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Take a break from the colored lights of modern Christmas festivities and travel back in time to the candlelit world of the Middle Ages, where wintertime meant hoping for enough food to last till spring and Christmas meant some of the best music ever. Returning from their standing-room-only Early Music Discovery performance last year, the kids of Seattle Historical Arts don period costume and join their voices and instruments with grownup performers beloved by Seattle families. It’s Christmas like you’ve never heard it before!
EMG Discovery: A Medieval Christmas is an hourlong concert featuring series curator and Seattle Historical Arts for Kids director Shulamit Kleinerman, vielle; Rebekah Gilmore, soprano; and Jacob Breedlove, hurdy-gurdy. Presented by Early Music Guild. Friday, December 23, 2011, 1:00 – 2:00pm. Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street (Google map). Tickets are $10 (seniors/students $5).
Candy Cane Lane located in a Seattle neighborhood near the University of Washington, off of Ravenna Boulevard on Northeast Park road, just past 20th. (Google map)
Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Gardens through December 31, 2011. 5:00pm to 10:00pm every evening including holidays (last entry at 9:30pm). TICKETS are $5 per person; children 10 and under are free. EVENT FREE NIGHTS are November 28, 29 & 30, December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 & 14. Advance reservation tickets are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for free nights, as well as paid nights. Remember to bring your printed receipt with you! Bellevue Botanical Gardens, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98005. (Directions and parking).
The Menashe Family display in the 5600 block of Beach Drive in West Seattle (Google map). Pictures and videos are available on the West Seattle Blog:
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Metro Employees Historic Vehicle Association (MEHVA) SANTA’S LIGHTS TOUR on Saturday, December 10. A 3-hour tour of Seattle’s best Christmas lights. Buses depart at 7 p.m. from 2nd Ave. S. and S. Main St.. Fares are $5 for everyone, children age 5 and under are free. ORCA, Metro transfers, tickets, or passes are not accepted. Please, no food or beverages onboard the historic buses.
Olympic Manor neighborhood at NW 85th St. and 21st Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117. (Google map)
Tacoma Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Zoolights through Jan. 1, 2012 (open every night except Dec. 24.) from 5-9 p.m. Prices (not including tax): $8.25 at the Zoo’s front gate, $7.00 at Fred Meyer. Children age 2 and younger are free. Bundle up and stroll the Zoo as it comes aglow with more than a half-million lights!
Seattle Center sets the scene for five weeks of FREE, affordable, and fun-filled family activities, soulful festivities, and so much more. Take a break from the seasonal frenzy and visit Seattle Center, a 90-second ride away from downtown Seattle aboard the Seattle Center Monorail at Westlake Center Mall (Fifth Avenue and Pine Street, Google map). Step off the monorail and discover an enchanting miniature Winter Train and Village, and trees dressed in sparkling lights. Center House will be decked out in good cheer as it prepares for The Next Fifty; honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Enjoy the Winterfest Ice Rink, Saturday afternoon ice sculpting and performances by more than 100 student groups. Then return to watch the fireworks at a New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring live music from The Rhythm Nation. Seattle Center Winterfest is part of Holidays in the City, and is sponsored by the City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation and KOMO 4 TV.
- Seattle Center Winterfest 2011 runs from November 25 – December 31
- Extended dates for the Winterfest Ice Rink: November 25 – January 1, 2012
Most of the events are free at the Center House, including carolers, concerts, comedy, ice sculpting, and the crowd favorite, turn-of- the-century Winter Train and Village (suggested donation $2; cash only)–take a turn at driving the miniature locomotive between 10:30am – 12 noon, 1pm – 2:30pm and 3:30pm – 5:30pm daily. The Winterfest Ice Rink for novice or Olympiad ice skaters, offers fun for all (Admission: $7 for adults, $5 for children ages 6– 12, $2 children ages 5 and under. Admission fee includes skate rental. Cash only.)
Find your way to Center House, Winterfest Ice Rink and all your favorite Winterfest festivities; feast at the Food Court; and locate convenient parking by viewing this (PDF) Seattle Center Activities Map or visit the Seattle Center Transporation page.
Fabric Stash is a unique fabric-recycle community targeted at those devoted to working with fabrics, fibers and textiles. The Fabric Stash is designed to bring together lovers of * fabric * fiber * textile * crafts * and the stashes they have collected for the ultimate Purge Party. Whether you attend as a seller or buyer, the Purge Party Fabric Consignment Sale is the ultimate blow-out fabric recycle event—and an experience like no other. Events are held in the Spring and Fall and are open to the general public. As a seller, be sure reagister early for the next Fabric Stash to guarantee there is space available for your items.
Plan to attend the next Fabric Stash Event at Historic Freighthouse Square – Rainier Room (next to the Tacoma Dome/Transit Center) 2501 East D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421 (Google map).
- Saturday,October 22, 2011 from 10AM-7PM
- Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 10AM-3PM
Have fabric to sell?
Register to participate in the next Purge Party Fabric Consignment Sale –the ultimate blow-out fabric recycle event. Items can include, but are not limited to: fabric, fabric scraps, fiber, textiles, yarns, thread, notions, sewing machines, beads, scrapbooking and beading supplies, etc.; no finished products (i.e., purses, hats, etc.,) are allowed. Items must be in good to excellent condition. Fabrics must be free of odors (e.g., smoke), dust, etc. This is an experience like no other with earnings up to 70% of your sales. Events are held in the Spring and Fall at designated locations open to the general public. Register and pay the nominal admission fee early to make sure there is space available for your items. All fees are non-refundable. For more details or to register, visit http://www.ourfabricstash.com/howitworks.shtml
Need fabric?
Plan to attend the next Fabric Stash Event, offered Spring and Fall in various locations and open to the general public. This is a marketplace for raw materials/tools used to complete your craft. Items you will find may include, but are not limited to: fabric, fabric scraps, fiber, textiles, yarns, thread, notions, sewing machines, beads, scrapbooking and beading supplies, etc. There is a small admission charge. A portion of the sales is used for marketing & operational cost.
The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair since 1987 has been the premier Pacific Northwest rare bok event. The International Book Fair features thousands of rare books, prints, maps, and photographs for sale. The fair is held at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, located on the north side of Seattle Center on Mercer St just east of 3rd Ave N (Google map). Tickets are $5.00 at the door and are good both days; under 12 admitted free.
2011 Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair
- Saturday October 8th – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday October 9th – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Every Wednesday through Saturday, during normal business hours, Soul Wine has 3-4 wines open to taste in their tasting bar. One wine will be free to taste and the others will have a nominal charge (for a two ounce pour) ranging from $2-$5. This way you can taste a wine or two, or linger over all, any time of the day. In the Soul tasting bar you can taste wines you won’t see offered too many other places and learn something about them in a relaxed atmosphere. The tasting wines will be offered at discounted prices if you want to purchase a bottle (or two…or more!) to take home.
Soul Wine, in South Lake Union, 401 Westlake Ave N Seattle, WA 98109, on the NW corner of Westlake & Harrison (Google map).
This summer tradition is now in it’s 19th year ion Fremont created to offer audiences an exciting program of cult classics, pop favorites, and cool shorts to a nightly audience of 800+ people. It’s the largest movie theater with over 975 seats in the city of Seattle. Fremont Outdoor movies are shown Saturday nights at FREMONT STUDIOS, 3501 Phinney Ave North, Seattle 98103. Admission is $5 advance purchase (plus ticket fees) or at the door.
The 2011 season kicks off every Saturday starting June 25th through August 13th, offering a great list of movie screenings and special events for wide spectrum appeal. Pre-show fun offers movies lovers to participate in a variety of goofy activities from a movie themed photo booth, games and prizes and much more. It offers a playful way to interact with your target market in the sprit of the evening’s screening.
Moonlight Cinema by Redhook Ale Brewery is presented in their outdoor grassy amphitheater, known as The Bowl at REDHOOK BREWERY, 14300 NE 145TH St, WOODINVILLE, WA 98072 (Google map). On Thursday evenings from mid-July through August, movie watchers gather under the stars to see favorite movies projected on a 55-foot inflatable screen, while enjoying some of the finest brew available in the Northwest. Redhook invites you to join in this unique and memorable annual tradition.
The Details
- $5 Admission. Please have your I.D. ready at the gate to receive your 21+ bracelet. Shows are All-Ages EXCEPT as noted. (Guests 18 & under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian)
- Gates open at 6pm and seating is on a first come, first serve basis.
- Movies start at dusk, and end at approximately 11:00PM
- Bring a blanket or your low-back chairs to save your spot.
- BBQ food is available in the Beer Garden and to-go food from the Forecaster’s Pub can be brought out to The Bowl. Picnics are also welcomed.
- Parking is available at Redhook until the lot fills, then in the ball fields and the Wine Village lot, just east of the brewery. After 7pm, guests can park next door at the Columbia Winery.
The Not Allowed List:
- No Outside alcohol – bags & coolers will be checked at the gate.
- No BBQ grills.
- No pets.
2011 movies
- 7/14 STRANGE BREW (PG)
- 7/21 REVENGE OF THE NERDS (R, 21+)
- 7/28 PREDATOR (R)
- 8/4 STRIPES (R)
- 8/11 THE FIGHTER (R, 21+)
- 8/18 THE BLUES BROTHERS (R)
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