Ballard SeafoodFest

Mug Painting at Ballard SeafoodFest

Sev Shoon Arts Center is sponsoring "This Mug's on Us" a competition featuring painting murals on giant coffee mugs.

Two teams of artists will come up with designs for two five-foot-tall mugs and proceed to paint them during the Ballard SeafoodFest. The finished mugs will be displayed at Sev Shoon, 5200 Ballard Ave and at the Daniel Smith Art Supply store on 1st Avenue South. Mug painting will be on Saturday July 29, 11 - 6p.m. and Sunday July 30, 1 - 6p.m.

Mainstage Music

Located at the corner of 22nd Avenue Northwest and Ballard Avenue Northwest Saturday, July 29 11:00 Folk Voice Band - Traditional Scandinavian (includes an opening procession around the grounds) 12:15 Joey Kline - Roots Rock 1:30 Wylie & The Wild West Show - Yodeling Country 3:30 Sonando - Afro-Cuban Jazz 4:45 Jo Miller & The Burly Roughnecks - Rockabilly Country 6:15 HB Radke & The Jet City Swingers - Classic Vintage Swing Sunday, July 30 12:00 The Apostles - Gospel 1:30 Orville Johnson & Mark Graham - The Kings of Mongrel Folk 2:45 Pete Droge & The Baseboard Heaters - Americana Roots 4:30 Kultur Shock - Balkan Polka Rock 5:45 Swamp Mama Johnson - Bellingham Blues Gals Special Feature: Janet Rayor, Stilt Walker & Stilt Dancer Saturday & Sunday 2-4 pm Festival Grounds

Special Stuff

Bergen Place Family Stage located at the corner of 22nd & Market The Early Lunch Bunch Saturday, July 29, 11 a.m. Bergen Place Stage: Discounted Salmon Barbecue dinners for seniors (only $4.50) and special entertainment with northwest icon Stan Boreson. Tickets available in advance at the Chamber Office. Call (206) 784-9705. Lutefisk Eating Contest Saturday, July 29, 2 p.m. Bergen Place Stage: Host, Julie Cascioppo. Twelve iron-bellied contestants challenge their physical constitutions and eat with gusto. Yes, you guessed it, as much lutefisk as their appetites can muster. Now, one might question the logic of shoveling gelatinous white-lyed cod down the gullet under hot July sun for $100 reward, but this is Ballard, and remember, we're celebrating fish-ness as well as our Scandinavian heritage. La Senoritas Parade Demo: Sunday, July 30, 2:15 p.m. Festival Grounds Fire Department Demo: Saturday and Sunday 2:30 p.m. at 22nd & Market NW All Weekend Stuff: Juried Craft and Food Booths: A plethora of treasures and delectibles hand-picked by the Ballard Chamber. La Senoritas Maritime Pacific Beer Garden: Quench your thirst with a sip of Maritime's precious brews. The World Famous Salmon BBQ: Delicious alder cooked salmon dinner with all the fixin's for only $5!

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