February 2020

Regional Arts Festival: The Creative Advantage hosts the first of three regional arts festivals

By Braxton Kellogg,

SPS Communications Specialist

On Thursday, February 6, 2020, The Creative Advantage will host the first of multiple regional arts festivals, starting in the southwest region of Seattle. The festival will take place at Chief Sealth High School from 5-8:00 p.m. and will feature visual and performing arts by elementary, middle, and high school students from the community.

From 5-6:00 p.m., there will be a free community dinner featuring African and Latin cuisine, along with visual and media arts displays, and community art activities, hosted by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). At 6:00 p.m., student performances will begin in the Chief Sealth High School Performing Arts Center.

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El Catrin continues a tradition of flavor; Velazquez family create authentic Mexican food in White Center

Many restaurants claim to offer authentic Mexican foods. But to make that claim you must have more than skill and a cookbook. It takes wide ranging experience and talent.

El Catrin in White Center at 9641 15th Ave. S.W. has plenty.

Jared Velazquez, his son Abi, and his brother Chef Noe Velazquez have taken their years of cooking at nearby Nobel Barton and at El Sirenito in Georgetown and combined it with Noe's years of traveling all over Mexico as a truck driver. Jared explained, "When you are a driver you learn all the best places to eat and all the best foods. So Noe was a driver for more than twenty years before becoming a sous chef." it also means the variety of foods offered at El Catrin represents many of the cuisines found across Mexico. As you'd expect, the foods from the coast are different from those farther inland. 

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Alki Winter Beer & Food Truck Festival will feature freezing water and ice cold beer Feb. 22

Get ready for West Seattle's favorite winter tradition that supports a great cause: Special Olympics Washington and their annual Polar Plunge in conjunction with the Alki Winter Food Truck & Brews Festival.

Want to stay warm and cheer on over 500 plungers beachside? It’s easy and fun! Show your support with craft beer garden and snacking all day long with the Mobile Food Rodeo's fleet of tasty food trucks serving curbside paired with over 20 different beers on tap on the beach!

WHEN: Saturday, February 22nd at the Alki Beachhouse in West Seattle inside the massive heated tent, plus live music, DJ's and food trucks galore. It's all geared to raise awareness & money for Special Olympics Washington.

WHO: The Mobile Food Rodeo is proud to partner with Special Olympics Washington to celebrate Seattle's favorite food trucks and local craft beer for a unique food and beverage festival.

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