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Editor of the Beacon Hill Blog.
Arts, Local Events

Save the dates: Beacon Blues & BBQ 8/26, Beacon Rocks 8/28

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(Post corrected on 8/20 to include correct admission info for the BBQ. — ed.)

The last weekend in August will be a musical one on Beacon Hill!

First, on Friday, August 26, the Beacon Blues & BBQ will bring blues music by the Smokin’ J’s to the Garden House, along with BBQ, beer, and wine available for sale. The show is at 7:30 p.m., and general admission is $10. ROCKiT space members and kids under 12 get in free. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m., and is $12 (including a beverage). Dinner and the show together are $22. Guests can come for either or both. The Garden House is located at 2336 15th Ave. S.

The band Jumbo performed at the last Beacon Rocks! Photo by Wendi.
Then on Sunday, August 28, the final Beacon Rocks! music event of 2011 comes to Roberto Maestas Festival Street (S. Lander St., just north of Beacon Hill Station) from 1-5 p.m. Along with the usual great musical performances, this event will include the ceremony to rename Lander Festival Street as Roberto Maestas Festival Street. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, representatives from El Centro de la Raza, and other dignitaries will attend, and new memorial street signs will be unveiled during the ceremony. The event will also feature bubbles for the kids and a beach ball volley contest with prizes.

ROCKiT space will be hosting a clothing drive, so bring new or gently used clothing to donate to Wellspring Family Services.

Here’s the schedule of performers (see the website for further information on each act):

  • 1:00 Deception Pass
  • 1:30 Skin Deep Belly Dance
  • 1:45 Volcano Diary
  • 2:30 Ala Carte
  • 3:00 Roberto Maestas Festival Street dedication
    • Seattle Fandango Project
    • Mariachi Seattle Azteca
  • 4:00 Beaconettes
  • 4:45 Splinter Dance
  • 5:00 Unite One and TraQEssentials
Crime

BBQ and car stolen at 14th and Hanford

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Neighbor Tiffany sent us the following warning:

“I thought I would warn my fellow Beacon Hill neighbors about the recent incidents that have occurred at my house (on 14th Ave. S. and S. Hanford) in the last 3 days. First our BBQ was stolen out of our backyard (in broad daylight mind you, around 3 or 4 p.m. on Monday, 8/15), then last night (8/18) between 2–6 a.m., one of our cars was stolen from in front of our house. I have lived on Beacon Hill for the past 2+ years (my family—dad, aunts, uncles, grandparents—have lived on Beacon Hill for 40+ years) and have never had any problems like this so close together (besides two of our cars’ tires getting punctured when everyone else’s did a few months ago).

“So in an effort to warn everyone, I wanted to advise that people chain down their BBQs and set the alarms on their cars, so that no one else has to go through this.”

Getting Around, Local Events

Cyclists enjoy neighborhood bicycle ride

The folks at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways have posted a great set of photos of last Saturday’s Beacon B.I.K.E.S./Spokespeople neighborhood bicycle ride. The ride began and ended at The Station on 16th Ave. S., and took a 5 mile route around Jefferson Park, down Beacon Avenue, on the Chief Sealth trail, and back up through Jefferson Park to The Station. See the photos of the happy cyclists touring North Beacon Hill.

Arts

Beacon Hill artist to show new work

Beacon Hill artist and architect Shea Bajaj is having a solo showing of his new paintings at Traver Gallery. The show opens on August 25 and will run through October 2. An opening reception will be held on August 25 from 5-8 p.m.

The Traver Gallery website describes Shea’s work:

“Shea Bajaj strives to visually represent a form of altered state of consciousness in his work—the experience of being so intensely focused on an object or experience, that everything else seems to dissolve.”


“FireFly”


“Atoll Series: Pink and Orange”

(Art images courtesy of Shea Bajaj.)

Arts, Local Events

Rizal Park Music and Arts Fest this Sunday

The 3rd Annual Rizal Park Music and Arts Fest is happening this Sunday, August 21, from noon until 8 p.m. at Dr. Jose Rizal Park on North Beacon Hill. The event will feature local Filipino and Pacific Asian musicians and artists, along with Pacific Islands cuisine from vendors such as Beacon Hill’s own Inay’s. Activities for kids are also planned.

The schedule of performers:

  • 12:00 – Angelo Pizarro
  • 1:00 – Mikee Guerzon, Dennis Engracia and Alex Gonzalez
  • 2:00 – NW Gospel Jazz
  • 3:00 – Browngroove Entertainment Artist(s) Bella, Cece Cabading and Jessica Domingo
  • 4:00 – Sky and David Sanoy w/ the Love Fellowship band
  • 5:00 – Luke Ulavale
  • 6:00 – Smooth Techniques
  • 7:00 – Veronica Topacio/Paul Cabrera

For more information about the event, see the event website.

Lost and Found

Have you seen Pushkin?

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Neighbor Tricia Pham writes to let us know that her dog, Pushkin, disappeared around 3:30 on August 15. Pushkin is a female Pomeranian, small, with light brown and white fur. She was not wearing a collar with a tag on, but instead she had a red body collar with white paw prints.

Tricia adds, “She’s very friendly, but sick as well. She needs her medications every week. She is loved and missed.”

If you find Pushkin, please call (206) 327-8651 or (206) 805-9800.

Pushkin the Pomeranian

Local Events

It’s Election Day! Mail in your ballot today

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A sign directed voters to the accessible voting center at Union Station last November. Photo by Wendi.
Today is Primary Election Day. Ballots must be postmarked today to be counted. If you prefer not to use the mail, you can drop off your ballot by 8 p.m. at one of the official drop boxes. The nearest one to Beacon Hill is at the King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue. (The BHB notes that there are drop boxes in Northeast Seattle and Northwest Seattle, but none in Southeast Seattle or West Seattle.)

You may also vote in person at one of the accessible voting centers, which are open to all voters. This is what you need to do if you’ve lost or damaged your ballot. The nearest voting center is at Union Station, 401 South Jackson St.

Need to refresh your memory about the issues and candidates? You can see a copy of the voter’s pamphlet for statewide races here. Local races can be found at the King County Elections website instead.

Photos, Recreation

Lawn bowlers, cricketers enjoy Jefferson Park

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Neighbor Allison Delong visited Jefferson Park on Saturday, and saw lots of activity. She writes:

“It was really cool—the cricket spectators were set up for picnicing right outside the lawn bowling club. Fun to see such different events going on right next to each other. On top of that, Cleveland High School had an alumni event going on at the same time at the golf course.”

Allison sent us some photos of the day’s events:

Spectators gather around the Jefferson Park cricket pitch.
Nearby, lawn bowlers enjoy the morning.

Thanks, Allison!