Jul 19 Saturday
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Arab heritage at Seattle Arab Festival on July 19 & 20honoring this year’s theme: ROOTS & RADIANCE – a celebration of Arab culture, resilience, and connection, featuring a special spotlight on Syria, traditional music, dance, food, and artisan showcases.
Paying homage to the vibrant traditions of the 22 states of the Arab League, Seattle ArabFestival features a bustling marketplace with diverse vendors, captivating performances,delicious food, handcrafts, and informative cultural booths that will broaden your horizons. Thefestival strives to create a welcoming atmosphere for everyone, regardless of their backgroundor familiarity with Arab culture.
The festival originally began as “Ethnic Fest,” an event held at Northgate Mall for several years.The Arab Center of Washington (ACW), established in 1992, was the first organization toproduce the Seattle Arab Festival. In 1999, the festival joined the Festál series at Seattle Center,which provided ACW with much-needed support and infrastructure to carry out the festival ona larger scale. In 2018, after ACW closed its doors, Seattle Arab Festival (SAF), a non-profitorganization was created with the specific goal of carrying on the production of the festival.
Seattle Arab Festival is part of Seattle Center Festál, a year-round series of 25 free culturalfestivals. Learn more about Festál (seattlecenter.com/festal).
Opening Reception: July 3, 6pm-9pm1213 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Allied Arts of Whatcom County proudly presents "Puzzles in Pigment," an exhibition celebrating the diverse language of abstract art through the work of four distinctive local artists. The show features Brett Sandström's balanced compositions emphasizing mindfulness and simplicity alongside Jake Gombis's large-format conversational paintings that explore both tangible and abstract relationships through pedestrian mediums. Visitors will also experience Lori VanEtta's vibrant acrylic abstracts that breathe life into every space, and Marjie Miller's encaustic pieces created using an ancient Greek technique of fused, melted wax. We regret that artist Mansur Ahmed cannot join us due to border travel limitations.
"Puzzles in Pigment" invites art enthusiasts to immerse themselves in a colorful journey where each artist's unique perspective creates a different piece of an abstract visual puzzle. From Sandström's three decades of artistic exploration to Miller's revival of classical methods, this exhibition showcases the rich diversity of abstract expression while highlighting the creative vibrancy that Allied Arts of Whatcom County cultivates in the region.
Allied Arts is a non-profit gallery, all proceeds from sales go towards supporting the arts in our community.
For more information visit www.alliedarts.org or contact the gallery at 360-676-8548 x102 or gallery@alliedarts.org.
Join us for an afternoon of fun and support our organization's drive to assist with youth non-profit programs and services in our community.
With your participation, you will help make a difference as well as network and collaborate with special guests and local sports celebrities! You may even win the signed autographed shirt off of one of the local sports players backs! Our NFL Alumni and other professional athletes will be hosting a table of attendees.
General admission is $55 and if you elect to compete in the 1st Annual Domino's Celebrity Challenge, it is a donation of $35.00. Your donation will be appreciated and help us fund inner-city youth from low-income families. Bring your A game.
Cigars will be on location to purchase along with various food and no host bar with drinks of your choice sponsored by Sovereign Brands. All this happens July 19, Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. located at the Nile Shriner's Center in Edmonds, Washington.
Check-in at the front lobby. You must be 21 and over to attend.
Ballard SeafoodFest is an iconic Seattle 3-day festival that attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year. While visitors are drawn year after year to the incredible bounty of seafood delicacies, the event now celebrates a live performance stage, an expansive beer and cocktail garden that highlights the best of Ballard’s beverage scene, an eclectic mix of artisan craft vendors, family-friendly and all-ages activities, and much more. It all started in 1974 as a neighborhood salmon barbeque celebrating Ballard’s fishing industry and Scandinavian heritage while raising funds to support the Ballard community. The gathering quickly became a beloved tradition. Each year, Trident Seafoods shares their salmon catch, while Alder trees are selected and felled by hand. The salmon is then artfully prepared over open flame, creating an impressive aromatic, visual and edible centerpiece to the 50+ year community festival. The event remains free of charge to the public. All proceeds from Ballard SeafoodFest are reinvested back into the neighborhood through projects and programs that help ensure Ballard remains a vital and vibrant corner of Seattle.
Supported by KNKX. The City of Bremerton and the Downtown Bremerton Association invite you to the Grand Opening Festival of Quincy Square—a public space dedicated to celebrating the legacy of Quincy Jones and the artistic spirit of Bremerton.
Join us for two days of music, community, and culture as we officially unveil this long-anticipated public plaza with a full schedule of performances, vendors, and family-friendly programming.
Festival Highlights:
Headlining performances by soul singer Grace Love and jazz vocalist Eugenie JonesRibbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday at 12:00 PM60+ local vendors and artists, in partnership with the Black Night MarketFood trucks, art installations, and creative activities for all agesSpoken word, cultural showcases, and live music on Quincy Square’s new permanent bandstand including Eugenie Jones and Grace LoveMural unveiling by artist KaDavien Baylor, honoring Quincy Jones and his musical legacy
"Echoes, Memories and Curiosities" is an unconventional one-man show of art by Chuck Iffland, an outsider artist whose works spring from his inner visions. The son of painters, musicians and craftsmen — he uses his great-grandfather’s hand tools — Iffland turns his dreams and imaginings into sculptures and prints.The show, divided into what he calls echoes, memories and curiosities, is open noon to 5 PM daily except Tuesdays. A free opening celebration is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and Iffland will do a free Q & A at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 27.This artist is a free spirit. His degree is in political science, while “I have no art degrees. And I never wanted any art degrees,” says Iffland, who lives and works in rural Chimacum. He infuses his fascinations with archeology, history, borders and the natural world into wood, stone, paper and copper, making what he calls “artifacts of the mind.” His travels, including hikes in the American Southwest and explorations of Belize, also inspire him.
Join us for a fun and relaxed watercolor class where vou'll explore new techniques and experiment with vibrant colors. Perfect for all levels - no prior experience needed!
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Creative watercolor techniquemixing and blendingLayeringbalance between water and pigment
Live Jazz and Jam Session!
