This weekend is the St. Demetrios Greek Festival. Based in the Montlake, at the neighborhood’s Orthodox Church. I attended the event for the first time last year. I attended for two reasons, 1. I love learning about cultural 2. I love baklava (better than cake, cupcakes, donuts, etc.) The event had me feeling like a Greek for the…
Category: Happenings
PNB presents the Nutcracker
I was first introduced to the Nutcracker by my father. He would play intermission for the Delaware Ballet. I attended these performances for several years until I moved West. Wanting to continue the tradition of watching the Nutcracker during the Christmas season, I asked the locals about the Nutcracker show local to Seattle. I was…
Swedish holiday, St. Lucia
This week the Swedish Cultural Center is celebrating St. Lucia. I will be attending Luciafest, Sunday, December 09th. Students from the University of Washington will be performing the traditional Lucia pageant. There will be singing by Svea Male Chorus and the Swedish Women’s Choruses. The performance is followed up by coffee and traditional Swedish cookies, along…
Swedish Pancake Breakfast, A Sweet Tradition
I look forward to the first Sunday of the month. The Swedish Cultural Center host their monthly Swedish pancake breakfast (with exception to July due to 4th of July and Labor day pushes Septembers Swedish breakfast to the second Sunday of the month.) This has been a tradition for my boyfriend and I since we…
No Depression Night at the Seattle Center, Music Review Post-coverage
It was earlier this month I attended No Depression Night, hosted by the Seattle Center. This event showcased some unknown, but steadily growing in popularity bands. The lineup went as followed; Fly Moon Royalty, Legendary Oaks, Sallie Ford and Sound Outside, and the main reason for my attendance to this event, Shovels and Ropes. While I…
Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, Event Post-coverage
Saturday, July 28th, it was the 6th annual Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival held at Battle Point Park. This was my first attendance to the annual festival. It was a bit of travel to get to the event from where I currently live in Capitol Hill. A 35 minute walk to downtown Seattle, specifically to the Seattle waterfront. From there a…