From aerialists to games in the street backed by live bands, to nude food art, the monthly Artwalk and the annual Summer Streets program in Phinney Ridge – Greenwood had something for everyone Friday evening.
Here’s a sampling of some of the scenes:
People took turns plinking away at three pianos A-1 Piano placed in the middle of the street.
A number of aerialists from Versatile Arts kept the crowd entertained.
The Seattle Fire Pipes and Drums Band plays outside the temporary Station 21. They later put in an appearance at the Phinney Ridge Farmers Market.
Fire jugglers practiced spinning weighted scarves and convinced a young girl, at right, to join in.
In a symbolic marriage of Phinney Ridge and Greenwood, Zak from Phinney Ridge and Fiona from Greenwood, got "married" during Summer Streets.
...and as the officiant explained, not only was Seattle leading the way by marrying two dogs, but it turns out that Fiona is a boy as well, giving conservative wags something to froth about.
Greenwood's resident "sensual chef," Tiberio Simone, takes a break from his work in the foreground, to decorate the forehead of an amused onlooker.
Tiberio Simone drapes wafer-thin slices of watermelon on the arm of his model.
10 responses so far ↓
1 Hinto // Aug 13, 2011 at 12:15 am
Best night!!
2 Greenhood // Aug 13, 2011 at 4:36 pm
so impressed with the turnout – we should do this more than once a summer
3 millie // Aug 13, 2011 at 5:46 pm
who won the coffee taste test?
4 outside the box // Aug 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm
And why was Herkimer not entered AND they were closed….I would think a business would want to be open!
5 R // Aug 13, 2011 at 11:33 pm
A Starbucks employee said that Diva Espresso won (he said they were #6). Were the actual results posted somewhere?
6 Mike Veitenhans // Aug 14, 2011 at 8:19 am
Doree and Dale are blogging from vacation, so may not get around to posting the coffee taste off voting results I sent them for awhile. So here they are: 280 votes were cast and Diva was the clear winner. Ballot numbers were 1-Makeda, 2-Green Bean, 3-Mae’s, 4-Buzzard-Buono, 5-Zoka, 6-Diva and 7-Starbucks. All (15) PhinneyWood coffee shops were invited to participate, but some chose not to.
7 Dave Allen, SDOT // Aug 14, 2011 at 9:34 am
Thank you and congratulations Phinneywood, for creating a wonderful community event. It’s a pleasure to work with you all!
8 Deb S // Aug 14, 2011 at 10:38 am
I wondered why so many businesses were closed, not just Herkimer, but Picnic, True Value as well as others.
9 Bev Sobelman // Aug 14, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Versatile Arts had a great time participating in the street fair – let’s do it again!
10 Jordan Adams // Aug 15, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Hats off to SDOT for bringing our streets back to the community! This was an amazing event and I can’t wait for Rainier Valley Summer Streets next weekend! Saturday, August 20 from 11:00am-3:00pm on Rainier Ave between Alaska and Brandon streets. I hear there are going to be slow bike races!
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