Norwegians, I am told (by the internet), “relish” moon snails. The
Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalists also relish moon snails. This second
group is a crew of trained volunteers who spend summer afternoons
hanging out on Puget Sound beaches teaching about moon snails, sea
stars, barnacles, and the like. On our nation’s birthday, they will
be at the pocket beach at the edge of the Olympic Sculpture Park. Hey!
Moon snails! Something you can touch at the sculpture park! (Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave, 654-3100. 11:30
am–2:30 pm, free.)

Jen Graves (The Stranger’s former arts critic) mostly writes about things you approach with your eyeballs. But she’s also a history nerd interested in anything that needs more talking about, from male...