With the official start of summer just hours away, we’re looking ahead to this weekend’s festival schedule – starting with the Morgan Junction Community Festival (presented by the Morgan Community Association, co-sponsored by businesses including WSB), in and around Morgan Junction Park (6413 California SW) on Saturday, 10:30 am-7 pm, with live music, kids’ activities, and food, plus cool neighbors to meet. Food at the Morgan Junction Community Festival is a little different than your average festival – once again this year, they’re featuring the “Bite of Morgan,” which involves a free coupon book you get at the info booth in the park – first come, first serve! – to take around to nearby establishments. Festival volunteer Kate Gill de la Garza sends the updated final list of participants – nine this year, the most ever! – Abbondanza Pizzeria, Caffe Ladro, Domino’s Pizza, Feedback Lounge, Kokoras Greek Grill, Meander’s Kitchen, Pet Elements (doggie-treat bites), Windermere Real Estate, Zeeks Pizza. (And for a full-meal deal, buy lunch at the barbecue tent outside West Seattle Thriftway – all proceeds go to the festival fund.) As for music and performances, here’s the latest lineup; highlights include The Bubbleman at 11:15 am, the Tongan Choir at 4:15 pm, and lots of music before and after, including cover rockers Offenders at 6:15 pm to wrap up the festival, which runs 10:30 am-7 pm. More info in last week’s preview – see it here!
West Seattle Summer Fest (co-sponsored by WSB) starts 2 weeks from this Friday – summer’s biggest party in West Seattle, and it’s a three-day celebration as usual. The West Seattle Junction Association has announced a few more details today (we reported on the full music lineup last Friday): For one – the vendor list is now online; see it here. And Summer Fest is very “green” – besides the sustainability/garden expo Green Life, you’ll find Hack Cycle, described as “old bikes ‘upcycled’ into new bikes using human-powered power tools alone,” and a Zero Waste commitment – in partnership with Cedar Grove Composting, WSJA says, “All plates, utensils, beverage containers and napkins are either compostable or recyclable and volunteers will be staffing disposal stations to help festival goers deposit their used items in the proper containers to keep recyclables from becoming contaminated.”
Summer Fest hours will be 10 am-10 pm Friday (July 8), 10 am-midnight Saturday (July 9), 11 am-5 pm Sunday (July 10); the vendors close earlier on Friday and Saturday (6 pm and 8 pm, respectively). Keep an eye on wsjunction.org/summerfest for all the official lists and maps.
(WSB video of Massy Ferguson at Summer Fest 2010; they’re back this year)
It’s the biggest question we’ve heard asked in anticipation of West Seattle Summer Fest (coming up July 8-9-10, with WSB among the co-sponsors) – who’s playing? (Besides the Fastbacks reunion announced last month.) Finally, the music lineup is live on the Summer Fest website. See it here with full details on dates/times! Or, for a quick glance at the list of performers, click ahead:Read More
The next big summer festival in West Seattle is just two weeks away – the Morgan Junction Community Festival on Saturday, June 25th. We’re proud to co-sponsor the Morgan Community Association‘s signature public celebration again this year (the full list of sponsors is on the official poster), and MoCA’s Kate Gill de la Garza has just shared new details, including the “Bite of Morgan” food-sample lineup and kids’ activities. The music lineup, Kate says, is “near-final” – one act just canceled (they’re looking for a replacement). And a really big addition: The festival is expanding around its Morgan Junction Park (6413 California SW) epicenter, with vendors/exhibitors on both sides of California – not just behind Zeeks/Feedback Lounge, but also alongside Washington Federal Savings. Read on for more festival details:
Starting six weeks from today, West Seattle Summer Fest takes over The Junction for the three hottest days (regardless of the weather!) of summer – July 8, 9, 10. Today, the West Seattle Junction Association has gone public with the official 2011 West Seattle Summer Fest poster. For the design, they turned to one of West Seattle’s most artistically inclined entrepreneurs, Jeff Gilbert of the Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) – who routinely designs grabby graphics for his own business’s online and offline promotions. In a news release, WSJA quotes Jeff as saying, “Being asked to design the poster for Summer Fest is the West Seattle equivalent of winning an Academy Award. I’ve been such a huge fan of the festival, every since I was a kid. More so now that I’m old enough to get in the beer garden! It’s an absolute honor to be asked to contribute to the West Seattle community.”
Also as part of the Summer Fest preps, this call for participation:
… we’re gathering performance ideas from the community. Calling all artists, dancers, and performers who’d like to showcase their talents in the heart of the festival. Performers will have a dedicated area (but not a stage) and a sound system. This a great opportunity for school groups, clubs, teams and specialized schools. Email info@westseattlefestival.com to express your interest in performing.
WSB is proud to be among the festival’s co-sponsors again this year! P.S. Trying to remember what last year’s poster looked like? We published it here.
Our video includes part of the dog show that kicked off today’s Westwood Village Street Fair – continuing till 7 pm. It’s dry but still a bit cool, which isn’t stopping the steady stream of visitors, especially families with kids. Next to our booth, a face-painting artist has drawn a line (not TOO long) – with the resulting work on display on kids’ faces everywhere:
And throughout the fair zone (mostly in the parking area between Bed Bath Beyond and Pier 1), there are inflatable slides and obstacle courses. Live music is scheduled to start at 3. Here’s more of who and what else is here – it’s up, up and away on the climbing wall:
Next: Know where your Emergency Communication Hub is, in case of disaster? West Seattle Be Prepared can show you – they’re here too:
From left, that’s Cindi Barker, Karen Berge, and Dave Brown. Here’s the pendant from Wyatt’s Jewelers (WSB sponsor) that’s being raffled off:
3:18 PM: The live music hasn’t started quite yet, but once it does, Hondo II is scheduled to play first, followed by Gunn and the Damage Done (sometime after 4 pm), and then School of Rock.
4:29 PM UPDATE: Second fashion show of the day, before the bands began – here’s part of the show put on by Dress Barn:
The inflatables are scheduled to be here till 6; it’s a bit chillier and drizzlier than it was earlier, so there’s not much of a wait!
Even though the only sun in evidence right now is in that makebelieve scene on the back of one of the inflatables, the Westwood Village Street Fair is indeed on, set to start at 11 am. “Train” rides again this year too!
The “amateur dog show” is scheduled to start at 11; live entertainment is scheduled too (we don’t have the full schedule yet but will publish it as soon as we do). Community groups and businesses (us included) will be there with booths and tables. It’s all scheduled to run till 7 pm in the lot between Bed Bath Beyond and Pier 1. See you there!
The first musical act for West Seattle Summer Fest (co-sponsored by WSB) has just been announced – and promoter Jason Fitzgerald says it’s a biggie:
The 29th annual West Seattle Summer Fest will take place on July 8th, 9th and 10th. The team is hard at work planning and finalizing all of the great things we have in store for everyone this year.
Programming for Summer Fest has gotten bigger and better every year. Two years ago, we welcomed a huge crowd for Mudhoney. Last year, it was record numbers for Hells Belles.
And now – we have a special performance announcement that we can’t wait to share…
A one-time-only, Summer Fest exclusive: a reunion of the legendary Seattle band The Fastbacks. Yes, that’s right; Kurt Bloch, Lulu Gargiulo, Kim Warnick and Mike Musburger will play together for the first time in nearly 10 years. Right here in the streets of West Seattle on Friday, July 8th.
And the band couldn’t be more excited:
Mike Musburger – “I never thought I’d get the chance to play these songs again with Kurt, Lulu AND Kim. They have about 15 other drummers they could’ve asked to be a part of this reunion. It will be an absolute joy and an honor to be on stage with The Fastbacks at the West Seattle Summer Fest.”
Kim Warnick: “I still cherish those songs of ours so much….so much so that I am willing to re-learn them all. School starts now! I think it goes without saying that we are all really excited about this show. Sounds ultra fun and punk. Otherwise, what’s the point? Nada.”
As always, all concerts at Summer Fest, including The Fastbacks, are FREE and ALL AGES. The West Seattle Summer Fest is brought to you by the West Seattle Junction Association. …
Further line up announcements will follow in the coming weeks.
Once again for this year’s West Seattle Summer Fest – July 8-9-10 in The Junction – Twilight Artist Collective is coordinating the Art Dive. And Mary Enslow from Twilight says they are ready to hear from YOU if you have arts/crafts you would like to sell under the Art Dive tent(s). Mary explains, “Art Dive was started as a push to create opportunities for artist who can’t necessarily invest in a booth. The artist are placed under a series of circus tents at the North end of the festival on California. Each artist gets use of a 8 x 2′ table or space to display their goods. Sales are direct from the artist to the customer and Twilight simply acts as a facilitator.” They’ve written more – and linked to application forms – via their website, so if you’re interested in being part of Summer Fest and having thousands of people see your creations (and hopefully buying too!) – here’s where to start.
(WSB photo from Seattle Summer Streets on Alki two years ago)
3 weeks from today, we can only hope for this same great weather as Alki’s summer kicks off in a big way – Sunday, May 22nd, starts with the West Seattle 5K, and then segues into Seattle Summer Streets (formerly known as “Car-Free Day”), with Alki Avenue SW closed till 5 pm.
For the 5K (organized by the West Seattle High School PTSA, with co-sponsors including WSB), you have till Thursday to register at the early-bird rate – you can sign up online here; after May 5, the price goes up. For Summer Streets, the Alki Community Council is co-hosting a big slate of entertainment, activities, vendors and community groups (along with SDOT, Children’s Hospital, and Cascade Bicycle Club), primarily between 56th and 63rd SW. We mentioned some of it in our coverage of the ACC’s last meeting, and this weekend, ACC secretary Sandy Payne shared more info:
Plans include live music, a talent show, kids’ games with prizes, face painting, a petting zoo, ultimate frisbee and other demostrations such as magic tricks, dog massage, dance, stand-up paddle board and skating demos, custom T-shirt screening, electric-bike test rides, a surf machine and skate ramp.
There will be opportunities to meet with members of many local community groups such as Seal Sitters, Whale Trail, Sustainable West Seattle, West Seattle Be Prepared, Alki Community Council, Alki Arts Fair, Skate Church, Breathe Deep Seattle …
They’ll have a full list of participants once the registration process is closer to complete – but wanted you to know that the street party will be even more like a party this year than in years past. And of course, all that fun doesn’t happen without a lot of volunteers – if you can pitch in, or participate some other way, here’s an update from the ACC website with information on what they’re still looking for to make the big day happen.
(WSB photo from May 2010 Westwood Village Street Fair)
Outdoor-festival season in West Seattle is less than 3 weeks away! Even though Westwood Village is changing owners (the deal was made public a month ago), the Street Fair is still on. As announced online, the Westwood Village Street Fair is planned for 11 am-7 pm Saturday, May 21st, and promising “dog show, fashion show, live music, magician, and those fun inflatable rides.” Free. More details to come – but in past years, it’s been centered in the parking lot between Bed Bath Beyond and Pier 1 Imports.
(WSB photo from 2010 West Seattle Summer Fest)
While we keep cheering for spring to really get its act together, it’s nonetheless time to plan for some of summer’s biggest events as well – particularly West Seattle Summer Fest in The Junction (co-sponsored by WSB again this year). It’s now less than three months away – July 8, 9, 10th – and we have updates this morning. First, the revamped Summer Fest website is up and running – see it here. Second, applications are available for two more of the festival’s features – the Art Dive, coordinated by Twilight Artist Collective (application available here), and GreenLife, coordinated by Sustainable West Seattle (application available here). There’s also still time to apply for other types of vendors, as well as performers (scroll down the left side of the new Summer Fest site to find the links) – and if you would like to be a Summer Fest sponsor, you have one more month to get in on that.
(WSB photo from West Seattle Summer Fest 2010)
Tonight, an update on applying NOW to be part of the summer’s biggest local event, West Seattle Summer Fest, this July: We reported last week that applications were available online for everything except musicians; now, musicians’ applications are available too. Susan Melrose of the West Seattle Junction Association wants to make sure you know that if you’re local and you apply within the next month, you get to be at the head of the line:
We strongly encourage West Seattle businesses and non-profits to participate. Space in this event is in high demand and in an effort to have our local flavor well represented, the Junction Association is offering West Seattleites priority. All West Seattle businesses and non-profits that turn in complete applications by March 15 will get priority consideration.
The application links are all on the Summer Fest home page – one form for crafts/imports/nonprofits/services, one form for food vendors, and one for musicians. This year’s Summer Fest dates are Friday-Sunday, July 8-10.
If it were just 30 degrees warmer, all that sunshine would feel just like summer. Something else that might put you in the mood: Looking ahead to summer outdoor fun. Two notes:
WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST: Checking the WSSF website, you’ll see the West Seattle Junction Association is already taking applications for vendors and exhibitors at this year’s festival (July 8-9-10) – the applications are linked here. And applications for musicians and other performers are promised next Monday (February 7th). But another big summer event is taking musician applications already …
SUMMER CONCERTS AT HIAWATHA: The Admiral Neighborhood Association has extended the deadline for musicians to apply to be part of this year’s series on the east lawn of Hiawatha Community Center – a free series that drew thousands last year. The dates run from late July through early September; ANA hopes to have the slate set by April. You can get full details on applying by going here.
(More photos, video added since this was first published in mid-afternoon)
ORIGINAL 3:12 PM REPORT: They’re standing tall in Fauntleroy this afternoon – even without the stilts on which that roaming performer is perched. Under the clear blue sky, the annual Fauntleroy Fall Festival continues at two sites across the street from each other, Fauntleroy Church and co-located Fauntleroy YMCA plus the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, till 5:30 pm. Many free activities for all ages – including, of course, autumn art, and at this table, birdhouse-making:
And tasty treats (bring some $ for those), including creations cooked up by new WSB sponsors Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Events and Catering, which is headquartered at the Hall at Fauntleroy in the historic schoolhouse, though the crew’s mostly outdoors today:
We’re going back over to check in again shortly – music, dance, and more are on the schedule (see it here). Not sure where the church/Y/schoolhouse are? 9131/9140 California SW, but don’t try to head straight down California from points north, because this part doesn’t connect – here’s a map.
7:01 PM NOTE: Huge turnout this afternoon; we have more photos and video to publish later. ADDED 9:58 PM:Chief Sealth International High School‘s Jazz Ensemble 2 – described as a “non-auditioned group” that had only been playing together a few weeks; could have fooled us! – performing “Shake and Bake” in the Fauntleroy Church sanctuary:
Also performing, bands including Let’s Get Lost – whose keyboardist had a four-footed assistant:
Then there was a festival visit from this walking-upright “dog” – there to promote picking up after your canine companions:
Lots of other critters on view – and check out the line for the petting zoo – the nearby pony rides were popular too:
First thing this morning, volunteers were at work in the Fauntleroy Church parking lot, one of the venues for the annual Fauntleroy Fall Festival tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon. So far, the forecast looks perfect – brisk fall sunshine. The festival happens at multiple spots around the church/co-located YMCA (WSB sponsor) and the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse across the street, 2 pm-5:30 pm, with a long list of activities – we published the full schedule a week ago (you can see it here). There’s environmental learning for kids and adults, music and dancing, food (bring $) from purveyors including Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and Events (WSB sponsor), tours of the renovated church, pony rides for the youngest kids, a climbing wall for the older ones – even a chance to see the West Seattle Hi-Yu Festival 2010 float up close and personal. Again, the list’s here; the addresses are 9131 and 9140 California SW – here’s a map – but at this point, California is more like a bend in SW Barton, headed downhill from 35th SW toward the Endolyne business district, and the ferry dock.
From the Chief Sealth International High School Jazz Band to the Endolyne Children’s Choir, from Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and Events (WSB sponsor) with pretzels and cider to Guadalajara Restaurant with tacos, the Fauntleroy Fall Festival‘s full lineup of activities, performances, food vendors and community participants is out. The festival is still a little more than a week away – a week from Sunday, 2-5:30 pm on October 17th – but so you can plan, we’re sharing the info here now (thanks to the organizers for providing it!) – click ahead for the full list:Read More
Just out of the WSB inbox – the lineup for who’s onstage during Holy Rosary‘s WestFest, tomorrow night and all day/night Saturday on the school’s campus on the north side of The Junction. Here’s the announcement:
Now in its 21st year, WestFest has become West Seattle’s Fall Family Festival. In it, we celebrate the culmination of a summer well-spent and the beginning of an exciting new school year! Join us for music and talent on the stage, rides, games, food, beer garden, Bingo and fun for all both Friday evening (6-10) and all day Saturday (10-10). Wristbands for rides are available in advance at Curious Kidstuff, 4740 California SW, 206-937-8788. Wristbands will also be available at the festival.
Updated Stage Lineup:
Friday
6:00 pm till 7:15 pm “We’re Not Dead Yet” – Dad’s playing classic rock
7:30 pm till 9:30 pm “Tupelo” Blues, country rock and soul
Saturday
12:00 pm till 12:30 pm – Dance Troupe performance (waiting for name)
1:00 pm till 1:30 pm – Rose Laughlin -Celtic/traditional folk music
2:00 pm till 2:45 pm – “Best In Show” – See amazing pets from around West Seattle.
Hosted by King5’s Jim Dever
3:00 pm till 3:45 pm – “CastBound” – ROCK!!!
4:00 pm till 5:00 pm – West Seattle Idol – Talent Show! Hosted by King5’s Jim Dever
5:00 pm till 6:00 pm – Stage Dark – Mass
6:00 pm till 7:15 pm – Westfest favorites “Midlife Crisis” (aka The Dads) Rock ….unplugged!
7:30 pm till 9:30 pm – DeCoda – Classic Rock!
Your stage MC for the weekend, Bill Reid
(Our 2nd Alki Family Fun Day report, with video from 3 performances, can be seen here)
We’re at Alki for the first-ever Alki Family Fun Day, which continues till 7:30 tonight with family activities, food, entertainment, and more, centered around the 2-years-old-this-month Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza. Our video shows the dog parade that kicked off the festival – the dogs drew lots of attention, but so did this woman and her non-canine pet:
That’s Jessica and Albie the 11-foot albino python. Family Fun Day, by the way, is a production of the Alki Community Council, so be sure to stop by the ACC table while you’re there:
From left, Larry Carpenter, Randie Stone, and Eilene Hutchinson – today’s event was spearheaded by Libby Carr and Paul Carr (not pictured – we’ll catch up with them later!), who led the plaza project. (ACC’s next meeting, open to the public, is this Thursday, 7 pm, at Alki UCC.) Lots of other booths and groups to check out too – Karen Berge is here on behalf of West Seattle Be Prepared– with winter coming, it’s time to think preparedness! – and the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network (which meets September 28th):
We’ll have more coverage later, including the kids’ talent show, and the bluegrass concert that’s scheduled to cap off the day at 5:30 pm. The sun just broke through for a few minutes, so the weather’s a lot nicer than it might look from through your window, if you haven’t been outside today!
ADDED 3:33 PM: The performances have begun – just watched the final two performers in the children’s talent show (no awards – “everyone’s a winner” – but everyone did get prizes, including a complimentary brick in the plaza!) and talent show organizer Antonio Fernandez‘s beat-boxing – will substitute video when back at HQ:
That’s the same stage where Dysfunction Junction will play a free bluegrass concert starting around 5:30. Earlier, we dropped by the authors’ table, which has rotated West Seattle authors interested in talking about their book – from left, Conrad Wesselhoeft, author of the upcoming “Adios Nirvana,” and Peter Stekel, whose “Final Flight” is out:
They were sharing the table earlier with Moreah Vestan, whose books include “Pleasures and Ponderings: From Nun to Nudist to Now”:
You’ll find food concessions by the Alki Bathhouse, too – including barbecue, corn on the cob, crepes, and ice cream, as this all continues into the early evening.
Christopher Boffoli‘s video from Day 1 of the Nature Consortium-presented Arts in Nature Festival – which continues today at Camp Long – begins and ends with the Cabiri, first with their aerial artistry during the day, then a fire-fueled performance at dusk. In case you are video-challenged, Christopher’s photo gives you a hint of the latter:
We have one other photo from Saturday night at the festival – Eileen shared the next photo while reporting that Hey Marseilles, Saturday’s final musical act at Camp Long Lodge, rocked the house:
(Photos by Christopher Boffoli)
The Nature Consortium‘s Arts in Nature Festival is for all ages – from print-making kids, to the musicians in the Seattle Festival Orchestra‘s Little Band:
If you haven’t been to the festival yet, you have till 9 tonight – then again from 11 to 5 tomorrow – on the lush green grounds of Camp Long, with venues throughout the woods, the meadow, and inside the newly renovated lodge. Among the performers – the aerial-dancing Cabiri:
Here’s the schedule – note that tomorrow kicks off with a slate including Caspar Babypants; its leader Chris Ballew then performs a benefit show to raise money for the Nature Consortium right after the festival, 5 pm tomorrow at Camp Long Lodge. (Tickets are available online here.)
Thank you West Seattle for a great time at Summer Fest 2010! What a weekend!
The West Seattle Junction Association organizes this event to be a neighborhood festival and celebration (and the historic sidewalk sale), but it could not have reached this level of success without the involvement of our community. I’d like to say a big Thank You to the following groups who helped make Summer Fest an event for all:
Our Sponsors truly make this event possible since, believe it not, this event is not free to produce! Thank you sponsors for their community spirit. The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce staffed the Information Booth all weekend, offering valuable information about the festival and West Seattle, while also providing the first stop for lost families and first aid. West Seattle Blog (sponsor) also helped in this endeavor while reporting live from the Info Booth. The Seattle Police Department was awesome on so many levels – helping lost families, monitoring the crossing of Oregon St, and overall having a strong presence at the festival. I believe this was the best kids’ area yet and Pathfinder School continued to host the FREE Art Activities – four years running. Thanks to Coffee to a Tea for donating more than 1500 cookies for kids to frost and decorate in this area. West Seattle Helpline coordinated the Community Tent where local organizations and non-profits received a free table at the festival. Twilight Artist Collective organized the Art Dive tent – thanks for all the great art! The West Seattle Nursery (sponsor) and Sustainable West Seattle coordinated the first ever GreenLife: A Garden and Sustainability Expo. And lastly, thank you to Cleanscapes and Starbucks, who sponsored the handling of recycling, composting and trash and were responsible for a super clean event!! West Seattle Summer Fest was a true collaboration of community.
We work to produce an event that is successful for all, and feedback from the community is a guiding force. I have read (and appreciate) all the comments on the WSB about the festival and they will certainly be a consideration for next year. If you would like to submit comments directly, please e-mail info@westseattlefestival.com.
Thank you,
Susan Melrose, Director
West Seattle Junction Association
Welcome to the third and final day of West Seattle Summer Fest 2010! The iconic Easy Street Recordssign is just a few yards from our spot back in the Information Booth, where we’ll be covering the festival live again today. Booths are open till 5. First music of the day should be getting under way right now – Capping Day at the California (north end) stage. (video added post-show)
Tip of the day: Some of the merchants offer extra discounts on Summer Fest’s final day – one of them, WSB sponsor Bin 41, “your Junction wine shop,” also just feet away from where you’ll find us – we’ve got cards for a 10 percent discount off your purchase, good till 5 pm. You’ll find other WSB sponsors with booths at Summer Fest – including Mural Apartments, which is on the north side of the Walk All Ways intersection, also promoting the businesses in Mural (Fresh Bistro, Wallflower Custom Framing, Season’s Hair Salon) and the under-construction-in-The-Triangle Link Apartments:
Next to Cupcake Royale, there’s Fitness Together (disclosure, it’s a photo from yesterday, but not previously used), where proprietor Bonnie Katz offers a chance for you to test your strength:
By the way, if you’re looking for the official Summer Fest T-shirts, they’re on sale at the Seattle Logo Pro booth, which is right in front of Cupcake Royale’s west side – next to the aforementioned Mural etc. booth.
12:21 PM UPDATE: Under way right now – Ropeworks is back at the Alaska stage, with jump-rope champ Rene Bibaud. We had iPhone video of their performance yesterday – we’re rolling our slightly bigger camera on this one! (video added – spectators joining in!)
12:58 PM UPDATE: Youth performers from Youngstown Arts Center are getting ready to take the stage here now; Dusty 45s are playing up at the California stage. (video added after the show)
We also just checked in with Southwest Precinct Lt. Ron Smith, who’s been leading the Summer Fest force the past three days – he says things are still quiet, no major problems. (Couple of kids skateboarding by into near-collisions got a stern warning, though.) If you’re down here and need to check in on the World Cup game – it’s on the big screen outside Elliott Bay Brewery. And now (1:03 pm) the big news – the sun’s back!
1:54 PM: This may be the most perfect festival weather yet – some clouds, some sun, warming up but nothing like the day 1 heat. Variety show on the Alaska stage – Youngstown’s had hip-hop and rock (the latter, a band of teen boys currently onstage with a line of teen girls screaming in admiration every chance they get). Speaking of youth, West Seattle Hi-Yu royalty and candidates are on the move again today – buttons and pins, just a few bucks to help support the festival and its award-winning float:
The Junior Court Coronation is coming up Friday – you’ve got till Tuesday to apply – and the Senior Court Coronation is two weeks away. Here at Summer Fest, somebody’s got bubbles – they’re blowing right past the keyboard here – and the Minute to Win It $10,000 drawing is scheduled at 2:15 pm. Another special we should mention – ArtsWest has a big ticket deal under way right now. (You can also buy tickets there for the West Seattle Garden Tour, one week from today.) Here’s what ArtsWest’s Alan Harrison wrote about the deal in a WSB comment thread in earlier coverage:
Buy a set of season tickets for only $159/6 plays (which is already like getting one play free), and you’ll also get:
a $10 gift certificate good for anything at ArtsWest (concessions, another ticket, artwork, etc.)
a free ticket to the Apprentice Production of “SIDE SHOW,” which opens on July 21 for a 2-week run.
That’s a $25 value…free during SummerFest only! Just stop by ArtsWest and ask about it.
2:54 PM UPDATE: Minute to Win It (again – no, that’s not the TV host, but a lookalike) ended with the three finalists winning trips to Vegas – nobody made it all the way to the $10K. Meantime, an onstage announcement shortly afterward reminds us – Starbucks sponsored the recycling for the festival, which we’re told is a notable chunk of the costs. So that’s helped keep the festival zone clean.
3:53 PM UPDATE: Day 3 always zooms by. In the last hour – go drop by the Community Zone over by Junction Plaza Park (on SW Alaska east of Walk All Ways) – the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s among the groups there now:
That’s executive director Andrea Mercado at right. Nearby, Karen and Deanie are at the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network table. Earlier in the weekend, the North Delridge Neighborhood Council took their turn (Nancy Folsom’s in the photo) – their next meeting is tomorrow night, Delridge Library, 6:30 pm:
NDNC also will help celebrate the Delridge Playground’s first anniversary next Friday night. Even some impromptu fun in that end of the street … as we walked back toward the Information Booth a little while ago, an impromptu water battle broke out:
Same spot saw the Pathfinder K-8 unicyclists a little earlier in the afternoon:
Back along the row of booths on the south stretch of California, we said hi to the 34th District Democrats‘ crew:
Their next regular meeting is coming up this Wednesday night, 7 pm, The Hall at Fauntleroy. More Summer Fest till the breakdown begins … Kris Orlowski’s onstage by us (Alaska Stage) now – last scheduled act of the day, along with the Polyrhythmics playing right now up at the California Stage. (video of Kris O, added post-show)
And before it all wraps up, another look at the kid activities’ zone – where Clowns Unlimited brought the bouncers, and Pathfinder K-8 presented the free crafts activities:
5:08 PM: Officially over. We’re still here a few more minutes – still have flyers at the Information Booth for upcoming Junction events: West Seattle Outdoor Movies by Hotwire Coffee (WSB sponsor) start next Saturday night with “Mamma Mia!” (free and fun, bring your own blanket/chair, and some money for concessions), and then on September 19th the streets close again for the West Seattle Junction Car Show.
Food at the Morgan Junction Community Festival is a little different than your average festival – once again this year, they’re featuring the “Bite of Morgan,” which involves a free coupon book you get at the info booth in the park – first come, first serve! – to take around to nearby establishments. Festival volunteer Kate Gill de la Garza sends the updated final list of participants – nine this year, the most ever! – Abbondanza Pizzeria, Caffe Ladro, Domino’s Pizza, Feedback Lounge, Kokoras Greek Grill, Meander’s Kitchen, Pet Elements (doggie-treat bites), Windermere Real Estate, Zeeks Pizza. (And for a full-meal deal, buy lunch at the barbecue tent outside 
Once again for this year’s 
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