave their lives in it. A privately funded effort transformed a 10-mile section into an American Elm-tree-lined road, from the Seattle City limits to the... Read more...
by Chris Green From August 29 to September 17, 1974, teachers in Federal Way were on strike. It was the first public school teacher’s strike in the history of King County. Public school teachers in Washington state had only been granted the right to organize unions... Read more...
by Amanda Leon Amanda Leon is the City of Normandy Park’s Community Development and Parks Director, and a certified arborist. This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the May 2015 edition of Normandy Park City Scene. In 2006, the U.S.... Read more...
Home to one of the largest collections of species rhododendrons in the world, the Garden displays over 700 of the more than 1,000 known species. The RSBG is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the conservation, public display, and distribution of... Read more...
by Zachary E. Van Tassel, Greater Kent Historical Society On Saturday, August 8, at 1 PM, the Mill Creek Neighborhood will host a unique ribbon-cutting event on the corner of Temperance Street and Jason Avenue North in Kent. Late last year, the neighborhood was... Read more...
After a year and a half of operating as an independent non-profit organization, the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way has announced its first acquisition. A Sierra Juniper, crafted by by bonsai artist Ryan Neil of St. Helens, Oregon, boasts some of the most unique... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture As an umbrella organization for South King County cultural groups, SoCoCulture is pleased to have as members a number of institutions that are rooted in botany (pardon the pun). Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, Soos Creek Botanical... Read more...
by James Daly and Greg Bartol If you are one who recognizes great organizations when you see them, then you know that two of them are near each other on Lea Hill in Auburn. Naturally, when Soos Creek Botanical Garden (SCBG) needed a gate to span their large entry,... Read more...
In October of 1864, a group of workers was working its way steadily north along Military Road, installing the poles and telegraph wires that would connect Seattle at last to the rest of the world. Back then, they called it “tied by lightning!” — and... Read more...
by Pat Brodin, Tukwila Historical Society Although the Civil War was under way on the eastern side of the nation which seemed far away from the Pacific Northwest, the conflict had coursed its way through the Washington Territory. Vast numbers of military personnel... Read more...
Neely Mansion Association Flexible hours The Neely Mansion Association welcomes and relies on volunteer help in restoring and maintaining this valuable landmarked property as a heritage to our community. Specifically needed are volunteers to lead, coordinate, and... Read more...
4Culture Deadline: six weeks before public event 4Culture recognizes a need for an entry point into 4Culture’s funding opportunities. Open 4Culture provides awards of up to $1,500 for projects that are created by or for underserved communities of King County, and are... Read more...
Maple Valley Historical Society First Saturday of every month The Maple Valley Historical Society operates three museums: the top floor of the Old Grade School at 23015 SE 216th Way; and the Fire Engine Museum and Gibbon/Mezzavilla Store Museum at 22012 SE 248th... Read more...
Wayfind Wayfind is a nonprofit with a mission to improve the quality of life in Washington by providing free business legal services for nonprofits and microenterprises.Here are some examples of the legal work they can help you with: · Contracts – Review, draft, and... Read more...
by Karen Meador For most people, the phrase Jefferson Davis and the Pacific Northwest sounds like the ultimate historical paradox. But before he became President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, Davis had had a long career of public service... Read more...
We’re very excited to announce the first program coming out of the Military Road/Civil War Sesquicentennial Project, a joint undertaking of four local historical societies. On Saturday, October 27, at 11:30 AM, the Historical Society of Federal Way is proud to... Read more...
Four local historical societies are collaborating on a project to draw attention to the remarkable history of a road that is often traveled by many of us who live in South King County. Did you know that Military Road is one of the very oldest roads in the State of... Read more...
by Barbara McMichael, SoCoCulture administrator Historical photographs provided courtesy of Des Moines Historical Society The Des Moines Beach Park Heritage Trail is a stroll back through time. The Des Moines Historical Society, with support from 4Culture, has... Read more...
by Dick Caster The Historical Society of Federal Way recently completed its restoration of the historic David T. Denny Cabin. Historical Society secretary Dick Caster has written a detailed monograph about the Denny Cabin. Below is an excerpt. As early as 1870 David... Read more...
Plateau Area Writers Association Speakers’ series, workshops, critique groups, and Enumclaw Plateau History Project. Find more information at https://www.plateauareawriterassociation.org/ Read more...
Moshier Community Art Center The Moshier Community Art Center, 430 S 156th Street, is one of Puget Sound’s hidden gems. Located in Burien, the art center provides a fully equipped ceramics studio for students from beginner to advanced skill levels. Each session... Read more...
