A new series makes its Seattle debut at REI headquarters.

Next Monday, October 8, HBO hosts a Seattle premiere of its latest comedy series CAMPING—at the flagship REI store on Yale Ave N. Here’s what viewers can expect: “Starring Jennifer Garner as the obsessively organized and aggressively controlling Kathryn, this show follows a group of old friends, family members and a free-spirited tag-along as they arrive at the underwhelming Brown Bear Lake campsite to celebrate a landmark birthday.”

A can’t-miss, low-maintenance weekend of fun, music, nature + community.

Now that 4th festivities have come and gone, it’s time to plan for our next big adventure. Timber! Outdoor Music Festival, we’re looking at you. Next weekend—July 13 through 15—a much-anticipated community gathering is calling your (and our!) names, beckoning music lovers of all ages to Carnation (just 30 miles from Seattle), where awesome summertime tunes come to a tranquil, wooded setting.

Trendsetting and trailblazing — this trio takes bacon to a whole new level.

Five years ago, Sven Liden, Stefan Schachtell, and Chris Marshall combined one adventurous weekend of camping and added a little dash of trial and error sessions of tastin’ and mixin’ to develop what some are calling the smoothest vodka they’ve ever had — but here’s the twist, it’s bacon flavored.