The Displaced Cactus

Adventures of a former desert dweller transplanted to Washington

Tag: local events

  • Support the Arts!

    Support the Arts!

    This week’s adventure was a trip to Redmond to attend a concert at SoulFood Coffee House and Fair Trade Emporium. One reason why we wanted to move up to Seattle is more chances to see bands that we like, and this was just the sort of thing we love — small venue, music loud enough…

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  • The Northwest Chocolate Festival, 2017

    The Northwest Chocolate Festival, 2017

    Do you love chocolate? Do you enjoy tasting different single-origin chocolates and bars with unusual inclusions? Do you have a high tolerance for crowds? Then the Northwest Chocolate Festival is the event for you. Last year, I attended the festival with my friend Niffer. We had a good time and vowed to return. This year…

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  • Northwest Tea Festival 2017

    Northwest Tea Festival 2017

    This weekend’s plans to visit a cider festival down in Gig Harbor fell through, so instead we spent Sunday at the Northwest Tea Festival, which was possibly even better. Cider and beer festivals are great, but there’s one small drawback to them: because you only get a limited amount of tickets, and because you don’t…

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  • Cider Summit Seattle Recap

    Cider Summit Seattle Recap

    This weekend my partner, my best friend and I all went to the Cider Summit Seattle, in South Lake Union. It’s something we’ve all been looking forward to since last year, when Chris was still in AZ and Niffer had just had oral surgery, so she served as my DD and didn’t get to have…

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