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Around the Neighborhood – August, 2023

Here are the arts and cultural events happening across different Seattle neighborhoods for August, 2023. These are all organized by grantees of our Neighborhood Recovery Grant.

Please check each event link for specific updates and changes.

Tai Chi at Benefit Park

Free Tai Chi at Benefit Park, 9320 38th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98118

FREE Tai Chi! Learn the basics of Tai Chi from 3-time Chinese National Champion and professional Wushu athlete, Sifu Tianyuan Li of the Northwest Wushu Academy. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Beacon Arts.

πŸ“… Wednesdays, July 12 – August 30
⌚ 7 – 8 p.m.
πŸ“ Benefit Park

Free Movies at Hing Hay Park, C-ID

Seattle Asian American Film Festival Presents C-ID Summer Series. Saturdays, live performances at 7pm, films at 8pm.

July 29 - Turning Red
August 5 - Spin
August 12 - Detective Pikachu
August 19 - Easter Sunday
August 26 - Vale Ni Yaloyalo: A Celebration of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Films"

FREE films in Hing Hay Park with live performances from local artists, every Saturday evening. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:

πŸ“… Saturday July 29 – August 26
⌚ Live performances 7 p.m., films 8 p.m.
πŸ“ Hing Hay Park

Summer Park Pop Up, University District

Saturdays, 10:30am to 1:30pm
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA

August 12 lineup:
Malua Seattle Polynesian Group
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band
Harmonica Pocket
Booths: PNA Fixers Collective, Seattle Restored, Yugakusha School

Enjoy the day filled with performances from local artists, food vendors, and interactive booths at Summer Park Pop Up! Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with U District Partnership:

πŸ“†: Saturday, July 8, August 12, September 9
⏰: 10:30am – 1:30pm
πŸ“: University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA

Beacon Arts Street Fair, Beacon Hill

Same text as in post. Make a craft with a Teaching Artist, outdoor games, and haiku contest!

Beacon Arts Street Fair celebrates the Beacon Hill neighborhood with live music, pop-up markets, garden share, food vendors, and family activities! Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Beacon Arts:

πŸ“†: Saturday, August 12
⏰: 10am – 4pm
πŸ“: Roberto Maestas Festival Street

Hai! Japantown, C-ID

A street vendor hands a customer something outside of a storefront. Between them is a small inflatable pool filled with colorful orbs.

Don’t miss this opening block party for Hai! Japantown featuring live music, performances, and special treats! Find the Info Booth at Jackson Street outside Nihonmachi Alley near the Itsumono storefront. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:

πŸ“†: Saturday, August 12
⏰: 1pm -5pm
πŸ“: Japantown/ Nihonmachi

A Day in the Life of a Tonight Show Writer, Delridge

A Day in the Life of a "Tonight Show" Writer, a presentation by Patrick Borelli

Tonight Show senior writer and producer Patrick Borelli gives a peek at what life is like on this storied franchise. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.

πŸ“… Monday, August 14
⌚ 8 p.m.
πŸ“ Youngstown’s Thelma Dewitty Theatre

Erin Slomski-Pritz and Jenny Lesser Holman | Dream Motif, University District

β€œA series of dream synchronicities.” Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with U District Partnership.

πŸ“… Artist Talk: Friday, August 18, 7 p.m.
πŸ“ Jack Straw Cultural Center and streaming on YouTube and Facebook Live
πŸ“… Youth and Family Workshop: September 23, 2 p.m.
πŸ“ E-mail education@jackstraw.org for information or to sign up.

Four Black Women Talking presents: “Ugly Art” – Rainier Valley

Collage of racist imagery and historical objects. Overlaid text: four black women talking presents: Ugly Art.

Four Black women born during the Civil Rights/Jim Crow era yet raised in different parts of the country discuss ugly art in the form of cruel caricatures and messy memorabilia. Funded in partnership with ReVision Arts:

πŸ“†: Thursday, August 24
⏰: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
πŸ“: Rainier Arts and Cultural Center

What the Funk?! Fest, Downtown

The only BIPOC Burlesque Fest in the Pacific Northwest! 50 performers, 3 nights, 3 different shows, a live band. Head to the link for a full lineup.

A POC Burlesque Tribute to Funk Music conceived as a show idea in early 2018. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery grant in partnership with Gay City Health Project.

πŸ“†: August 24 –26
⏰: 7:30pm
πŸ’²: Entry fee $30 – $50
πŸ“: The Triple Door

Powwow!, Licton Springs

Licton Springs Park, 9536 Ashworth Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103. One street north of Bob EagleStaff School.

All category dance styles and drums.
Liq'Tid Springs & Lands Teaching Tours
Demo artist vendors
Food and free parking
Children's area

Information and vendor artists: Janette Conger, 425-648-9865 and Stacy Taken Alive, 206-510-7546 or 206-683-9804. Email windzofchangealliance at gmail dot com.

Honoring ancestral lands & all relations (Facebook link). WINDZ OF CHANGE: Celebrating Our Salmon, Tree and All Relations. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Lake City Collective.

πŸ“… Saturday, August 26
⌚ 12 – 6 p.m., Grand Entry 1 p.m.
πŸ“ Licton Springs Park

C-ID Block Party, C-ID

Sundial, Jen Z, Chinese American Bear, Lemon Boy, Plash, Czns.

A one day, free festival filled with AAPI music, arts, and culture. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:

πŸ“†: Saturday, August 26
⏰: 3pm – 9pm
πŸ“: 900 S. King St. Seattle, WA

QTBIPOC Creative Care Mini-Fest, Capitol Hill

Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Free, All ages. Share offerings, gain skills, gather and explore what's possible with our community as we work towards our collective knowledge-building evolution and liberation. Information and how to get involved: go to Creative Care Collective on Instagram.

An opportunity space for Black and Brown gender-expansive creators, makers, and facilitators. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Seattle’s LGBTQ Center.

πŸ“… Saturday, August 26, 2023
⌚ 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
πŸ“ Volunteer Park Amphitheater

Tet Nhi Dong Children’s Moonlight Festival, Delridge

To Dinh Viet Nam Vietnamese Cultural Center, 2236 SW Orchard Street, Seattle WA 98106. 206-779-6875, todinhvietname@yahoo.com.

Free admission, lantern, balloon, moon cake, foods, drinks, candies, children's entertainment, mid-autumn Lantern Parade, Lion Dance, face painting.

Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.

πŸ“… September 3, 2023
⌚ 2 – 4 p.m.
πŸ“ Vietnamese Cultural Center