With chances of slushy snow this weekend you probably won’t be doing much sledding on Capitol Hill but there are still plenty of things to get out and do around the neighborhood including a big anniversary for a little beer brewer, a big sale from a Pike/Pine retailer, and an important meeting in the Central District. Meanwhile, Emerald City Comic Con will keep things busy downtown and across Capitol Hill. Check out the CHS Calendar for more.

• Standard Goods Warehouse Sale: After eight years on Capitol Hill, E Pike’s Standard Goods is having their first ever Warehouse Sale. Everything is priced to move so they can make space for 2024. Most everything will be 50% off, with some items going below $10.00.

• Outer Planet Brewing’s 9th Anniversary: 12th Ave nanobrewery Outer Planet has been celebrating its birthday all week. The party culminates Saturday with a day of beer, music, and Girl Scout cookies.

• State of Africatown 2024: Africatown is about to open its most ambitious investment yet as the affordable housing development Africatown Plaza completes construction. Saturday, the organization that also runs social and community programs focused on the economic growth and culture in the Central District will hold its 11th annual State of Africatown forum at Langston Hughes.

• In Search of Truth with Barbara McQuade and Jenny Durkan: We’re not sure what activists from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in her city will think of this. Former Mayor Jenny Durkan is scheduled to appear Sunday at First Hill’s Town Hall for a discussion with MSNBC legal analyst and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade for a talk on disinformation –“a well-known part of political rhetoric, but it has implications even outside of the sphere of democracy.” While Durkan herself is a former federal prosecutor, her participation in this Town Hall Seattle talk will be interesting, to say the least. Seattle Police infamously deployed disinformation tactics including an “improper ruse” intended to disrupt Capitol Hill demonstrations during the 2020 protests under Durkan’s watch.

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There is a weekend of Juneteenth celebration ahead across the Central District and Seattle Public Schools and City Hall will have Monday off. Here are a few highlights from the CD and the nearby. Check out the South Seattle Emerald for more from across the area. You can also find more on the CHS Calendar Juneteenth listings. (Note for mobile users — We’re having some technical difficulties with the calendar on smartphones and pads that we hope to resolve soon. Sorry for the inconvenience!)

• • Africatown Community Land Trust Summer of Soul: Africatown will partner with King County Equity Now for a day of music and celebration with Talib Kweli and Kevin Ross in Jimi Hendrix Park on Monday.
    Juneteenth is a reminder of the resilience and strength of our communities and that, in the face of oppression and injustice, we continue to press into our collective brilliance and strength. We recognize this day, just as others that tend to receive temporary limelight in this country, as one that gives us focused opportunity to contemplate how we may continue to honor the contributions and sacrifices of our ancestors. We honor their tireless fight for freedom and are grateful for the paths they have paved that have allowed for the progress we have made today. We are thankful for these sacrifices and contributions each and every day. Continue reading →

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Capitol Hill’s month of Pride got off to a sunny start last weekend in Volunteer Park. There is plenty left to do this week to enjoy some sun, LGBTQIA+ good vibes, and fun happenings around the Hill. For more, check out the CHS Calendar.

• WEDNESDAY JUNE 7TH: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE — “Celebrate Prince’s birthday with this special presentation of Purple Rain featuring Q&A with DJ Kevin Cole, a former Minneapolis-based DJ who frequently DJed Prince’s private parties.” — SIFF Cinema Egyptian — Tickets and information.
• THURSDAY JUNE 8TH: PRIDE MONTH CAPITOL HILL ART WALK — The monthly celebration of Capitol Hill art collides with the annual Capitol Hill celebration of queer love! Check out a pop-up market of LGBTQ+ artists, makers, and vendors selling gifts and goods at Chophouse Row, “wearable art, design, studio production, clever merch and more” at Six of Pikes Studio, a “group show of artists working with elements of the natural world as their muse” all the way over on 19th Ave E’s AMcE Creative Arts, the Palace of Peen at Passable, and a “SUM-MER NIGHT” DJ pop-up at Pike/Pine’s K-Fashion provider SUM. Find a map and more at capitolhillartwalk.com.
• SATURDAY JUNE 10TH: PARKE DIEM 2023 — Drop in for “Seattle’s longest running, free and family friendly electronic music festival!” as it returns triumphantly to Capitol Hill. The 2023 lineup includes K Theory,  Zof, GLT-ISH (GLTY & GOLD-ISH), DAD BODZ (HEXI & BNGRZ), COOKIE & A J, mofflar & sl1p3s. There is also a giant roster of artists, performers, and creators, plus vendors and food. — Volunteer Park Amphitheater — Noon to 9 PM — parkediem.org.
• SATURDAY JUNE 10TH: ON THE BLOCK — The Second Saturday “born to help artists and small businesses recover from the pandemic” 11th Ave street fair’s Pride edition will take place 1 to 7 PM with “local art, movement, music, vintage, streetwear, and more.” — ontheblockseattle.com.
• SUNDAY JUNE 11TH: NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP — Join Caring for Capitol Hill to tidy up around Cal Anderson, 10 AM to noon.

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