Get your green (as in re-used) costume on! Or drop off one that doesn't fit any more. Saturday from noon to 2 pm at Whole Foods at Roosevelt Square (1026 NE 64th St) celebrate a green Halloween by participating in National Costume Swap Day. From now until noon Saturday you can also drop off your gently used and clean costumes. You will receive a ticket which will allow you to return and receive a new (to you) costume. Here are some…
One Reel announced yesterday that all systems are "go" for this year's Family 4th celebration at Lake Union, thanks in part to Starbucks as the event's Presenting Sponsor, along with Microsoft and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce serving as Major Sponsors. This year's Fourth of July celebration falls on a Wednesday, and on the day after, Starbucks will hold the annual "5th of July Lake Union Cleanup" in which volunteers will pick up all the Fourth of July detritus. The full event…
Tonight at sundown begins Passover, perhaps the raddest Jewish holiday of them all. Sure, Chanukah gets all the attention because of its proximity to Christmas (thus leading to Jewsmas, our creation, but that's another story). However, we have always been partial to Passover. Why? So glad you asked. Passover is a celebration of the Jews escape from slavery in Egypt, throwing off the shackles of oppression and becoming a free people again. And the story isn't a slow, grinding process of…
Bubbles, face painting, treat-filled plastic eggs, and of course that lovable long-eared galoot, the Easter Bunny. Once again, it's time for the annual Easter Celebration and Food Drive at Wallingford Center (1815 N. 45th St.), happening this Saturday, April 7. The festivities kick-off at 9:00am on the West Plaza: The Bubbleman performs 9:00AM on the West Plaza. Egg hunt 10:00 am - 10:10 am (Bring your own baskets. Don't be late. The hunt goes quickly). Meet the Easter Bunny, enjoy face painting and entertainment…
Whether it’s green libations, Corned Beef and Cabbage, or a good ol’ fashioned sugar rush you’re wantin’, here’s a couple of ideas for celebratin’ St. Patrick’s Day this Saturday—all within stumbling distance from your home: Murphy’s (1928 N. 45th St.) "We are going to have a blast on St Patricks Day. Seattle's first St Patrick's Party. We open the doors at 10AM, and have a full line up of musicians 'til close. The loud and energetic Seattle Firefighters and Pipe band will…
Wallingford United Methodist Church (42nd and Bagley) invites the neighborhood to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday, January 15, at 11:00AM. The Total Experience Gospel Choir will be the congregation's guest choir, and the Reverend Rubye Hayden, from Ebenezer A.M.E. Zion Church, will be the guest preacher at that service. The Total Experience Gospel Choir was founded in 1973 at the Mt. Baptist Church here in Seattle, initially comprising students from Roosevelt and Franklin High Schools. Over the…
"It's The Most Wa-asteful Time Of The Year" - you know the tune, now put those holiday trappings where they belong. Such as: Old computers: The very best place for refurbishing and reusing computers and computer peripherals is InterConnection, at 3415 Stone Way N. InterConnection will also take non-computer electronics and pass them on to local recyclers. 206-633-1517 Wrapping paper: Save the best for next year. Recycle other paper wrapping, remove tape when possible. Metallic and plastic wrapping goes in the garbage.…