Archive for June, 2010
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Ghettos of the Future
As gas becomes more expensive, walkable cities will thrive, leaving the suburbs unwelcoming and uninhabitable. Planning walkable urban areas is key to our sustainable future. Tomorrow night, Island Press will host its first event in a new series of Discussions on the Built Environment at Town Hall. This is Thursday, July 1st 6 – 7:30pm, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Architecture,Environment,Lecture by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Georgetown Heats Up in July with Second Saturday Art Attack and Garden Walk
June 29, 2010 – Seattle, WA. Summer celebrations continue in Georgetown with the Second Saturday Art Attack on July 10 and the annual Georgetown Garden Walk on Sunday, July 11. These colorful activities accentuate the unique character of Georgetown’s historic business corridor and creative residential neighborhood. Among the highlights of the July 10 Georgetown Art [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Art Galleries,Events,Exhibits,Items of Interest,Music,Performance,Seattle News,Visual Arts by larryreid
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave – Free show!
Don’t miss Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave this Wed June 30th, Occidental Park! Show starts at noon! Another free “Out To Lunch” show in downtown Seattle. Probably anyone who was at the excellent free English Beat performance downtown last week will also be at this fun free concert. Check the video below. See you there!
No Comments » - Posted in Free,Music,Outdoor Activities by jodavid
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Kings Of The Vinyl Frontier
Check out this new monthly night at Smarty Pants in Georgetown brought to you by DJ Cash Audio ( Scott Giampino) and DJ Kingblind (Morgan) . This Saturday June 26th spinning the tunes are Lisa (DJ Teenage Rampage), Morgan (DJ Kingblind) and DJ EL TORO will be spinning at our new DJ night… Cost: 100% free [...]
No Comments » - Posted in DJ,Events Calendar,Seattle News by Paula
Friday, June 25th, 2010
The Moon-Spinners and The Drove
No Comments » - Posted in Music by jodavid
Monday, June 21st, 2010
The Georgetown Chainsaw Massacre
Don’t miss the Hazard Factory’s fantastic Power Tool Races this Saturday, June 26 -part of the fabulous Artopia arts extravaganza and Georgetown Music Festival from 2:00 to 10:00 PM. Fantagraphics Bookstore curator Larry Reid created a demonic chainsaw-powered racer fashioned from an autographed 1991 Daniel Clowes-designed Corey O’Brian Santa Cruz skateboard. Come cheer for racers [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Art Galleries,Dance,Events,Exhibits,Items of Interest,Music,Performance,Seattle News,Visual Arts by larryreid
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Fremont Solstice Parade Video 2010
In case you missed the Solstice Parade on Saturday, here are some of the video highlights.
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Parades,Video by Marlow Harris
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Free show by the English Beat !
Wowie! Free show Wednesday 6/23 by the awesome legendary English ska band, English Beat at Westlake Plaza downtown between noon and 1:30 pm. Gotta love that! Part of the Out to Lunch, Summer in the City free music series. Here’s the rest of the summer schedule here.
No Comments » - Posted in Free,Music by jodavid
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Fremont Fair Summer Solstice Weekend
If you wait for the weather to be warm and sunny in Seattle, you might miss a lot of fun stuff. So come on down today to the Fremont Fair, ignore the weather, and have a bite to eat, listen to some music and make sure to visit the Seattle art cars in the Burke [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art Cars,Elvis,Seattle News by Marlow Harris
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Return of the King, in more ways than one
Come to the Fremont Fair, see the Mighty Elvis Mobile and hear Gillian G. Gaar read from her latest book Return of the King: Elvis Presley’s Great Comeback. Gillian will make an appearance on Saturday, June 19th at 2pm at the Fremont Fair in the upper parking lot of the Burke Building on N. 35th [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Art Cars,Books,Elvis by Marlow Harris
Friday, June 18th, 2010
An old S.O.B.
Samuel Osborne Barber II, the famous American composer, often signed his letters S.O.B. Saturday June 19th, the Seattle chamber group, Splash!, is celebrating his 100th birthday at the Good Sherpherd Center in Wallingford. The Music of Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 — January 23, 1981) All music presented this evening is by Sam Barber except where [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Music,Seattle News by Janet Galore
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Art Car Blow Out invades Seattle
Oh My God! was the first Art Car created by artist and filmmaker Harrod Blank. At the age of 16, Blank became embarrassed by the blandness of his all-white Volkswagen and painted a rooster on the driver’s door. He never stopped decorating the car, which ultimately served as the springboard to his career in building [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Art Cars,Film,Seattle News by Marlow Harris
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
John Kelly in “Paved Paradise:Redux” – The Art of Joni Mitchell
“I felt like I was Huck Finn attending his own funeral or Jimmy Stewart in that movie where the angel walks him back through his life. I was braced for a lampooning, and I didn’t expect to be so touched” -Joni Mitchell John Kelly brought down the house at The Triple Door in 2008 and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events Calendar,Music,Performance,Theater by Paula
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Ultimate Extreme Cardboard Tube Fight Winner!
The fight was fierce and the victor took all in Sunday’s Old Glory Cardboard Tube Fight, brought to us by The World Is Fun. Fighters donned suits of cardboard armor, hoisted shields and fought long and hard with blades of cardboard tubes. Though it was a bitter fight to the end, a lone victor emerged. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Contests by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Blitz Capitol Hill Arts Walk Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary June 10
This is always a lot of fun packed in a few city blocks on Capitol Hill. On the second Thursday of every month, Blitz Capitol Hill Arts Walk has been showcasing the neighborhood’s visual, literary, and performing arts in over 50 galleries, cafes, restaurants, and retail stores. On June 10, Blitz marks its first year [...]
