The Latin dance community in Seattle is a large and fast growing scene. You are able to dance, usually with a live band, almost every night of the week somewhere. Wallingford now has three of those night right in the center of our neighborhood. Babalu features Latin Mambo Night on Wednesday. Featuring live music by Cambalache a nine piece high energy Salsa band covering several styles from Salsa to Bachata to Mambo. Some of the best dancers in Seattle come out…
There's plenty going on in honor of Easter this weekend (see our Wallingford Easter weekend round-up), but there are some non-bunny related happenings, as well. Here are some quick highlights: Music and Dance Zachary Watkins and Tiffanny Lin : "Movable, long commutes between loved ones, music for motors and resonant strings is the elusive yet evocative title for the new composition by Bay Area composer Zachary James Watkins. This new evening length work, premiered by Seattle pianist Tiffany Lin, is scored for…
Wallingford is a bit like the proverbial elephant described by blind men: each of us experiences our own segment of it, and we miss out on the rest. In the hopes of expanding all our horizons, Wallyhood is pleased to introduce a new feature: a Wallingford Nightlife Calendar. You can find it in our menu bar under "Calendars" (or follow the link above). We've got trivia nights, live music, tango and salsa, everything fun going on around the neighborhood after the…
Alphabet Soup Children's Books hosted the rock'n local kid's band, Recess Monkey, last Saturday March 6th. The news about the concert must have spread far and wide because this sweet little children's bookstore was jam packed when we arrived a few minutes prior to set time. I stood outside with about twenty other parents, bopping my head and tapping my feet to the boisterous rhythm as the band started off with Moon Boots, from their most recent album, The Final Funktier. My…
We've got a little bit of red carpet here in Wallingford, in form of Ed Hartman, owner of Wallingford's Drum Exchange. Since no Oscar star is complete without an official press release, we hand the mic over to Ed's: Olympic Marimba Records is proud to announce that the Academy Award winning film, “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock (best actress) features a piece of music by Ed Hartman, Seattle musician and composer. Ed writes music for film and television, and is…
Some of the basic staples of our family outing calendar are going to local book stores and hitting up live music shows. So guess how excited we were to hear that we can do both at once this Saturday at Alphabet Soup Books! This fabulous local children's bookstore is featuring a free live concert with Recess Monkey at 10am Saturday March 6th. The band will be performing all your favorites from the new Field Trip album plus all-time Monkey classics. The S0up will open early on…
Izilla Toys in Wallingford Center is having their Grand Reopening this Sunday, February 21st from 10 am - 3 pm: Chris Ballew, aka Caspar Babypants, will be performing at 11 am and Jackie Brulotee ("The Best Face Painter in the World") will be painting faces with hypo-allergenic, FDA approved face paints at 12:30 pm. They'll also have Trophy Cupcakes at noon, "fabulous raffle prizes" and...wait for it...an INDOOR BOUNCY HOUSE!