Thursday Night Waterfront Concert Series-Free!

June 18 - August 27, 2009

Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Port Gardner Landing
1700 West Marine View Dr.
Everett, WA 98201

Port Gardner Landing is the perfect backdrop for the waterfront concert series. The dramatic marina setting adds refreshing dimension to some of the most entertaining bands in the Northwest. Thursday nights on the waterfront -- an Everett tradition!

The 2009 Thursday Night Waterfront Series Lineup

Date	Band	Music
June 18	Red Hot Blues Sisters	searing tunes from gutsy blueswomen
June 25	LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends	heartfelt songwriting, captivating melodies
July 2	Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band	pure roots reggae
July 9	The Dusty 45s	honky-tonk, jump blues, and rockabilly
July 16	The Senate	face-melting acoustic riffage
July 23	Nathan Chance	industrialized country
July 30	Los Pinguos	sizzling modern Argentine guitars and vocals
August 6	Nelo	acoustic pop rock from Austin
August 13	The Paperboys	astonishing folk rock from Vancouver, B.C
August 20	Handful of Luvin’	gypsy-folk-funk-reggae-rock
August 27	The Randy Oxford Band	powerhouse trombone blues

IMPORTANT Information for local farmers!

Three Week Sign-Up for EQIP Organic Conversion Program is May 11-May 29. The recently announced Organic Initiative offers financial assistance to organic and transitioning organic growers to help in implementing conservation practices as part of their Organic Systems Plan or Organic Transitions Plan. USDA announced a 3-week sign-up period for farmers to receive this conversion assistance. Interested farmers should go to their USDA/NRCS office as soon as possible! Find offices at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/organization/regions.html
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We're loving the local!

Welcome to the start of the season in the Puget Sound!
Here's some exciting stuff!

NEW Farm Direct items:
Mount Vernon Rhubarb and Asparagus from Living Rain Farm
Rhubarb $1.99/lb
Asparagus $4.99/lb

Local Radishes in from Alvarez Farm, located in Mabton, WA

Technology Update

Well, we're still figuring out all of the bells and whistles of our new POS system. Did you get your fancy new card yet? We hope to go "Live" really soon!
I know you've been staying up at night waiting for a copy of our Bylaws, haven't you? Here they are for your late night reading enjoyment.