EVENT SCHEDULE
We’re gearing up for another great summer on Crockett Street. Check back for a new event calendar in March, 2010. If you would like to participate, send an email to QAFMA with your proposal and contact information.
2009 EVENTS
Thursday, June 18 — OPENING DAY
3 pm: Opening Bell
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and neighborhood children (Eva Smith, Aiden Wilkson, Maia Whitehorn) ring the opening bell
3-5 pm: Music by Snake Suspenderz (Hot Jass, Hokum and Novelty Music)
4 pm: Chef Demo with Jason Franey, Canlis
5 pm: Book signing with Matthew Amster-Burton, blogger at Roots and Grubs, author of Hungry Monkey
5-7 pm: Music by Andre Feriante (Exquisite neo-Flamenco, classical and Brazilian guitar from a fellow Queen Anne resident)
Thursday, June 25
3-7 pm: Music by Adam Borkoski of The Whiskey Swillers (Acoustic, Americana, Country)
3-7 pm: Kristen Ramirez, Fremont Bridge artist-in-residence
Elizabeth Mullaly, 2009 QAFMA poster artist
4 pm: Chef demo with Brittany Bardeleben, Betty
Thursday, July 2
3-5 pm: Music by Everyday Jones (Soulful, eclectic pop w/ vocals, guitar, djembe and more)
4 pm: Chef demo with Ethan Stowell, How to Cook a Wolf, Union, Tavolata
5-7 pm: Music by Blues From the Past Duo (Traditional blues with guitar, vocals and upright bass)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline / QA Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, July 9
3-5 pm: Music by Hal Merrill (Jazz standards with solo pedal steel guitar)
4 pm: Chef demo with Amy Pinkis and Kim Ferguson, Queen Anne Metropolitan Market (Panna Cotta with Fresh Farm Berries)
5 pm: Entertainment by Umbrella Theatre Company, from their production “Ye Tragick Tale of ye Dread Pyrate Robert Culliford & ye Giant Spotted Grouper” including brief tutorial on stage fighting
5-7 pm: Music by RedDog (Appalachian, blues, early bluegrass and fiddle music)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline Register for the July 11 QA Fun Run!
Thursday, July 16 CHEESE (& GREEN BAG) DAY
Sample cheese at all three cheese vendors, a cheese purchase gets you a ticket to enter our drawing for a $50 market basket.
3-5 pm: Music by Murphy & Middaugh (Old Folk music with guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals)
4 pm: Chef demo with Dylan Giordan, Serafina
5-7 pm: Music by $4 Shoe (Old-time Southern music)
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Green Bag Campaign
Thursday, July 23rd FAMILY DAY (Bread & Honey)
Go on a scavenger hunt to find the treasures of the farmers market. Sample Grateful Bread and Heavenly Honey! Purchase any bread or honey products, and be entered in a drawing for a $50 French market basket!
3-4:30 pm: Children’s concert by Patricia Morrison and Mary Shapiro, Food of Love West Coast Tour (Folk)
4 pm: Chef demo (vanilla icecream & apricot soda floats!) with Travis Kukull, Solo
5:30 pm: Children’s farm craft (ojos de dios) with Heather Blackie of Sunfield Farm & School
5-7 pm: Music by Adam Borkoski (Acoustic, Americana, Country)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Historical Society
Thursday, July 30th IT’S COOL TO BE HOT
Be cool, support your farmers in fair and foul weather. Get $10 off any t-shirt or French market basket at our Info Booth. You’ll look as hot as you feel!
3-5 pm: Music by Hal Merrill (Jazz standards with solo pedal steel guitar)
4-5 pm: Chef demo with Diane LaVonne, Diane’s Market Kitchen
5-7 pm: Music by Jeff Janis (American-style singer/songwriter guitar)
5:15-6:45 Ask the Chef with Diane LaVonne, Diane’s Market Kitchen
Thursday, August 6th DOG DAY
3-5 pm: Music by RedDog (Appalachian, blues, early bluegrass and fiddle music)
3-6 pm, Seattle Humane Society MaxMobile (adoption & education center)
3-6:30 pm, Dog photographs by Chris & Emi Photography
4-5 pm, Chef demo with Seth Caswell, Emmer & Rye and Seattle Chefs Collaborative
5-7 pm, Music by Julie Baldridge (Irish traditional and improvised fiddle)
5:15-6:30 pm, “Ask the Chef” with Adam Stevenson of Earth & Ocean
6:30 pm, Market Dog contest with prizes from Mes Amis pet boutique (must be present to win)
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Humane Society
Thursday, August 13th, WELLNESS DAY (Wild and sustainable seafood)
Every half hour, tours of the market with Wellness Coach Jenelle Strine: learn how to choose and combine natural “superfoods” to benefit your health and mood. Tours begin at the Info Tent. Purchase of any seafood enters you in a drawing for a French market basket.
3-5 pm: Ten-minute chair massages by Patty Wilmot of Queen Anne’s new spa Earthly Rituals, and advice about acupuncture and Chinese medicine from Nancy Fiacco-Powell of Bamboo Wellness.
3-7 pm: Music by Murphy & Middaugh (Old Folk music with guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals)
4 pm: Chef demo with Becky Selengut, Cornucopia Cuisine, blogger at Chef Reinvented
5:15-6:45 pm: Ask the Chef with Olaiya Land of Olaiya Land Catering
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods/Queen Anne & Magnolia
NOTE: Crown S Ranch returns to the market, selling pastured beef, pork, poultry and eggs!
Thursday, August 20th MELON MADNESS DAY
3-7 pm: Music by Snake Suspenderz (Hot Jass, Hokum and Novelty Music)
4 pm: Chef demo with Traca Savadogo, blogger at Seattle Tall Poppy
4:30 pm: Chef demo with Lorna Yee, blogger at The Cookbook Chronicles, food writer for Seattle Magazine
5-5:30 pm: Chef Demo by Top Chef contestant Robin Leventhal of Crave (just one night after Top Chef has its season premiere!)
5:30-6 pm: Book signing by Braiden Rex-Johnson, Pacific Northwest Wining and Dining, Pike Place Public Market Seafood, Pike Place Market Cookbook(available for purchase)
6 pm: Watermelon Art contest. Swan, baby carriage, shark, abstract? Bring your carved masterpiece to the Event Tent for judging. Prize $100 Canlis gift certificate. Kids category: $20 cash. Must be present to win. (Watermelon can be found at any Queen Anne grocery store.)
Featured nonprofit: Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program
Thursday, August 27th, WELLNESS & PRESERVATION DAY
3-5 pm: Music by Stephen Bucklew (Americana, guitar)
3:30 to 6: Every half hour, meet at the Info Tent for tours of the market with Wellness Coach Jenelle Strine. Learn fun things about your farmers, their products, and wonderful health-related info:
* Fabulous superfoods found at the market
* Beneficial foods for promoting health and healing
* Nutritional benefits of specific foods
* Farming methods
4-5:30 pm: Chef demo and book signing with Jerry Traunfeld, Poppy, author of The Herbfarm Cookbook and The Herbal Kitchen (available for purchase)
5-7 pm: Music by JD Hobson (Traditional blues and Americana)
5:45-6:45 pm: Canning demo by Sonja Skalbania, Master Food Preserver
6-7 pm: Canning information and ideas from Kim O’Donnel, writer at True/Slant and cofounder of Canning Across America
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods/Queen Anne & Magnolia
Thursday, September 3rd, BEAUTIFUL FOOD DAY
3-5 pm: Music by Adam Borkoski of The Whiskey Swillers (Acoustic, Americana, Country)
3-7 pm: Lettuce be Friends: Introduce a friend to Siri or Jason at the Local Roots Farm stall, and you both get a free item.
4 pm: Chef demo with Daniel Ahern, Pork Knife and Spoon
4:30 pm: Book signing with Shauna James Ahern, blogger at Gluten-Free Girl, author of Gluten-Free Girl
5:30-7 pm: Food Photo Workshop with professional photographer Valentina Vitols (Free, space limited, register at http://valentinavitolsphoto.blogspot.com.)
5-7 pm: Music by Quartette Con Brio (Baroque, classical, tangos, ragtime and beyond)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
NOTE: Crown S Ranch returns to the market, selling pastured beef, pork, poultry and eggs.
Thursday, September 10th WILD & WOOLY DAY
3-7 pm: Wool spinning demo by Renee Fredrickson, with hat sales benefiting the Heifer Project
3-5 pm: Music by The Blair Street Mugwumps (Americana, Hokum, Blues)
4 pm: Chef demo with Joshua Henderson, Skillet
5:30-6:30 pm: Knit In & Give Back! Hilltop Yarn’s Shannon Garcia will demonstrate a quick, fun baby hat that’s a great stash-buster. The best part: you can donate the hat to Family Services’ Baby Boutique and help babies all across King County stay warm this winter. Both newbies and pros are welcome. Bring your lawn chair, needles and yarn — or swing by the Hilltop first, for fresh fiber and free patterns!
5-7 pm: Music by Chantelle Tibbs and Melanie Keller, Indie Abundance Tour (Folk)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
Thursday, September 17th KIDS’ DAY
3-7 pm: Readers to Eaters, books about real food for parents and children
3:30-6 pm: Craft table hosted by Space to Create (the Ballard arts and craft studio). Make veggie/fruit/leaf prints!
4-5 pm: Chef demo with Anthony Hubbard, Chow Foods
4-5 pm: Music by James Gerlitz (Italian arias and classics on accordion)
5-7 pm: Original oil paintings by James Gerlitz as part of the Queen Anne Art Walk
5:30 to 6:30 pm: Brown Bag Lunch demo with Herschell Taghap, formerly of The Slanted Door, blogger at www.allthingschill.com
5-7 pm: Music by Pity the Floor (Fiddle, cowboy and traditional folk tunes on violin and flute)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
NOTE: Crown S Ranch returns to the market, selling pastured beef, pork, poultry and eggs
Thursday, September 24 BLUE RIBBON PIE DAY
3-5 pm: Music by Adam Borkoski of The Whiskey Swillers (Acoustic, Americana, Country)
4 pm: Canning demo and book signing with Lorene Forkner Edwards, blogger at Planted at Home, author of Canning & Preserving Your Own Harvest
5-7 pm: Music by the Gus Reeves Duo (Americana/Soul)
6 pm: Judging begins of our 1st Annual Blue Ribbon Pie Contest with “Pie Master” judges Kate McDermott of Art of the Pie and Jon Rowley.
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
Thursday, October 1st – HARVEST CELEBRATION (SEASON FINALE)
3-5 pm: Music by Adam Borkoski of The Whiskey Swillers (Acoustic, Americana, Country)
4 pm: Chef demo with Greg Atkinson of West Coast Cooking, author of West Coast Cooking, The Northwest Essentials Cookbook, and In Season: Culinary Adventures of a San Juan Island Chef
5 pm: Book signing with Molly Wizenberg, blogger at Orangette, author of A Homemade Life
5 pm: Chef demo with Becky Selengut, Cornucopia Cuisine, as part of Sacred Heart Shelter benefit cookbook 40 Seasonal Soups
6 pm: Chef demo with Craig Serbousek, Betty and Crow, as part of Sacred Heart Shelter benefit cookbook 40 Seasonal Soups
5-7 pm: Music by Quartette Con Brio (Baroque, classical, tangos, ragtime and beyond)
Note that the books noted above will be available for purchase by check or cash only.
Featured nonprofit: Sacred Heart Shelter
NOTE: Crown S Ranch returns to the market, selling pastured beef, pork, poultry and eggs.
Saturday, October 31st – “PORK & GOURDS” HALLOWEEN FARMERS MARKET & STREET FOOD FAIR
3-7 pm: Take a detour from the lollipop-seeking ghouls and princesses on Queen Anne Avenue, and get some great eats on Crockett Street. Minimus Maximus, Skillet, Marination, Kaosamai Thai, Dante’s Inferno Dogs, Patty Pan Grill and other street food vendors will be represented, as well as several farm stalls including Local Roots, Baird Orchards, and Full Circle. Stock up on “keeper” apples, squash, potatoes, onions, etc. for cold weather cooking. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Queen Anne Farmers Market Association.
3-5 pm: Music by The Blair Street Mugwumps (Americana, Hokum, Blues)
4 pm: Pumpkin Pie Contest with judge Lorna Yee of Seattle Magazine and The Cookbook Chronicles, author of the soon-to-be published cookbook The Newlywed Kitchen: Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together. Space is limited to the first 10 registrants. To register, please email qafarmersmarket@gmail.com. (As the event is a fundraiser, a $10 registration fee will be collected at the contest.) First Prize is a Le Crueset pumpkin cocotte (cast iron and ceramic casserole). Second Prize is Lunch for Two at Boulangerie Nantaise, the Belltown bakery. Pies will be judged on taste, appearance, technique and creativity.
4-4:30 pm: While the pies are being judged, enjoy fresh “pieku” and seasonal verse by poet Evan Peterson
5-7 pm: Music by RedDog (Appalachian, blues, early bluegrass and fiddle music)
5:30 pm: Creative Costume Contest with judging by the chef and author Becky Selengut, the poet and teacher Evan Peterson, and our own QAFMA member Jonathan Bowman. Adults and big kids (16 and up). Don’t let the little ones have all the fun! Get creative with your alter ego. Top prize is $100 gift certificate to How to Cook a Wolf. For rules and to register, email Julie Whitehorn. Registration fee $10.
