One of my favorite things about the Pacific Northwest is the way the locals celebrate the natural beauty of summer and early fall each year. There are always a variety of festivals, farmers markets, bazaars, outdoor movie screenings and marathons scheduled to bring the people of the greater Seattle area together as one giant community.
Of all of these social, summer and fall happenings, my absolute favorite is the Rhythm and Blue Festival. Although this event is a bit outside the Seattle area, I still compare it to the rest. Such a comparison actually speaks wonders for the festival in that a rural-area festival can not only compete with, but trump a city one. Four days of toe-tapping music that sooths the soul is always my kind of time. I don’t stand alone in my admiration of this event; people from all over the great state of Washington travel to the Sunbanks Resort area to enjoy the soulful sounds of each R&B band.
