It seems like something’s always happening in Seattle’s Maynard Park neighborhood. This weekend, there are more events, festivals and “happenings” happening in Maynard Park than in all the combined previous Maynard Park weekends this year.
Here’s this weekend's rundown:
· Backward-walking 7K Fun Run
· A Brief History of Thyme (7-part lecture panel over 3 days with cooking demonstration)
· Street Magic Flash Mob & Flash Dance (what a feeling of suspended disbelief)
· Making Termites Your Friends (drift-wood art created by domesticated wood eaters)
· Celebrity Miniature Golf Tournament (benefit to buy dry-erasers for the community center)
· Maynard Park hand-decorated shrimp festival (self-explanatory and delicious)
· Collectibles on Parade (treasured uncommon items marched by locals in procession)
· The 5th Annual Maynard Park Vintage Chrysler LeBaron Car Show
· Maynard Park’s Got Talent? (let’s all find out…followed by a no-host Pancake Dinner)
With all this going on, who says Maynard Park isn’t a real neighborhood?
Friday, August 31, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
It's Maynard Bay Music Festival Time!
Beat the heat this weekend at the Maynard Bay Music Festival. Established by musician and Maynard Park music promoter, Clive Madison, this little-known Seattle festival celebrates its 3rd non-consecutive year in existence.
Setup in the large back parking lot of the Maynard Park Hardware Emporium, this outdoor venue consists of a small plywood stage fronted by a deluxe child’s wading pool that serves as Maynard Bay. Says Clive, “We wait for the sun to set, then we light all these floating tea lights in the pool, and it’s magic.”
This year, as in previous years, the headline act is Clive’s own band, Flugel Riot Anthem. “We’re a Flugelhorn Power Trio of myself, my brother and our cousin Lloyd. In-between sets, we have a Fire Dancer who’s pretty good. And we have hot-dogs.” Flugel Riot Anthem performs what they have come to call “FRA music” which they describe as a fusion of several other fusions.
If Seattle’s heat-wave is getting to you this weekend, and you could find some relief standing in a parking lot, you might want to check out the Maynard Bay Music Festival.
Setup in the large back parking lot of the Maynard Park Hardware Emporium, this outdoor venue consists of a small plywood stage fronted by a deluxe child’s wading pool that serves as Maynard Bay. Says Clive, “We wait for the sun to set, then we light all these floating tea lights in the pool, and it’s magic.”
This year, as in previous years, the headline act is Clive’s own band, Flugel Riot Anthem. “We’re a Flugelhorn Power Trio of myself, my brother and our cousin Lloyd. In-between sets, we have a Fire Dancer who’s pretty good. And we have hot-dogs.” Flugel Riot Anthem performs what they have come to call “FRA music” which they describe as a fusion of several other fusions.
If Seattle’s heat-wave is getting to you this weekend, and you could find some relief standing in a parking lot, you might want to check out the Maynard Bay Music Festival.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Review: New Seafood Restaurant is Making Waves in Maynard Park
Just in time for Seafair, a new themed restaurant has opened its “galley doors” to the more adventurous diners among us. The Maynard Park Squall Café combines the thrill and unpredictability of rough seas with a fun family-dining experience.
The adventure begins before you’re even inside the restaurant, as guests “walk the plank” that leads frighteningly (but safely) up to the main entrance. Netting on all sides prevents serious peril for anyone who might feel off-balance negotiating the narrow and suspended wooden walkway.
Once aboard the Squall Café, you’re greeted by your Captain/Host who shows you to your ship (table) and introduces you to the “First Mate” who will be taking care of you during your mock journey on the culinary high seas. When seated comfortably and perusing the abundant menu, new guests to the Café often joke and question what “thrill” could be had dining in what appears to be a miniaturized replica of an old Spanish Galleon, complete with mast and “privacy sails” that shield your view of other diners in their respective “ships.”
Orders are taken, just like any other restaurant, but then things start to get interesting.
“Ahoy Mates,” announces the server as he or she brings the first course of appetizers and beverages. “The Captain says we’re going to be encountering some cross-winds, and suggests we have you buckle up…for your own safety.”
Guests find what appear to be seat-belts on either side of them, and the First Mate helps get everyone in the dining party strapped in. Beverage glasses and plates are placed in special form-fitting grooves that hold everything on the table neatly in place, and once all is secured, guests begin to feel a gentle rocking and mild swaying. Soon, the main entrees are brought and similarly secured by the First Mate, who then makes a rather ominous statement.
“The Captain says we’re heading straight ahead into a tropical storm, and suggests you take all necessary precautions.” And this is when the fun really begins.
Built on a series of individualized motion-simulator dining platforms, guests to the Maynard Park Squall Café can enjoy everything from the standard “Gentle Breeze Dining Experience” to the “Andrea Doria Experience” that has rain slicker bedecked guests literally holding onto their food to prevent it from rolling onto the floor. For the less adventurous or those prone to mild or severe motion-sickness, stationary dining areas are also provided.
Whether you want to recreate the romance of dining in the Hawaiian Isles, or if you just want to punk your friends with an extreme dining experience they’ll never forget, the Maynard Park Squall Café is your place for the quintessential Seattle Seafair dining experience.
The adventure begins before you’re even inside the restaurant, as guests “walk the plank” that leads frighteningly (but safely) up to the main entrance. Netting on all sides prevents serious peril for anyone who might feel off-balance negotiating the narrow and suspended wooden walkway.
Once aboard the Squall Café, you’re greeted by your Captain/Host who shows you to your ship (table) and introduces you to the “First Mate” who will be taking care of you during your mock journey on the culinary high seas. When seated comfortably and perusing the abundant menu, new guests to the Café often joke and question what “thrill” could be had dining in what appears to be a miniaturized replica of an old Spanish Galleon, complete with mast and “privacy sails” that shield your view of other diners in their respective “ships.”
Orders are taken, just like any other restaurant, but then things start to get interesting.
“Ahoy Mates,” announces the server as he or she brings the first course of appetizers and beverages. “The Captain says we’re going to be encountering some cross-winds, and suggests we have you buckle up…for your own safety.”
Guests find what appear to be seat-belts on either side of them, and the First Mate helps get everyone in the dining party strapped in. Beverage glasses and plates are placed in special form-fitting grooves that hold everything on the table neatly in place, and once all is secured, guests begin to feel a gentle rocking and mild swaying. Soon, the main entrees are brought and similarly secured by the First Mate, who then makes a rather ominous statement.
“The Captain says we’re heading straight ahead into a tropical storm, and suggests you take all necessary precautions.” And this is when the fun really begins.
Built on a series of individualized motion-simulator dining platforms, guests to the Maynard Park Squall Café can enjoy everything from the standard “Gentle Breeze Dining Experience” to the “Andrea Doria Experience” that has rain slicker bedecked guests literally holding onto their food to prevent it from rolling onto the floor. For the less adventurous or those prone to mild or severe motion-sickness, stationary dining areas are also provided.
Whether you want to recreate the romance of dining in the Hawaiian Isles, or if you just want to punk your friends with an extreme dining experience they’ll never forget, the Maynard Park Squall Café is your place for the quintessential Seattle Seafair dining experience.
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