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Hello and welcome to our home, the historic waterfront village of La Conner, Washington. We are the La Conner Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center, a non-profit, community agency dedicated to making your visit an enjoyable one. Photo by Connie Coleman, painting by Bob Patterson.
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Smelt Derby!
La Conner's Rotary 46th Annual Historic
Saturday Feb. 26th,
you are invited to participate in the 14th annual Smelt Run during the Smelt Derby Festival in La Conner on Saturday, February 26th. Registration and number pick-up opens at 8:30 am at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. 6th Street.
This 5K/10K run is USATF certified course. Don't like to run? Sign up for the 2M family walk or Kids Dash.
Proceeds from the Smelt Run benefit the Skagit Symphony's Youth Program. This program includes free School Concerts for 1300 local fifth graders and a Family Concert appropriate for youth ages 3 to 103!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8-10am: Pancake Breakfast at Maple Hall $6pp
8-2pm: Smelt Derby Fishing Contest. Tickets $2
10am: Smelt Run
11-2pm: Rotary's Hot Dogs at Bank of America Lot
2pm: Artists Talk at MoNA
3pm: Big Raffle in front of the fire museum. Tickets $2
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FEATURED BUSINESS
Katy's Inn is one of the oldest homes in La Conner, built in 1882. "In the Heart of La Conner", when opened in 1984 it was the first bed and breakfast in town. The inn sits high on a hill overlooking the Swinomish Channel in the heart of the beautiful artistic village of La Conner, with easy access to sightseeing, shopping and dining.
There are three bedrooms upstairs; each room has doors leading out onto the balcony and one bedroom downstairs with a private entrance and porch. All four rooms have private baths Breakfasts are always a highlight!
You will find a large wrap-around porch for rocking and reading, a deck with hot tub, covered lounging area with gas fireplace and BBQ area, and well manicured grounds. Katy's Inn is open year-round and can also be booked for weddings, workshops, reunions, and special occasions. Voted #1 bed and breakfast in Skagit County for 2008, 2009 and 2010! Rent the Whole House for your Family Reunion, Girls Getaway or Couples Weekend! Current special; stay Sunday - Thursday and receive $50 off second night stay OR third night FREE! Located at 503 S. Third Street. Book online at
www.katysinn.com call 360-466-9909/866-528-9746.
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COMMUNITY
Skagit Community Band Concert
February 25th, 7:30pm Tonight! You are invited to enjoy movie music at Maple Hall, tickets are $15 or $10 for seniors and students. Kids under 12 get in free with adults.
Local Hair Salon promotes Campus Walk
 La Conner Hair Design invites you to help support their team! They are fundraising for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and will be joining thousands of people nationwide to walk in the "Out of the Darkness Campus Walks" at Skagit Valley College Campus Walk on Saturday, March 12, 2011.
The AFSP is at the forefront of research, education and prevention initiatives designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. With more than 33,000 lives lost each year in the U.S. and over one million worldwide, the importance of AFSP's mission has never been greater, nor our work more urgent.
Any contribution will help the work of AFSP, and all donations are 100% tax deductible. Donating online is safe and easy! Donations can only be made to individuals, but the total each participant raises goes toward our team goal. We have set up a team for La Conner Hair Design and people can donate through the web site or they can mail a check to La Conner Hair Design, PO Box 701, La Conner, WA 98257. If you would like any further information or would like to join our team, please feel free to call us at 360-466-4321. Thank you!
Nothing shouts spring as loudly as our brilliant Daffodils!  As our fields begin exploding with color, we invite you to experience the delightful magic of nature in the farmlands of La Conner & Skagit Valley.
Photo on right courtesy Frank Varga. Review and plan your day using this map and online trip advisor!
Coupon Books-Shop and Save!
2011 La Conner Coupon Books are in and are only $2 for hundreds of dollars worth of savings, good for the entire year. Stop by the Visitor Center at 606 Morris Street or find the coupon books at any of La Conner's 3 museums.
Canoe Journey 2011
2011 Paddle The SWINOMISH TRIBE will host the end of journey events 2011.
Native Canoe Journey / Tribal Journeys for 2011 will culminate in Swinomish. Official Canoe Landing and details to be announced. Opportunities to volunteer! Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month, from 9-noon at the Swinomish gym. Everyone is invited, volunteers needed! http://paddletoswinomish.com/ |
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SPA and Personal Care
Stressed out from work?
From massage to yoga, La Conner offers soothing choices for you! Relax, restore, and revitalize with some of the Skagit Valley's best naturally focused health, fitness and bodywork practitioners.
A Dry Sauna! Perfect for warming up cold muscles before massage or as a stand alone treatment. Special lighting inside for mood, sinus issues, detoxing as well as a glass front door and private changing area. Contact La Conner Wellness Center 360-708-2022 to schedule.
March Madness Special
Native Springs Spa offers $5 off any product you might enjoy during your signature clay facial or body friendly skin care treatment. Experience a product you would like take home for daily skincare and save! Check out organic offerings for face and body at www.nativesprings.com
Salon Rouge offers Jane Iredale Makeup
Located at 623 Morris St. Ste. C, 360-466-HAIR (4247)
Open Tues - Sat (Sun & Mon for massages)
Crescent Moon offers yoga workshops!
Weight Control Yoga
March 19, 12:30-2:30
with Kit Muehlman. For more info or to register call 360-466-3801. See more class details |
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SHOPPING
Raves at the NW Flower & Garden Show Christianson's Nursery won plenty of awards at this years NW Flower & Garden Show. Once Upon a Time was the selected theme.  The show runs through Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Tickets and brochures are available at the nursery. Show hours are 9am to 8pm Wed thru Sat and until 6pm on Sunday. CHRISTIANSON'S NURSERY & GREENHOUSE 15806 Best Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Questions: (360) 466-3821
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DINING
A Taste of La Conner - March
You are invited to a Taste of La Conner on March 11th, from *4 - 8 pm. Pre-paid Tickets will be available at the Visitor Center located at 606 Morris Street. Enjoy 5 tastes for $25. Participating restaurants: La Conner Seafood and Prime Rib House, La Conner Pub & Eatery, Nell Thorn (5-7pm), Seed's Bistro & Bar, Waterfront Café, and Washington Sips Wine Bar. All tickets will be pre-sold and purchased by phone 360-466-4778 or in person at 606 Morris Street, La Conner. Will Call is available!
Ladies Night
Hellam's Wine Shop  is hosting another Ladies Night in April. Enjoy wine tasting, great food, spa offerings and lots of laughs! Call for early registration 360-466-1758. Location: 109 N First Street in La Conner. This evening is always Thursday evening starting at 6pm and always sold out!
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MUSIC
Sabo & Sabo
La Conner Institute of Performing Arts is proud to bring you Sabo & Sabo on Friday,
March 11, 2011 at 7:30 pm. Victoria Ebel-Sabo and Dan Sabo; accomplished pianist and composer Victoria Ebel-Sabo is recognized in the field of music for her work in musical ballet, sheet music, collections and choral works. She teaches throughout the country. She joins Dan Sabo, former student of renowned French pianist Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen. He has performed as a soloist and duo pianist in Europe and the USA, specializing in Russian and French music. The Sabos bring not only their well balanced technical artistry but enjoy relating directly to their audience. They will offer a collage of solo, duet and original compositions featuring Ravel, Dvorak and Janacek. Maple Hall is located at 104 Commerical, La Conner.
Grounds for Murder
March 12, La Conner Channel Lodge and Country Inn bring you: "Grounds for Murder" ...... An interactive coffee mystery!
Join the talented hysterical crew from It's A Mystery..... The Pacific Northwest's PREMIERE Murder Mystery Company for a very different evening of FINE FOOD, INTERACTIVE THEATER, MURDER & MAYHEM.
Or just sit back and relax & laugh at everyone else being picked on! It's up to each individual to decide Who-Dun-nit.
* Country Inn Dinner Theater Package: $259.00 *Channel Lodge Dinner Theater Package: $309.00 * Package includes: Deluxe Queen room Room; Dinner for two; 2 seats at the show & breakfast for 2 at hotel. Call 1-888-466-4113 to book your package today!
Tickets must be pre-purchased from hotels by 3/06/11 to give the caterer an accurate count. Dinner & Show take place at the La Conner Seafood & Prime Rib House's private waterfront banquet room.
Music About Town
Live music at Washington Sips: www.washingtonsips.com
Washington Sips Wine Bar & Shop invites you to join them for live music; Friday Feb 25th: Live blues by Daddy Treetops and Steve Meier 7-10. Saturday Feb 26th: 12-string guitarist Lee Howard will perform 7-10. Tuesday March 1st: Amy Hindman performs at 6:30. Saturday February 5th: Mia Vemillion 8-10. Washington Sips Wine Bar & Shop is located at 608 S. First St, La Conner. Visit washingtonsips.com or call 360-399-1037 for more information.
Plus live music at Seed's Bistro & Bar every Thursday.
www.seedsbistro.com, 360-466-3280
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Gallery Cygnus 
You are invited! "Searching for Soul" exhibit on opening Friday, March 4 and running through April 23, 2011. Opening Reception Saturday, March 5th, 1:00p to 5:00pm
Searching for Soul is a 60 year survey of photographic portraits of Northwest Artists. Mary Randlett and Cathy Stevens have recorded such luminaries as Morris Graves, Clayton James, Barbara Staker James, Anne Martin McCool and many others. Artist Reception Saturday, March 5th from 1pm to 5pm at Gallery Cygnus, LaConner. Gallery Hours are 11am to 5pm Friday/Saturday/Sunday. From March 4 through April 23. Info @ 360-333-0724. Gallery Cygnus is located at 109 Commercial St, La Conner WA.
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum
New exhibit January 12-March 27, 2011. 1st Floor-Crazy Quilts, 2nd Floor-Four Embroiderers, 3rd Floor-Four Embroiderers.
News! The awaited restoration gift of $40,000 from M.J. Murdock will be presented this spring and has challenged the museum to raise an additional $40,000 in matching funds in order to acquire the second half of their contribution. The group is excited to start work on the exterior renovation this spring. Located at 703 S. 2nd Street La Conner. Would you like to participate or donate? Call 360-466-4288
Museum of Northwest Art
The Museum of Northwest Art is proud to bring a Group Show: WildLife
Final Day for this exhibit - March 2, 2011
A group show featuring animals of subtle substance. In two and three dimensions, large and small scale, artists explore the environment, culture, history, and literature in their depictions of animals. Artists include Michelle Bear, Mark Calderon, Claire Cowie, Justin Gibbens, Todd Horton, Craig T. Langager, Sherry Markovitz, Robert McCauley, Saya Moriyasu, Peregrine O'Gormley, Eugene Parnell, and Joseph Rossano. The Museum of Northwest Art is located at 121 S. First St, La Conner. 360-466-4446.
Shop & Dine - MoNA STYLE
March 5 - The Museum of Northwest Art presents its annual wearable art show, a one-day sale featuring works by 40 Northwest artists.  Meet the artists and shop for clothing, jewelry, accessories, and items for the home. Make it a day: enjoy lunch with your friends at one of our Sponsor Restaurants, where on informal "runways" live models will show off the artists' creations. Details Call 360-466-4446
The Historical Museum
Sunday, February 27 at 2 pm
Skagit Topics Presentation
THE RESORT ERA: Cabin Camping in the '30s and '40s
Jeff Wheeler, Park Manager at recently refurbished and opened to the public Cama Beach State Park and expert on the subject, will share tales of a bygone time, and tell how you can recapture the experience today!
 The Historical Museum is located at 501 S. 4th Street, at the top of the hill in La Conner. Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Families $8. For more information call 360.466.3365 Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(360) 466-3365 email: Museum@co.skagit.wa.us
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 We encourage you to see what makes this area authentic. We are known for our friendly people, diverse communities, cultural attractions including three museums & outdoor sculpture exhibits, locally owned inns, boutiques & galleries, and an environment of mountains, farms, rivers, islands and the Salish Sea. Adventures from the relaxing to the exhilarating are yours, all in a setting of stunning natural beauty.
Stroll channel town! Let us show you why we truly are the heart of the Magic Skagit Valley and the BEST tiny town in Western Washington!
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Sincerely,
Marci Plank
Director - La Conner Chamber of Commerce |
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