This family friendly exhibit puts the life back in prehistoric life.
“Cruisin’ the Washington Fossil Freeway” is a traveling exhibition from Seattle’s Burke Museum that blends whimsical and vibrant art with fossils dating back to early life on Earth.
The fossil and art exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Edmonds Historical Museum for a 10-week stay.
Fossil remains such as ammonites and trilobites are used by paleontologists to help answer questions about how life was back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. This exhibit will guide visitors through the topics of evolution, extinction and geologic time.
“Cruisin’ the Washington Fossil Freeway” features a specially commissioned Washington fossil map by artist Ray Troll, along with whimsical panels Troll created of fossil-inspired artwork, according to press material about the exhibit.
There are also fossil specimens, including the cast of a mammoth tooth.
Edmonds Historical Museum is at 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit is up through Oct. 2.
Suggested donation is $2 for adult and $1 for a child. For more information, go to www.historicedmonds.org.
“Nymbol’s Secret Island”: In addition to artists and boat builders, you can find fairies, trolls and boggarts living on Whidbey Island.
At least for one weekend.
Opening today at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is “Nymbol’s Secret Island,” a musical performance featuring fairies, trolls, pixies, boggarts and other creatures, along with puppeteers, dancers and acrobats.
“Nymbol’s Secret Island” tells the tale of Nymbolnuts, a 215-year-old boggart with a knack for mischief and the fantastical creatures who inhabit his mystical island home, according to press material about the show.
“Nymbol’s Secret Island” was created by Langley residents Sam and Bill Cass and has original songs, stories and dances, including a troupe of handmade leather puppets with lifelike qualities, the press material said.
“Spectacle is the best way to describe this show,” Bill Cass said. “It must be seen to be believed.”
The audience is encouraged to wear costumes, so come as a fairy or a pirate perhaps.
“Nymbol’s Secret Island” runs at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley.
Tickets are $12 for children and $16 for adults. Call 360-221-8268, 800-638-7631, or go to www.wicaonline.com.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.
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