Archive for June, 2011
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Seattle Anime Contest
Come as your favorite anime or superhero in this Seattle/Chinatown Anime Contest Saturday, July 9th at 7pm. Can you say “photo op”? This is part of the Dragon Festival, centered in the heart of Seattle’s historic Chinatown-International District, the Festival attracts more than 25,000 people over two days and features a line-up of over 30 [...]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Explosive Georgetown Art Attack on July 9
June 28, 2011 – Seattle, WA. The Georgetown Art Attack celebrates independent artists on Saturday, July 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM as creative enterprises present a stellar array of visual and performing arts throughout the historic industrial arts corridor Among the highlights: All City Coffee commemorates a decade as a Georgetown institution with a [...]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Sheila Klein and Ries Niemi show at Anchor Art Space
Bow WA artists Sheila Klein and Ries Niemi are having a show of their art in Anacortes. The opening is Friday, July 1st, 6-9pm at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Avenue in Anacortes, WA 98221. Anchor Art Space
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Cal Anderson Park Alliance 9th Annual Capitol Hill Independence Day Community Picnic
Saturday, July 2, Noon – 5 PM. This great free all-ages community celebration is Cal Anderson Park Alliance’s signature annual event. With four eclectic live bands, free root beer garden, Urban Family Photo Portraits, pie eating contest, pet/human look-alike contest, and feel-good, all-ages interactive fun. Everyone is invited: kids, hipsters, parents, friends, lovers, drag queens [...]
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
X Factor TV show films in Seattle – Free tickets
Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul are back as judges on THE X FACTOR and you can get free tickets to see The X-Factor Auditions live. THE X FACTOR judges will be visiting cities across the country auditioning contestants in front of a live audience and in Seattle, you can get free tickets to several different [...]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Cartoonists Paul Hornschemeier and Eroyn Franklin Present New Books at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
Two of the country’s most gifted young cartoonists will debut their recent publications at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery on Saturday, June 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Paul Hornschemeier, from Chicago, presents Life with Mr. Dangerous and Seattle’s own Eroyn Franklin debuts the highly anticipated Detained. Eroyn Franklin’s Detained explores immigrant detention centers in Washington [...]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Spyrographs show at the Official Bad Art Museum of Art at Cafe Racer
The Spyrographs had their debut performance at the Official Bad Art Museum of Art at Cafe Racer last week, and the show proved to be a cool mix of smooth sassy sounds that got the crowd on their feet. The band is a tight 5-piece band that plays Bossa Nova, Spy, Pop and Surf music [...]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Melissa Forman and John Brophy at Roq La Rue
Roq la Rue presents John Brophy and Melissa Forman opening Friday June 10th 6-9pm On the occasion of Roq La Rue’s 13th anniversary, Roq la Rue presents new works by John Brophy and Melissa Forman. Both artists paint semi-mystical narratives featuring otherworldly female protagonists in a highly technically refined style. Imbued with a slight darkness, [...]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Twist Pic of the Week!
The Ventures – Bumble Bee Twist (live in Japan 1966) • Twist Pic of the Week Archives Page •
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Hazardfactory’s Power Tool Races at Georgetown Carnival June 11.
Don’t miss the wildly entertaining Power Tool Races all day Saturday, June 11 at the Georgetown Carnival. Watch Larry, Bella and Stacey defend their crown. Last year the terrified the crowd with the Georgetown Chainsaw Massacre. This time out it’s “Monstrosity” – a Black & Decker “Dragster” model belt sander. (Yes, that’s the real factory [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by larryreid
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Weirdsville opens Friday June 10th
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Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Maria Dahvana Headley reads and signs “Queen of Kings”
? Seattle author Maria Dahvana Headley will be reading and signing Queen of Kings at Seattle’s University bookstore on Tuesday, June 7th, from 7-10pm. She promises a party and says there’ll be Egyptian snacks from Golden Beetle and mummified milk and honey from the tombs of pharaohs and kings (well, maybe.) Here’s the UW Bookstore [...]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Step Right Up! Georgetown Carnival June 11. Free Fun for Everyone!
June 1, 2011 – Seattle, WA. The summer festival season kicks off with a bang on Saturday, June 11 at the Georgetown Carnival. This eclectic event focuses on the creative diversity that characterizes the Georgetown industrial arts district. A wide variety of attractions will appeal to visitors of all backgrounds: circus entertainers, sideshows, aerial acts, [...]
