Queen Anne-ers will have two chances this weekend to enjoy the neighborhood’s unique arts and culinary scenes, all while supporting local organizations.
Swing by Counterbalance Park in Lower Queen Anne for the 11th Annual Uptown Stroll: A Festival of Art in Action this Saturday, August 27, and catch local artists creating art work–everything from paintings, pottery and jewelry, to music, poetry and spoken word–right there on the spot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After you’ve seen all the art in action you can take, mosey on up to the 2nd annual Happy Hour on the Hill, co-sponsored by FOLKpark and the Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce, from 4 to 7 p.m.
A $15 ticket will get you specials at 14 of Queen Anne’s favorite spots for a bite, a cup of coffee, or a sweet snack. Here’s a look at which merchants are participating and what they’ll be offering:
Bricco della Regina Anna – $3 off all wines by the glass & $2 Happy Hour bruchettas
Charley & May – FREE glass of May’s Spirited Summer Ice Tea plus 15% of store merchandise
Chocolopolis – $1 House truffles (limit 2) & 50% cup of drinking chocolate
Eat Local – Buy one get one FREE on featured wines; plus Dinner for Two: 2-serving entrée and bottle of featured wine for $24.98
Emmer and Rye – $5 Rye Manhattan
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop – $3 local microbrews
La Luna – 2 tacos for $5 (Al Pastor, Chicken Adobo or Truck); $3 Corona; $2.50 Pacifico
Metropolitan Market (Uptown only) – buy one, get one FREE gelato scoops
Paragon – $6 martinis & $6 appetizers
Queen Anne Dispatch – Buy 2 Hanky Panky and get 1 FREE
Top Pot Donuts – FREE donut with purchase of coffee beverage
T.S. McHugh’s – $2 Miller Lite & $2.50 Mac and Jack’s
Twirl Café – FREE Open Play, $1 off Beer and $2 off wine
Zaw Pizza – $3 off Signature pizzas
Tickets can be purchased at: Charlie + May, Chocolopolis, Eat Local, Homegrown, Queen Anne Dispatch, the Thursday Queen Anne Farmers Market, FOLKpark’s table at Metropolitan Market, and FOLKpark’s table at the Uptown Stroll. Proceeds will go toward helping FOLKpark reach its Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund requirement. The Uptown Stroll is free.
For more information on FOLKpark at its work to revitalize Lower Kinnear Park, see our past coverage and the FOLKpark website.