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Arts, Local Events

Musicians, poets, and a giant chicken: 2012’s first Beacon Rocks!

Ichi Bichi performing at last year’s Beacon Rocks! Photo by Wendi Dunlap.

The schedule has been announced for the first Beacon Rocks! event of 2012 on next Sunday, June 24 from 1-5 p.m. at the Roberto Maestas Festival Street next to Beacon Hill Station. The event’s theme is “Transportation Exploration,” so along with four local bands and four poets, the afternoon will include a “slow bike race,” pedestrian info and walking maps, a visit from Sound Transit with information about the Link light rail system, and a transportation-themed haiku-writing contest with prizes in multiple age categories. We hear there will also be a visit from a giant chicken, to tell us why he crossed the road.

Food vendors will be at the site including a taco truck, a crepe truck, and Full Tilt Ice Cream. There will also be info tables on site for several local groups.

Here’s the entertainment schedule:

  • 1:00: Random Axe (folk/jazz duo Jack LeNoir and Betty Jean Williamson)
  • 1:35: Kelli Russell Agodon (poetry)
  • 1:50: Allen Braden (poetry)
  • 2:00: Blue 55 (old-school blues)
  • 2:45: Kathleen Flenniken, Washington State Poet Laureate
  • 3:00: Audio Couture (improvisational jazz/hip hop duo)
  • 3:45: David Horowitz (poetry, then Haiku Contest winner selection by applause)
  • 4:00: Nigel Mustafa (reggae/rock band)

For more information about this edition of Beacon Rocks!, see the event’s website. For general information about the entire event series, see the main Beacon Rocks! website.

Clean and Green, Local Events

“Permaculture and Food Forests” presentation tomorrow at JCC

Two founding members of the Beacon Food Forest will present a talk tomorrow (Saturday, June 16) about permaculture practices and how they will be used to build the food forest.

The talk, “Permaculture and Food Forests: Taking care of our Fruit Trees in Holistic and Long-Lasting Ways,” is at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S., from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

According to the announcement, “We will be sharing formation on building soil, food forests, permaculture and plant communities. These skills will enable our community to care for fruit trees, including those we planted last month into pots for the fall, helping build a resilient community and local food source.

“Thanks to the efforts of City Fruit, in partnership, we have been funded by an ACT grant to bring this information to our community. Please RSVP cramerjacqueline99@gmail.com.”

If you can’t make this class, there will be another one on June 30 at 10 a.m. at El Centro de la Raza.

Earlier this month, neighbors toured the Food Forest site to see where the plants and features will be. Photo by K. Shuyler in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr.
Arts, Local Events

Sweet Peas to perform at Family Free-For-All June 19

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Rockit Community Arts invites all families to the next third Tuesday Family Free-For-All at the Garden House, this upcoming Tuesday, June 19 from 4-6:30 p.m. Scheduled to perform are The Sweet Peas, a duo performing “original and classic children’s music with a contemporary folk sound.”

Family Free-For-All is a free monthly social event for families, intended as “a kid-friendly alternative to Happy Hour.” There are cookies and juice to enjoy, and guests may also bring their own food or buy tacos at the site. Along with the music, the event also features art projects and games.

The Garden House is located at 2336 15th Ave. S. For more information, see the Family Free-for-All page at rockitspace.org or call 206-323-7733.

Arts, Local Events

Beacon Boogie begins tonight

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This is the weekend! The 2012 Beacon Boogie and Block Party comes to North Beacon Hill from 5-9 tonight and again tomorrow.

Today, June 9, there will be a series of performances, all within a half-block of Beacon and Hanford: from 5-8 p.m., The Hugh Sutton Trio will be at Bar del Corso, and Dina Blade at Kusina Filipina. From 6-9 p.m., Audio Couture will perform at Victrola Coffee, and Supersones at El Quetzal.

On Sunday, the action moves north, closer to the junction of Beacon and 15th, with a musical extravaganza presented outside The Station coffee shop from 4-9 p.m., including Black Stax, Gabriel Teodros, Amos Miller, Otow Gang, and more. (See the poster included with this post.) From 6-9 p.m., the Greg Ruby Trio will play at Travelers Thali House, and from 7-9, Atasha Manila will be at Inay’s.

On Sunday there will also be a car show.

Admission will be a donation of $5, with no charge for kids 12 and under. The event is sponsored by the Beacon Hill Merchants Association in collaboration with Luis Rodriguez at The Station and other participating merchants.

Beacon Boogie schedule

Local Events

Beacon Hill neighbors invited to Mayoral town hall

It’s not quite on Beacon Hill, but Beacon Hill residents are invited: as part of the Engage Seattle initiative, Mayor Mike McGinn is holding a series of town halls starting with one at the Northwest African American Museum on Tuesday, June 19, from 5-6 p.m. Neighbors from our area are invited to bring their questions and comments for the mayor.

The Northwest African American Museum is located at 2300 S. Massachusetts St. (23rd and Massachusetts), and is near the 4, 7, 8, 42, and 48 bus routes. For more information about the event, contact Sol Villarreal at sol.villarreal@seattle.gov.

Local Events, Neighborhood Pride, Photos

Festive images

The sun came out on Saturday for the Beacon Hill Festival at Jefferson Park—though, unfortunately, so did the wind. Neighbors enjoyed music, food, art, and games throughout the day. We hope you enjoy these photos of the festivities. (Photos are by Wendi Dunlap unless otherwise noted; all are from the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr. Your photos are welcome in the pool as well.)

Kids from Seattle Schools Cirque and Acrobat Teams performed for neighbors at the Beacon Hill Festival.
A SCATS member juggles.
The gusty winds caused problems for many of the shelters at the Festival. Here a worker in the Sound Transit booth is holding up the booth's roof after a strong gust.
A row of carnival games was set up for the kids.
Musical performances entertained neighbors throughout the day.

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Local Events

Beacon Hill Writing Marathon tomorrow

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This notice came across the Beacon Hill mailing list today:

The Beacon Hill Writing Marathon (lots of writing and reading sprinkled with intermittent walking) is this Sunday.

Sunday, June 3
Begins at Beacon Hill Library
1 pm – 4:30 pm

Three Hours of Non-Critical Communal Writing
All Genres and Experience Levels Welcome
Absolutely Free

I don’t know anything else about the event at this point. If you need more info, email BeaconWritingMarathon@gmail.com.

Local Events, Meetings

Jefferson Park contributors to be honored at NBHC meeting

The North Beacon Hill Council meeting next Tuesday is a special meeting to honor people who have devoted time and energy to Jefferson Park and Jefferson Community Center. Those honored include Jefferson Park Director Doreen Deaver, Jean Lee, Frederica Merrell, Robert Hinrix, Marianne Wickman, and Glenn Herlihy. City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw will present each of the honorees with a certificate of thanks, and then give an update on Beacon Hill achievements.

Here is the agenda for the meeting, Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library:

  • 7:00 Welcomes and hellos
  • 7:15 Honoring Beacon Hill activists, followed by an update and comments from Sally Bagshaw
  • 7:50 NBHC Board elections: Confirmation of new board members by membership vote, election of officers to follow at Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:00 Community concerns and announcements
    • Kate Gil de la Garza: upcoming community meeting co-sponsored by NBHC and El Centro de la Raza, June 19
    • Announcement by Roger Pence regarding Jefferson Park Clubhouse meeting
    • City announcements: Steve Louie, Neighborhood Coordinator
  • 8:15 Other announcements of upcoming events
    • Beacon International School Rummage Sale: Saturday, June 9
    • Beacon Boogie: Saturday, June 9 – Sunday, June 10
    • Beacon Rocks!: Sunday, June 24
  • 8:30 Executive Board Meeting, election of officers