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Arts and crafts, as well as homemade treats, help groups raise funds during holidays.
• A list of this year's nonprofit bazaars in South Sound
Paperwhite bulbs in garden stores need no chilling period. Plant them now for fragrant blooms at Christmas.
Spring color and fragrance from bulbs is far from our minds when all we see is the funny dried, brown things in garden stores.
For nearly a generation in South Sound, Arts Walk and Procession of the Species have been part of the fabric of the community.
This is a traditional time of the year to clean, throw out clutter and get organized.
"The Winner Stands Alone," "When Skateboards Will Be Free," "The Housekeeper and the Professor" and "Yojokun: Life Lessons from a Samurai"
Lots going on this week in South Sound.
In recognition of Earth Day, I'd like to bring two new books to your attention. They range from a macro view to micro actions.
Popular books.
Happening around South Sound:
The books South Sounders are buying.
Dave Cullen intimately understands the emotional rollercoaster onto which he lures readers of his comprehensive history of the Columbine shootings. He knows because he's been riding it ever since he started covering the attack on April 20, 1999, when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire at their suburban Colorado high school, killed 13 and injured 24, and then committed suicide.
"It's funny with this film," says Kevin Macdonald about his taut conspiracy thriller "State of Play," starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, and opened Friday, "because I find myself spending a disproportionate amount of time talking about a film that might have been, that wasn't."
HANAPEPE, Hawaii — Hanapepe is the Roswell, N.M., of the tropics. A place portrayed as secretly inhabited by dozens of alien beings who have crash-landed on Earth and call Kauai their home.
All is still. Where the sky meets the land, it has turned to indigo. A few crimson clouds are scraped against the horizon.
There are lots of ways to help out around South Sound.
The weekly guide for events around South Sound:
Lots of events for families in and around South Sound this week: