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The International Sustainability Institute (ISI) will be hosting alpine stages of the Tour de France on a large screen project in the Nord Alley (just like the World Cup - see here and here) on July 19th, 20th and 22nd. Come show your support for making...
This is a call for volunteers for The Seattle Square, the new outdoor market coming to our neighborhood this Saturday. This market has been totally volunteer-organized and volunteer-driven and they would love to get more volunteers to help out. There is a formal volunteer meeting set...
From the ArtHash blog: The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Shunpike, seeks up to 12 artists to develop temporary installations for 12 vacant storefronts in Seattle's Pioneer Square and Chinatown/International District neighborhoods. The installation project, titled Storefronts Seattle, will be on...
Mayor Mike McGinn invites residents to apply for three open positions (one architect, one attorney and one retail owner in Pioneer Square) on the Pioneer Square Preservation Board. Individuals who have an interest in the historical preservation of the district are encouraged to apply. The 10-member...
From the Seattle Transit Blog: Sound Transit and the City of Seattle will be holding an open house at Seattle’s Hong Kong Building at the Summer Festival on Saturday, July 10th to discuss recent developments and the next steps involved with constructing the First Hill Streetcar...
This family-friendly Seafair sanctioned community event features at least 15 antique fire rigs on display, vintage law enforcement vehicles, Klondike Gold Rush activities and displays, murals by local artists, face painting and more. The Last Resort Fire Dept Museum, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park-Seattle and the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum...
NEWS An Art Walk stroll through the story of immigration (Seattle Times) A selection of galleries highlighted in this month's Seattle Art Walk — "The Poetics of Space," Shift Collaborative Studio; "Temporal," Vetri Glass; PULP reception, Gallery 110; "TXT," James Harris Gallery; "Summer Selections,"...
Kicking off on Saturday, July 17th, Pioneer Square will feature an outdoor market from 11am – 5pm every Saturday for the rest of the summer. The Seattle Square will feature a mix of downtown restaurants like Delicatus, with mobile food vendors including Skillet, Ram &...
First Thursday is coming up tomorrow! Although I'm going to be out of town (again) -- tomorrow promises to hold quite a few events that aren't part of the typical First Thursday. 4Culture is organizing a brief artist talk/tour of the three current works on display...
Both Out to Lunch + Dancing Til Dusk kick off this week in Occidental Square Park. Last year had great turnouts and did a great job of activated the neighborhood. Check out the details: Seattle's favorite summer tradition returns in 2010! Come down to Occidental Square...