I love when the real world of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington intersects with the wonderful and strange world of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. In Twin Peaks: The Return, there are several hand-painted murals seen across the street from the Double R Diner (known as Twede’s Cafe in North Bend). Local Artist Richard “Dick” Burhans created…
The North Bend Theatre was near capacity and fans were patiently waiting for Julee Cruise to take the stage during the 2016 Twin Peaks Festival, a former yearly celebration of Twin Peaks in and around North Bend, Washington held between 1993-2018. But something was amiss. Julee Cruise was scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. between…
The summer of 2002 is etched in my memory as one of those rare moments in life that felt almost unreal in its perfection. It’s been 23 years, and I still look back on that weekend in August as one of the greatest of my life. I was a volunteer at the Twin Peaks Festival…
During the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, I stayed at the iconic Salish Lodge & Spa in Snoqualmie, Washington. Upon check-in, they provided me a copy of the their “Welcome To the Real Twin Peaks Driving Tour Map.” While you can find hundreds of film locations documented on Twin Peaks Blog,…
The North Bend Theatre in North Bend, Washington has become the destination for special Twin Peaks and David Lynch-themed events. This one-screen theatre was home to the U.S. premiere of David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Now, on the 33rd Anniversary of that screening, the theatre invites fans to go “Behind the Badge”…
Jazz and Twin Peaks go hand in hand which is why I love that Boxley’s in North Bend, Washington featured the Twin Peaks Qunitet during the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event in Snoqualmie Valley. This hour and 45-minute concert was held on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the downtown jazz club and included Brian Kirk who played…
Following an exciting start to the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event on Friday, Feb. 21, the second day of this celebration of the towns where David Lynch and Mark Frost’s filmed Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was was filled with even more activities that concluded with the Twin Peaks High School Class of…
On Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, Ray Wise returned to the North Bend Theatre for a second conversation with Real Twin Peaks 2025 event attendees. He followed “Cinema Unwrapped” which featured six Twin Peaks fans discussing the International or European version of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s pilot episode. Similar to the previous night’s activities. Mr. Wise…
In honor of “Pi Day,” the day on March 14 that gives a nod to the mathematical constant, I dug out of the archives an article from “The Waco Tribune Herald” from May 30, 1990. Food writer Teresa S. Johnson wrote this article following the Twin Peaks season one final broadcast on May 23, 1990. Many…
The Real Twin Peaks event returned to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington from Feb. 21-24, 2025. This celebration of the towns where David Lynch and Mark Frost’s filmed Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was filled with wonderful and strange activities for fans from around the world. Here is a look at the first day of…