Seattle Seafair 2008

Seafair Events

 

Will it be the Torchlight Parade or a day along Lake Washington watching the Hydroplane races this year? Both events offer hours of fun and entering into their 58^th year of entertaining.

 

Southwest Airlines Torchlight Parade 7:30pm Saturday July 26^th

Seafair :: Festival Events :: Torchlight Parade

Torchlight Parade

 

Hydroplane Races Fri-Sun August 1-3

Seafair :: Festival Events :: Hydroplane Races

Hydro Races on Lake Washington

 

Seafair Concert and Fireworks 6:45-10pm Saturday Aug 2^nd

Seafair :: Festival Events :: Fireworks & Concert

Blue Angels

 

Arriving into town a need a place to stay? May I suggest Hotel Sierra, located just off the I-90 and 405 intersections and a block away from the Eastgate P&R – offering easy and quick access to Seattle and many Seafair events.

Hotel Sierra w/Complimentary Breakfast

 

The staff was friendly, efficient and wanted to make sure everything was perfect. Here are just a few amenities:

 

• Evening Bistro with premium wine and beer, salads, fresh-baked pizza, and specialty appetizers
• Complimentary full breakfast buffet with made-to-order omelet’s. During my stay they offered pancakes, sausages, bacon, fresh fruit, ham, roast beef, potatoes, cereal, juices, coffee, pastry and much more.
• Waffle terry bathrobes, Gilchrist & Soames^® bath amenities, lighted make-up mirror, and hair dryer
• 32’ Flat screen TVs, expanded cable and movie channels, Sharper Image^® radio with MP3 docking station
• Starbucks^® espresso coffee bar
• In room coffee maker with starbucks coffee. Suites offer kitchen with full size stainless steel refrigerator.
• Multi-station business center with printers
• Pool, hot tub, superb exercise room with chilled towels.

Check out their websites for other features and their great rates!

Hotel Sierra

Enjoy your Seafair weekend!  

 

Coffee Fest 08 – Seattle – Wash Convention Cntr Sept 12-14

With over 150 exhibitors, three full days of training and workshops. Topics from brewing techniques, receiving a Barista certification to managing a coffee shop  – Get ready for an eye opening experience.

 

Crème of the crop is the Free Pour Latte Art Competition. Top prize winner will walk away with $5,000

Latte Art

 

For additional information on this event or to register – please visit their website:

 

http://www.coffeefest.com

 

4th of july events in Seattle

There are 2 large competing firework shows every year.  Depending on who you ask you’ll get a different answer as to which is better.  I’ll give the links to both and you be the judge.

wamu family fourth

fourth of julivars

 

Port Gardner Wharf – Everett

 Live, Shop, Dine, and Sail. Sounds like a vacation resort? This new community can be your hometown and conveniently located to several large companies: Boeing, Providence Hosp, Goodrich, Verizon, Kimberly-Clark,…. Imagine waking up to this view every day.

 

 

Located along the shores of Puget Sound is a new development offering everything for your convenience. Fine dining, cafes, coffee shops, grocery stores, boutiques, 1.5 miles waterfront trails, 18 acres of parks and recreation, public plaza showcasing summer concerts and theater productions and one of West Coast’s largest Marina offering over 2,300 boat slips – Just to name a few!

 

 

Residences are constructed taking the view and Northwest living into account. Offering large windows to capture Port Gardner Bay, Olympic and Cascade Mountains, serene color tones and luxurious comforts to make you feel at home.

 

Over 660 residences starting at $330,000’s – on sale now!

 

Father’s Day Event at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

 

Sunday June 15th 10 – 5 pm.

 

www.MuseumOfFlight.org

 

Current Exhibits You’ll never learn more about aviation in one place than you will visiting the Museum of Flight. Here’s a small sample of the kinds of things your family will take away from a supersonic educational experience with us:   The engines of the Concorde provide more than 38,000lbs of thrust each!   In the Wright family, Wilbur was often referred to a “Ullam” and Orville was “Bubs.” Their sister Katharine went by the nickname “Swes.”   The name “Air Force One” actually refers to the call sign for any U.S. Air Force plane used to carry the president.

New & Temporary Exhibits:

	Dale Oliver Paintings & Drawings are on exhibition through January 1, 2008.
	The Holtgrewe Model Collection is a new feature of the World War II Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.
	Via Air Mail featuring the Boeing Model 40B is a new addition to the Great Gallery.
	Style in the Aisle will be in the Great Gallery well will display the history of fashion in flight. OPENING FEB. 9, 2008!

 

Featured Galleries & Exhibits	Not to Miss!
The Great Gallery   The Personal Courage Wing The Red Barn   Airpark Space Exhibit   Simulators	See the Concorde – Up close and personal! The Birth of Aviation – It’s the “Wright” stuff Air Force One – Walk in the footsteps of presidents!

Visit their website to preview their action packed calendar of events,  sign up for their free e-newsletter and check out their great Aerospace Summer Camp schedule!

 

Northwest Folk Life Festival

 

One of the great Northwest Events is the Folk Life Festival.  If you want to get a true multicultural experience this is it.  There is great music, art and cultural displays.  I personally love the food. 

 

Mother Day events this weekend

Start the day with mom and enjoy brunch at one of these many fine restaurants, afterwards take her for some pampering at a spa then finish the day at one of many events taking place this weekend.

Brunch in Seattle  

1.     Salty’s on Alki

http://www.saltys.com/seattle/

1936 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Seattle’s biggest brunch is an all-you-can eat extravaganza of shellfish, oysters, hot entrees, desserts and a cascading chocolate fountain.

2.    

PalPalisade

 

  2601 W Marina Pl, Seattle, WA
Macadamia nut pancakes are just one of the treats at the brunch buffet at Seattle’s unofficial special-event destination.

3.      

Coastal Kitchen

429 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA
The regular all-day “blunch” fare includes a wide assortment of omelets and scrambles, including one made with smoked salmon and cream cheese.

Dish

4358 Leary Way NW, Seattle, WA
Besides traditional eggs and potatoes, favorites include homemade corned-beef hash, hearty scrambles and steaming pancakes (the thick syrup-sponging variety). 

  Cafe Campagne  

1600 Post Alley, Seattle, WA
Satisfying country-French brunch fare like bourbon-battered French toast and baked eggs, served up in a warm, European space in Pike Place Market.

Waterfront Seafood Grill

2801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA
An all-you-can-eat buffet includes shellfish, pancakes, chocolate-dipped strawberries and more, along with stellar Puget Sound views.

Cafe Flora

2901 E Madison St, Seattle, WA
Is Mom a vegetarian? Treat her to brunch at Seattle’s most glamorous vegetarian restaurant.

 Portage Bay Cafe

4140 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA
Popular U-District cafe lures the brunch crowd with seasonal ingredients and a breakfast bar offering everything from fresh berries to whipped cream to adorn pancakes.

 Hi Spot Cafe 

 http://www.hispotcafe.com 

1410 34th Ave, Seattle, WA
Head to Madrona for a great breakfast and a good dose of homespun charm.

Steelhead Diner

95 Pine St, Seattle, WA
Weekend brunch offers items such as Eggs Walla Walla–eggs poached in red wine, served with caramelized mushrooms and crispy bacon.

  Crave 

http://www.cravefood.com

1621 12th Ave, Seattle, WA
This tiny establishment is beloved on Capitol Hill for excellent, updated versions of classic comfort food. ·      

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Seattle Spas  

 Pelage Spa & Skin Centre

317 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah, WA
Ultra-ladylike spa soothes soccer moms’ spirits with a French villa atmosphere and an ego-boosting staff.      

The Spa at Salish Lodge

6501 Railroad Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA
Spa indulgence above Snoqualmie Falls for hotel guests and weary city dwellers.

 

3.     Habitude at the Locks

2801 NW Market St, Seattle, WA
A full-service salon that delivers what most brochures only promise–in a very aromatic way.

 

4.     Spa Blix

213 Yale Ave N, Seattle, WA
Receive the royal treatment at this regal spa and salon in South Lake Union’s Alley 24.

 

5.     Spa Nordstrom – Downtown Seattle

500 Pine St, Seattle, WA
Perched above the frenzied shopping below, this day spa moves at its own peaceful pace.

 

6.     Banya 5

217 Ninth Ave N, Seattle, WA
Based on age-old folk methods, this Russian-style bathhouse brings Eastern European healing to downtown.

 

7.     Ummelina International Day Spa

1525 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA
Find tropical ambience, dry desert heat and luxuries of the Far East without leaving Seattle.

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Seattle Events     

 

1.     Safeco Field

1250 First Ave, Seattle, WA
Mom will get her own T-shirt as she watches the M’s play the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, May 10. The game starts at 7:10pm.

 

2.     Bellevue Botanical Gardens

12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA
A special Mother’s Day social will offer free entertainment, refreshments and a chance to spend some time outside with your mom or grandma.

 

3.     Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA
Buy tickets to the Opera Tea before Sunday’s 2pm performance of “Puritani” and enjoy finger sandwiches and exclusive pre-show access to the Norcliffe Room lounge.

 

Argosy Cruises

Tour boats, including the Royal Argosy fine-dining lunch/dinner ship, cruise the Seattle Harbor, Lake Union, Lake Washington and the Ballard Locks; departures daily from Seattle waterfront, Lake Union and Kirkland Marina Park, prices vary; special events include Fourth of July cruises, greet the fleet, hydro and Blue Angels cruises (206-623-1445 or www.argosycruises.com).

Tillicum Village

Boat cruise to Blake Island, salmon dinner, Northwest Coast Native American dance performance 11:30 a.m. and/or 4:30 p.m. daily, Pier 55, 1101 Alaskan Way, Seattle; $30-$79.95 (206-933-8600 or www.tillicumvillage.com).

 

Have a great Mother’s Day weekend  everyone ~!

 

 

King County is growing

King County grew 1.4 percent between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to the U.S. Census, which ranked it 25^th among the 100 fastest-growing counties in the country.

Immigrants from other countries are a significant factor to the growth – the 10,681 new residents made up 43 percent of the county’s overall population growth of 25,090, which includes births. Of those moving to King County, 83 percent came from other countries. The rest of the county’s growth came from births, and more people moved here from other counties than left.Between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2007, 82,502 people moved to King County from other countries. That made up more than two-thirds of the county’s total growth – 122, 241 people – during that time.

 

Cheap Gas Stations

This is pretty nifty. Just enter your zip code in the site below, and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It’s updated every evening.

Cheap Gas

 

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