Seattle City Buzz

Over 60 kittens and cats will be available at the July Fabulous Feline cat adoption event this Saturday, July 14th. Fabulous Felines is the primary off-site cat adoption event for the Seattle Animal Shelter.

This month’s event will be held at the Garfield Community Center at 2323 E. Cherry Street (map) from noon to 3:00 PM.

Adoption prices range from $82 to $87 and include:

• Initial vaccinations
• Deworming
• Feline Leukemia testing
• Certificate for free health exam at local veterinarians
• Spay or neuter
• Microchip (About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip is injected under the cat’s skin, providing an identification number associated with that animal. Animal shelters can then scan a lost animal and retrieve its records from the microchip.)
• Seattle Pet License (if applicable)

The Pike Place Market is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year…August 17th to be exact.

To celebrate their centennial year the market is reviving the Pigs on Parade event featuring 100 new fiberglass porcine beauties.

The parade starts at 10:00 AM on June 2nd at Westlake Center and will makes its way to the Pike Place Market to kick-off the Market Foundation Street Festival. The festival hours are 10:00 am - 7:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday.

After the festival, the pigs will make its way to sidewalk locations throughout downtown Seattle where they’ll enjoy the sunny summer days.

Pike Place Market Tidbits

• Founded August 17, 1907
• 10 million people visit the market annually
• Washington’s #1 tourist attraction
• 240 street performers known as “buskers”
• Fresh fruit & veggies available 362 days per year

Cat & kitten season is now upon us and the Seattle Animal Shelter is looking for cat foster parents. The next cat foster orientation will be on Saturday, June 2nd at noon at the Seattle Animal Shelter. The address is 2061 15th Ave W (corner of 15th and W. Armory Way).

If you can’t make that one, the next orientation will be on June 12th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Shelter.

Click here for more info.

Just saw this tidbit on the Citizen Rain blog. Washington ranks as on the of the most kinkiest states. Interesting…

One of the things I look forward to on Sunday mornings is checking out the 2nd to the last page of the Sunday Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine. Called “Then and Now”, they juxtapose a vintage and current image of a location or building in Seattle. It’s a great little snippet about Seattle’s past. Here’s an online version.

A new blog just started called Vintage Seattle. Though it doesn’t necessarily compare then & now images, it does focus on vintage images, mostly from postcards and other sources of a time long passed. It’s a great idea and I’m sure I’ll be stopping by often.

Citizen Rain is the latest entrant to Seattle blog aggregation. The difference is this one is maintained by King5, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, thus providing a potentially large viewership source for many local blogs.

The blogs are segmented into several categories which includes news, sports, scene, music, outdoors, real estate and politics. So far over 100 local blogs are featured.

The Seattle Animal Shelter’s Furry 5K Fun Walk and Run is scheduled for June 10th at Seward Park. This is a great event as furry four-legged friends can join in the fun.

The walk and run starts at 10 AM and benefits the Help The Animal Fund, the shelter’s primary source of funds to cover veterinary care for sick, injured and abused animals that come to the shelter. Over the past 12 months, the fund paid over $300,000 in veterinary care.

You can register online at www.Furry5K.com with a $25 registration fee.

The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs is hosting the Seattle Presents lunchtime concert series at City Hall. These free community concerts within walking distance from various downtown condo locations, feature top Seattle talent and regularly draw a devoted audience of residents and downtown workforce.

Upcoming concerts include:

The Jim Knapp Orchestra

Thu., May 3, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

Top Seattle instrumentalists perform works by recent Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame inductee Jim Knapp. A prolific composer/arranger, Knapp’s big band compositions resound with lush textures and round harmonies.

Quinton I. Morris & Friends

Thu., May 17, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

Metropolitan Opera soprano Indra Thomas and celebrated Seattle pianist Byron Schenkman join acclaimed violinist Quinton I. Morris for a performance of classical and contemporary music. Raised in Seattle, Morris founded The Young Eight, a string octet of African American string players.

Seattle Pro Musica

Thu., May 31, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

Celebrate the best of American choral music with beloved classics and adventurous new works in this special preview performance of the American Masterpieces Choral Festival. Karen P. Thomas conducts works by composer-in-residence Morten Lauridsen and festival selections.

Holly Figueroa O’Reilly

Thu., June 7, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

Alt-country Americana rock from the Seattle singer/songwriter Rockrgrl Magazine calls a “force to be reckoned with.” O’Reilly has wowed audiences internationally and logged nearly 900 tour dates. She brings her group home to play tunes from her latest album “Gifts and Burdens.”

Two Loons For Tea

Thu., June 21, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

This sophisticated dream-pop group brings their hypnotic vocals and haunting riffs to City Hall. Fresh off their European tour and performing as an acoustic trio, Two Loons for Tea plays tracks from their forthcoming CD recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studios.

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

Tue., June 19, 2007, noon - 1 p.m., City Hall Lobby

With a spirited and infectious fusion of traditional West African music, roots reggae and rhythmic folk, the All Stars craft music that transforms and uplifts. Their music decries the horrors of war and is an inspiring symbol of the healing power of music. Hosted in partnership with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

Memphis Radio Kings

Thur., July 12, 2007, noon - 1:30 p.m.

City Hall Plaza

Wine and bullets, melody, hooks and rhythm stewed together for an altered country sound beyond all other “alt.” Borrowing liberally from 70’s rock, indie-pop, gospel, blues, and country, the sound from these local lads steamrolls like an armadillo on speed.

The WE (Womens Entertainment) channel is premiering a new pet reality show shot right here in the Emerald City. The show is called “Adventures in Doggie Daycare” that takes place at the Downtown Dog Lounge.

From the WE’s website:

Dog lovers know that only the best will do for their best friend! Welcome to the Downtown Dog Lounge…a daycare center like no other. Dog owners pay upwards of $12,000 a year while their pooches are pampered in ways most PEOPLE aren’t used to!

The show premieres Saturday, April 7th at 9:30 PM. And, as it turns out, one of the doggie stars, Molly, is a friend of a friend’s dog. Just want to get as close to stardom as I can. Here’s the PI’s write up about the show.

Seattle Animal Shelter’s April Fabulous Feline cat adoption event will be held in North Seattle at the Northgate Community Center across from Northgate Mall.

When: April 7th, Noon to 3:00 PM
Where: Northgate Community Center - 10510 5th Avenue NE (map)

Adoption prices range from $82 to $87 and include:

• Initial vaccinations
• Deworming
• Feline Leukemia testing
• Certificate for free health exam at local veterinarians
• Spay or neuter
• Microchip (About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip is injected under the cat’s skin, providing an identification number associated with that animal. Animal shelters can then scan a lost animal and retrieve its records from the microchip.)
• Seattle Pet License (if applicable)