Happy St. Patricks Day!

Upcoming Events great for the whole family!

Seattle Center : 2012 Irish Festival
12,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Irish Festival at the Seattle Center. Kids can dance to traditional tunes while watching energetic Irish step dancers and exploring a kid’s activity center. Even better, wee lassies and lads can participate in good-natured contests for the ‘Most Irish-Looking Face’ and ‘'Smilingest Irish Eyes’.

 

Saturday & Sunday, March 17-18

305 Harrison Street
Seattle, Wa
206-427-3027
Online: www.irishclub.org/center

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Ballard Saint Patrick's Day Festival
1706 N.W. Market St.
Ballard, 98107
Get Directions (Google Maps)
http://celebrationarts.us/?page_id=7

 
March 17, 2012  10 a.m.-midnight

$10; children under 12 free

The Ballard Saint Patrick's Day Festival is an all day, all ages family friendly celebration of the History and Legacy of Saint Patrick's Day and it's influence on America! A Benefit for Sustainable Ballard & The Ballard Food Bank, this community event features Food, Full Bar, Live Entertainment including the Boys of Greenwood Glen "... a drinking band with an Irish problem", Dance lessons and the National Scottish Fiddle Champion. Festival Headquarters is the Ballard Odd Fellows Hall located at 1706 N.W. Market St.

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Edible Plant Sale - Seattle Tilth
Magnuson Park, Hangar 30, 6310 N.E. 74th St.
Seattle,
Get Directions (Google Maps)
http://seattletilth.org/special_events/marchedibleplantsale2012

March 17, 2012

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free

Eager to plant your spring garden? Visit Seattle Tilth at our March Edible Plant Sale at Magnuson Park and select from hundreds of unusual veggies and herbs! Sign up to volunteer and get an invitation to the Early Bird Sale on Friday, March 16 (or purchase a ticket and help raise extra funds). Check out the plant lists: veggies, herbs, fruiting trees and shrubs.

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 Free Saturday-Night Artmaking

Gage Academy of Art
1501 10th Ave. E.
Seattle, WA 98102
Get Directions (Google Maps)
http://gageacademy.org/youth/?page=teen_studio

Saturdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
March 3, 2012 - March 31, 2012

Free

Saturday nights at Gage Teen Art Studios in Rainier Valley are free, and all levels are welcome. March features Acrylic Still-Life Techniques, with Alisha Dall’Osto Get introduced to painting and learn how to choose which brush for each technique, how to vary your brush strokes, and how to blend, glaze and mix color to create a variety of effects. Draw and paint from different still-life setups focusing on reflective metal surfaces, fabric, liquid, light and shadow. Space is limited, so be sure to arrive on time. All materials & refreshments provided.