Archives for July 10, 2014

Forecast calls for high-80s on Friday and Sunday with 90 degrees on Saturday. Let’s make popsicles! For dinner!

SR 520 will be closed from 11:00 PM on Friday, July 11th until 5:00 AM, Monday, July 14th. And on Saturday morning, the annual STP (Seattle to Portland) bike ride starts. From 4:45–7:30 AM waves of 500 to 900 cyclists will be leaving the UW’s E-1 parking lot every 10 minutes, heading south on Montlake, west on Pacific, north on Brooklyn, and west on Campus Parkway to cross the University Bridge.

FRIDAY, July 11

• Enjoy some local art outside, festival-style (day 1).
  • Wedgwood Art Festival, Our Lady of the Lake (8900 35th Avenue NE; new location this year), 10 AM-5 PM. 65 booths of fine art, 8 musical acts, 6 food vendors, 2 puppet shows, and more.
• Watch a Meaningful Movie, and learn about public disclosure law and GMO labeling
  • Wedgwood Meaningful Movies presents “Feeding Frenzy: The Food Industry, Marketing & the Creation of a Health Crisis,” at Our Lady of the Lake Church’s Jubilee Hall (8900 35th Ave NE). Light refreshments at 6:30 PM, film begins at 7 PM, event ends at 9:30 PM. Special guest Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson will briefly speak and answer questions about the lawsuit that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has filed against our state. FREE.

SATURDAY, July 12

• Enjoy some local art outside, festival-style (day 2).
  • Wedgwood Art Festival, Our Lady of the Lake (8900 35th Avenue NE; new location this year), 10 AM-5 PM. 65 booths of fine art, 8 musical acts, 6 food vendors, 2 puppet shows, and more.
• Build your CD, DVD, or Atari game collection.
  • Yard sale, 5752 25th Ave NE, 7:00 AM-2:00 PM. Kitchen items, clothing, household containers, classical guitar, mandolin with case, capos, etc.  
• Hunt for bargains at your neighbor’s house.
  • Yard sale, 6322 22nd Ave NE, 9:00 AM.  Kid stuff, home stuff, etc!

SUNDAY, July 13

• Hunt for MORE bargains at another neighborhood sale.
  • Moving sale, 6827 19th Ave NE, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM. Cash Only. Dishes, Pottery Barn bedding, furniture, lamps, artwork, etc. 

MONDAY, July 14

• Watch a classic film by a master director while surrounded by books.
  • Hitchcock by the Decades, University Branch of SPL (5009 Roosevelt Way NE), 6 PM. Second film of the series of five is “Notorious,” produced in 1946, run time of 101 minutes. FREE.

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