Soundside is taking a break this week. Don’t worry - we’ll be back with new episodes next week.

Until then, we’re bringing you some of our favorite stories from the show. 

Relevant Links:

• Pacific Drive captures the creepy of the Olympic Peninsula
• Hear Ye, Hear Ye, there's trouble brewing at the Renaissance Faire!
• Touring the history of Black music at MoPop's "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music"

WEEKEND WARMUP LINKS:

• 2025 Queer and Trans Film Festival — Three Dollar Bill Cinema

• Ballard SeafoodFest

• NW Tune-Up Festival

• Japan Fair

• West Seattle Summer Fest

• Redmond Arts Festival

• Bluegrass From the Forest

• CID Celebration

• Summer Celebration 2025 | Mercer Island, Washington

• Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.