July 2012

Burien Arts presents Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" Saturday, July 28.

It then present Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" a week later, on Saturday, Aug. 4.

FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT: Both performances begin at 7:00 p.m., in Dottie Harper Park, 14700 6th Ave. SW, next to Burien Community Center. This FREE outdoor performance is produced by GreenStage. Bring your own chair or blanket for seating.

"Burien Arts presents two Shakespeare plays each summer, which we've been doing for about 20 years," said Linda Dougherty, President, Burien Arts Board of Trustees. "'The Taming of the Shrew' has staying power. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in the (1967) movie. And "Kiss Me, Kate", the musical, was also based on the play. It's a feisty tale and would be enjoyable I think for most audiences.

Pat Cashman, well known Seattle personality, writer, comic actor and more, knew J.P. Patches as a personal friend and wanted to share his thoughts about him.

by Pat Cashman

For some of us---after we’ve shuffled off this mortal coil (Shakespeare’s eloquent substitute for the word croaked)---nice words will be spoken, eulogies given and tributes delivered: “Uncle Carl was such a nice guy. And he always gave me candy. I loved him.”

Sweet words, all right. If only Uncle Carl was around to hear them. But usually, by the time they are spoken, the Uncle Carl’s of the world are already down the road.

So imagine how great it must have been to be J.P. Patches (mortal name: Chris Wedes). This was a remarkable person who heard thousands of people tell him how loved he was countless times---day after day---and nobody waited until it was too late.

Pat Cashman, well known Seattle personality, writer, comic actor and more, knew J.P. Patches as a personal friend and wanted to share his thoughts about him.

by Pat Cashman

For some of us---after we’ve shuffled off this mortal coil (Shakespeare’s eloquent substitute for the word croaked)---nice words will be spoken, eulogies given and tributes delivered: “Uncle Carl was such a nice guy. And he always gave me candy. I loved him.”

Sweet words, all right. If only Uncle Carl was around to hear them. But usually, by the time they are spoken, the Uncle Carl’s of the world are already down the road.

So imagine how great it must have been to be J.P. Patches (mortal name: Chris Wedes). This was a remarkable person who heard thousands of people tell him how loved he was countless times---day after day---and nobody waited until it was too late.

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The City of Burien's animal control provider, CARES (Community Animal Resource & Education Society), officially opened its new shelter at 909 SW 151st St. July 16, after receiving required permitting and approvals from the City and passing its final inspection by the King County Health Department on July 15.

On Tuesday, July 24, The public attended an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new pet shelter with hot dogs, cake and other refreshments. Suzzy, a black lab mix, was adopted to a family with a thrilled young boy and girl as soon as the shelter opened its doors Tuesday morning. Folks also viewed a privately owned pet daycare located next door, Paws and Relax.

Website: www.buriencares.com

(206) 81-CARES or (206) 812-2737

CARES seeks volunteers.

Press release
July 24th – Only 24 days until the Delridge Day Festival takes over Delridge Park on August 18th from 11AM-3PM. All of the big features are set and ready with details falling into place for everything else.

The last event feature with a deadline is for vendors. The Vendor Zone is filling up with over 45 local businesses, artists and local organizations. If you want to have a booth, the cost is $75 for businesses, and $25 for non-profits. Applications must be postmarked by July 31st. To check out the current vendors or for more information visit our blog post: http://tinyurl.com/ddvendors

While posted up at this year’s West Seattle Summer Fest we at the Herald had the honor of meeting many of our readers and citizens who make Westside such a special place.

We also talked with a myriad of business owners and event organizers, and a conversation with Maggie McClure of Vashon Island caught our attention. Maggie is the self-proclaimed “head sheepdog” of the 2012 Vashon Sheepdog Classic Dog Trials that take place at Misty Isle Farms on Sept. 14, 15, 16 (plenty of time to plan for this one).

The dog trials themselves consist of sheepdogs from across the US coming to Vashon to show their skills in herding Willamette Valley lambs brought in from the Anderson Ranch of Brownsville, OR. Beyond that, there’s food, arts and crafts, pie raffles, etc and a slew of West Seattle sponsors kicking in to help out.

A public beach cleanup is set to happen Aug. 11 on Alki Beach as part of the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, a longstanding partnership between Barefoot Wine and the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches.

The project is part of a tour of 25 cleanups nationwide.

Now in its sixth year, the Project calls on community volunteers to participate in a local beach cleanup, helping to keep Seattle’s shoreline “barefoot friendly” for all to enjoy.

Following the cleanup, participants 21+ are invited to celebrate their efforts featuring Barefoot Wine and food.

Attendees can find more information and RSVP for the free event at BeachRescue2012.com.

If you'd like to be part of the event which happens between 11am and 1pm head to Alki Beach at Alki Avenue & 60th Avenue s.w. and look for the Surfrider tent.

The celebration that follows will be from 2pm to 4pm at Slices on Alki 2600 Marine Ave. s.w.

You must be 21 or older to take part in the celebration part of the event.

Tacos For The Arts! Outside at Pecado Bueno

Yes, it's a fundraiser, but it's a fundraiser that features tacos. And cheap $3 margaritas.

Held at Pecado Bueno, across the street from Fremont Abbey at 4307 Fremont Ave, the event promises old-timey music from The Good Doctors, a big patio area, fire pit seating, door prizes, and emceeing from the comedy duo at ComedySportz, Alex Grindeland and Devin Badoo.

The event lasts 6:30-9:30 p.m.

More info

Ladies Heart Bikes and Critical Lass -- Pedaling for wine and chocolate

This bicycle ride isn't just for the bike warriors out there. Rather, it looks to be a fun, gentle stroll of a bike ride that lasts 45 minutes, with chocolate at the beginning and wine at the end. What more can you ask for?

Linde Knighton doesn't have much money and is routinely refused media attention, but she's not going to let that deter her race in the 36th District for Washington State Legislature.

The Ballard News-Tribune sat down in the basement of her apartment complex and jumped straight into politics. Contrary to the name of this feature, no coffee was to be had, but she had no problem keeping the energy going and drilling through her talking points.

Knighton has to surmount the odds as the only third party candidate in a race full of Democrats, including legislative aides Evan Clifthorne and Sahar Fathi, Port Commission President Gael Tarleton, and Majority State Director Noel Frame. There is one Republican, too, Ryan Gabriel, former secretary of the 36th District Republicans. They are running to take the seat vacated by State Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, D-Seattle.

Knighton grew up in New York State, went to college in Boise, Idaho, where she studied history, and then moved to Seattle. Just three years ago she moved to Ballard, where she currently resides.

About 50 people showed up to the public meeting last night concerning the development on NW 64th St and 24th Ave NW, but few people spoke out against it.

The meeting, an Early Design Guidance review hosted by the Department of Planning and Development, started twenty minutes late and was held in a barely lit gymnasium at Ballard High School. Architect Megan McKay from Johnston Architects PLLC made a presentation on the project (Details can be found in BNT's last post on the project) and followed up with questions.

The development would be for a six-story, 90-unit apartment complex with two-three stories of below-grade car garage called "Ballard Lofts." One part of the project has already been permitted, so the meeting was only concerned with the second part, which consists of 60-units and where a single-family house, 2 and 1/2 Happy Barbers and The Viking Tavern currently sit.