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$5 New York Steak & Fries 3PM-6PM Daily in Kirkland

$5 New York Steak & Fries 3PM-6PM Daily in Jimmy G’s 21+ Sports Bar at TechCity Bowl, 13033 NE 70th Pl, Kirkland.

Free guided walking tours of Seattle’s Olmstead Parks from FSOP

Free guided walking tours of Olmsted-designed parks and boulevards are presented by Friend’s of Seattle’s Olmstead Parks (FSOP). Please join FSOP for a series of walking tours of Olmsted-designed parks and boulevards and a bike tour of Lake Washington Boulevard. All tours begin at 10:00 a.m. and last approximately two hours.

Upcoming walks:

  • Aug. 28, Jefferson Park
  • Sept. 26, bicycle tour of Lake Washington Boulevard. (Helmets required for the bicycle tour. This tour will be held on one of the “Bicycle Sundays” this summer on Lake Washington Boulevard. The boulevard is closed to traffic between Mount Baker Beach and Seward Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information visit: www.seattle.gov/parks/bicyclesunday.)
  • Oct. 16, Washington park Arboretum Pacific Connections Garden
  • FSOP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Seattle’s unique Olmsted landscape heritage and raising awareness of the Olmsted philosophy of providing open space for all people.

    Low cost ($20-30) life jackets on sale at Green Lake

    Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1 – 14 years old. Wearing a life jacket* saves lives. Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold sales of low cost life jackets at the Evans pool, located at Greenlake, 7201 E. Green Lake Dr. N. The phone number is 684-4961.

    Life jacket sales are offered on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the following dates:

  • August 21
  • September 18
  • The cost for life jackets, sizes infant to youth large, is $20, and for teens to adult size XXL, is $30. All sales are final. No refunds, no returns.

    *Washington State law requires children ages 12 and under to wear a Coast Guard approved life jacket or life vest on vessels less than 19 feet long. In addition, there must be a life jacket on board for each person older than 12 years.

    Free swim lessons for youth 6 and older at 9 Seattle beaches

    FREE beginning swim lessons for youth, ages 6 and older at all nine beaches operated by Seattle Parks & Recreation. Registration begins on first day of
    operation during regular beach hours and continues until all sessions fill. Register in person at the beach. Classes are held M-F 12:15-12:45am

  • Session 1 7/5-7/16
  • Session 2 7/19-7/30
  • Session 3 8/2-8/13
  • Session 4 8/16-8/27
  • Space is limited so be sure to register early!

    Free Country Dancing and Line Dancing lessons Sun-Tue in Greenlake

    Free Country Dance lessons with your host Maryann are offered at the Little Red Hen, Seattle’s legendary home of live country music located in the Greenlake neighborhood at 7115 Woodlawn Ave. NE., Seattle, WA 98115. Phone: (206) 522-1168.

  • Sundays – 8 pm – Country Dancing
  • Mondays – 8 pm – Line Dancing
  • Tuesdays – 8 pm – Country Dancing
  • Free bike event for kids and families at Magnuson Park July 22

    Cascade Bicycle Club presents Bikemania at Magnuson Park. This all-ages event** includes a bike carnival, bike art table, bike parade, and rodeo stunt course. In partnership with Magnuson Community Center, Outdoors for All, and Retro Image Apparel Co, Cascade will host TWO stunt shows, a Cat in the Hat bike safety program with free giveaways, and Tour de Magnuson guided rides. For the more competitively-minded, there will be a Kids (Cyclo)Cross ride.

    **To participate in any of the on-bike activities, all participants must have a waiver (PDF) signed by their parent or guardian. Check the Cascade website for details.

    Free REI Family Adventure Program

    REI’s Family Adventure Program starts with a FREE Kids’ Adventure Journal where kids can log their outdoor fun. It’s chock-full of games and activities. Your kids can also earn a certificate of completion!

    There are also plenty of parent-tested tips for enjoying the outdoors with kids in the REI collection of Expert Advice for families and lists (by location) for family-friendly hiking and biking trails, encouraging your family to get outside! Learn kid-friendly activities like kayaking, geocaching and hiking.

    Free 2-day walking adventure from Seattle to Snoqualmie, sign up by July 5

    Did you know that you can walk from Seattle to Snoqualmie? Join artists for Susan Robb and Stokley Towles for “The Long Walk”–a two-day walk on the King County Regional Trail. Starting in Seattle on Friday July 23 and ending at Snoqualmie Falls on Sunday July 25, this is an opportunity for a 35+ mile adventure in “your big backyard.”

    “An unscripted encounter with a place we think we already know,” as Susan describes, she and Stokley invite you to help form their band of “trail tramps,” a culture that will evolve as the group walks through urban and rural neighborhoods, camps in unlikely places, swims in the Tolt River and watches art films under the stars.

    A support van will carry camping gear and related items, freeing the group to experience the trails and the art. Thanks to Caffe Vita, a generous sponsor of the event, some meals will be provided.

    RSVP is required by July 5, as is attendance at a short (but necessary) informational meeting on July 7 at 4Culture.

    Free bike maps with itineraries from Seattle Bicycle Club

    The Seattle Bicycle Club is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the interests of recreational cyclists. Club interests are recreation, exercise, safety and camaraderie.

    The Club maintains a library of bike route maps with itineraries on their website. The routes include locations around Seattle as well as throughout Washington state.

    The Cue Sheet/Maps Library is provided as a resource for club members as well as members of the Greater Northwest Cycling Community. They request that non-club members identify the source when using the map and also ask that you notify them of errors that you find in routes or recommendations you have for their improvement for everyone’s safety and enjoyment by sending email to the map_librarian@seattlebiketours.org

    Free Bike Smart Seattle kit

    Wiith the City of Seattle committed to becoming the most bicycle-friendly city in the country, the Seattle Department of Transportation has launched BikeSmart. BikeSmart has two primary goals:

  • to encourage more people to ride their bicycle
  • to improve bicycle safety
  • To request a Bike Smart Seattle kit complete with a Seattle bike map, coupons, calendar of events, and more, fill out the online order form at Bike Smart Seattle.