Editing Past events

== 2005 ==

* January 15: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle Seattle Wikipedia Meetup]'''

* January 28: '''[[Critical Mass]]'''

* February 14: '''[[Laugh Lover's Ball]]'''

* February 19-20: '''[[Bike Expo]]'''

* February 27: '''[http://www.cascade.org/EandR/chilly/CH.cfm Chilly Hilly Bicycle Ride]'''

* March 12-13: '''[[Vegfest]]'''

* March 17: '''[http://www.builtgreen.net/conference.html Built Green Conference]''' - learn more about current sustainable building ideas

* March 23: '''[http://www.ecobuilding.org/cal/ Public Works: Sustainability in Local Communities]''' - lecture put on by the [http://www.ecobuilding.org Northwest EcoBuilding Guild]

* April 7, 5:00pm-8:00pm: '''[[First Thursday Art Walk]]''' in [[Pioneer Square]]. A great time to see what's new in the galleries. All new shows for the month will be posted.

* April 22, 8:00pm: '''[[An Evening of Burlesque]] ''' at [http://www.pilatesatplay.com/ Pilates Center of Olympia]

* April 22-24, 10:00am-6:00pm: '''[[Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival]]''' at [[Seattle Center|Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion]]

* May 2-29: '''[[Bike to Work Month]]''', Commute Challenge, and Bike to Work day

* May 14, 11:00am-5:00pm: '''[http://www.portseattle.org/news/events/maritime.shtml Port of Seattle Maritime Festival]''' at Seattle's Pier 66/Bell Harbor Marina

* May 15:

**11:00am-3:00pm: '''[http://www.portseattle.org/news/events/maritime.shtml Wild Keta Salmon Cook-Off]''' (part of the Maritime Festival) at Fisherman's Terminal

**11:00am-5:00pm: '''[http://www.seattlecheesefestival.com/ Seattle Cheese Festival]''' at [[Pike Place Market]]

**4:30pm: '''[http://flightorchestra.org/cur_sched.html Orchestra of Flight Annual Dinner/Fundraiser concert]''' at [http://www.westseattlegolf.com/west.asp West Seattle Golf Club]

* May 19-June 12: '''[[Seattle International Film Festival]]''' at several venues around downtown [[Seattle]]

* May 21, 22: '''[http://www.udistrictstreetfair.org/ University District Street Fair]''', 36th annual gathering of crafts and food

* May 27-30: '''[[Northwest Folklife Festival]] at [[Seattle Center]]

* May 29, 30: '''[http://www.pikeplacemarketstreetfestival.com/ Pike Place Market Street Festival]''' with food, arts and crafts, and performances to benefit the Market Foundation

* June 3-25: '''[http://www.sexinseattle.org/ Sex in Seattle, Episode 11: The Ultimate Dating Challenge]'''

* June 4:

**'''[http://www.komenseattle.org/race/index.html Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure]''' breast cancer fund raiser starting at [[Qwest Field]]

**11am-5pm: '''[http://www.portseattle.org/about/publications/newsletters/ctespring.htm "A Taste of Sea-Tac"]''', grand opening celebration of the new dining and shopping areas at [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]]

* June 16, 7pm: [[Yusef Komunyakaa]] will be reading and signing books at [[Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City)]]

* June 17-19:

**'''[http://www.washingtonbrewfest.com/summer/ NWSource.com Summer Brewfest]''' at [http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Saint%20Edward&pageno=1 St. Edward State Park] in [[Kenmore]]

**'''[http://www.edmondsartsfestival.com/ Edmonds Arts Festival]''' at [http://www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/anderson.stm Anderson Cultural Center] on [[Edmonds]]' Main Street

**'''[http://www.scacc.net/ Juneteenth Freedom Festival and Parade]''' in Seattle's Pratt Park, commemorating the 1865 Emancipation Proclamation in Texas

**'''[http://www.maryfest.com/ Marysville Strawberry Festival]''' in downtown [[Marysville]] (about 34 miles north of downtown Seattle)

**'''[http://www.herosalute.com/states/index.html Here's to the Heroes Tour]''' 2:00pm-8:00pm daily at [[Qwest Field]] Event Center, Anheuser-Busch's Clydesdale horses touring the U.S. with a display of SeaWorld animals and an exhibit that allows visitors to record customized messages to U.S. troops serving overseas

* June 18: '''[[Fremont Solstice Parade]]''', picnic, and festival on [[Fremont]] and [[Gas Works Park (Wallingford)|Gas Works Park]]

* June 18-19: '''[http://www.discoverburien.com/Strawberry%20Festival.htm Burien Strawberry Festival]''' offers strawberries, arts and crafts, children's activities and more

* June 20: '''[[Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation]]''' - monthly meeting, 6:00pm to 8:45pm at the [http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_open_directions&branchID=27 University Branch of the Seattle Public Library]

* June 23-25: '''[http://www.gnomedex.com/ Gnomedex 5.0]''', [http://www.bellharbor.org/ Bell Harbor Conference Center]

* June 25-26:

**'''[[Seattle Pride]]''', parade and festival on [[Capitol Hill]] and in [[Volunteer Park]]

**'''[http://www.shorelinearts.net/information.html Shoreline Arts Festival]''', 15th annual celebration of arts and crafts, music, dance, and food and drink on the grounds of the [http://www.shorelinearts.net/info_venues.html Shoreline Center]

* June 30-July 4: '''[http://www.tallshipstacoma.com/ Tall Ships Tacoma]''' includes Parade of Sails in Commencement Bay and display, tours, and simulated battles of tall ships

* July 1-3: '''[http://www.seattlebeerfest.com/Index2%20SIB.htm Seattle International Beer Festival]''' at [[Seattle Center]]'s Mural Amphitheatre

* July 3, 7:00pm: '''[[Poets to Music]]''' at [[Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City)]]: Irene Drennan, Sandra Larkman-Heindsmann and Vivienne Inman will read their words to Karen Olsen's music

* July 2-4: '''[http://www.cwb.org/WhatsHappening.htm 29th Annual Wooden Boat Festival]''', [http://www.cwb.org/ Center for Wooden Boats] on [[Lake Union]]

* July 4:

** '''[http://www.familyfourth.org WAMU Family Fourth of July]''' at [[Lake Union]], viewing at [[Gas Works Park (Wallingford)|Gas Works Park]]

** '''[http://www.ivars.net/News_Home/4th_info_2005.html 4th of Jul-Ivar's]''' at Myrtle Edwards Park

** '''[http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fireworks/mediakit/fireshow.pdf WSP Complete List of Public Fireworks Displays]''', pdf schedule of all 4th of July displays

* July 9-10: '''[[International District|Chinatown-International District]] [http://www.cidbia.org/event_detail.asp?EventID=75 Summer Festival]'''

* July 11-August 7: '''[[SEAFAIR]]''', hydroplane races and an air show on [[Lake Washington]], U.S. Navy and Coast Guard fleet arrival, and several other activities around [[Seattle]]

* July 14: '''[[Pat Andrus]]''' reads her poems at '''[[Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City)]]'''

* July 15-17: '''[http://www.wsstreetfest.com/ West Seattle Junction Festival]''' offers arts, crafts, food, wine and beer garden to celebrate [[West Seattle|West Seattle's]] history and character

* July 18: '''[[Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation]]''' - monthly meeting, 6:00pm to 8:45pm at the [http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_open_directions&branchID=27 University Branch of the Seattle Public Library]

* July 19: '''[http://www.equalitynowseattle.org/events/ Community Forum for Marriage Equality]''' at the [[Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center]], organized by [[Marriage Equality Now]]

* July 19, 20: '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Indigo Girls, 7:00pm

* July 21: '''[http://www.casualplaids.com/ Thee Casual Plaids]''' punkadelic rock at the Sunset Tavern (last band around midnight). Appearing with the ToneBlasters and Mercurius. Presented by Sheli Story from Hillbilly Punkshop.

* July 22: '''[http://www.wsjunction.com/events/events.html West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema]''' featuring ''Babe''

* July 22-23: [http://www.1448fest.com/ 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival], this two-night event features 14 short plays completely produced in 48 hours!

* July 23:

**'''[http://www.wsjunction.com/events/events.html West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema]''' featuring ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''

**'''[http://www.fremontoutdoormovies.com/ Fremont Outdoor Movies]''' featuring ''Christmas in July ''

**'''[http://www.hope-link.org/takeaction/events/gardenofhope A Garden of Hope]''' Gardening Competition and Garden Party in [[Redmond]] benefiting [http://www.hope-link.org Hopelink]''

**'''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents a special evening with Ann Wilson

* July 20-24: '''[http://www.metrokc.gov/parks/fair/index.asp King County Fair]''' in Enumclaw

* July 22-24:

**'''[http://www.the3day.org/seattle Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day]''', a fundraising/awareness walk covering 60 miles over 3 days in the [[Seattle]] metro area

**'''[http://www.biteofseattle.com/home/ Bite of Seattle]''', the premier food festival in the Northwest held at the [[Seattle Center]]

* July 29: '''[http://www.discoverslu.com/ South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn]''' featuring ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''

* July 30-31: '''[http://www.capitolhillblockparty.com/ Capitol Hill Block Party]''' featuring over 50 bands on four stages; multiple beer gardens; community activist, artist, and food booths

* August 2:

** '''[http://www.seattle.gov/police/Nightout/Default.htm Seattle Night Out]''' is an annual event, usually held on the first Tuesday in August, where neighborhoods show their active involvement in Block Watch and Crime Prevention.

** '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Clint Black

** 9:00 pm: '''[http://www.henkensiefken.com/ Henkenseifken]''' with '''[http://www.hyokamusic.com/ Hyoka]''' and '''[http://www.therealchannel.net channel]''' at [http://www.highdiveseattle.com High Dive] in [[Fremont]]

* August 5: '''[http://www.wsjunction.com/events/events.html West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema]''' featuring ''Big''

* August 6:

** '''[http://www.wsjunction.com/events/events.html West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema]''' featuring ''Grease''

** '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Aimee Mann

* August 6-7: '''[http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/detail.asp?EV_EventNum=21 Arab Festival]''', [[Seattle Center]] event with food and activities offering insights into the traditions of the Arab culture

* August 7, 7:00pm: '''[[First Sundays Listening Salon]]''' at [[Cat and Cannon Books]]. Hosted by Dobbie Norris; readings by ''Susan Blair'', ''Daniel Casaletto'', ''Murray Gordan''; music by ''Charlotte Thistle''.

* August 9: Medina Days Concert in the Park & Back to School Drive benefiting the [http://www.hope-link.org Hopelink] Hoops for Hope School Supply Drive

* August 10: '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Los Lonely Boys

* August 12: '''[http://www.discoverslu.com/ South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn]''' featuring ''Cabaret''. Co-sponsored with [http://www.lifelongaidsalliance.org/ Lifelong AIDS Alliance].

* August 12-13: '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents the B.B. King Blues Festival

* August 20:

** '''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Keali'l Reichel

** '''Bath Salts Project Class''' at [[basic green box]] - learn how to create sumptuous bath sea salts, [http://www.basicgreenbox.com/index.php?cPath=1_66 registration required].

* August 20-21: '''[http://www.seattlehempfest.com/ The Seattle Hempfest]''' at [[Myrtle Edwards Park]] (Pier 70)

* August 25:

**'''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Susan Tedeschi / Blind Boys of Alabama

**7:00 pm: '''[http://flickrfan.meetup.com/11/events/4742001/ Seattle Flickrites August Meetup]''' at [[Six Arms]] on [[Capitol Hill]]

* August 26:

**'''[http://www.discoverslu.com/ South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn]''' featuring ''Waiting For Guffman''

**'''[http://summernights.org/ Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park]''' presents Trio! Stanley Clarke - Bela Fleck - Jean-Luc Ponty

* August 26-28: '''[http://www.penny-arcade.com/pax/ Penny Arcade Expo]''', [[Meydenbauer Center]] in [[Bellevue]]

* August 29, 7:00pm: '''[[Wikipedia:Permaculture|Permaculture]]''' co-originator '''[http://www.holmgren.com.au David Holmgren]''' visits Seattle on his West Coast tour. Presentation with Q&A at '''[http://phinneycenter.org Phinney Neighborhood Center]'''; $10.

* August 30, 6:30pm: '''[http://www.rivetmagazine.org/riveted/archives/2005/07/rivet_art_aucti.html Rivet Magazine's Art Auction]''' at [http://crawlspacegallery.com Crawl Space]. Affordable art valued between $25 and $300.

* September 1-5: '''[http://www.cascadiacon.org/ Cascadia Con]''' - sci-fi convention daily at [http://www.seattleairport.hilton.com/ Seattle Airport Hilton]

* September 2-5: '''[[Bumbershoot]]''', [[Seattle Center]]

* September 8: '''[http://www.seattletriviabee.org Seattle Trivia Bee]''' fundraiser for Adult Literacy programs at [[Town Hall]]

* September 8-11: '''[http://www.woodenboat.org/ Wooden Boat Festival]''' in [[Port Townsend]]

* September 10: '''LifeLong AIDS Alliance [http://www.aidswalk2005.org/ AIDS Walk 2005]''', 19th annual walk - this year on [[Capitol Hill]]

* September 14-18: '''[http://isaff.tasveer.org Independent South Asian Film Festival]''' at [[Seattle Art Museum]]

* September 16-18: '''Friends of Shoreline Library Fall Book Sale''' at Shoreline Library

* September 17-18: '''[http://www.ptguide.com/homestour Port Townsend Annual Historic Homes Tour]'''

* September 19, 7:30pm: '''[http://www.jazzalley.com/artist.asp?name=FUNDRAISING_EVENT_for_The_New_Orleans_Musicians_Clinic Fundraising event for The New Orleans Musicians Clinic]''' at [[Jazz Alley]] ([http://www.jazzalley.com external link]), [[Belltown]]. $25 suggested donation.

* September 20:

** 7:00pm: '''[http://www.everetteventscenter.com/MainArena/Events/General.ashx?p=65&69_evntdt=96&69_evnt=69 Santana with special guests Robert Randolph and the Family Band]''' at [[Everett]] [[Everett Events Center|Events Center]]

** 8:00pm: '''[http://www.neildiamond.com/ Neil Diamond]''' in concert at [[Seattle Center]]'s [[KeyArena]]

* September 22, 7:30pm: '''[http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/eventDetail.asp?eventID=8286&month=8&day=22&year=2005&sxID=&WHEN=&sxTitle= The Golden Age of Ingmar Bergman Film Series]''' presents ''The Virgin Spring'' at [[Seattle Art Museum]].

* September 9-25: '''[http://www.thefair.com/ The Puyallup Fair]''', largest single event held in Washington each year; among the top ten fairs in the world

* October 1: '''[http://walk.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AWD_homepage&WTLPromo=HOME_WALK&vms=179408775094 America's Walk for Diabetes]''' at [[Qwest Field]], Tacoma, and Everett

* October 2:

**9:00am: '''[http://www.cityofhope.org/WalkforHope/seattle/ City of Hope's Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer]''' at [[Warren G. Magnuson Park|Magnuson Park]]; also a 5K fun run. Registration $25 before September 30, $30 after.

**6:00pm: '''Fundraising event to help New Orleans Musicians''' at Fremont Baptist Church, featuring Correo Aereo, Harper Tasche, Crookshank, Piper's Creek & Telynor. $15 suggested donation.

* October 6: '''[[Project B-Movie]]''' at the Historic University Theater.

* October 7: '''[[Fremont First Friday Arts Walk]]''' at [http://www.oasisinseattle.com/ Oasis]

* October 12: '''[http://www.nba.com/sonics/ Seattle SuperSonics]''' pre-season opener vs. Portland Trail Blazers in Portland

* October 14, 7:30pm: '''[http://www.nba.com/sonics/ Seattle SuperSonics] pre-season home opener''' vs. Phoenix Suns, [[KeyArena]]

* October 15: '''[http://www.tklofts.com/events.html Tashiro Kaplan Aritsts Lofts]''' is hosting a collective art opening. Many live/work studios will be open, a fundraising auction, and preformances will occur. At Pioneer Square, 115 Prefontaine Pl. S, from 4-9pm.

* October 21 and 22, 7:00pm-9:00pm: '''Halloween hayrides and nocturnal walks at [[Camp Long]]''', 5200 35th Ave SW. Halloween songs and stories at a bonfire or see spiders, snakes, owls, and pond creatures on the walk. $10/person or $35 for a family of four. Registration: 206-784-7434 or camplong@seattle.gov.

* October 22, 10:00am: '''[http://www.pumpkinpushrun.org/ Pumpkin Push benefiting the Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Center]''' in [[Seward Park]], 5902 Lake Washington Blvd. features a 5K run/walk, a 2.5-mile family fun walk, and a non-competitive kids' dash.

* October 22-23, times vary: '''[http://www.psms.org/ Puget Sound Mycological Society] [http://www.psms.org/exhibit.html Wild Mushroom Show]''' at [[Warren G. Magnuson Park|Sand Point Magnuson Park]], 7400 Sand Point Way NE. 42nd annual show features displays, tastings, cultivating tips, field guides, cookbooks, and scientific materials. Saturday noon-7:00pm, Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm. Cost: $7; students and seniors $5; children under 12 free.

* October 23, 10:00am: '''[http://www.bbtc.org/ Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club] Middle Fork Snoqualmie ride''', a moderately paced and technically intermediate ride on rolling terrain outside North Bend. Helmets mandatory. Sign up: 206-524-2900 or [http://www.bbtc.org/ www.bbtc.org].

* November 1, 7:00pm-9:00pm: '''[http://www.rivetmagazine.org/riveted/archives/2005/10/rivet_trivia_ni_1.html Rivet Trivia Night @ The Hopvine]''' Save your soul! Take part in Rivet Trivia Night @ [[The Hopvine]].

* November 20 Noon to 3:00pm: '''[http://www.hope-link.org/takeaction/turkeytrot Turkey Trot]''' 5k fun walk in [[Kirkland]] to help [http://www.hope-link.org Hopelink] to provide for homeless and low-income families during the holidays''

== 2004 ==

* May 20-June 13: Go see a movie at the '''[http://www.seattlefilm.com Seattle Film Festival]'''

* May 21 to June 19: '''[[Bike to Work Month]]'''

* May 23: The new '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Central_Library Central Library]''' [http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central&branchID=1 opened]

* June 19: '''[[Fremont Solstice Parade]]'''

* June 26-27: '''[[Seattle Pride]]'''

* July 17: 2nd Annual '''[http://www.kexp.org/events/special.asp KEXP BBQ]''' starts at 6:00 pm

* July 17-18: '''[http://www.biteofseattle.com/ Bite of Seattle]'''

* July 24-25: '''[http://capitolhillblockparty.com Capitol Hill Block Party]'''

* July 30-31: '''[[Beer festivals]]'''

* August 6-8: '''[http://www.seafair.com Seattle Seafair]'''

* September 3-6: '''[[Bumbershoot]]'''

* September 14: Primary elections

* September 17-18: '''[http://www.fremontoktoberfest.com/ Fremont Oktoberfest]'''

* September 18: DJ Keoki at '''[http://www.clubmedusa.us/ Medusa Nightclub]'''

* October 2: Last day to '''[http://www.workingforchange.com/vote/index.cfm register to vote]''' by mail in the general elections

* November 6: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle Seattle Wikipedia meetup]'''

* November 26-28: '''[[National Geographic Warehouse Sale]]'''