On October 26, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra performed their season opener concert at Wallingford’s Chapel Performance Space, featuring a delightful program of music by Hector Berlioz and Igor Stravinsky. Continue reading A Blissful Autumn Afternoon With the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
Making her soba noodles from scratch, Soma carves out a new noodle niche in Seattle that’s actually rare to find in any U.S. city. The soba’s super, but you’ll want to sample other parts of the menu, including the snacks, salads, and hot and cold plates which let Soma show off her European flair. Continue reading Miyabi 45th: Where Soma Makes Soba and So Much More
Last Friday, the Seattle Modern Orchestra presented a John Cage retrospective. The evening highlighted a variety of the composer’s works, including the ambitious Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra. Continue reading Seattle Modern Orchestra Explores the Curious Musical World of John Cage
Wallingford had its greenway grand opening in mid-June, and now Beacon Hill and Ballard get to learn what all the traffic-calming excitement is about. Beacon Hill’s open house is tonight, July 19, at Jefferson Community Center (3801 Beacon Avenue S) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ballard’s greenway-curious population will gather next Thursday, July 26, at Adams Elementary School (6110 28th Avenue NW), in the cafeteria. Continue reading The Greenways are Coming! (to Beacon Hill and Ballard)
The official opening of the Wallingford Greenway, Seattle’s first, is this Saturday, June 16, at 5 p.m. The City Council’s Sally Bagshaw, a big greenways booster; SDOT Director Peter Hahn; and friends of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways will be there for a ribbon-cutting ceremony (at North 44th Street at Corliss) allowing Kidical Mass—pretty much what it sounds like—to pass through. Continue reading Wallingford’s Greenway Gets a Grand Opening This Saturday
The Seattle Improvised Music Festival gathers improvisational musicians from around the globe to create and present original avant-garde works. This year’s festival, which concluded last weekend, took place at the Chapel Performance Space in Wallingford. Continue reading Performers Stretch Sonic Boundaries at Seattle Improvised Music Festival
Sit back and watch the seaplanes land and take off while enjoying your anatomically correct (or not) cupcakes. Then it’s time to climb the hill, take out those kites, and laugh as you both try to let them sail into the sky. Work together to get one going, communicating and negotiating and deploying all the skills that are useful in other aspects of your relationship. Worst-case scenario: fall flat in your efforts and roll down the hill—together. Nothing should keep you from have fun in this park. Continue reading Passport to Pleasure: Flying Kites and Exotic Bites in Wallingford
