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Explore Life Between Buildings!!
This summer Parks offers FREE exciting, fun activities in downtown
Seattle that enliven and revitalize our downtown parks. Bring the family
for events ranging from movies and music to classes and competitions,
and help celebrate our diverse downtown neighborhoods.
*In case of inclement weather, event/program will be canceled.
Center City Cinema: FREE Outdoor Movies in the Park All movies begin at sunset and will be canceled in the case of rain.
Aug 8 - Kung Fu Panda - Hing Hay Park (English with Spanish
Subtitles) Aug 15 - Bride and Prejudice - Hing Hay Park (English
with Spanish Subtitles) Aug 22 - Enter the Dragon - Hing Hay Park (English with
Spanish Subtitles) Sep 3 - Shall We Dance - Occidental Square (in conjunction
with Dancing 'til Dusk Ball)
Buskers
Street performers of all kinds will display their talents on accordions,
yo-yos, flutes, toy pianos, violins, their own two feet…the list is
as varied as city life. Weekday lunchtimes and early evenings (and some
weekends) in selected parks.
Music In The Park
"Out to Lunch" Concert
This concert series is presented by the Metropolitan Improvement District
in cooperation with the Downtown Seattle Association. Concerts start
at noon.
For the schedule, please visit www.downtownsummer.com.
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Jul 8, 17 - Occidental Square, Occidental Ave. S and S Main St. Jul 10 - Federal Courthouse, 700 Stewart St. Jul 15, Sep 4 - Westlake Park, 401 Pine St. Jul 22, Sep 2 - Waterfront Park, 1301 Alaskan Way Jul 24, Aug 28 - Bank of America Plaza, 800 Fifth Ave. Jul 29, Aug 5, 12 - Two Union Square, 621 Union St. Jul 31, Aug 7, 14, 21 - Harbor Steps, University St. between
1st Ave. and Western Ave. Aug 19 - 4th and Madison Aug 26 - Freeway Park, 700 Seneca St.
1st Thursdays Evening Concert Series 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Jun 4, Aug 6, Oct 1, Nov 5 and Dec 3 Occidental Square
For the complete entertainment lineup, please call 206.667.0687 or visit
www.firstthursdayseattle.com/
Summer Sundays in the Park Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Jun 28, Jul 5, 12, 19, 26, Aug 2, 9, 16 Waterfront Park
Here's an ideal way to spend a relaxing afternoon in downtown Seattle:
enjoying a spectacular array of African and African-American cultural
performances presented in partnership with the Adefua African Music
& Dance Company, celebrating 24 years of being!
Healthy Parks, Healthy You
Saturday, August 22 · 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. · Seward Park
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S o Seattle, WA 98118
Bring the entire family for a day of fitness demonstrations, healthy
activities, and, information booths, 5k and 10k run/walk, guest speakers
and a concert.
For more information, please go to our web site at: www.seattle.gov/parks/healthyparks
Seattle Presents
Seattle Presents, the free lunchtime performance series at City Hall,
will sizzle this summer with 11 outdoor performances by leading Seattle-area
performers Thursdays on the City Hall plaza. All concerts are from noon
to 1:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, all performances (except
Toni Hill, Century Masters of Lindy Hop & Tap, and Pedrito Vargas
y su Grupo Ashé) will move inside City Hall lobby and conclude
at 1 p.m. www.seattle.gov/arts/community/seattle_presents.asp
Jul 2 - Recess Monkey Jul 9 - Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands Jul 16 - Children of the Revolution Jul 23 - Manooghi Hi Jul 30 - The Jelly Rollers Aug 6 - Toni Hill Aug 13 - Century Masters of Lindy Hop & Tap Aug 20 - The Bobs Aug 27 - Pedrito Vargas y su Grupo Ashé Sep 3 - An Unexpected Musical Sep 17 - Michael Powers Group
Seattle Seachordsmen Barbershop Chorus & Quartets**
Enjoy singing barbershop music a cappella as choruses and quartets.
Formed to preserve and encourage barbershop quartet singing, it is their
mission to promote and encourage singing barbershop music, good fellowship,
and charitable activities in the greater Seattle area. www.seachordsmen.org.
Info: 206-370-4085
Chorus Jul 14 - Waterfront Park, 6 p.m. Aug 11 - Occidental Square Park, 6 p.m. Aug 29 - Counterbalance Park, 2 p.m. Sep 13 - Westlake Park, 2 p.m.
What's Cookin' Very Large Quartet Jul 19 - Freeway Park, 2 p.m. Aug 25 - Occidental Square Park, 2 p.m. Sep 8 - Westlake Park 6 p.m.
SeaSharps Quartet Jul 27 - Waterfront Park Aug 25 - Westlake Park Sep 15 - Westlake Park 6 p.m.
Dancing 'Til Dusk
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.
Dancing will be canceled in the case of rain.
Info: 206-264-5646 or visit www.danceforjoy.biz.
Occidental Park Jul 2 - Kevin Buster's Lunch Money
(Rhythm and Blues/Swing) Jul 9 - Tangabrazo- Tango* Jul 16 - Cambalache- Salsa and Latin* Aug 27- DJ'd Zydeco/Cajun Sep 3 - KGB- Waltz, Swing, Foxtrot, Polka
(In conjunction with Center City Cinema's outdoor movie "Shall
We Dance." Participants are invited to dress up like people in
the movies of the 1930s and '40s)
Freeway Park
Jul 23 - Portage Bay Big Band
(Big Band Swing)* Jul 30 - Conniption - Contra Dance Aug 6 - Maia Santell - Swing-East and West Coast- and Blues* Aug 13 - Tumbao - Salsa and Latin* Aug 20 - Steve Rice Orchestra - Waltz, Swing, Foxtrot, Polka
*"Ball Blanc" - Wear something White!!!
Inside Out Dance Company
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Performing Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Modern dances for your entertainment.
Presented by Marysville Dance Academy Jul 9 & 23 - Occidental Park Aug 20 - Freeway Park
2009 Wooden Boat Festival
Jul 4 - 5 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 and almost everything is free. 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. Be sure to check
out the visiting vessels and watch the teams who will build a boat in
24 hours! Suggested donation: $5 per person, $10 per family. Info: www.cwb.org/2009-wooden-boat-festival
2009 Pioneer Square Fire Festival
Jul 11 & 12 Occidental Square
This Seattle institution has a long and proud history. Enjoy antique
fire engines, police cars, bagpipes and and kids' activities. Info:
206-783-4474 www.lastresortfd.org
and www.pioneersquare.org/fire.html
2009 Chinatown-International District Summer Festival Hing
Hay Park
Jul 11-12
We welcome you as McDonald's® presents Seattle's Chinatown-International
District Summer Festival 2009! You'll enjoy lively lion and dragon dances,
rhythmic taiko drumming, award-winning drill teams, and a kids' activity
corner the whole family can enjoy! Showcase your vocal talents at our
7th Annual Karaoke Idol contest and get a chance to walk away with some
great prizes! Bring your family and friends to visit our many booths
featuring arts & crafts, local businesses, and community organizations.
Don't miss out on this special two-day event celebrating the largest
Pan-Asian street festival in the Pacific Northwest, with some of the
best arts, activities, and food that Seafair has to offer! For more
info please visit www.cidbia.org.
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Centennial Celebration - Cancelled
Due to recent organizational changes, PSCA will not be moving forward with the event on September 23rd in Pioneer Park. http://www.aype.net.
ART SPARKS (Parks-Specific Art in Parks), a new and experimental
program, is bringing the creative energy of Seattle's vibrant arts community
into downtown daily life. From June through October, three center city
parks will each serve as an "art space" for a specific curator
or curatorial team. Rob D'Arc at Victor Steinbrueck Park by the Pike
Place Market, Ingrid Lahti and Carrie Boddle at Westlake Park, and Susie
Lee and Elizabeth Umbanhowar at Occidental Park in the Pioneer Square
neighborhood, will explore their artistic interests with performance,
sound, painting, words, giant puppets…arts of all kinds. Catch
a glimpse, stay and watch, join in, or track all three parks to see
what happens.
Cascade Farmers Market
Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave. N
Jun 25, Jul 2, 9, 16 , 23, 30
Aug 6, 13, 20, 27
Sep 3, 10, 17, 26
Info:
www.cascadepeoplescenter.org
First Thursdays Art in the Park
Occidental Square
Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 6, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 6, Dec 4
Info: 206-653-5025 and www.firstthursdayseattle.com/
Night Market
Hing Hay Park
6 - 11 p.m.
Aug 22
Info: 206-382-1197 and www.cidbia.org/events/
Uptown Stroll
Counterbalance Park
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Aug 29
Sponsored by the Uptown Alliance and other friends of Counterbalance
Park, www.uptownalliance.org.
Urban Vegetable Gardening and Composting Classes 5
FREE Container Veggie Gardening, Composting for Apartment Dwellers,
Culinary Herb Gardening and Salad Gardening classes are presented by
Seattle Tilth. For class descriptions and to register, please go to
www.seattletilth.org
or call 206-633-0451, Ext. 101
Classes are from 5 - 7 p.m. Jun 24, Jul 1, 8 - Victor Steinbrueck Park Jul 15, 22, 29 - Freeway Park Aug 5, 12, 19 - Occidental Square Aug 16, 23, 30 - Cascade Playground Sep 5, 19 - Belltown Cottage Park
Playgrounds
Denny Park, 100 Dexter Ave. N (corner of Denny Ave. and Dexter Ave.
N)
International Children's Park, 700 S Lane St. (International Chinatown
District)
Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave. N (South Lake Union)
Drop-in Bocce, daily, Occidental Square - Information Kiosk
Seattle Public Library Used Book Sales, Monday-Friday, beginning
Jun 15 through Sep 4 - Freeway Park
Drop-in Tai Chi, Denny Park, Thursdays, Noon-1 p.m., Jul 16 - Sep
31
"Night Out" Block Party, Cascade Playground, 5-9 p.m.
Aug 4, sponsored by the Cascade People's Center, www.cascadepeoplescenter.org.
Seattle Underground Tours, Pioneer Square Park. Info: (206) 682
4646 and www.undergroundtour.com. May - Sep - Daily: Hourly 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Oct - Nov - Daily: Hourly 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec 1 -23 - Daily: Hourly 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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.
Park Ranger Program
Be on the lookout and say hello to our Park Rangers. They're there for
you to provide a strong, positive but authoritative presence in our
downtown parks. They share information with tourists, families, workers,
and downtown residents.
