Bite of Seattle - Free - July 16th - July 18th Seattle Center

There have been some changes to the Bite of Seattle this year (read below my text).  It is free and I seem to remember it charging an admittance cover in some years past.  Now, I could be wrong on that and would be happy to be so!  I am thrilled, yes THRILLED that businesses are getting IT, that perhaps if they lower their covers, that people will come and spend the $$ they have on real stuff (instead of over inflated cover prices).  They are also offering less food for less money...read on.   

For full details, please check out their website as they have way too many details to post here.  I have picked just a few to whet your appetite.  They do have celeb chefs and my eye would be on Robin Leventhal...um um good!  They have wine tasting, food and beverages with a focus on consumer trends highlighting local, sustainable, organic or free-range fare.  'The Hope Heart Right Bite extends that experience by including a healthier menu option from each participating restaurant. This supports a healthy lifestyle while showcasing great flavors from local restaurants.'  Plus much much more, check it out!   Ms T.  

The Northwest's Premier
Food Festival

July 16-18, 2010
FREE ADMISSION
Seattle Center
Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Comcast Bite of Seattle Serves up the Food and Fun!
425-283-5050, www.biteofseattle.com

Celebrity chef demonstrations are 30 minutes and audience members will have a chance to comment and ask questions of these culinary artists at the end. So much to see, your taste buds and minds will sizzle!

Friday, July 16 Angie Roberts BOKA 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Jerry Traunfeld Poppy 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Cyril Frechier Wine Director at Campagne 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Gabriel Cabrera Salty's at Redondo Beach 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Cyril Frechier Wine Director at Campagne 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Dylan Giordan Serafina & Cicchetti 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Franz Junga Il Fornaio 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Saturday, July 17 Chef Wayne Johnson Andaluca 12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Chef Seth Caswell Emmer&Rye 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Vivian Peterson Divine 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Erik Liedholm Wine Director at Sea Star 2:30 pm – 1:00 pm Chef John Howie Seastart Restaurant & Raw Bar 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Erik Liedholm Wine Director at Sea Star 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Robin Leventhal Formaly Crave Foods & Contestant on Top Chef 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Chef Jeremy McLachlan Salty's at Alki Beach 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Sunday, July 18 Chef Ethan Stowell Union, Tavolata, How to Cook a Wolf, Anchovies & Olives 12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Chef Ericka Burke Volunteer Park Cafe 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm James Drohman Cafe Presse & Le Pichet 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Scot Smith Wine Director at Rover's & Luc 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Scot Smith Wine Director at Rover's & Luc 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Jason Wilson Crush 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Chef Don Curtiss Volterra 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Jamie Gadd The City Catering Company 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Katherine Jarman Pintxo 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

The Comcast Bite of Seattle is excited to bring back a new and improved Just a Bite! attraction, where guests can sample some of Seattle’s greatest food at an even greater value!  Just a Bite! features local restaurants that will prepare a 'bite' for visitors: a smaller portion of one of their popular menu items for a lower price.  Treat your taste buds to a variety of dishes from some of Seattle’s best restaurants without breaking the bank. You wanted to be able to taste more food for less money, and now you can!  Each food item at Just a Bite! will cost $3.75, the same price level found at the 1986 Bite of Seattle, the festival’s first year at Seattle Center.  Enjoy a three- to four-ounce 'bite' of Seattle’s finest food without your stomach getting too full, or your wallet too empty! Come enjoy some delicious bargains at the new Just a Bite!  Look for the Just a Bite! booths north of the International Fountain Lawn in Founders Court.

2010 Participating Restaurants and Menu Items
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Soft Tacos- Veggie, Chicken, Barbacoa
Maltby Café
Strawberry and Marionberry Shortcake
Khan’s Mongolian Grill
Koren BBQ Tacos
Mobatta Crepes
Nutella Crepes, cinnamon roll crepes, lemon and sugar crepes.
Thai Fusion
Grilled beef panang with a side cucumber salad and bread wedges dipped in peanut sauce.
Chicken or tofu Phad Thai
Green Leaf Vietnamese
Fresh Lemonade, Fresh Spring Roll, Lemongrass Beef with Vermicelli


Thanks to the Bite of Seattle website for all this fab information!

'Sounds Outside' Saturdays at Cal Anderson Park 1pm July 17

Cal Anderson Park has become a place for events ranging from Bat n Rouge, a fun and zany fundraiser of softball featuring Drag Queens and Dykes playing softball for the Capitol Hill Alano Club to Three Dollar Bill Cinema Outdoor Movies.  Add to the roster 'Sounds Outside' tomorrow July 17th at 1pm brought to us by members of the Monktail collective and we have another reason to be outside enjoying each other and what Cal Anderson Park has to offer - community gather together.

The Jazz Composers Ensemble and the Zubatto Syndicate, two bands well known for being especially creative will play. Wayne Horvitz’s Sonny Clark tribute band is on the schedule and there is a New York band called Father Figures that will be new to our area.  Come out and enjoy!  Ms T.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar

Laughing Ladies Cafe - 2nd Annual Women's Music Festival July 15 - 18

I invite you to check out this fabulous Music Festival of Women that is happening at the wonderful Laughing Ladies Cafe.  This is their 2nd Music Festival over 4 days with an impressive line up starting today Thursday through Sunday July 18th.  The schedule is also on each day of the Seattle Announcements Calendar and the pricing is $10 per day or $15 for full access to the weeks events!  I plan on stopping in and checking out this great cafe and incredible line up of performers. 

Each days show begins at 6pm.  Beer and Wine will be available.  Pricing is $10 per day or $15 for full access to the weeks events!  This should be a great weekend of shows.


July 15th:
6:00 - 6:45 Pourquoi Pas
7:00 - 7:45 Amber Darland
8:00 - 8:45 Camille Bloom

Friday 16th:

6:00 - 6:45 Eva Tree
7:00 - 7:45 Allison Shirk
8:00 - 8:45 Jillian Graham Band
9:00 - 9:45 Paula Maya

Saturday's show:
6:00 - 6:45 Willow and the Embers
7:00 - 7:45 Jennifer Youngs
8:00 - 8:45 Val D'Alessio
9:00 - 9:45 Susan Harper

Sunday the 18th closing day:
6:00 - 6:45 Karyn Michaelson
7:00 - 7:45 Henta
8:00 - 8:45 Sheryl Madden

Check Seattle Announcements Calendar for the lineup.  You can also search for my previous post on this event.  Ms T.


Laughing Ladies Cafe
17551 15th Ave NE
206-362-2026

Enjoy!

A quick note and one weekend cancellation

From time to time events are cancelled and I will do my best to notify you.  I will be on Facebook very soon and will be utilizing our Twitter, Facebook, Seattle Announcements Calendar and the GayZette to bring you as current of information as life permits.    In the meantime...Canceled for this weekend:  the Seattle Clean and Sober Queer Women (And Friends!)Monthly Meetup! 3rd Saturday Smoothies and Farmers Market.  Look for them next month as I understand this is a great group of women.  Ms T.

UW School of Medicine Research Opportunity

As is often the case I come across information to pass onto the community.  As with all things, make sure that you feel comfortable with each project that you agree to participate in.  It is a good thing that we have the opportunity to each have a voice and to be able to choose when to use it.  I am also happy to field any information about your experiences to pass onto others.   Ms T.


WHAT ARE WE DOING?  Developing ways to include the experiences of older adults and people of color within the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender community in research on end-of-life care.
● WHO SHOULD RESPOND?
LGBT adults
LGBT people of color
LGBT adults age 50 and older
You do not need to have a critical care experience in order to help.

● WHAT WILL YOU DO? Participate in a focus group to talk about the best ways to reach out to older adults and people of color within the LGBT community. The focus group will take 1-2 hours.

● WHO ARE WE? Researchers at the UW School of Medicine End-of-Life Care Research Program. We are interested in improving the care provided to LGBT patients and their partners.

Please call our study group at 206-744-9518 if you would like more information or to be scheduled to a focus group.
Feel free to pass this information along to anyone you think might be interested.

Can you assist with an item between now and September?

Please take a moment to see if you happen to have an item or can provide an item between now and September that can assist MCC take part in this one day event to help the homeless in our area.  Certainly with the economy the way it is, many people are finding themselves in situations that they would not have in other economic times.  It takes a small amount to assist.  Ms T.


Community Resource Exchange (CRE), a one-day mega-event serving more than 1,100 people experiencing homelessness. On September 24, United Way will be hosting its fifth Community Resource Exchange at QWEST Field, where King County's most vulnerable can receive a variety of much-needed services from haircuts and massages to dental care and employment training.  We're determined to make sure every client that visits us receives a care package full of the much needed supplies.
Specifically, we are trying to collect 1,500 of the following items:
·      Adult Underwear (new)
·      Adult Socks (new)
·      Hygiene Packs (Ziploc bags with deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, razor)
·      Backpacks
·      Adult Winter coats
If you can help, begin gathering these items in the next months and we will collect them at Emerald City MCC in September.   Questions? CRE@uwkc.org. 

Emerald City MCC meets at the Chapel of the University Temple UMC, 1415 NE 43rd, on 43rd  between 15th and the Ave. (University Way) at 11 am. Bus routes 30, 43, 44, 48, 70, 71, 72, 73. Free parking at UW Bookstore parking lot across from church and behind the Burke Museum, south on 45th and 17th.

Bent Classes Start July 1st

Are you looking for a way to grow your creative side this summer? Why not join a Bent class and spend some time with members of your GLBTQI community, writing and performing? Check out our page on the classes being offered and sign up today!


BENT: Bent Arts, a non-profit organization, is the only queer writing institute in the nation. The mission of Bent is to promote and encourage written and spoken word among LGBTIQ people and in our communities. The concept and work of Bent began August 2000, in the living room of Tara Hardy, Seattle-based writer, performer, and Slam Champ. Since, Bent has grown to a full institute, having served over 200 students, offering a variety of weekly classes and local and regional performances.



Check out Bent at http://www.bentwriting.com/

Everett Gender Support Closing and Philosophy of Seattle Announcements added

While I like to deliver good news, I also have the distinction of delivering news that is on the bummer end of things as well. Please see the below letter that was posted on Ingersol's website that I have posted in it's entirety on the closing of the Everett Open Support Meeting.  Ms T.

Friends -
    
    After more than eight years and 444 consecutive weeks,  the Everett Open Support meeting of the Washington Gender Alliance will be held for the final time on August 25, 2010.  The meetings will be held as usual and without interruption through that date.  The Bellingham Open Support meetings are unaffected by this change,  and will continue weekly as they have for more than 14 years.
    
    Unfortunately,  we just don't have the resources necessary to maintain the meeting.  However,  everyone is welcome to join us in Bellingham each Tuesday  7:30 - 9 PM at St. James Presbyterian Church 910 14th Street (at Fillmore Street) in the Fairhaven district. For those who aren't able to travel to Bellingham,  but still need an in person support meeting, Ingersoll Gender Center offers one in Seattle on Wednesday nights. And we will continue to answer questions and offer support via e-mail at info@washingtongenderalliance.com.
    
    We're sorry if this presents any difficulty for anyone,  but we simply have no choice but to take this action.  Many people have come through the doors of the Everett meeting since 2002,  and hopefully they benefitted from participating in the Alliance.  The work will continue,  just further north where it all began in 1996.
    
    Please share this information with anyone you know in the gender community.  It is our sincere hope that everyone gets the word by August 25th so no one comes looking for the meeting after that date.  The reason that our support meetings have been held each and every week is so no one would ever find a closed door.  It would be a shame if after eight years someone first came looking for the meeting after it was closed down.
    
    We've always been proud of being the only gender organization in Washington that has held two weekly support meetings in two different cities 60 miles apart.  While we will no longer have that distinction, our Bellingham meeting has surpassed 735 consecutive weekly meetings without interruption, and counting.
    
    Rory Gould,
    President

Take a peek at all there is to do...

Take a peek at the following posts and check out the Seattle Announcements Calendar and you will have a good idea of what is going on this weekend.  There are many more events coming up that I will be posting in the days to come.  For now, I am hitting the hay as it is 3am at the time I am finishing posting.

Wishing you all the best!

Ms T

WALLINGFORD WALKS - ARTISTS AND WRITERS on Saturday 17th

This event may interest some of you.  It is not a queer event as in, it is not organized by queers but by some fairly liberal type folks.  I normally do not clarify events in this manner as I figure many of the events my discerning readers can tell by the description of the event or type of event.  You can also send me an email if you have a question about an event.  I will be happy to answer it.

With this said, keeping our love of arts alive happens in many ways. 

Saturday, July 17, 2010, 10:00 AM

WALLINGFORD WALKS - ARTISTS AND WRITERS

Meet at Tully's - N 45th and Meridian Ave N

This walk will feature Wallingford art and the artists who create it.

We'll talk to them about their craft and what it is that keeps them creative. Visit with one of the artists who developed the beautiful fence at the Boys' and Girls' Club, a Wallingford author of not just internationally renowned novels but cookbooks too, and a Wallingford artist who is preparing a show for a Wallingford art gallery.

Mike Ruby, Envirometrics, Inc., 206 633 4456, www.envirometrics.com

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.  Ms T.

Saturday 17th Seattle Clean and Sober Queer Women and Friends Monthly Meet Up/Farmers Market

This Saturday hosts a great monthly event for the 

Seattle Clean and Sober Queer Women (And Friends!)

Monthly Meetup! 

3rd Saturday Smoothies and Farmers Market

The 3rd Saturday every month at 11am

Upcoming dates are this Saturday July 17, and next month on August 21st, September 18th.
Chaco Canyon Organic Cafe
4757 12th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-522-6966
www.chacocanyoncafe.com

How to find us:
"We'll have a bouquet of fresh flowers on the table. I'm sometimes 5 min late if parking is rough. By the way, parking is free north of 50th in the residential area." 

Find current details at: http://www.meetup.com/clean-and-queer/calendar/pfrfnynkbwb/

Follow the group to the University District Farmer's Market,
4519 University Way Northeast
Seattle, WA 98105-4515
(206) 547-2278
www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org

About the group: We are queer women and their friends, who are looking for opportunities to socialize in an alcohol-free and drug-free environment, or with the support of other sober people.

Let's get together and do something fun!  Think homo flash-mob on local events and festivals, or just chillin for a coffee, tea, or smoothie...
Support local culture and businesses, and meet other like-minded people.
Join us if you are interested in some good clean fun with friendly folks.

Please let us know what types of events you're interested in, or any specific ideas you have for the group.

We'll see you there!
Join us at: www.meetup.com/clean-and-queer

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.  Ms T.

All About Evil with Three Dollar Bill Cinema on Saturday the 17th

Saturday (17th) at the Landmark Theater it may never be the same again after all the 'Evil' Happenings that are brought to you by Three Dollar Bill Cinema.  Think DARK, SPOOKY, EVIL, DRESS UP and good ole fun with Seattle's BEST!  Read on as this description taken directly from wickedly wonderful http://threedollarbillcinema.org/calendar/all-about-evil/ says it all.  Ms T.

OFFICIAL EVIL PONY PRE-PARTY!
Begin your evening of wickedness before the clock strikes midnight at the official Evil pre-party on the night of the big show (8:30-10:30). Featuring the dark performance stylings of Ben de la Creme, Amoania, Ade and more! Drink the Peaches Kool-Aid special, win Evil giveaway prizes and more.

All About Evil

Satiate Your Midnight Movie Appetite when
Peaches Christ Brings You
ALL ABOUT EVIL: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D

Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Peaches Christ want you to prepare for an evening of maniacal fun as a cast of delirious ghouls will rock the Egyptian Theatre with William Castle-styled hi-jinks and EVIL fun!
Hosted by Peaches Christ and Sylvia O’Stayformore
Featuring the Midnight Mass Players and Bacon Strip Collective
Saturday, July 17th
Landmark’s Egyptian Theatre: 801 East Pine, Seattle, WA
Tickets: $13 Show time: 12:00 a.m.
Advance tickets

4-D SPECTACULAR!
Peaches Christ Productions is proud to announce the special Seattle engagement of 'ALL ABOUT EVIL: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D.' Directed by Joshua Grannell, the alter-ego of San Francisco drag sensation Peaches Christ, this very special extravaganza is being presented in association with Seattle’s effervescent hostess Sylvia O’Stayformore. As the darkness descends on this unholy event, prepare to witness a pre-film 'spooktacular' performance by Peaches and featuring both the Midnight Mass Players and Bacon Strip Collective, who will have some ghastly surprises for you.

All About Evil is a wicked black comedy set in the world of a horror movie about a mousy librarian who inherits her father’s beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business she discovers her inner serial killer - and a legion of rabid gore fans - when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don’t realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real! Starring Natasha Lyonne (Slums of Beverly Hills, But I’m A Cheerleader), Thomas Dekker (Sarah Connor Chronicles, A Nightmare On Elm Street), Cassandra Peterson (Elvira),  and Mink Stole (Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom).

DRESS UP! WIN PRIZES!
Additionally, Peaches Christ strongly encourages audience members to be creative, have fun, and dress up in their finest 'GORE COUTURE' to participate in the 'Parade of Evil,' with one lucky winner who will be showered with EVIL adoration and prizes. Seattlite celebrity judges and fashion experts JACKIE HELL and MISS OBLIVIOUS will be on-hand for the judgement. It will be a night to dismember and you won’t want to miss being at Landmark’s Egyptian Theatre so you can say you were there to be part of the EVIL.

Friday is Three Dollar Cinema Outdoor Movie - always a hit at Cal Anderson Park

I now feel like summer is here, don't you?  Certainly with this Friday being the start of the Three Dollar Bill Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park makes me feel all picnic-ky and outdoorsy.  I LOVE Three Dollar Bill Cinema and all they do!  Any way we can support them, I am all for it!  All screenings are FREE and begin at sunset (around 8:30/9pm).  I hope to see many of you there!  I thank them for all the following information!

They’re blonde, beautiful, and back on the big screen! Celebrate summer nights with these unforgettable leading ladies in the movies that made them shine.

All screenings are FREE and begin at sunset (around 8:30/9pm) at the southeast corner of Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park.

Concessions will be sold, and a limited number of lawn chairs available for rent.

Donations to Three Dollar Bill Cinema happily accepted. Proceeds benefit our efforts to promote LGBT film and visibility.
Music provided by 12hr notice


July 16th Friday
Cal Anderson Park

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Marilyn Monroe, the ultimate Hollywood blonde, stars with the legendary Jayne Russell in this madcap musical comedy. Featuring an iconic – and often imitated – performance of 'Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.'  Directed by Howard Hawks, 1953, 91 min.


The movies for the following Fridays are:

July 30: The Legend of Billie Jean
On the run from the cops for a crime she didn’t commit, backwoods beauty Billie Jean Davy (SUPERGIRL Helen Slater) and her friends caught in the crossfire use the media to make a stand for themselves. As the hype surrounding them escalates out of control, they become champions of justice and unlikely heroes. Fair is fair!  Directed by Matthew Robbins, 1985, 96 min.

Aug 13: Desperately Seeking Susan
Pop icon Madonna shows real blonde ambition in this romantic comedy, featuring her first major motion picture performance as an actress. A case of amnesia and mistaken identity leads a bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) on a wild adventure through the bohemian nightlife of New York, with shady characters in hot pursuit of stolen jewels in her possession.  Directed by Susan Seidelman, 1985, 104 min.

Aug 27: Candleshoe
Academy Award winner Jodie Foster plays a street-smart tomboy recruited by a gang of thieves to impersonate a missing girl and search for hidden treasure in a crumbling castle half a world away. A vintage Disney classic that’s fun for the whole family!  Directed by Norman Tokar, 1977, 101 min.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.  Ms T.

See Shine at TOJ and Tryst at Little Red Studio

Don't miss your last chance to SHINE
Buy your tickets today ($25-$45)
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111305
Theatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
There's still time to have your tassels knocked off by this glittering show that features all original songs, from showstoppers ("Large and in Charge") to sensual duets ("The Nasty") to full ensemble, bring the house down rockers ("Humpin' the Dream"). Don't miss your chance to be won over by this talented family of sexpots and misfits.

And enjoy a bonus for all SHINE ticket-holders: save your program and get free admission to Tryst on Friday, July 16 (see below).

The last performances are July 15 to 18, Thursday through Sunday at 7:30pm, and Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and 10:30pm. 18+ only.


Tryst this Friday (7/16), free to all SHINE ticket-holders

Tryst is a seductive dance party featuring more of the DJs and performers you enjoyed at the Festival. Come play with us at the lush Little Red Studio. The dance floor heats up at 10pm and the party runs until 3am, with a full bar and drink specials all night long.

DJ Lineup
10:00 - 11:30 -- Diem
11:30 - 1:00 -- DJ?Whatever
1:00 - 2:30 -- Michael Holden

Downtempo in the Bistro
Mars Saxman
Isaac Cotec
And who, pray tell, are The Hotties? Come and meet them in person!

$10 door / 21+ only

As a special offer, all ticket-holders for SHINE (on any date) can save their program for free admission to Tryst.

Little Red Studio is located at 400 Dexter Avenue N. in Seattle, WA, 98109 (near the corner of Harrison & Dexter, by the big red clock on the corner on the North side of the street).

Thanks to Seattle Erotic Arts Festival for the update. Ms T.