Reminder: Blitz Capitol Hill Arts Walk and parade tonight

Blitz - the new monthly arts walk showcasing the businesses and creative cultures that thrive on the Hill debuts tonight.  Produced by the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce (CHCC), the walk includes a range of arts including visual art and music, performance art and even culinary arts. Blitz will keep the neighborhood hopping from 5:00 - 8:00 today and the event will continue on the second Thursday of each month.

Over 40 Capitol Hill businesses are signed up to participate, including Hugo House, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, and Babeland.  Shop owners have pulled together a wide variety of artists and performers for the kickoff event today.

No gallery? No problem! Put your art on a stick and join the parade!

To help celebrate the June 11 launch, Blitz is featuring an all-invited 'Art-on-a-Stick Parade.' The parade begins at the Broadway Performance Hall Plaza at Seattle Central Community College. Artists and members of the community are encouraged to join in and present their talent to the public. The parade will follow along a route of businesses participating in Blitz and will end at performance space/tea house, Electric Tea Garden where the artwork will be displayed. The Electric Tea Garden is also hosting the Blitz after-party, featuring DJ's and dancing.

For live updates during the festivities, follow @blitzarts