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Last published at August 5, 2009 at 1:17 PM

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Tour historic Seattle homes

Seattle historic groups will sponsor home tours of the Henry H. Dearborn House and Stimson-Green Mansion on Aug. 11, 2009.

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Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will sponsor tours of the Henry H. Dearborn House and Stimson-Green Mansion 1-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Proceeds support the nonprofit organizations dedicated to preserving historic places in Seattle and throughout the state. Meet at Dearborn House, 1117 Minor Avenue. Cost is $30 ($25 for members) and includes coffee and pastries after the tours. Register at www.historicseattle.org or call 206-622-6952.

Washington

Grays Harbor County Fair, through Sunday, Elma. 360-482-2651 or www.ghcfairgrounds.com

Anacortes Arts Festival, Friday-Sunday, Anacortes. 360-293-6211 or www.anacortesartsfestival.com

Prosser Wine & Food Fair, Saturday, Prosser. 800-408-1517 or www.prosserchamber.org

Ansel Adams Masterworks Photo Exhibit, through Sept. 13, Goldendale. 509-773-3733 or www.maryhillmuseum.org

Stargazing at Paradise, Aug. 14, Mount Rainier Park. 877-270-7155 or www.visitrainier.com

8th Great Northwest Nationals, Aug. 14-16, Spokane. 509-477-2251 or www.greatnorthwestnats.com

Washington State International Kite Festival, Aug. 17-23, Long Beach. 800-451-2542 or www.kitefestival.com

National Lentil Festival, Aug. 21-23, Pullman. 509-334-3565 or www.lentilfest.com

Oregon

Bite of Oregon, Friday-Sunday, Portland. 503-248-0600 or www.biteoforegon.com

Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series, through Aug. 28, Portland. 503-226-1561 or www.oregonzoo.org

C.S.I. The Experience: An Interactive Exhibit, through Sept. 13, Portland. 503-797-4000 or www.omsi.edu

Sunriver Music Festival, Aug. 12-22, Sunriver. 541-593-9310 or www.sunrivermusic.org

Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, Aug. 14-16, Gresham. 503-661-2700 or www.mthoodjazz.org

Oregon State Fair, Aug. 28-Sept. 7, Salem. 800-992-8499 or www.oregonstatefair.org

Idaho

Summer Sounds at Park Place, through Aug. 29, Sandpoint. 208-263-6139 orwww.artinsandpoint.org

Great Basin Blues Festival, Aug. 22, Mountain Home. 208-587-3161 or gbbluesfestival.org

British Columbia

Kokanee Crankworx, Saturday through Aug. 16, Whistler, 604-904-8134 or www.whistlerbike.com/events/crankworx

MusicFest Vancouver, through Aug. 16, Vancouver, 604-280-3311 or www.musicfestvancouver.com

Theatre Under the Stars, through Aug. 22, Vancouver, 604-684-2787 or www.tuts.ca

Summer at Butchart Gardens (Concerts), through Sept. 5, Victoria, 250-356-7226 or www.butchartgardens.com

Send calendar items at least one month in advance to travelcalendar@seattletimes.com or mail to Travel Calendar, NW Weekend, Seattle Times, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111.

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