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Call for Artists for ‘Species on the Verge’

Deborah Barnes, creative director for the fashionRIP Project, is seeking local artists to participate in a unique installation that opens September 1 and runs through October 9. "Species on the Verge, and other Arts with POV" will be a part of the Wallingford Art Walk during September and October at the Kerf International Gallery in the Wallingford Center (1815 N. 45th St.). Barnes provided an explanation of the project: "Species on the Verge and Other Works w/POV", an arts installation of…

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Shuksan Descent

Have you noticed the posters for Shuksan Descent around the neighborhood?  Do you know why someone is advertising an e-book to Wallingford?  We got the scoop from Shuksan Descent's author, Barrett Schmanska.  And it has something to do with Wallingford Center! The e-book Shuksan Descent tells the story of Gary Patrick, a backhoe operator who discovers human bones at a construction site on the Shuksan Indian Reservation, near Mount Shuksan.  Bureaucracy, politics, religion, history, intrigue, suspense, murder, and a treasure hunt…

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SDOT Walk Bike Ride Neighborhood Competition

All summer long, SDOT has been encouraging Seattleites to join in the Walk Bike Ride Challenge, by switching at least two car trips per week to walking, biking, or using transit. And in addition to some sweet prizes, they've upped the ante by turning this contest into a neighborhood challenge, asking us: Will Wallingford Win the Walk Bike Ride Challenge Neighborhood Competition? Enter the Walk Bike Ride (WBR) Challenge, switch at least two car trips per week to walking, biking or transit,…

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Comedy Benefit for Goddess Festival

Attached is a flier that you will be seeing in a couple of stores around Wallingford in the next couple days. This Thursday (7/21) at 8pm, Babette's Events and RAIN Sushi will present "LAUGH YOUR GODDASS OFF!" This is a comedy show benefiting The Goddess Festival. The Goddess Festival will take place August 13th at Meridian Playground in Wallingford. The Goddess Festival will be raising money for 13 local organizations in The Arts, Music and Strengthening Community, seven of the organizations…

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Metro Service Reductions – Public Meeting Thursday

Last month, we told you about Seattle Metro's proposed service reductions in response to a budget shortfall. This Thursday, July 21, Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee will host the final public meeting on the proposed service reductions. If you didn't get a chance to attend the recent Seattle meeting, here's another shot at being heard. What:   Metropolitan King County Council’s Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee public meeting When:  Thursday, July 21 at 6pm. Where: Burien City Council…

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Happy 200th, William Makepeace Thackeray!

Today marks British Victorian-era novelist and satirist William Makepeace Thackeray's 200th birthday. Last night, reader Doug snapped a pic of a poster placed on the corner of NE. 45th St. at Thackeray Pl. NE., commemorating the occasion. Among the dozen or so novels he wrote, Thackeray's most famous works are Vanity Fair, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, The History of Henry Esmond, and its sequel, The Virginians. Though historians claim Thackeray was second only to Dickens in terms of popularity, his…

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Hide ‘n Seek

This sounds like good clean neighborly fun: 'Hood Hunts will be in "mid" Wallingford (40th to 45th St.) on Wed. July 20th at 6 PM.  Meet at the NW corner of Wallingford Playfield, with a copy of the map and clues from their site and go on a scavenger hunt.  The 20 checkpoints cover about 1/2 square mile.  Hang out at the Blue Star Cafe afterwards for food and conversation. Patrick Nuss, the organizer of 'Hood Hunts explains: We've done 15 of…

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