May 28 – 31, Seattle Center
Memorial Day Weekend
Free Admission
One of the largest folklife celebrations in North America fills Seattle Center over Memorial Day weekend with 7,000 participants in more than 1,000 performances on 27 indoor and outdoor stages. A beloved Seattle tradition since 1972, the 39th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival highlights the rich cultural heritage of the Pacific Northwest through performances, workshops, panel discussions, exhibits, films, crafts and food. The 4-day event encourages individuals and communities in our region to celebrate, share and sustain the vitality of folk, ethnic and tradtional arts for present and future generations. The 2010 cultural focus, Folklife is Community!, celebrates the more than 60 different communities and groups that participate in the festival.
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Life on the Seattle waterfront quickly changed last week when hundreds of bags of crushed snow-like ice were brought in and a huge snow ramp emerged on Pier 56. Crews arrived early in the morning to set up a life size snowboarding ramp in honor of the annual Coors Light Cold Front celebration.
The Deadliest Catch crabbing boat, Wizard, made a special appearance as well as the Silver Bullet Girls and other VIP guests. Within minutes after the gates opened at 4pm, Pier 56 came to life. And to think that we would have snow on a sunny Seattle afternoon with highs near 75 degrees – unbelievable! Never a dull moment here at Argosy.
The schooner Adventuress will visit Pier 55 for the second time on Tuesday (today), May 11 from 2:30-5:30pm. People are welcome to stop on by for free tours of this historic vessel. The Adventuress is a 133 foot Gaff topsail two-masted Schooner that currently named a National Historical Landmark. Since its inception in 1988, Sound Experience, a nonprofit organization educating youth and adults throughout Puget Sound, has used the Adventuress as a tool in environmental eduation and leadership programs while exploring the ecology and history of Puget Sound. Today, more than 3,000 young people a year sail aboard, experiencing first-hand Puget Sound’s majesty and vulnerability, and how their daily actions will make a difference in the health of the region’s waterways for generations to come (source: soundexp.org)
The schooner Adventuress is currently in the running to win $100,000 courtesy of American Express in the Partners in Preservation grant program. If awarded the grant, important steps will be taken to help preserve this national historic vessel.
Help the schooner Adventuress win $100,000 and VOTE FOR THE BOAT in the Partners for Preservation grant program. With your help, Sound Experience will continue to educate children and adults throughout the Puget Sound and the Adventuress will continue to sail for years to come.
VOTE FOR THE BOAT by clicking this link: http://www.votefortheboat.com/
You can vote once per day. Contest ends Wednesday, May 12th so VOTE NOW! The Adventuress is currently tied for first place so we need your vote both today and tomorrow.
Tell Sound Experience you voted and you will be entered in a drawing to win a free sail aboard the Adventuress for you and your friends!
Coors Light Cold Front
Friday, May 14th
4:00-7:00 pm
Pier 56 on Seattle’s Waterfront
FREE EVENT!
Join us for a fabulous FREE event featuring the crab boat, Wizard, from the Deadliest Catch, Coors Light Window Packs, Silver Bullet Girls and a Beer Garden!
All of this will be happening on the end of Pier 56 on Seattle’s Waterfront, with Elliott Bay as a beautiful backdrop. This event is FREE and you should attend!
Stop by any time between 4-7 pm and join in the fun!
