Seattle seems to leave no summer weekend without some sort of street fair. This weekend brings the Capitol Hill Block Party which sets up camp around the intersection of 11th and Pine and features a wide spectrum of mostly local bands. Unlike many of the other weekend spectacles you’ll need to pay ($10, adv.) to check out the music, but the booths and people watching are free. In place of hippie drum circles expect hipsters attempting to cope with the excessive weekend heat.
The Stranger provides extensive coverage in a pullout section in this week’s issue. [stranger]

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