2009 Holiday Calendar Up

The Christmas Calendar covers events in both the Whatcom County area and throughout Western Washington, with occasional listings from lower mainland British Columbia. Calendar listings will increase with time as information on events becomes available, so check back often. I will be happy to list your holiday event, or events which you have heard about, [...]

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The Christmas Workshop 2008 is Open!

Over the next couple of months visitors to Simplify Christmas (yes, visits have remained consistently high, even through the spring and summer months of 2008) will notice some fairly dramatic changes in the organization and appearance of the site as I prepare for the official start-up date of November 1st. The first big change is [...]

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Top Five Seattle New Year’s Parties

There’s an old quip that mens’ ties get wider and louder when economic times are hard. I haven’t paid enough attention to the widths of ties to offer any sort of educated opinion on that, outside of the fact that thin ties were the norm during the post-WWII prosperity of the 1950s, and they were [...]

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Seattle Center – Winterfest – Free and Low Cost Admission

Where: Seattle Center (map and directions) When: Now through Dec. 31st What: Many, many different entertainments of the season. Cost: All events are free. Visit the website.

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Southern Vancouver Island Christmas Events

http://www.chemainus.com/calendar/calendar.php

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Christmas Events in Vancouver B.C. and surrounding areas

See: http://www.findfamilyfun.com/eventthismonth.htm

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Let it Snow

So, the weatherman says there’s a chance of snow this weekend. I think he might be right, judging by that chilly North wind that’s blowing right now. Mother Nature couldn’t have picked a better weekend, considering all the “Christmas Kickoff” events going on this week. Check the Christmas Calendar. Or if staying home and getting [...]

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Snohomish County Christmas Events

Snohomish.org

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“The Magic of Christmas,” Butchart Gardens, Victoria

This is another event that I haven’t personally attended, but about which I’ve heard nothing but good reviews. I have been to Butchart Gardens, in Victoria, B.C., during the summer, and it was very impressive, as in “world class.” There’s every reason to believe that “The Magic of Christmas” is equally impressive. The Butchart Gardens [...]

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