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On the List | Jackson Street Jazz Walk, APRIL Fest, Moisture Fest, Comicon events, Polish Home Spring Bazaar

The weekend around Capitol Hill and Central Seattle is highlighted by two awesome grassroots festivals that honor the area’s literary and musical traditions.

Saturday, you’re invited to the Jackson Street Jazz Walk:

The Syrinx Effect (Image: Daniel Sheehan)

The Syrinx Effect (Image: Daniel Sheehan)

On Saturday, March 28, from 4 pm to Midnight, Jackson Commons and Isola Homes present the second annual Jackson Street Jazz Walk: Bringing Jazz Back to Jackson Street. To honor the legacy of the historic Jackson Street music scene and to showcase the talent of some of Seattle’s best contemporary musicians, eight venues on Jackson Street between 17th Ave S and 21st Ave S will showcase twenty performances with a festival-like schedule. All shows are free. The evening showcases the eclectic diversity that makes up Seattle’s jazz scene today.

There’s also a coloring contest! :)

JazzWalk Coloring Page

APRIL-logo-full-Green (1)Meanwhile, the 2015 APRIL Festival continues. CHS wrote about the “largest ever” edition of the small press fest here:

“It’s definitely getting bigger and bigger than we ever could have imagined when we started it,” said Tara Atkinson, who founded APRIL along with Willie Fitzgerald back in 2012, when the two found themselves unemployed roommates in a Capitol Hill apartment that also served as APRIL’s headquarters. The acronym they chose as the name for the festival that comes every March, and which has morphed in to an organization that also offers some smaller literary events throughout the year, is descriptive — ‘Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature.’

You’ll find APRIL’s highlights plus important meetings like the East Precinct Advisory Council, and events like the return of the Moisture Festival, Comicon events, the Polish Home Spring Bazaar and more this weekend on the CHS Calendar.
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