EVENT SCHEDULE
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Thursday, September 2
3-7 pm Music by The Andé Marimba Band from Santa Fe, New Mexico
4 pm Chef Demo by Daniel Ahern and Shauna James Ahern (Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef)
5 pm Kids’ Cooking Class with Hsiao-Ching Chou, of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle
6 pm Cooking Demo and Book Signing by Kim O’Donnel of the Meat Lover’s Meatless Cookbook
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Emergency Preparedness
Thursday, September 9 STYLIN’ DAY
3-5 pm Music by Dustin James
4 pm Chef Demo by Zephyr Paquette of Elliott Bay Cafe
5 pm Fashion Show sponsored by Queen Anne Dispatch
5-7 pm Music by Dustin Darnold
5-7 pm Free 5-Minute Chair Massages by Laurie Swanson, LMP
6 pm Cooking Demo by Scott Heimendinger of Seattle Food Geek
Featured nonprofit: Friends of Seattle Public Library
Cookbook Exchange! Bring one, take one.
Thursday, September 16
3-5 pm Music by Dustin James
4 pm Chef Demo by Tamara Murphy of Brasa
5 pm Kids’ Cooking Class with Hsiao-Ching Chou, of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle
5-7 pm Music by Virginia Hand and friends
5 pm Book Signing by Tamara Murphy, author of Tender: farmers, cooks, eaters
6 pm Cooking Demo by Angelica Lenning of Angelica’s Chef Service
Featured nonprofit: Sacred Heart Shelter
Thursday, September 23
3-5 pm Music by Nettle Honey
4 pm Chef Demo by Seth Caswell of emmer&rye
5 pm Chef Demo by Robin Leventhal
5-7 pm Music by Dustin Darnold
5 pm Book Signing by Jennifer Worick of Simple Gifts
6 pm Cooking Demo by Claire Gibson, private chef
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
Thursday, September 30, Pie Day
3-5 pm Music (open)
4 pm Pie Demo by Kate McDermott of Art of the Pie
5 pm Fried Pie Demo by Jenifer Ward of Experience(d) Collector
5-7 pm Music by Trixie Beth and the Churlish Gents
6 pm Pie-to-Die-For Contest ($20 fee, great prizes! To enter, email contest@qafma.org)
Featured sponsor: Metropolitan Market
Featured nonprofit: University of Washington Student Food Co-op
Thursday, October 7 — CLOSING DAY
3-5 pm Music by Hot Cider
4 pm Chef Demo by Greg Atkinson of Westcoast Cooking
5 pm Kids Cooking Class by Jamie Oliver Food Revolution – Seattle
5-7 pm Music by The Canote Brothers
6 pm Contest (TBA)
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
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PAST 2010 EVENTS
Thursday, May 20 — OPENING DAY
2:30 pm Opening Ceremony with Queen Anne neighbors: Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Representative Reuven Carlyle, Chef Seth Caswell, and Filmmaker and Professor Hanson Hosein
3 pm Opening Bell, rung by local children: Sara Wilkson, William Canlis, Maia Whitehorn
3-7 pm Market Vogue! Strike a pose in a vintage photo booth. Vegetable props optional. Donations accepted. Rescheduled to July 8 (Family Day), due to rain.
4 pm Chef Demo by Jason Franey of Canlis
4:30-6 pm Book Signing by Valerie Easton
5-5:30 pm Kids’ Cooking Class (Vietnamese salad roll) with Hsiao-Ching Chou, of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle
5:30 pm Music by the Coe Elementary School Chorus, directed by Suzanne Grant and the John Hay Elementary School Chorus, directed by Chiyona Dang
6 pm Truffle Tasting and Chocolate Demo by Lauren Adler of Chocolopolis
Featured nonprofit: Journey with an Afghan School
Featured sponsor: Metropolitan Market
Thursday, May 27
3-5 pm Music by Hal Merrill, pedal steel guitar
4 pm Chef Demo by Christina Choi of Nettletown
5 pm Book Signing by Langdon Cook, author of Fat of the Land
5-7 pm Music by The Canote Brothers (East end)
Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder (West end)
6 pm Urban Farming Workshop “Tomato Growing Strategies: Increase Your Yield, Decrease Your Frustration” by Colin McCrate, owner of Seattle Urban Farm Company.
Featured nonprofit: Sustainable Queen Anne
Thursday, June 3
3-5 pm Music by The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
4 pm Chef Demo by Seth Caswell of emmer&rye
5 pm Kids’ Cooking Class by Hsiao-Ching Chou of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle
6 pm Cooking Demo by Alice Currah of Savory Sweet Life
5-7 pm Music by The Canote Brothers
Thursday, June 10
3 pm Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder
4 pm Chef Demo by Joseph Conrad of Ventana
5 pm Kids Cooking Class by Greg Johnson of Chef and Father and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Seattle
5 pm Book Signing by Tara Austen Weaver, author of The Butcher and the Vegetarian
6 pm Cooking Demo by Michael Natkin of Herbivoracious
5-7 pm Music by The Canote Brothers
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Center Foundation
Thursday, June 17
4 pm Chef Demo by Ethan Stowell of How to Cook a Wolf
5 pm Kids’ Cooking Class by Hsiao-Ching Chou, of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle
5-7 pm Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder
6 pm Cooking Demo by Patricia and John Eddy of Cook Local
Featured nonprofit: Sustainable Queen Anne
Thursday, June 24
3-5 pm Music by Hal Merrill, pedal steel guitar (East end)
3 pm Strawberry Shortcake Demo by Jon Rowley
4 pm Book Signing and Cooking Demo by Lorna Yee, author of The Newlywed Kitchen
5 pm Chef Demo by Brittany Bardeleben of Betty
5-7 pm Music by Chantelle Tibbs (East end)
5-7 pm Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder (West end)
6 pm Cooking Demo by Herschell Taghap of All Things Chill
Featured sponsor: Metropolitan Market
Featured nonprofits: Queen Anne Helpline and Queen Anne Elementary
Thursday, July 1
3-5 pm Music East End by Hal Merrill, pedal steel guitar
3:30 pm Kids Cooking Class (how to filet fish!) by Dan Bugge of Matt’s in the Market
5 pm Chef Demo and Book Signing by Amy Pennington, author of Urban Pantry
5-7 pm Music by The Canote Brothers
6 pm Cooking Demo by Matthew Wright of Wrightfood
Featured nonprofits: Queen Anne Helpline and Alaskan Way Viaduct Program
Thursday, July 8 FAMILY DAY
3-7 pm Vintage Photos! Strike a pose in a vintage photo booth. Vegetable props optional. (Donations accepted.)
4 pm Chef Demo by Kaspar Donier of Kaspar’s Special Events and Catering
4-5 pm Music by Dustin James
5 pm Book Signing by Bill Thorness of Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden
5-7 pm Music by Snake Suspenderz
5-7 pm Kids Facepainting by Emi Halvorson and Kristina Doherty
6 pm Chef Demo by Seth Caswell of Emmer and Rye
Featured sponsor: QueenAnneView.com
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
Thursday, July 15
3-5 pm Music by Dustin James
3:30 pm Kids Cooking Class by Toi Sennhauser
5 pm Chef Demo by Nicole Aloni of Conscious Feast and author of The Backyard Bartender and Secrets From A Caterer’s Kitchen
5-7 pm Music by Red Dog
6 pm Cooking Demo by Jay Friedman (of Gastrolust and Edible Seattle) and Akiko Kino
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Children’s Theatre
Thursday, July 22
3-5 pm Music by Squirrel Butter
4 pm Chef Demo by Craig Serbousek of Betty and Crow
5 pm Canning Demo by Kim O’Donnel and Jeanne Sauvage of Canvolution
5-7 pm Music by Hal Merrill, pedal steel guitar (West end of market)
6 pm Cooking Demo by Becky Selengut of Chef Reinvented
Featured sponsor: Metropolitan Market
Featured nonprofits: Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce and Department of Neighborhoods: Queen Anne/Magnolia Neighborhood Service Center
Thursday, July 29
3-5 pm Music by Tinker’s Dram
4 pm Chef Demo by Natalie Divergigeles of The Five Spot
5:30 pm Special Event: Spilled Milk Live with Matthew Amster-Burton and Molly Wizenberg
6-7 pm Music by Dustin James
6 pm Gluten-Free Cooking Demo by Jeanne Sauvage of Four Chickens
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Helpline
Thursday, August 5 NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK
3-5 pm Music by Squirrel Butter
4 pm Knife Skills Demo by Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry
5 pm Book Signing by Kathleen Flinn
5-7 pm Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder
5 pm Kids Cooking Class by Laura Heinlein and Gabby Moorhead of Grand Central Baking Company
6 pm Cooking Demo by Eric Rivera of Eric Rivera Cooks
Featured nonprofit: Queen Anne Emergency Preparedness
Thursday, August 12
4 pm Chef Demo by Diane LaVonne of Diane’s Market Kitchen
5 pm Kids Cooking Class by Ashley Rodriguez of Not Without Salt
3-5 pm Music (West end) by Hal Merrill
5-7 pm Music (East end) by Quartette con Brio
6 pm Cooking Demo by Diane LaVonne of Diane’s Market Kitchen
Featured nonprofit: Friends of Seattle Public Library Cookbook Exchange! Bring one, take one.
Thursday, August 19 TOMATO DAY
3-5 pm Music by James O’Keefe
4 pm Chef Demo by by Kathleen Andersen Ramm of Senor Moose
5-7 pm Music by Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder (West end)
5 pm Cooking Demo by Leslie Kelly of Whining & Dining
6 pm Book Signing by Andrea Lott and Andrea Umbach of Dining in Seattle: Past & Present
6:30 pm Holy Tomato! Contest Professional judges and great prizes for Best Overall, Best Savory, Best Sweet, and Most Creative (winners announced at 7 pm)
Featured nonprofit: Alaskan Way Viaduct Project
Thursday, August 26 DOG DAY
3-5 pm Music by Hot Cider
3 pm Maxmobile! Seattle Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption van
3-7 pm Dog Photography by Emi Halvorson
4 pm Chef Demo by Lynne Vea of PCC Cooks
5-7 pm Music by Clallam County
5 pm Fruit Brix Demo by Georgia Pellegrini, author of Food Heroes, 16 Culinary Artisans Preserving Tradition, and one the heroes, Jon Rowley, sponsored by Edible Seattle
5 pm Dog Etiquette Demo by David Wiley of BarkBusters
6 pm Cooking Demo by Marc Schermerhorn and Larry Liang
6:30 pm Dog Contest at Barkbusters Tent (Best Trick, Best Command, and Congeniality King and Queen)
Featured sponsor: Metropolitan Market
Featured nonprofit: Seattle Humane Society
You can see the events schedule from our 2009 season here.