Sarah Lemmon September 4, 2018 6:26am

Sunshine Music Together recently moved to The NEST (Greenlake) (6600 1st Avenue NE) where it will hold its Fall classes. The seven time Golden Teddy Award Winner for Best Music Program in Seattle is taking registrations now for their fall session.
The Greenlake location will hold these events on September 4th (today!) and 8th. Register now online for a seat in a demo event before the start of our fall session by clicking here.

Sarah Lemmon August 26, 2018 8:59pm

It’s coming… the Great Wallingford Wurst Fest: September 21 -22

This two day celebration is an annual event that includes live music, food, rides, games and more. Proceeds goes to St. Benedict’s Catholic School.

For more information, go to their Facebook page.

Sarah Lemmon July 12, 2018 7:37am

Aegis Living at Ravenna assisted living and memory care community opens with a grand public party on July 21. The new neighborhood living option enables aging residents to stay in the area they know and love as needs change, and/or area adult children to bring a parent/relative close by.

Modeled after the famed Opera House in Ravenna, Italy, the property will feature a wine cave, large wood fired pizza oven and full-size gondola on a sunny outdoor courtyard.Resident rooms feature expansive views to local landscapes–Maple Leaf Reservoir Park, Waldo Woods and Lake Washington.

Date: July 21, 2018
Time: 1-4:00pm
Location: 8511 15th Avenue NE
Building tours with ‘passport’ stops throughout. Tarantella’s acoustic band playing songs of Italy raffle prizes.
Food: Italian theme food–Italian soda bar, authentic gelato, ‘build-your-own’ cannoli station Star chef Enzo Febrarro from Wynn Hotel Las Vegas will prepare Roman-style pizza in the wood fire oven.
Celebrity guest: Linda Evans—of ‘Dynasty’ fame—will be on hand to sign autographs.
 
For more information, go to: www.aegisliving.com/aegis-at-ravenna

Editor’s Note: Aegis Living is an advertiser but did not have editorial review of this post.

Sarah Lemmon July 2, 2018 6:36am

via Seafair

July is the perfect time to spend at Green Lake- walk the lake, check out the wading pool or just pack a picnic. But if you need a few more excuses to hang out at the lake, check out some of the events happening this month in and around Green Lake.

SUP Yoga Green Lake 
You too could be one of the stand up paddle board yogis in the lake this summer. Want to find out more information, here’s our post of the adventures on the lake.

For more information, go to SUP Yoga’s website to find out about classes.

Phinney Ridge Farmers Market
Fridays runs until September 28
Hours 3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
While tiny, this market is mighty. It has a variety of ready to eat dinner options, ice cream, fruit, veggies, flowers, wine and more. Parents take note: there is a great playground for little ones too.
N 67th St & Phinney Ave N, in upper lot at Phinney Neighborhood Center.

Milk Carton Derby July 14 all day at Green Lake’s Small Craft Center

While the registration deadline has passed, you can still watch in awe as these industrious builders show off their floats made of milk cartons.

Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, go to Seafair’s site.

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Sarah Lemmon March 27, 2018 6:56am

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Easter Services
There are several Green Lake churches offering Easter Sunday services including Bethany Community, St. Andrews, Green Lake United Methodist and Green Lake Presbyterian.

Spring Egg Scramble
Saturday, March 31

Bring a bag or basket to hunt for eggs.
Green Lake Community Center, come rain or shine. Meet first in the gym of the Community Center and then each age group will be lead out to the lawn or tennis court for some egg hunting fun.
10 a.m. ages 1-3; 10:30 a.m. ages 4-6; 11 a.m. – ages 7- 10

Bunny Bounce at Woodland Park Zoo
Saturday March 31 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hop, skip and jump to Woodland Park Zoo for the 17th annual Bunny Bounce, featuring amazing egg hunts for children ages 1–8, crafts, bunny encounters and eggs-citing zoo programs throughout the day. Space may be limited. Each egg hunt is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Orangutans, lemurs, grizzlies, and more nibble on specially made Easter baskets lined with flowers, berries and other favorite treats. See the full schedule of events below for specific animals.

Schedule of Events:
10:00 a.m. – Jaguar
10:00 a.m. – Lions
10:45 a.m. – Snow Leopards
11:30 a.m. – Kunekune Pigs
11:30 a.m. – River Otters
11:45 a.m. – Asian Small–clawed Otters
12:00 p.m. – Grizzlies
1:00 p.m. – Anoa
1:00 p.m. – Sloth Bears
1:00 p.m. – Ring–tailed Lemurs (weather dependent)
1:30 p.m. – Red Ruffed Lemurs (weather dependent)
1:30 p.m. – Meerkats
1:30 p.m. – Visayan Warty Pigs
2:00 p.m. – Penguins
2:30 p.m. – Wallaroos and Wallabies

Price: Free with zoo admission or membership

For more information, go to the Zoo’s site.

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Sarah Lemmon March 26, 2018 6:17am

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It probably won’t come as a shock to you that most of our April events evolve around food. (It’s one of our favorite subjects here at SG.) From Seattle Restaurant Week to a food walk and a donut dash. Here’s a few events to have on your radar this April.

Seattle Restaurant Week begins April 2 and runs through the 19th (Fri – Sat and Sunday brunch excluded)
3 course dinners for $33
$18 lunch at select locations
Check out participating restaurants at srweek.com

Green Lake Food Walk 
Saturday April 28
The Green Lake Food Walk is an edible tour of Green Lake. A wristband (purchased via the link above) grants entry to participating businesses that will be handing out samples of food and drinks. Participating businesses include: Rosita’s, Duke’s, The Woodlands Wood Fired Pizza, Teddy’s Bigger Burgers, PCC and more.
Tickets are $10 for kids 10 and under and $15 for adults – note a small service fee applies.

Seattle Entrepreneur Conference, which takes place at the Ballard Public Library on Friday, April 27. This full-day event will help Seattle-area business owners build their confidence, connections, customers and cash.

You’ll meet other Seattle entrepreneurs and learn from experts about topics like…
• Increasing your confidence
• Using storytelling in business
• Finding high-level mentors
• Online marketing that brings in leads
• Social media for business (Pinterest, Instagram, and Youtube)
• PR, accounting, and legal for small business

Tickets are free, and available from Eventbrite or Facebook.

2018 Top Pot Doughnut Dash Seattle
Sunday April 29 8:30 a.m.
Starting and finishing near the Green Lake Park Community Center and the basketball courts, the 3.1 mile course moves in a clockwise direction utilizing the streets and inner path of the park.
Net proceeds from the event will be donated to Childhaven.
Registration information here.

Free Form Dance Dance
Come to dance in whatever style you’d like. This group meets every week and plays music from all continents and from every era since the 1950s. Doors open at 10 am every Saturday, music begins 10:20 a.m. and after 80 minutes of music, a very short closing circle the dance party comes to a close by noon.

For more info about this group, go to their website freeformdancedance.com.
All ages welcome. (The group says they have regular attendees ages 3 – 90 years old.)
Price: $10
Northgate Community Center, 10510 – 5th Avenue NE, Seattle.
Note: in April the group will have a temporary venue change. (Once every two years the studio the group rents closes for maintenance and the beautiful dance floors get entirely redone.) April 14 and 21 Freeform Dance Dance will be at Richmond Highland Recreation Center in Shoreline. Then, back to the regular space at Northgate Community Center, 10510 – 5th Avenue NE, Seattle.

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Sarah Lemmon March 22, 2018 6:14am

Seattle Public Theater is running a new show that previews tonight and runs through April 15.

Here’s the info:

At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant cleaning lady, is done talking about feelings; it’s time to talk money. Over the course of 20 years, and three relationships, Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Award-winning playwright Martyna Majok’s IRONBOUND is a darkly funny, heartbreaking portrait of a woman for whom love is a luxury—and a liability—as she fights to survive in America.

Co-Artistic Director Kelly Kitchens selected IRONBOUND for Seattle Public Theater’s 2017-18 Season because it provides a complex, nuanced look at a working-class, immigrant single-mother and the battles she must fight, as well as the dreams she puts to rest just to scrape by. “Majok gives voice to those struggling to make it by another day,” says Kitchens. “This play is written by a female playwright and at its center is a fully realized, gritty, funny, flawed, hardworking, heartbreaking female protagonist. For all those reasons and more, I knew this was a story that Seattle Public Theater had to produce. The intimate setting of our theater will allow the audience to immerse themselves in this story; to sit at that bus stop with Darja as her life unfolds and unravels gives a face and a heart to the struggles of so many who are trapped by both the consequences of their own decisions and things simply out of their control.”

Award-winning local and regional actress Alexandra Tavares (The Seagull Project) will be stepping into the role of Darja for the production. She’s joined by actors Roy Stanton (Tommy), Arjun Pande (Maks), and Nathan Brockett (Vic), who round-out IRONBOUND’s four-person cast.

The production and design team for IRONBOUND includes Kelly Kitchens (director), Mike Dooly (assistant director), Julia Welch (scenic), Thorn Michaels (lighting), Rob Witmer (sound), Kelsey Rogers (props), Emily Cawley (dialect coach), and Ariel Bui (stage management). Sara Keats of The Umbrella Project will act as the dramaturg for the production.

Preview: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Opening Night: Friday, March 23rd, 2018 @ 7:30 pm

Saturday, March 24th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Sunday, March 25th, 2018 @ 2pm

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Friday, March 30th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Saturday, March 31st, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Sunday, April 1st, 2018 @ 2pm

Thursday, April 5th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Friday, April 6th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Saturday, April 7th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Sunday, April 8th, 2018 @ 2pm

Thursday, April 12th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Friday, April 13th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Saturday, April 14th, 2018 @ 7:30pm

Sunday, April 15th, 2018 @ 2pm

SPT 7312 West Green Lake Drive North, Seattle, WA 98103

TICKETS: $17 – $34 General Admission http://seattlepublictheater.org

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Sarah Lemmon March 21, 2018 6:52am

Chabad of NW Seattle will host its annual community Passover Seder, featuring a delicious traditional Seder dinner including gefiltte fish, roasted chicken, potatoe Kugel, salads and tasty deserts. Unlimited Shmurah Matzah and plenty of wine for the four cups.

The Seder will be led by Rabbi Yoni Levitin.

March 30
Cost: $54 Adult, $20 child ( 5-12)
Reservations required by March 25th

If you have any questions please contact Rabbi Yoni  (2060 851-9831
Go to chabadnwseattle.org to register.