Madison Pearson

Allen Stone serves as both an artist, a stage namesake and an ambassador for Blessing in Disguise. There’s nothing quite like a great summer music festival, no matter how you choose to experience one. Maybe you’re a superfan of a headliner and plant yourself at the front of the mainstage all day to take in whatever’s offered so you can sing along with your fave. Maybe you’re a meticulous planner who listens to every act in advance to maximize where to go to see the best tuneage.

SPOKANE BIKE PARTY One of the best ways to get around in the summer is on two wheels! Think about it: You don’t have to worry about gas prices and you get to experience the great outdoors. Spokane Bike Party is a unique, monthly event, in which anyone with a bicycle (or other human-powered form of transportation like skateboards, rollerblades, etc.,) is invited to join in on a chill, 10-mile bike ride starting and ending at Olmsted Brothers Green in Kendall Yards.

Julie Sherwood, second from left, teaches a group how to play mahjong. Young Kwak photo Between shouts of “eight bam” and “four crak,” the ladies talk about new grandchildren, sons graduating from college and recent trips to Africa. Sitting around a square table in Manito Golf & Country Club’s dining room, the chatter stops and starts, but the silence between is filled with the soft clicking of acrylic tiles.