Washington State History Museum Presents: David F. Martin discussing "Shadows of a Fleeting World"
Join the Washington State History Museum on Third Thursday for an event featuring author David F. Martin. He will present his book Shadows of a Fleeting World: Pictorial Photography of the Seattle Camera Club.
The Seattle Camera Club, composed largely of Japanese immigrants, blended the pictorialist photography style with traditional Japanese aesthetics to create distinctive artistic images. At its peak, the club was among the most active and successful photography organizations in the United States.
Thanks to the extensive preservation of its work, we are able to explore and appreciate the depth, beauty, and cultural significance of this local artistic legacy.
David F. Martin is curator at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aletheia.wittman@wshs.wa.gov. Event Types: Special Events.
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Washington State History Museum.
For more info visit www.washingtonhistory.org. Seward Park Audubon Center Presents: Eric Wagner discussing "Seabirds as Sentinels" | Urban Naturalist Series
Join Seward Park Audubon for an unforgettable evening at The Royal Room with acclaimed author and naturalist Eric Wagner, whose writing reveals the hidden drama, beauty, and resilience of the birds that move through our everyday lives. From swifts carving paths across the evening sky to the subtle changes reshaping Pacific Northwest ecosystems, Wagner invites us into a world where birds become storytellers of place, memory, and environmental change.
Drawing on his work as an essayist, field biologist, and author, Wagner weaves together science, storytelling, and personal observation to illuminate the deep connections between birds, landscapes, and human experience. From the flight paths of swifts to the shifting rhythms of urban and wild habitats, his talk invites us to see familiar species in new and surprising ways.
Whether you’re a dedicated birder or simply curious about the natural world, this talk will offer insight, wonder, and a renewed appreciation for the birds that share our region.
Eric Wagner…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: brianna.klein@audubon.org. Event Types: Special Events.
Thursday, July 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
The Royal Room Seattle.
For more info visit www.mobilize.us. Edmonds Bookshop Presents: Tamiko Nimura discussing "A Place for What We Lose"
Join author Tamiko Nimura at Edmonds Bookshop during Art Walk Edmonds for a discussion of her book, A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter's Return to Tule Lake.
In a moving conversation with the past, Tamiko Nimura explores her late father’s life and her Japanese American family’s wartime history at Tule Lake. The typewritten pages of her father’s unpublished memoir—written decades earlier about his childhood behind barbed wire—spark a reckoning with the long shadow of parental loss and the unresolved legacy of incarceration.
Following an innovative structure, Nimura interlaces her father’s vivid recollections with her own: scenes of camp life, family separation, and resistance alongside her present-day journey as a mother, writer, and descendant. Joining a community pilgrimage to Tule Lake transforms inherited pain into collective remembrance.
With honesty and lyrical precision, Nimura shows how intergenerational trauma and silence are transmitted, and how confronting them can foster healing. Part memoir,…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: eleanor.edmondsbookshop@gmail.com. Event Types: Special Events.
Thursday, August 20, 2026, 7:00 PM.
Edmonds Bookshop.