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Central District Saturday: ArtĂ© Noir grand opening, Wa Na Nari’s Walk the Block

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Vivian Phillips of Arte Noir (Image: @artenoir)

Saturday will be a day of celebrating and supporting art and community in the Central District with an important and fun fundraiser for one Central Area arts center and a grand opening for another.

The annual Walk the Block event is a benefit for Wa Na Nari that turns the area around the 24th Ave house-turned-cultural space into a festival featuring the work of local, national, and international Black and Indigenous artists that transforms “yards, porches, parks, gardens, & small businesses” into venues for visual art, performance, community stories, dance parties, and art installations.

Walk the Block
Wa Na Nari — 911 24th Ave
Saturday, September 17th 2 PM to 6 PM
We recommend you register in advance for Walk the Block, so you can skip the wait at registration! Just show up,* get your racing bib and map, and hit the streets! Also, food & drink tickets are only available with advance registration. We will not be selling food & drink tickets on the day of the event.

Artists participating in this year’s Walk the Block include: Blumeadows, Alison Bremner, Jasmine Iona Brown, Bryce Detroit, Esther Ervin, Marita Dingus, Rachael F. ,Fysah, Gary Hammon & Carter Yasutake, JusMoni, Lehuauakea, Darrell McKinney, Meron Menghistab, Yeggy Michael, Larry Mizell Jr., Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle, NW Tap Connection, Tracy Rector, Perri Rhoden, Rashaun Rucker, Kenya Shakoor, Moses Sun, Gabrielle Tesfaye, Zachary James Watkins, Tiffany Wilson, Ezra Wube, Yirim Seck, films curated by Berette Macaulay, dance curated by Nia-Amina Minor and more.

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32 Capitol Hill and CD restaurants where you can be Dining Out for Life

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Fogon has been a big giver over the years and again is handing over 50% of proceeds to Lifelong this Thursday (Image: Lifelong)

Thursday brings the 25th year of the annual day of gustatory goodwill now known as Dining Out for Life. A roster of the 32 restaurants and cafes participating across Capitol Hill and the Central District to raise funds for Capitol Hill-headquartered Lifelong is below. Continue reading →

‘Dress code’ opens up as the Seattle Red Dress Party comes to Capitol Hill

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(Image: seattlereddress.org)

(Image: seattlereddress.org)

This year, for the first time, the Seattle Red Dress Party is being held on Capitol Hill. Seattle PrideFest is putting on the event in the Century Ballroom at 10th Ave and E Pine on March 31st.

“Especially with the massive development on Capitol Hill, I think queer people are feeling at times a little without a home,” Egan Orion, festival director for PrideFest told CHS. “Anything that we can do … to help them reassert their traditional home … that is part of our mission.”

Attendees of the Red Dress Party have worn red dresses, of course, but this year organizers have loosened the, um, dress code a bit. Orion said attendees are still encouraged to keep the tradition, especially cisgender men, but other fancy red attire (e.g. a suit) is allowed and welcomed. It is not meant to be a costume party Orion said, and red is the color of choice as it’s the international symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Community Council holding benefit for Bellevue mosque damaged in fire

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screen-shot-2017-02-16-at-8-12-45-pmNext week, the Capitol Hill Community Council is expanding its neighborhood borders to help the Islamic Center of the Eastside in Bellevue, which is raising money to rebuild after a January arson attack.

“We wanted to really dedicate our time and basically give our space to other folks in our community that are hurting or being targeted,” said CHCC president Zachary DeWolf.

While the ICOE may not be located on Capitol Hill or in Seattle, DeWolf said a benefit hosted by CHCC on February 23 is a way to stand in solidarity with not only the ICOE but also the Muslim community in the neighborhood.

While attacks on the Muslim community have been seen nationwide, so has support for Muslims, said Arsalan Bukhari, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Seattle. Continue reading →

Eat Out (on) Capitol Hill 2015: 23 bars, restaurants, and cafes supporting Country Doctor

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11053605_10153240920157545_3129586179130951319_nEarlier this week, CHS told you about what’s next for Capitol Hill Housing — and how you can help support the nonprofit developer at its annual Omnivorous food and drink event Thursday night. Tickets are $85.

Save room

Thursday also brings the annual fundraiser for the Country Doctor Community Health Centers — you should Eat Out on Capitol Hill:

All day long you can Eat & Drink at a variety of establishments on and around Capitol Hill on Thursday, September 24, all while helping to support high quality, caring, culturally appropriate primary health care that addresses the needs of people regardless of their ability to pay!

Here is the 2015 roster of participating venues — let us know if there are last minute additions:

You can enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. with a portion of your bill going to support Country Doctor.

As for the somewhat awkward name, we think Country Doctor should just drop the “on” and fully embrace the streamlined “Eat Out Capitol Hill” brand for the annual fundraiser. We’d certainly buy the t-shirt.

20+ restaurants and bars on the menu at third annual Omnivorous benefit for Capitol Hill Housing

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The pho was flying at Omnivorous 2011 (Image: Capitol Hill Housing)

The pho was flying at Omnivorous 2011 (Image: Capitol Hill Housing)

You have a few more days to score tickets to an annual showcase of Capitol Hill’s best restaurants and bars to benefit one of Capitol Hill’s best causes. Omnivorous 2013 is Friday, September 27th at The Summit space at Summit and E Pike. Tickets are $80 for a night of food and drink from more than 20 bars, restaurants and cafes. Proceeds support nonprofit housing developer and one of the few champions on the Hill working to keep city living affordable, Capitol Hill Housing. Backing CHH is an even bigger deal this year as the developer works to open its 12th Ave Arts project which will create theater and nonprofit office space, retail and affordable housing.

More details on Omnivorous including Quinn’s “slow cooked leg of lamb” and Mamnoon’s “Mouhallabia ~ Milk pudding, Pistachio, Fig jam” as well as a complete roster of participants, below.

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33 Capitol Hill places to eat and drink to support Country Doctor community health clinics

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Eat-Out-On-Capitol-Hill4 (1)The annual Eat Out on Capitol Hill benefit for the Country Doctor clinics returns Tuesday, September 10th. A portion of your breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour, dinner, late happy hour, breakfast before midnight and/or second dinner will benefit the providers of accessible healthcare services. We stopped by the 19th Ave E clinic this spring as Senator Maria Cantwell dropped in to champion affordable health care. You can also support the Country Doctor directly — more info on their site.

The 2013 participating venues are below — we’ll let you sort out when the promotion begins and ends at 24-hour Lost Lake.

  1. Altura
  2. Artusi
  3. Ba Bar
  4. Barrio
  5. Bimbos Cantina
  6. Restaurant Zoe
  7. Caffe Vita
  8. Cha Cha Lounge
  9. Coastal Kitchen
  10. Cupcake Royale
  11. Cure
  12. Fuel
  13. Hop Vine
  14. Liberty
  15. Lost Lake
  16. Mamnoon Restaurant
  17. Marjorie Restaurant
  18. Monsoon
  19. Oddfellows Café
  20. Olympia Pizza III
  21. Piecora New York Pizza
  22. Poco Wine and Spirits
  23. Poppy
  24. Poquitos
  25. Quinn’s Pub
  26. Ristorante Machiavelli
  27. Skillet
  28. Smith
  29. Spinasse
  30. via Tribunali
  31. Victrola Coffee
  32. Vios
  33. Wandering Goose

While we’re talking the return of annual good causes, you might also want to mark your calendars for September 27th’s Omnivorous benefit for Capitol Hill Housing followed by the Seattle AIDS Walk on Saturday, September 28th benefiting Lifelong.