HONK! Fest West returns to Seattle for its fourth year this weekend. The traveling festival will visit Georgetown on Friday; Gas Works Park on Saturday, May 14; and Seattle Center on Sunday. What is Honk! Fest West? Well, it's not a gaggle of geese or a google of gooses. Nor is it a festival designed to celebrate my Roman nose. It's about horns & percussion & dancing. To quote the Honk! Fest organizers themselves: HONK! Fest West is a free, three-day,…
Assistant principal Jesely Alvarez of Hamilton International Middle School has been named principal of John Stanford International School. Alvarez will take over Kelly Aramaki's post, when he departs JSIS at the end of the school year and heads to Beacon Hill International. Hamilton's principal, Chris Carter, expressed his excitement for Alvarez' new role, but also some sadness that "HIMS will be losing such a talented and respected colleague and school leader." As JSIS is one of Hamilton's feeder schools, he added…
Today's Green Lake Moms/Wallyhood deal is for 50% off at the Beehive Salon in Tangletown (2101 N. 55th St., #120). $25 bucks buys you $50 worth of hair services. Buy your deal here. Hurry, offer ends Thursday, May 12 at midnight (and psst, you don't have to be a mom to take advantage of this deal).
Here's a look at what's happening at the Stoneway Village construction site, plus a call to artists interested in making metal sculptures and signage: The last of the excavation and shoring work at the south end of the project is being completed. The major work that is currently happening is the contraction of the concrete slabs. The onsite workers have enjoyed the visitors that routinely walk by the site and peer into fence to see the work that is going on. …
When I was a kid, one of my uncles was a minister. A minister who traveled with marionettes, spreading the gospel through singing, dancing puppets. No, I'm not kidding. It was a lot of fun. And now I know why I love The Sound of Music so much. Anyway, speaking of fun with puppets (minus the gospel in this case), the annual Puppet Show Fundraiser at FamilyWorks is upon us! Saturday May 14th 3:30-5pm. Drew Derby, King County Librarian and Puppeteer…
King and Snohomish County PEPS (the Program for Early Parent Support) offers a series of talks for parents, with the majority of them here in Wallingford at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North). Their upcoming talk, scheduled for this Wednesday night, May 11, from 7-9pm is "Avoiding Toxic Chemicals and Creating a Safe Environment During Pregnancy and in the Home". Erika Schreder, staff scientist for the Washington Toxics Coalition and Windy Gossett, Baby Planner for Itsabelly, will provide information…
Wallyhood welcomes Reed Painting of Wallingford, specializing in residential repainting and light commercial work, as our newest sponsor. You've probably seen their paint around: they donated the paint used in the new Art Walk mural on the side of Bottleworks, and about once a year, they offer to go around the neighborhood picking up and recycling those old, half-used cans of paint you've got tucked away in your basement. REED Painting was founded seven years ago in a house at 39th &…