weekend agenda: pride, rock, marathon, market, georgetown
 photo by b. k. dewey [flickr] via our group pool [#]. |
- Pride engulfs Seattle this weekend, with club nights around town (Comeback @ Chop Suey tonight) and events ranging from a night with the Storm, BendIt performances in Cal Anderson tonight and extravaganza all weekend; a march/rally, and three-level four-hour cruise on the high seas tomorrow; the official parade (beginning at 11) running through downtown into Seattle Center for all-day festivities on Sunday. [seattlepride]
- Beginning just after dawn on Saturday, the Rock & Roll Marathon commences in Tukwila and leads racers past live music performances [gif] for each of the next twenty-six miles leading into a racers-only festival in Quest Field. [rnrseattle]
- It’s a Wolf Parade side-projects year, bringing Spencer Krug and Sunset Rubdown on tour just weeks in the wake of a Handsome Furs appearance; they’ll in town on Saturday showing off tracks from the recently-released Dragonslayer. $13, 8pm [chopsuey]
- Georgetown hosts its annual free music festival on Saturday with a ton of local bands spread over three stages in conjunction with Artopia. [georgetownmusicfest]
- The West Seattle Farmer’s market celebrates its 10th birthday with free berry sundaes, cooking demonstrations, live music, and giant vegetable puppets. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Junction (California Ave. SW & SW Alaska St.)
- Looking far ahead: Tickets for Girl Talk (18 September, SoDoShow) and Sunny Day Real Estate (16 October, Paramount) go on sale Saturday morning on the Ticketmaster.
