At a Glance Upcoming events and deals
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Emerald City Contra Dance with the Seattle Folklore Society present Contra dancing every Friday at the
Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney N, Seattle (map) in the “Community Hall” (brick building off lower parking lot).
Dance from 7:30pm to 10:00pm, beginner’s workshop at 7:00.
Regular admission is $8; $7 for SFS and PNA members and seniors; $5 for students; under 16 free.
First time contra dancers get a coupon for free admission to their next dance. Coupon redemption limited to first five coupons on any single night.
For more information: 206-440-9839 or emeraldcitycontra@pobox.com
All dances taught. No partner necessary! Light, comfortable clothing recommended. Please do not wear cologne, perfume or other strongly scented products. Thanks! Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance.
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival provides a feast for the senses as visitors journey through the sights, sounds and tastes of Hawaii with workshops, Hawaiian crafts, keiki-activities, exhibits and ono food. Join many of the over 50,000 Hawaiian Islanders who call Washington their home as they share their homeland’s colorful history through live performances of the hula and mele. Presented by the Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival Committee.
Seattle Center Festál, a series of 22 world festivals presented at Seattle Center on weekends throughout 2010, highlights the distinct cultures and common threads of ethnic communities in our region through traditional and contemporary art, music, foods, youth activities, workshops and more. This collection of cultural events is produced with the generous support of Wells Fargo, Verizon Wireless, KUOW 94.9 Public Radio and Western Washington Toyota Dealers. Additional support is provided by Seattle Center Foundation and the City of Seattle.
Upcomining events
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival September 12, 2010
Seattle Fiestas Patrias September 18-19, 2010
The Italian Festival September 25-26, 2010
CroatiaFest October 3, 2010
Utsav – South Asian Performing Arts Festival October 9-10, 2010
TurkFest October 16-17 2010
Dia de Muertos – A Mexican Remembrance to Remember Our Departed October 30-31, 2010
Hmong New Year Celebration November 6, 2010
Korea’s traditional Harvest Festival Day offers festival-goers insight into this country’s cultural evolution and contemporary culture through folk songs, dance, Tae Kwon Do demonstrations, traditional harvest foods, films and exhibits. Presented by the Korean-American Art & Cultural Association of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Center Festál, a series of 22 world festivals presented at Seattle Center on weekends throughout 2010, highlights the distinct cultures and common threads of ethnic communities in our region through traditional and contemporary art, music, foods, youth activities, workshops and more. This collection of cultural events is produced with the generous support of Wells Fargo, Verizon Wireless, KUOW 94.9 Public Radio and Western Washington Toyota Dealers. Additional support is provided by Seattle Center Foundation and the City of Seattle.
Upcomining events
Korean Cultural Celebration September 11, 2010
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival September 12, 2010
Seattle Fiestas Patrias September 18-19, 2010
The Italian Festival September 25-26, 2010
CroatiaFest October 3, 2010
Utsav – South Asian Performing Arts Festival October 9-10, 2010
TurkFest October 16-17 2010
Dia de Muertos – A Mexican Remembrance to Remember Our Departed October 30-31, 2010
Hmong New Year Celebration November 6, 2010
Lake City Contra/Old Time Country Dance present Contra dancing in Lake City every Friday at the Lake City Community Center, 12531 – 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 (Map). Admission $8, students & seniors $5, kids and first-time contradancers free! For more information call 206-525-0932.
Dance from 8:00pm-11:00pm with a free introductory “dance skills” workshop at 7:30pm.
Regular admission is $8; students & seniors $5, kids and first-time contradancers free!
Please respect the health needs of many dancers and come fragrance-free.
Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) is offered at various libraries throughout the City to help residents and neighborhoods become better prepared for disasters. This interactive and informative program teaches simple steps that don’t take a lot of time or money. You’ll learn that preparedness can be fun and empowering! Free, no registration needed.
SNAP is offered by the Seattle Office of Emergency Management in partnership with the community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. For a schedule of classes and other preparedness activities, see the Seattle Emergency Management calendar.
Upcoming SNAP emergency preparedness classes for Fall 2010 (PDF):
Central Branch Library, 1000 4th Ave., 98104, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 6:30-7:45pm
Fremont Branch Library, 731 N. 35th St., 98103, Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 6:30-7:45pm
Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E., 98102, Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 10:30am-Noon
Lake City Branch Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., 98125, Thursday, October 21, 2010, 6:30-7:45pm
Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W., 98126, Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 10:30am-Noon
Come to the Seattle Dahlia Society 53rd Annual Show & Flower Sale on Sunday, September 5 from 11am – 4pm at Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125 (map). Over 1,000 blooms in all sizes & colors on display & gorgeous cut flowers for sale. Society members on hand to provide cultural information.
For more information, visit www.seattledahliasociety.org, 206-954-3336 or email seattledahliasociety@comcast.net.
If you’re looking for a place to walk, study, or express your artistic talents, visit the Washington Park Arboretum, a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Washington. The Graham Visitors Center has maps, restrooms, staff and Arboretum Foundation offices, a gift shop and meeting room. No matter what time of year you visit, you’ll find something of interest along the trails that wind through 230 acres of gardens, natural areas and wetlands, and a dynamic assortment of plants found nowhere else. Directions to Washington Park Arboretum.
The Washington Park Arboretum is free and open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.
The Graham Visitors Center, gift shop and public restrooms are open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM daily, except UW holidays.
The Japanese Garden is operated by Seattle City Parks and Recreation and has an admission fee. For information, call 206-684-4725 or visit their website.
Beacon Hill Music presents Beacon Rocks! Sunday, August 29 from 1-5pm. Why is it “Beacon Rocks!?” We mean: ”Beacon” as in “our neighborhood”, the folks who live, work or go to school around here. “Rocks!” Is used to mean “a lively state of being excellent” NOT as in only rock music allowed.
We are excited about our new outdoor community meeting place on Beacon Hill, “Lander Festival Street”, just north of Beacon Light Rail Station & east of Beacon Ave South (map). Among the seemingly endless possible uses, Beacon Hill Music wants neighborhood musicians to perform there for you, their neighbors.
What is the point? We want to create opportunities for local musicians and performers to provide free entertainment for their neighbors. We hope this will enrich and strengthen our community pride. Besides . . . It’s Fun!
For more information about Beacon Hill, Visit Yelp’s Neighborhood Spotlight: Beacon Hill
Center City Cinema presents the movie UP, Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 7-9pm at Hing Hay Park in the International District (ID), 423 Maynard Ave S (Map), Seattle, WA 98104-2914. The movie will be shown in English with Spanish subtitles. Movie will be canceled in the case of rain.
Hing Hay Park is the “Park for Pleasurable Gatherings” and is a hub of the ID. Terrace-like stairs lead down from Maynard to a red brick square with an ornate Grand Pavilion designed and constructed in Taipei, Taiwan. Artwork on an adjacent building features a dragon in a depiction of Asian-American history in the Northwest. The park is a popular lunch spot, and meeting place for families and friends.
UP is the Disney Pixar film described by viewers as a hilarious comedy with breath-taking action, amazing sound, special effects, and a story with a heart–possibly the best Pixar film to date. A great film for kids and families. “UP” is rated PG for some peril and action.
Listen to great four-part, a cappella melodies sung in barbershop style by members of the SeaChordsmen, Seattle’s barbershop chorus. This free public concert is part of the SeaChordsmen’s commitment to adopt programs each year that stress service to the community, good fellowship, and vocal music education. The Seattle SeaChordsmen are a group of amateur singers who enjoy performing this great American art form. Come enjoy songs from all decades of the 20th century, for barbershop harmony is ageless in its appeal to singers and audiences. For more information, please see www.seachordsmen.org or call 206-370-4085
This free concert is Saturday, August 28 at 2pm in the Counterbalance Park, Queen Anne Ave. N and Roy St. (Map), Seattle, WA 98119-3828.
The Counterbalance Park is relatively level, 12,000 square feet, bordered on two sides by streets and two sides by condominiums. A variety of neighborhood residential and commercial buildings are visible from the site. Queen Anne Avenue North and Roy Street are both heavily traveled arterials. Traffic signals and crosswalks allow pedestrian access to the site. There is no on-site parking.
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