Interview Project 3

The Japanese Garden in Spokane

 Here is the information board at the entrance to the Japanese Gardens.

Kids love to see the koi fish swimming in the pond.  

 The young and old come here to be outside.

Spokane's Art Fest

Spokane's annual Art Fest on June 3rd to 5th was in Couer d'Alene Park in Browne's Addition.

Live music went on throughout the festival.

Food was available with a variety of choices.

 Here is one restaurant's choice of showing the menu.

Different arts and crafts were for sale throughout the park. 

 Many painters and photographers showcased their work at the festival.

Kay Langland, a photographer, takes her photographs and prints them directly on different types of metal.

Sasquatch! Festival 2011

On Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th to 30th, the Gorge Ampitheatre was filled with music, people, and fun. The annual Sasquatch Music Festival brings bands from around the area to show off their music. This year was the tenth anniversary of the festival so they added another day of music.

This is the main stage where some of the bands play. There are four stages total each with bands playing simultaneously all day long.

People crowd together to get cooled down in the worlds biggest shower.

 People dance to the music and have a good time.

 Wayne Coyne from the band The Flaming Lips gets the crowd excited while they get ready to play.

Spokane's Lilac Parade

This past Saturday, May 21, the annual Lilac Parade toured through the downtown streets of Spokane. Thousands of people filled the streets to give recognition to military service men and women, schools, and other organizations.

Members of the military survival school march down the streets in the parade.

Military members run to greet the parade audience with high fives and handshakes.

These are three POW survivors from past wars participating in the parade on top of a Humvee.

The sound from horns and drums echo through the streets as marching bands from various schools play their music.

This light figurine seller is rocking out with his light-up mohawk.

Parade floats pass by with different themes throughout the entire parade.

This man from the shriners hospital is riding the El Katif that has an organ playing carnival music.

Town & Country

Garden Expo 2011 at Spokane Community College

The Garden Expo is growing every year. The event is filled with different plants, arts, crafts, and food. People come here to get ready for the start of their spring gardening.

Plants of all kinds are scattered throughout the campus.

A local artist makes these 3D kaleidoscope images using normal images of various things.

Different musical talent is shown throughout the event.

Here is a food area where people can sit down, eat their food, and have a good conversation.

The Nectar Tasting Room

The Nectar Tasting Room is a recently new winery. It was one of the stops in this month's First Friday event. 

People enjoying their wine, having a good time talking and listening to live music.

 Darin Hilderbrand performing songs for the wine drinkers.

 Photography from Mark Anthony was showcased on the wall for First Friday.

Spokane's 2011 Bloomsday

The 35th annual Bloomsday run occurred today with over 50,000 finishers this year. The runners make their way through the 7.46 mile course where they end up in Spokane's Riverfront Park.

 People fill up the downtown street in their running shoes waiting for the race to start.

Unwanted clothes are thrown at nearby trees as the temperature rises and the race starts. The city comes by afterward to pick up the clothes and donates it to Goodwill and other related clothing stores.

 The crowd gets pumped as they get closer to the start line.

 The dreaded Doomsday Hill is near the halfway point and is the longest incline on the course. Some people decide to walk up this hill.

 The giant vulture marks the top of Doomsday Hill. The racers are starting to run again.

 The finish line. The racers can finally say they are finishers as they go across the line.

This man is making balloon figures in front of the fountain at Riverfront Park.

Spokane's Earth Day 2011

On Saturday, April 24, people gathered downtown between Browne and Division on Main St. to celebrate the Earth.

Bands played throughout the day entertaining the people at the event. Kids picked up hula hoops and danced to the music.

 Vendors and informational booths took over the street. This booth had longboards made out of natural wood.

There were many arts and craft activities. This booth had body and face painting.

 Raw honey was for sale. The children seemed to like having the bees out on display.

A few cars that people converted to be fully electric were on display.

 Water was consistently being handed out to people as they walked around in the heat.

WSU Final Spring Scrimmage

The crimson and gray go head to head for the last time this spring. The game was held at Joe Albi Stadium on Saturday, April 16th where 4,076 fans watched the match. The crimson team defeated the gray with the score being 38 to 3.

 The team practicing before the scrimmage.

 Fans waiting for the game to start.

 The anticipation of the hike.