The 15th Annual Puget Sound Bead Festival is scheduled for July 9-11 at the Hotel Murano's Bicentennial Pavilion, 1302 Broadway, Tacoma. The festival includes vendors, artists & bead merchants and artisans from across the country, bringing beads from all around the world. Admission is $7 for all three days. Click here for more information, or call The Bead Factory at (253)-572-5529, ext. 121, or (888) 500-BEAD.

The South Sound Partners for Philanthropy is hosting its annual Summer Fiesta at 4 p.m. July 12 at the Schmidt Mansion in Tumwater. The Summer Fiesta is open to all South Sound nonprofit agencies that are interested in learning more about South Sound Partners. For more information contact Ryan Betz at (360) 956-0755.

The Tumwater Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. July 13 at the Red Lion Hotel, 2300 Evergreen Park Drive (near the Thurston County Courthouse). Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information or to RSVP, contact Karin Knapp at (360) 357-5153.

Thurston County Chamber is hosting a presentation about how conservation supports private property rights at 11:30 a.m. July 14 at Saint Martin's Norman Worthington Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey. The cost is $20 for members pre-paid, $25 for members at the door and $30 for general admission. Click here for more information.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber is hosting a reception for Col. Kevin Kilb, commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base lewis McChord, from 5 to 7 p.m. July 14 at the Pacific Grill Events Center, 1530 Pacific Ave. The reception is limited to the first 100 respondents. Click here to RSVP.

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