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Skagit County Display Gardens Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon. Explore gardens and educational displays. Learn about container gardening and Skagit Conservation District and Skagit County Noxious Weed Control Board efforts. Skagit County WSU Extension Master Gardeners will be on site with a plant clinic and plant ID, free garden tool sharpening and plant sale. Free admission.

Salish Sea Early Music Festival, 7 p.m. July 2. Classical musicians Irene Roldan on harpsichord and Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute will play the music of Johann Sebastian Bach at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, Conway. Tickets at www.salishseafestival.org/skagit.

Port of Anacortes presents Rock the Dock at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in Anacortes, 5-11 p.m. July 4. Free community concert featuring bands High Voltage and Point of Sail. Food and beer garden open at 5 p.m. with fireworks display at nightfall.

Skagit Bay Search & Rescue Fundraiser, 1-7 p.m. July 4. Celebrate the Fourth and help our Volunteer Marine Search & Rescue team raise money. Buy ice cream, water, T-shirts or donate at the booth at La Conner Marina on N. Second Street.

Museum of Northwest Art has two new exhibits through Sept. 29. Joseph Gregory Rossano: Portraits of the Divine. This exhibit is a compassionate tribute to nature with a selection of large-scale works. William Morris: Early Rituals. Internationally acclaimed for his compelling work with glass, this exhibit presents a selection of his works created from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. 121 S. First St., La Conner. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. monamuseum.org, 360-466-4446.

La Conner Live 2024 Summer Concert Series takes over Gilkey Square every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. through Sept. 8 at First and Morris streets. The lineup features Full Spectrum, June 30; Joan Penney & Herding Kats Jazz Nonet, July 7; The Fabulous Murphtones, July 14; Lost at Last, July 21; Mojo Cannon, July 28; Billy Appleton Band, Aug. 4; Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns, Aug. 11; The Walrus, Aug. 18; Cascadia Groove, Aug. 25; Pacific Twang, Sept. 1; Chris Eger – Richard Williams Invitational Jam, Sept. 8.

Skagit City School Picnic, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 14, 17508 Moore Road, Mount Vernon. Join us for this time-honored tradition of celebrating community. Food will be available from the La Conner Rotary Club.

 

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