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CENTER CITY PARKS 2008
General Parks Information: (206) 684-4075 | Contact
Us
Explore Life Between Buildings!!
This summer our Center City parks will once again offer movies, concerts,
dancing and a whole lot more-all part of Mayor Greg Nickels' Center
City Initiative for a lively, welcoming downtown. Check out the street
performers. Explore the International District Night Market. Learn to
salsa or waltz at Dancing til Dusk. It's all happening in these and
other Center City parks:
Wi-Fi Hot Spot
The City of Seattle provides free wireless Internet access in Freeway,
Occidental, Westlake, and Victor Steinbrueck Parks, and in the Plaza
at the City Hall. Users can log in using seattlewifi for the
ssid.
Buskers
Street performers of all kinds will display their talents on accordions,
yo-yo's, flutes, toy pianos, violins, their own two feet…the list
is as varied as city life. Weekday lunchtimes and early evenings (and
some weekends): Cal Anderson, Counterbalance, Freeway, Hing Hay, Occidental
Square, Pioneer Square, Westlake, and Waterfront.
Movies
Center City Cinema: Outdoor Movies in the Park
All movies begin at sunset!
Aug 9 Transformers - Hing Hay Park
Aug 16 Hero - Hing Hay Park (Cantonese with English Subtitles)
Aug 23 Shalon Soccer - Hing Hay Park (Cantonese with English
Subtitles)
Sep 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - Occidental
Square
Sep 6 Ratatouille - Hing Hay Park (English with Spanish
Subtitles)
Sep 11 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Occidental
Square
Sep 18 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Occidental
Square
Music In The Park
"Out to Lunch" Concert Series Presented by Starbucks
and Safeco
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Occidental Square: Jul 8-11 & Jul 29-Aug 1
Westlake Park: Jul 15 - 18 & Au 19-22
Freeway Park: Jul 22 - 25
Victor Steinbrueck: Aug 12- 15
Downtown Seattle Association Info: www.downtownsummer.com
Evening Concert Series
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Occidental Square, Jun 5 , Jul 3, Aug 7, Sep 4, 11 & 18,
Oct 2 and Nov 6.
For the complete entertainment lineup, please call 206.653.5025 or visit
www.pioneersquare.org/occidental.html
Summer Sundays
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Waterfront Park, Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17 and 24
Concerts at Cascade
Cascde Playground: Fridays, 4–6 p.m.—September 5, 12, and
19. For more info please visit www.cascadepeoplescenter.org
or call 206-587-0320.
Seattle Presents
City Hall Plaza: Thursday afternoons, Noon–1:30 p.m.—July
3, 10, 17, 24, and 31; August 7, 14, 21 and 28. Thursday evening,
August 14, 5–7 p.m. For more info please visit http://www.seattle.gov/arts/community/seattle_presents.asp
Outdoor Dancing
Dancing 'Til Dusk
Thursday nights from 6 - 9 p.m.
Freeway Park, Jul 17- Aug 28
Each night will feature a different style of live music and dancing
on a newly expanded dance floor. Pre-dance lessons (beginner level)
are available from 6 - 7 p.m., followed by the dance from 7 - 9 p.m.
Jul 17 Crossroads
Blues Band — Blues/Swing
Jul 24 Portage
Bay Big Band — Swing
Jul 31Cambalache
— Salsa/Latin
Aug 7 Captain
Leroy and the Zydeco Locals — Zydeco
Aug 14 Lady
"A" & the Baby Blues "Funk" Band Electric
Slide, Chicago Steppin' & Cupid Shuffle
Aug 21 KGB
— Waltz Ball Blanc (wear something white!)
Aug 28 8-Second
Ride — Country Western
Dancing for Joy
Tuesday nights from 6 - 9 p.m.
Westlake Park, Jul 17- Aug 28
Enjoy two weeks of swing and two weeks of waltz with pre-recorded music
on the newly expanded dance floor that will fill the plaza. Predance
Lessons (beginner level) are available from 6 - 7 p.m., followed by
the dance from 7 - 9 p.m.
Jul 22 - Swing
July 29 - Shadow Waltz (side by side)
Aug 5 - Single-time Swing
Aug 12 - Triple-time Swing
DOG OFF LEASH AREAS (OLA)
Off-leash areas provide a playground for downtown dwellers and
their canine companions…and anyone who enjoys good company, wet
noses, and wagging tails.
Regrade OLA - 2251 3rd Ave
Plymouth Pillars OLA - Boren Ave. and Pike St.
Festivals
32nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival
Jul 4 - 6
Lake Union Park, 1010 Valley St.
The Wooden Boat Center's Wooden Boat Festival is a Seattle maritime
tradition, and this year's theme is heritage wooden boats. It's an old-fashioned,
down-home waterfront festival where everything is fun, almost everything
is free, and nothing much is fancy. There are fun activities for family
members of every age: enjoy toy boat building, sailing model boats on
the pond, boat rides and races, picnicking, clambering over boats big
and small, festive food and music, and general joy. Suggested donation:
$5 per person, $10 per family. Info: 206-382-2628 http://www.cwb.org/BoatFest2008.htm
2008 Pioneer Square Fire Festival
Jul 11 & 12
Occidental Square
This Seattle institution, sponsored by the Pioneer Square Community
Association, has a long and proud history. For the first time, the Fire
Festival will feature a chili cook-off, with prizes awarded in categories
like green chili, red chili, vegetarian, and many more! Both amateurs
and professionals are encouraged to enter. A select panel of judges
will choose the winners and the public will select an "eater's
choice" winner! Other festival highlights include the Firefighter
Combat Challenge, Kids' Challenge, the Mascot Challenge featuring mascots
from your favorite college and professional teams, antique fire trucks,
and lots of music! Info: 206-653-5025 http://www.pioneersquare.org/fire.html
McDonald’s Presents Seattle's
Chinatown-International District Summer Festival 2008
Jul 12 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Jul 13 from 11 a.m. – 6
p.m. Bring your family and friends to visit our many booths featuring
arts & crafts, local businesses, and community organizations. On
our entertainment stage the audience can enjoy lively lion and dragon
dances, rhythmic taiko drumming, award-winning drill teams and much
more, including our 6th Annual Karaoke Idol contest. Don't miss out
on this special two-day event celebrating some of the best arts, activities
and food that Seafair has to offer! Info: 206-382-1197
http://www.cidbia.org/events/seattle-s-chinatown-international-district-summer-festival-july-12-13-2008/
Halloween Festival – Counterbalance Park, Oct
31, 7 – 9 p.m. http://www.uptownalliance.org/
Harvest Festival - Counterbalance Park, Nov 16, 7
– 9 p.m. http://www.uptownalliance.org/
Arts and Crafts & Street Markets
Art in the Park, Occidental Square, Thursdays Jun
5, Jul 3, Aug 7, Sep 4, 11 & 18, Oct 2 and Nov 6 & Dec
4 Info: 206-653-5025 http://www.pioneersquare.org/first_thursday.html
Night Market, Hing Hay Park, Saturdays Aug 9, 16 &
23 from 6 – 11 p.m. Info: 206-382-1197
http://www.cidbia.org/events/seattle-s-chinatown-international-district-night-market-august-9-16-23-2008
Saturday Market, Occidental Square, Saturdays, 6–11 p.m. August
9, 16, and 23, 6 – 11 p.m. Info: 206-382-1197 www.pioneersquare.org
Urban Gardening
Urban Vegetable Gardening and Composting Classes 5
– 7 p.m. Container Gardening, Composting for Apartment Dwellers,
Culinary Herb Gardening and Salad Gardening classes presented by Seattle
Tilth. For class descriptions and to register, please go to
www.seattletilth.org or call
206-633-5045, Ext. 2.
Jun 25, Jul 2, 9, 15, 22, 29 Aug 6, 13, & 20 – Victor Steinbrueck
Park
Jul 16, 23, & 30 - Freeway Park
Aug 2, 9 & 16 – Cascade Park
Sep 6, 13, & 20 – Belltown P-Patch
SPECIAL EVENTS
WestEdge Chalk Walk, 1st & University Street, Jun
21, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.. www.downtownsummer.com.
Fourth of Jul-Ivar’s, Jul 4, Myrtle Edwards
Park, 10 p.m., simulcast on KOMO 4 TV and Star 101.5 radio.
John Frieda Mobile Salon – Free Hair Styling! - Westlake
Park Sunday, Jul 20,2008 11am-7pm. www.johnfrieda.com/salontour
Summer Fair - Counterbalance Park, Jul 22, noon -
4 p.m., sponsored by the Uptown Alliance and other friends of Counterbalance
Park. www.uptownalliance.org
Taste of Cascade – Cascade Park, Aug 5, 5 –
9:00 p.m. sponsored by the Cascade People’s Center. www.cascadepeoplescenter.org
Seattle Sandfest, Westlake Park, Aug 23, 11 a.m.
- 5 p.m., sponsored by the Downtown Seattle Association. www.downtownsummer.com
Uptown Stroll, Counterbalance Park, Aug 23, sponsored
by the Uptown Alliance and other friends of Counterbalance Park. www.uptownalliance.org
Denny A Go Go, Denny Park, Oct 4th from Noon - 4 p.m.
sponsored by the Friends of Denny Park. Info: 206-684-7556 and www.friendsofdennypark.org
Summer Fair - Counterbalance Park, Sep 7, noon to
4 p.m., sponsored by the Uptown Alliance and other friends of Counterbalance
Park. www.uptownalliance.org
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Drop-in Bocce, daily Occidental Square - Kiosk
Seattle Public Library Used Book Sales, Monday-Friday, Jun,
Jul & Aug - Freeway Park
Drop-in Tai Chi, Hing Hay Park, Wednesdays, noon–1 p.m., Jul
16–Aug 30. Denny Park, Thursdays, noon–1 p.m., Jul 17–Aug 31.
Community Partners
Pioneer Square Community Association
Citizens for Off Leash Areas
Freeway Park Neighborhood Association
Downtown Seattle Association
Downtown District Council
Friends of Denny Park
Friends of Victor Steinbrueck Park
International District Housing Alliance
Metropolitan Improvement District
Chinatown International District Business Improvement Association
Cascade Peoples Center
Uptown Alliance
Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Corporate and Business Partners
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
City of Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
Dancing for Joy
Easterday Productions
Levin Menzies & Associates, LLC
Seattle Underground Tours
Updated June 12, 2008
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