If you’re looking for peace and quiet this Saturday night, you might want to avoid Old Ballard. But if you’re a local music fan, you’re in for a real treat — ReverbFest is back in the neighborhood with 65 bands at 9 different venues. The Seattle Weekly calls it the “only local music festival devoted …
What a beautiful weekend for the annual Sustainable Ballard Festival at Ballard Commons Park. We just returned from the event with a few photos. (If you missed it today, the event runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, too). There’s a lot to see at the “home-grown, hands-on, human-powered” festival. There are over 50 …
– Tonight (Friday) is a benefit concert benefiting the Seattle Community Law Center at Trinity United Methodist Church. A $20 donation is requested. – It’s also homecoming at Ballard High! The Beavers take on Inglemoor tonight at Memorial Stadium at 8 p.m. (Maybe we’ll get our first win.) – As we mentioned below, this weekend …
The longest-running rockabilly festival in the country, the 21st annual KEXP Rockabilly Ball runs this Thursday through Saturday at the Tractor Tavern. The long lineup of bands includes Slim Sandy, The Royal Deuces, The Black Crabs… and there’s even a car show. More info here. Here’s the The Mezcal Brothers playing at last year’s ball …
Dinner and a movie never tasted so good! Volterra Restaurant and the Seattle International Film Festival have introduced the “Dinner and a Movie” lineup for next year. It’s the second year for the popular quarterly series. For 2009 the SIFF artistic director has chosen four food-themed films including Babette’s Feast, Like Water for Chocolate, Tampopo, …
Hundreds braved the rain at Fishermen’s Terminal to celebrate the return of the North Pacific fishing fleet at the annual Fishermen’s Fall Festival. One of the most popular events is the wild salmon filet challenge. These guys are fast. The salmon, by the way, went straight on the BBQ. Yum. Other attractions included live music, …
Looking for a place to release your inner pirate? AAaarrrrr! The Jolly Roger Taproom is the place to go. We spoke with the folks at pirate central who say on every International Talk Like a Pirate Day they get a lot of wannabes dressed up in their finest pirate gear and hear a lot of …
– The 12th annual Fremont Oktoberfest begins tonight (Friday) and runs the entire weekend. The Brew Ha-Ha 5k run is Sunday at 10 a.m. (We’ll have Oktoberfest coverage over on Fremont Universe.) (Action photo from last year’s event, courtesy of the Oktoberfest). – Celebrate North Beach Elementary’s 50th Anniversary on Saturday from 11 a.m. to …
This Friday night and Saturday, Ballard’s Mars Hill Church is hosting Dr. Tedd Tripp, the controversial author of Shepherding a Child’s Heart. “Tripp is somewhat notorious for his promotion of painful corporal punishment for children, even toddlers and BABIES under the age of two,” wrote Nico in the My Ballard forum. Dr. Tripp is the …
If you’re still venting from Saturday’s controversial game at Husky Stadium, you can head down to Anthony’s on Shilshole this Monday at 4:30 p.m. to participate in a live radio show with UW head coach Tyrone Willingham. So what happened? A ref called a bogus penalty on quarterback Jake Locker, which led to the Huskies …
– Tonight (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. is the “Crayfish Celebration and Auction” at the Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave N. Then on Sunday, the monthly Swedish Pancake breakfasts resume at 8 a.m. – Saturday morning at the Majestic Bay Theater is a fundraiser for Morningsong Early Learning Center. There will be a screening of …
This Saturday morning you can jump out of bed and head straight to Majestic Bay in your pajamas for “Movies for Morningsong,” a special screening of The Jungle Book to benefit homeless children. The Morningsong Early Learning Center is the only child care center in Seattle serving homeless toddlers and pre-schoolers. A great cause. Tickets …