It’s baaaack! The weekly weekend events calendar of Northeast Seattle, that is. Let the fun begin!

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The weather this weekend looks to be a little gray. Rain is most likely on Friday and temperatures might reach the mid-60s by Father’s Day. Could be worse, Pops.

THURSDAY

• Shop at a local farmer’s market for dinner, then have a seat and eat.
  • Lake City Farmer’s Market opens its 2014 season TODAY, June 13, at NE 125th Street and 28th Avenue NE. Open Thursdays from 3-7 PM.

FRIDAY

• Watch a Meaningful Movie on the plight of the bee.
  • Free screening of “More Than Honey” at the University Unitarian Church (6556 35th Ave NE). Doors open at 6:30 PM, film starts at 7 PM. Donations Accepted.

SATURDAY

• Graduate with honors! Or just avoid the traffic and bustle around the UW.
  • University of Washington 139th Annual Commencement Ceremonies, Husky Stadium, 1:30-4:30 PM (You can also watch the ceremonies live on UWTV).

• Ride together to Seattle Children’s Livable Streets Celebration.
  • Meet up with Kidical Mass at the Husky Grind (3925 Adams Lane NE) at 10 AM and head out by 10:20 AM on the Burke-Gilman Trail detour to the newly completed connecting path to Children’s Hospital. The Celebration will include free bike helmets and fittings, bike rodeo, food and prizes.

• Recycle your outdated electronics and shred personal paperwork.
  • Center for Spiritual Living parking lot (5801 Sand Point Way NE), 10 AM-2 PM. Electronics to be refurbished and reused by InterConnection for unemployed and low-income individuals and families. Items accepted: desktop and laptop computers, monitors, TVs, cell phones, keyboards, power cables, and speakers. Shredding done by Confidential Data Disposal, Inc.

• Time travel to gardens of the past with the kids at story time. 
  • Time Machine Story Program at the UW Botanic Gardens’ Miller Library in Laurelhurst (3501 NE 41st Street), 10:30 – 11:15 AM. Ages 3-8 with families but all ages are welcome. Free. 

Oralea Bonus Event: If none of these Northeast Seattle events strikes your fancy, maybe a trip to Lake Forest Park Third Place Books for the music of Smilin’ Scandinavian Polka is just what you’ve been waiting for. Let’s dance! Saturday, June 14th, 7:30-9:30 PM.

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Temperatures headed into the mid-70s this weekend. Might see some PM rain on Saturday, but anything’s better than this humidity we got going on right now. *sticky*

SATURDAY

• Be a Friend of the Ravenna Ravine.
  • Friends of Ravenna Ravine work party, 10 AM-1 PM. Meet at the Kiosk (near the Tool Box) near the lower playfield in SE Ravenna Park (north of NE 55th St. and north of the ball field). You will be most comfortable if you wear layers of clothes, and sturdy shoes, that you don’t mind getting dirty. BRING WATER. Tools and gloves will be provided.

• Walk around Northgate and learn that there’s more to it than just the mall.
  • Northgate Hidden Treasures Walk with Feet First, 10-11:45 PM (and about 2.5 miles). Meet at Northgate Mall entrance across the street from the Northgate Library located on 5th Avenue NE. RSVP here. Bring a mug for free coffee!

• Do some shopping in the library, for the library.
  • Friends of the Seattle Public Library Pop-Up Shop, Green Lake Branch (7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N.), 1-5 PM.

SUNDAY

• Shop from 30 different local crafters and artists, all in one place.
  • Second Annual Pop-Up Craft Market at Blue Saucer (9127 Roosevelt Way NE), 9 AM-3 PM. Entire parking lot full of local crafters and venders.

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One of those Busy Weekend posts when you could DO ALL THE THINGS!

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FRIDAY

• Enjoy some music in the park with the whole family.
  • Family Summer Concert Series at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), 7 PM. Caspar Babypants performs. PCC Kid Picks Mobile Van will also be there. FREE, but donations accepted.

SATURDAY

• Git yer square dance on, and fight hunger and homelessness.
  • Hoedown for Hunger, Magnuson Park (7400 Sand Point Way NE), 11 AM-4 PM. Barbecue, live music, games, face painting, antique farm equipment, beer garden, square dancing, more. FREE, but donations to North Helpline (nonperishables) are being accepted

   

• Tour two local and historical modern homes.
  • Balch’s Wedgwood: Self-guided tours of two Paul Hayden Kirk-designed homes in Wedgwood, 2-5 PM. Check in at 2803 NE 82nd St and receive a tour brochure. Second house on the same block. Tour fee is $10 per person (cash or check only), no reservations needed, and refreshments included. Put on by Docomomo WEWA and 360°modern.
  • JUST KIDDING: These tours are scheduled for Saturday, August 10. Thank you to Wedgwood’s historian-at-large Valarie Bunn for the catch. We regret the error.
  • But until August 10, you can read up on Albert Balch on Valarie’s site, Wedgwood in Seattle History, here.

SUNDAY

• Work the soil, take home some vittles.
  • Work party and harvest at the Ravenna Community Garden (NE 68th St and 21st Ave NE), 2-5 PM.

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We had such a Busy Week, we neglected to get out our Busy Weekend post! Here you go.

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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Shop from around the globe, from woman artisans, just down the street.

Empowering Women Artisan Market at the Burke Museum (17th Ave NE and NE 45th St), 10 AM-3 PM both days. Artisans from Nepal, Laos, India, Bolivia, Morocco, and Rwanda will be present and selling paintings, wall hangings, baskets, clothing, and jewelry. Hands-on family activities on Sunday.

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The weekend forecast is looking good — highs in the mid-70s. Get outside while you can!

FRIDAY

• Enjoy some music in the park with the whole family.
  • Family Summer Concert Series at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), 7 PM. Recess Monkey and Off the Hook (Rolling Stones tribute band) perform. FREE, but donations accepted.

SATURDAY

• Work the soil, take home some vittles.
  • Work party and harvest at the Ravenna Community Garden (NE 68th St and 21st Ave NE), 10 AM – 1 PM.

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

• Enjoy some local art, locally.
  • 8th Annual Wedgwood Art Festival, 10 AM – 5 PM, Hunter Farms Tree Lot (corner of 35th Ave NE and NE 80th St)

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Happy Independence Day, neighbors!

Not much on the weekend calendar at this time, but I hear there are some events around town today. And fireworks.

We’ll remind you here, just in case you’re new, that explody devises are not allowed in town. But feel free to sit around in the dark and watch the following:

FRIDAY

• Enjoy some music in the park with the whole family.
  • Family Summer Concert Series at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), 7 PM. Emerald City Jazz Emsemble performs. FREE, but donations accepted.

Anything else to add? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll add it to the post!

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It’s back! A weekly weekend events calendar of Northeast Seattle stuff! Aw yeah!

FRIDAY

• Rub shoulders with real live scientists!
  • NOAA Open House, Western Regional Center’s Campus north of Magnuson Park, 1-8 PM, FREE (but bring ID). Sign-up now online for specialized tours (Marine Mammals and Fisheries, Engineering and Diving, Forecasting the Weather, Shoreline Restoration and Public Art Walk). This event is part of the Seattle Science Festival.

SATURDAY

• Go thrift shopping, without leaving the neighborhood.
  • Rummage sale at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1915 NE 68th St.
  • Neighborhood garage sale at 16th Ave NE and NE 68th St, 9 AM – 2 PM.

• Work the soil, take home some vittles.
  • Work party and harvest at the Ravenna Community Garden, NE 68th St and 21st Ave NE, 10 AM – 1 PM.

• Experience music by candlelight in a deep forest ravine.
  • Excerpts from “Hungry Ghosts” concert, Ravenna Park, trail south of 24th Ave NE just north of the main trail (see map at link), or under the 15th Ave NE bridge if it rains; 8 PM start.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

• Old school sale meets new school style.
  • 56th Annual University Village Sidewalk Sale, continues from Thursday through Sunday, participating store list here.

• Buy some gently used tales, on sale.
  • Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, 40% off all used books. Also happening at the Lake Forest Park location at 17171 Bothell Way NE.

Anything else to add? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll add it to the post!

Want to promote an upcoming NE Seattle weekend happening? Email us, or use our online comment form to tell us about it. We publish these Busy Weekend posts at noon on Thursdays.