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.
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.
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.
See new installations and celebrate summer at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Experience art, performances, talks, dancing and more at the late-night SAM Remix creative explosion! Illuminate the park after dark by wearing neon; the first 50 people in neon get in free. SAM Remix event August 27, 2010, 8 pm–midnight at Olympic Sculpture Park , 2901 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. (Regular admission is $15/$12 for SAM members.)
A free Big Day of Play is sponsored by Seattle Parks Dept and PCC Markets at Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE in Seattle, August 28, 2010. Celebrate Cultural Diversity! There will be music, activities, and healthy food and plenty of fun for our cities youth.
Here’s a list of the fun activities and programs that help families to be active together: Fun Run, 3 on 3 basketball, and samples of the activities from all of our facilities and programs, and Paddling and Boating activities at the beach.
The Lonely Kazoo: A Synthetic Journey to Heaven is an operatic coming-of-age story about a young kazoo searching for a new home as a post-consumer product. Featuring a rock band, shadow puppets and, of course, kazoos. The show will play at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center for all to enjoy on Thursday, August 19 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. $5-$7 Admission, appropriate for all ages.
Fremont Abbey Arts Center is located at 43rd & Fremont Avenue North in the Fremont Village (Upper Fremont), 4272 Fremont Ave., Seattle.
The mission of the Fremont Abbey is to be a vibrant community venue for people of all ages and incomes to be supported in their artistic & social development through new collaborative arts experiences. The Abbey focuses on music, dance, visual, literary and culinary arts in formats including multi-arts performances, group classes & workshops, individual lessons, new exhibits and artistic life celebrations.
Hoot House Productions provides low-cost studio production while still having access to professional equipment. If you’re in a band and just starting out in Seattle, it’s crucial to have professional recordings to build a fan base and to book gigs. Hoot House Productions wants to make it easier for that to happen for musicians who are strapped for cash. Hoothouse has a versatile collection of mics from Neumann, BLUE, Peluso, Rode, Sennheiser, Shure, and more and can run either Pro Tools or Cubase through a few different choices of quality preamps and through a 16 channel Mackie mixer and an Echo Audiofire12.
Hoothouse will work with you to give you the services that you want for a reasonable price. Contact them to get the conversation started, email adam@octagonal.org or call Adam at 309-335-3561.
Experience FREE movies by moonlight at Movies at the Mural on the grounds of Seattle Center this August. Picnic on the gently sloping Mural Amphitheatre lawn, in front of a state-of-the-art giant screen, with the Space Needle standing sentry in the starry skies above you. Movies at the Mural is an outdoor cinema experience like no other!
2010 Lineup
Saturday, August 7 – The Princess Bride (PG). A cult classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing.
Saturday, August 21 – Twilight (PG-13). The first film in the blockbuster saga, Twilight is an action-packed, modern day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire.
Sunday, August 22 – The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13). In the second installment of the phenomenally successful Twilight series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella Swan delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of, only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.
Saturday, August 28 – Star Trek (PG-13). The greatest adventure of all time begins with “Star Trek” the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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