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Must List: Vintage Seafair Photos, SLU Art Walk & More Events
Things to do in Seattle this weekend
Must Get Nostalgic
Throwback with Vintage Seafair Photos
(8/2 to 8/3, times vary) — Seattle’s events-filled summer festival culminates this weekend with the Blue Angels air show, hydroplane boat races along Lake Washington, SalmonFest and plenty more to keep you busy. In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, we dove into the Seattle Municipal Archives to find some vintage snapshots from Seafairs past.
Must See
Traipse the South Lake Union Art Walk
Friday, (8/1, times vary) — South Lake Union is suddenly filling up with art, from the new hamper sculpture by Whiting Tennis (“The Laundry Strike”) to the Mad Art Space, which unveils an immense new sculpture by John Grade this month, and the Seattle Storefronts installations in the windows of the Amazon buildings. See it all during the neighborhood’s Art Walk.
Must Play
7 Chic Lawn Games for Summer
Pour yourself a Tom Collins and slip into your finest seersucker—we’re playing lawn games. Today’s backyard summer recreation calls for croquet sets, checkerboards and badminton rackets of the rarefied variety, bursting with color and clean lines.
Must Hear
Author Amy Bloom Reads at Seattle Central Library
Monday (8/4, 7 p.m.) — Best-selling author Amy Bloom adds to her impressive collection of short stories, essays and novels with her new novel, Lucky Us. Hear her read from yet another winner on Monday night.
Must Go East
Family-Friendly Farm Fun at Fox Hollow
(Wednesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) — This scenic farm in Issaquah is jam-packed with pint-sized amusement, including pettable animals roaming the grounds, pony rides, a miniature train, inflatable castles and blooming gardens that are a picturesque backdrop for picnics.
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
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WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…