July 2018
White Center's Jubilee Days music lineup topped by Fame Riot
Here's the music line up for White Center's Jubilee Days MainStage.
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 16th Ave SW at SW 100th St
All-ages area in front of stage; Beer Garden (21+, proper ID required of *all* patrons) open 12pm-end of last band's set. Presented here in reverse order by:
Seafood Fest a foodie, fun, follicular feat
If you were hungry Seafood Fest in Ballard had you covered. More than 60 food trucks and food vendors of all kinds were on the street and for the most part working hard to meet demand. The crowd was so full they were barely moving past the dizzying array of potential bites. Everything from lobster tails with corndogs, crab legs, chicken skewers, frozen Dragon Breath cereal balls, to mini donuts, to loads of salmon, Po Boy Sandwiches, Garlic Shrimp, Honey Walnut Prawns, custards, falafel, Irish food, Peruvian food and dozens more plus beer, wine, cocktails and other spirits. If you didn't waddle out of there you didn't really take part.
The band lineup was energetic enough to get you to move a little with a set in the afternoon by Acid Tongue that even got the drummer Ian Cunningham's four year old son involved, as he rode on the shoulders of lead singer and guitarist Guy Keltner for the last song. That band has enough hair to throw it out to the audience as souvenirs.
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Summerfest 2018 off to a sizzling start; Warm temperatures and hot bands
Shady spots were filled at temperatures reached the mid to high 80's (with higher temps forecast) at West Seattle's annual street party Summerfest, on July 13. The event annually draws tens of thousands and Friday was a big day for attendance.
The Greenlife Stage on Alaska Street featured environmental activist, diver and filmmaker Laura James and The Tox-Ick Monster presentation. Coming up Saturday Greenlife will offer an array of potential options for activism.
Saturday July 15th – Legislative Action!
West Seattle overcomes gallant Nationals effort to become District Champions
By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The West Seattle Little League Majors (11/12 age) baseball All-Stars rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge out the opportunistic South Highline Nationals 6-5 at the Bar-S ball fields on Thurs., July 12, to complete an unbeaten run to the 2018 District VII championship and earn a state entry.
SHNLL southpaw Jeffrey Joe had completed a gritty 85-pitch count limit after retiring the first batter in the sixth inning and the Westsiders faced a 5-3 deficit.
Parker Eley greeted the reliever with a single and was quickly followed by an infield single from Blake Taft. On came Bobby Trigg to deliver a deep triple that scored two runs for a 5-5 deadlock. The ball crossed the slope and rolled all the way to the fence while Trigg raced to third base.
"I wanted to crush the ball," said Trigg.
Adah and Earl Cruzen provide a $100,000 sustaining gift to the Southwest Seattle Historical Society
Adah Cruzen who, together with her late husband Earl has been donating to West Seattle area causes in the past few months, also donated $100,000 to the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
It is the largest single gift that the historical society has received in its 34 year history. Cruzen recently donated the same amount to restore the West Seattle Murals and to the West Seattle Senior Center.
The donation, made in March was not disclosed until July 13. Cruzen came to the booth at West Seattle Summerfest to pay a visit and tell some stories which will be turned into impromptu poems by Typewriter Rodeo creator, Sean Petrie. (SEE BELOW)
West Seattle Summerfest gets underway; Three days of fun, food, music and shopping
The annual summer party in West Seattle, Summerfest got underway on Thursday night as the streets were closed and a variety of entertainment options were presented.The Bubbleman (Gary Golightly) got all the kiddos in a frenzy with his usual spray of bubbles and goofy antics.
As people filtered in and came to the beer garden set up in front of Elliott Bay Brewing and West 5 the team from Dance Powered performed an unannounced FlashMob dance routine in the "all walk" center of the junction.
All Vikings, All the Time… 35th Annual Viking Days at the Nordic Museum – Saturday, July 14–Sunday, July 15
information from the Nordic Museum
Free family-oriented festival includes music, food, arts and crafts, vendors, Viking reenactors, Valhalla beer garden, Run Like A Viking 5K Fun Run, children’s activities, and more…
Quail Park Memory Care Residences hold open house; Facility will open Aug. 1
Quail Park Memory Care Residences held an Open House on July 12 to introduce the new facility to the community. Located at 4515 41st Ave. SW the facility is part of the Living Care Lifestyles with senior communities in Washington, Oregon, California and Texas. Quail Park will open on Aug. 1 with 18 residents and has a capacity of 66.
The facility has 46,300 square feet on four levels. The three residential levels each have their own central common area. Forty-five rooms have been built for dementia and Alzheimer's residents. There are studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units.
Not all the bargains are in booths during Summerfest; Junction merchants offering major deals during the event
Many people come to festivals in search of a deal on items that are only there for a few days. But not all the great deals are from event vendors. The Junction Merchants are also taking advantage of the opportunity to do business with the big crowds by offering major deals and discounts themselves.
Some of the recommended highlights are the famous Easy Street Records sale, Zamboanga has imported clothing from around the globe. Fleurt and City Mouse offers everyday clothing and decor for gift giving all-year round.
Make sure you check out all the sidewalk sale merchants for deep discounts:
