After a long, cold, dark and snowy winter, motorcycle enthusiasts are coming out of hibernation just in time for the afternoon commute. Tonight is the spring opener for the monthly “Backfire Motorcycle Night,” an event for motorcycle lovers to shake hands and talk shop. The group pretty much takes over the corner of 4910 Leary …
When they say it’s one of the shortest events you’ll ever attend, they mean it. This morning was the Spring Candy and Egg “Hunt” at Ballard and Loyal Heights Community Centers. We put “hunt” in parenthesis, because it’s really more of a dash. Or a scramble. To the photographic evidence: Kids and their parents wait …
Updated: Lots of events in Ballard and surrounding neighborhoods below. (Please note the change in the Aster Coffee event)… In Greenwood, Seattle’ first “Summer Streets” event of the season kicks off tonight (Friday). From 6 to 9 p.m., Greenwood Avenue/Phinney Avenue will be closed from from 87th to 65th St. for the event, which will …
Spring weather is finally here which means spring cleaning! If you find yourself pulling clothes out of your closet that you just don’t want anymore, bring them down to the ThreadCount Clothing Exchange at Mr. Spot’s Chai House (5463 Leary Ave NW) from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. At the clothing exchange, you’ll …
Here’s a few of the notable events happening in Ballard, Fremont and Phinney Ridge tonight and through the weekend… The Fremont First Art Walk runs this evening, 6 to 9 p.m. Among the exhibits is an exhibition featuring 22 artists’ interpretation of the old Bridge Motel and the new homes that replaced it. (Photo above …
The Ballard Jazz Festival is quickly approaching, and tickets are now on sale for the five-day event, April 22-26. On the bill: jazz legend Hadley Caliman, saxophonist Bill Ramsey and the Joe Locke Quintet, to name a few. There’s also the Brotherhood of the Drum, a “Guitar Summit” at The Sunset, the Jazz Walk with …
On Friday night, several hundred former and newly-former Seattle Post-Intelligencer employees gathered at the Ballard Elks Lodge to mark an end of an era. Party organizers had put a ban on “working press,” which would explain why we didn’t hear about it. But David Horsey, who now works for SeattlePI.com — the newspaper reborn online …
We just returned from the Leif Erikson Lodge where a good crowd enjoyed Norwegian treats, crafts and music. It’s all part of Norwegian Cultural Heritage Day at the lodge with the theme, “Tastes of Norway.”
The event featured traditional Norwegian cooking and craft demonstrations.
Including an old-fashioned pickled herring taste off! The original Ballard sushi. A few more photos of food and entertainment follow below…
A few events worth dropping by this weekend: Art Up Greenwood-Phinney is Friday from 6-9 p.m. A total of 19 locations from 67th to 90th are participating in the art walk. More details here. As we mentioned earlier this week, Representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle are holding a town hall Saturday at 10 …
There are three terrific events on the calendar for this Saturday evening, and all three of them are helping good neighborhood causes. The first is the Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Ballard Food Bank. For a minimum donation of $10, you’ll select a unique, hand-crafted bowl created by a local artist and sit down for …
Ballard resident Enjay Santos has an interesting hobby, to say the least. He’s an Elvis impersonator, but only for special occasions, such as this weekend’s 12th Annual Elvis Invitationals in downtown Seattle. Here’s Santos with Marlow Harris as Priscilla. He says it all started a few years ago when he was told in a karaoke …
For the second year, the Seattle Public Library is hosting Comixtravaganza, an all-ages, city-wide comics festival featuring a series of events at several branches and community centers. The first is this Wednesday at the Ballard branch at 6:30 p.m. Local cartoonist David Lasky will be there (from Urban Hipster, among others), and he’ll provide an …