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CENTER CITY PARKS 2009

 
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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 Parks

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)

Center City Parks

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.

Center City Parks

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

Center City Parks

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.

Center City Parks

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/

Saturday Market
Occidental Square
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Jun 6, 13, 20, 27, Jul 11, 18 , 25,
Aug 1, 8, 15 22, 29, Sep 5
Info: 206-667-0687 and info@pioneersquare.org

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.

Center City Parks

Urban Vegetable Gardening and Composting Classes
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)

Center City Parks

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.



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