weekend agenda : remember the summer fondly
 photo by Esther Perez [flickr] via our group pool [#] |
- the Olympic Sculpture Park is open after dark tonight, complete with DJs, Decibel artists, dancing, poetry/musical collaborations Roberto Ascalon & Paul Rucker, a comics drawing rally, after-dark tours of the park by the cast of the local alt-weekly troupe the Stranger, breakdancing ninjas, and a walking tour of the park by PDL. All of this for $5-10, depending on your age and SAM membership status. [belltownpeople]
- South Lake Union’s block party starts this afternoon with watermelon eating contests, spaghetti eating contests, and audacious burger making along with live music from the likes of Grand Hallway and Cosmic Panther Land Band, a community farmer’s market, and sunset screening of Raising Arizona. [southlake]
- Dead Baby Raceday XIII. This is a real thing. [lineout]
- KEXP’s incredible summer Concerts at the Mural series continues tonight with performances by Dyme Def and Fresh Espresso. Tomorrow brings the annual KEXP BBQ, which is free this year and features Champagne Champagne, Born Anchors, Japandroids, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Viva Voce, Dinosaur Jr., a beer garden, and maybe just maybe a break in the cloud cover. [kexp]
- Bikes and beer launch from Gasworks courtesy of Fat Tire on Saturday morning. [wallyhood]
- On Saturday the Northwest Film Forum (send cash!) celebrates the ancient technology of VHS by showcasing some “forgotten gems” and “mindblowing oddities” from the venerable archives at Scarecrow Video. [hotsplice]
