In keeping with tradition, the 2010 Anacortes Arts Festival featured a youth “discovery area” teeming with opportunities. This girl accepted the invitation to pick up a brush and tap her creative juices on a whiteboard. Festival partners in this area included Anacortes Community and Youth Arts; Children’s Museum of Skagit County; Museum of NW Art; […]
This little dog’s message at the entry to the Children’s section at the Anacortes Library is “Get a Clue.” Smart parents will take advantage of this wonderful community asset as spring gives way to summer. Some of my best childhood memories revolve around “chapter books” and the exciting stories held within. Do yourself and your […]
It was my privilege Friday night to experience the African Children’s Choir, a Christian group made up of orphans from numerous African countries. The choir, with U.S. headquarters in Arlington, Washington, marks its 20th anniversary this year. I took this photograph while three of the children waited in the wings at Brodniak Auditorium before running […]