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Spotlight: Culture Club
A one-of-a-kind, Seattle-based performance group has been dazzling audiences and fostering Filipino
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines A one-of-a-kind, Seattle-based performance group has been dazzling audiences and fostering Filipino community since 1959 Culture ClubBaruso! Pagbalik! Filipino drill commands pepper the air as young women, dressed in vibrant sari skirts, perform a complex dance and combat routine. The girls—from 5 years of age into their early 20s—alternate precision…
Seattle magazine’s 2010 Kids’ Summer Camp Guide
Haven’t signed up your child for a summer camp? Not to worry--you're not alone. We’ve compiled a lis
Summer’s here and you haven’t signed up your child for a summer camp, right? Not to worry. We’ve compiled a list of some unusual and “of course” camps that you still might be able to squeeze your little one or teen into. We get it…it’s pretty clear that CAMP really means Caring About Mom’s Peace….
Summer Guide 2010: University District
The historic U District has seen ups and downs, but its location next to the water and a lively stud
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines The historic U District has seen ups and downs (see our story on “The Ave” ), but its location next to the water and a lively student vibe has kept it a perennial summer fave. Sun WorshipPile your crew into a rowboat or a couple of canoes at the docks…
Best Camping Spots: Going Rogue
Car camping on out-of-the-way Forest Service Roads
For many of us, spending the night in a crowded car campground, even in a beautiful locale, feels like camping in a mall parking lot. Likewise, unless you’re an Ironman, backpacking miles and miles in for a little woodland solitude is out of the question. The solution? Get out your gazetteer and find your own…
Best Camping Spots: Not-so-Roughing It
In case sleeping on the ground is more than you can stomach.
GLAMPINGStructurally, it might not be so different from the accommodations at that overnight camp you went to as a kid, but, nowadays, staying in a canvas-walled platform tent is referred to as “glamping” (short for glamorous camping)—at least as far as us pampered grownups are concerned. And pampered you will be if you get your…
Summer Guide 2010: Mural Quiz
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines 1. In Greenwood, near 85th Street and 3rd Avenue. Painted by John Osgood. 2. In Green Lake, between the lake and Woodland Park Zoo, under Aurora Avenue. Painted by Josh Howard. 3. In West Seattle, outside Café Revo (2940 Southwest Avalon Way). Painted by Glenn Case. 4. In Sodo, near…
Summer Guide 2010: Summer Mixtape
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Giving our summer guide an audio component—a summer soundtrack of sorts—has become an annual tradition. This year we’re showcasing an array of local bands in the form of a mixtape (well, a virtual mixtape, since cassettes have gone the way of the Betamax). Thanks to Seattle’s bevy of bands, making…
Summer Guide 2011: Outdoor Movies
Looking for more summer events? Check out our 2011 Summer Festivals guide. Fremont Outdoor MoviesWacky flicks are the specialty of this, the series that started the whole outdoor cinema craze in 1992.Location: Corner of North 35th Street and Phinney Avenue NorthCost: n/aLine-up: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/5, 8/6, 8/13, 8/27. Check Fremont Outdoor Movies for more…
Summer Guide 2010: Festivals
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines From the arts to food, here’s our guide to the area’s best summer fests. Looking for more summer events? Check out our Outdoor Music and Outdoor Movies guides. JUNE Edmonds Arts Festival6/18–6/20What to expect: One of the Northwest’s oldest and largest arts festivals, this three-day event takes place against the scenic…
Summer Guide 2010: Outdoor Music
Looking for more summer events? Check out our Festivals and Outdoor Movies guides. SEATTLE Seattle Peace Concert Series6/13–9/19Get out and enjoy Seattle’s city parks at these free, family friendly concerts held on Sundays featuring local and regional musicians. Canned food donations for Northwest Harvest appreciated.Must-see shows/bands: Adrian Xavier (8/29 Volunteer Park), Kuli Loach & Andy Coe…
Craving: Margaritas
Nothing like a cold margarita on a hot July day.
Nothing like a cold margarita on a hot July day. Here are five winners, all scratch margaritas using fresh citrus juice and house-made sweet-and-sour mix. We ordered them on the rocks in 16-ounce “pounders,” with and without salted rims. Alicia Arter La Carta de OaxacaThe brisk house margarita is invigorating, made with un-aged Sauza Silver…
Seattle Summer Guide 2010
Hallelujah! Summer is finally here!
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Hallelujah! Summer is finally here! As locals know, from the first moment the sun starts showing its big yellow head, we’re in our short sleeves and aiming to spend as many hours outdoors as possible. Looking for ways to fill those gloriously long days? Our annual summer guide features countless…
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