Editing Granite Falls, Washington (section)

===Arts===

The Granite Falls area has been home to several renowned artists, including [[Kenneth Callahan]] and [[Guy Anderson]] in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ament |first=Deloris Tarzan |date=January 30, 2003 |title=Anderson, Guy (1906-1998) |url=https://historylink.org/File/5157 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The city has several works of [[public art]], including downtown murals and sculptures at local schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Search the Collection: Granite Falls |url=https://www.arts.wa.gov/search-collection/?request=advanced&_x1105=Granite%20Falls&dtype=d&number=21&index=1 |publisher=[[Washington State Arts Commission]] |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> Among them is a {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid}} wood carving of [[Bigfoot]] created by a local [[cryptozoologist]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacitis |first=Eric |date=September 7, 2014 |title=Bigfoot's local devotees have a belief that can't be shaken |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024481564_sasquatchmanxml.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005155846/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024481564_sasquatchmanxml.html |archive-date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> In 2000, Granite Falls erected several sculptures depicting [[toilet]]s to raise funds for a [[public restroom]] as part of the annual Art in the Parks festival.<ref>{{cite news |last=DeMillo |first=Andrew |date=July 16, 2000 |title=A can-do town 'knows how to potty' |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000716&slug=4032075 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

The 1977 movie ''[[Joyride (1977 film)|Joyride]]'', set in [[Alaska]], and the 2018 movie ''[[Outside In (film)|Outside In]]'' were partially filmed in Granite Falls.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 19, 1976 |title=Pipeline movie made Outside |page=A1 |work=[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52504116/pipeline-movie-made-outside/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Horton |first=Robert |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Snohomish County stars in the strong mood film 'Outside In' |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/strong-mood-film-outside-in-was-shot-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> A local music venue at the Scherrer Ranch was closed in 1995 by the county government after it constructed a stage without permits.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=July 12, 1995 |title=County pulls plug on concert venue |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950712&slug=2130951 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>