A toast to the flavors of Thanksgiving
For a different kind of holiday, head for Thanksgiving in Wine Country, Nov. 23-25, when 45 Yakima Valley wineries open their doors to pair the valley’s finest wines with carefully selected food dishes. Learn from the winemakers and chefs why particular wines pair well with the sauces, seasonings and flavors of the traditional Thanksgiving celebration. More information: www.visityakima.com/thanksgivingmain.htm or 800-221-0751.
Washington
Dixieland Jazz Festival , Friday through Sunday, Ocean Shores. 800-762-3224 or http://users.techline.com/diggindixie
Taste of the Peninsula , Saturday, Port Angeles. 360-452-9244 or www.ccfymca.org
Ocian In View , Nov. 9-11, Ilwaco. 360-642-3446 or www.funbeach.com/events/oiv/index.html
Veteran ’s Parade and Hangar Dance, Nov. 10, Vancouver. 360-694-7026 or www.cityofvancouver.us/calendar.asp
Wenatchee Festival of Trees , Nov. 15-18, Wenatchee. 509-663-ARTS or www.wenatcheefestivaloftrees.com
Thanksgiving in Wine Country , Nov. 23-25, Yakima Valley. 800-221-0751 or www.visityakima.com
Christkindlmarkt , Nov. 23-25, Leavenworth. 509-548-5201 or www.christkindlmarkt.projektbayern.com
Christ mas in the Gorge, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Stevenson. 509-427-8911 or www.skamania.org
Flake Festival , Dec. 1, Wenatchee. 800-572-7753 or www.wenatcheevalley.org
White Salmon Holiday Festival , Dec. 1, White Salmon. 541-490-2209 or www.whitesalmonarts.org
Fort Vancouver Lantern Tours , through Feb. 23, Vancouver. 360-816-6230 or www.nps.gov/fova
Washington State Capitol Tours, daily, Olympia. 360-586-8687 or www.ga.wa.gov/visitor/index.html
Oregon
60th Anniversary of “The Flight,” Friday, McMinnville. 503-434-4180 or www.sprucegoose.org
Stormy Weather Arts Festival , Friday through Sunday, Cannon Beach. 503-436-2623 or www.cannonbeach.org
Oyster Cloyster Event , Sunday, Lincoln City. 541-574-7141 or www.occc.cc.or.us/oystercloyster
Pumpkin Funland , through Nov. 11, Hood River. 541-386-4622 or www.rasmussenfarms.com/funland.htm
Turkey Trot Walk/Run, Nov. 22, Portland. 503-226-1561 or www.oregonzoo.org
Seaside Holiday Gift Fair, Nov. 23-25, Seaside. 503-503-738-6391 or www.seasideconvention.com
Portland Saturday Market , through Dec. 24, Portland. 503-222-6072 or www.saturdaymarket.org
Portland Children’s Museum , through Jan. 21, Portland. 503-223-6500 or www.portlandcm.org
Idaho
Idaho Paints Idaho 2007 , through Saturday, Boise. 208-524-7777 or www.theartmuseum.org
Art Walk , Nov. 9, Coeur d’Alene. 208-667-7732 or www.cdagalleries.com/artwalk.php
Veterans Day Ceremony , Nov. 11, Post Falls. 208-664-2250 or www.postfallschamber.com
British Columbia
ARTrageous , Nov. 8, Whistler. 604-938 9221 or www.whistlerartscouncil.com
Cornucopia , Nov. 9-12, Whistler. 800-944-7853 or www.whistlercornucopia.com
Curds & Whey Cheese Festival , Nov. 17-18, Vancouver. 604-666-5784 or www.granvilleisland.com
Rogers Santa Claus Parade , Nov. 25, Vancouver. 604-689-1889 or www.2007rogerssantaclausparade.com
Whistler Film Festival , Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Whistler. 604-935-8035 or www.whistlerfilmfestival.com
Tourism offices
Washington: 877-260-2731 or www.experiencewashington.com
Oregon: 800-547-7842 or www.traveloregon.com
Idaho: 800-635-7820 or www.visitid.org
British Columbia: 800-663-6000 or www.hellobc.com
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