Horse around with art.
The Equine Art Show is July 8, 9 and 10 at Emerald Downs.
The show is to encourage equine artists and to support the arts as part of horse-related sports. The show awards more than $6,000 in prize money, including $750 for youth categories.
Exhibited artwork is for sale and a portion of the proceeds support programs that are funded by the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation.
Art show hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; at Emerald Downs, 2300 Ron Crockett Dr., Auburn.
More at 253-288-7878 or thoroughbredfoundation.org.
Hear those pipes: The 22nd annual Skagit Valley Highland Games &Celtic Festival is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 9 and 10 at Edgewater Park, just across the Skagit River from downtown Mount Vernon.
The festival attracts more than 10,000 people, many who participate in all sorts of competitions including bagpiping, throwing heavy things and Highland dancing.
More at www.celticarts.org/events/highland-games-home.
Give a scrap: Get those precious family photos out of a box and into a book. There are workshops, prizes, products, tools, projects and more at the Scrapbook Expo, July 8 and 9, at Washington State Fairgrounds, 110 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 8 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 9. More at http://scrapbookexpo.com.
Coming up: King County Fair, July 14 through 17.
Food, music, carnival rides, exhibits, entertainment, games, beer and wine garden and more at the Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave. SE; cityofenumclaw.net.
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