Can't Miss It: The Weekend
DRINKS WITH DAD: Hey, this Sunday? It's Father's Day. And if you haven't gotten anything for your dad just yet, don't worry. All he really wants is to spend time drinking beer with you, right? Just like in high school. So, head on out to Kenmore for the Washington Brewer's Festival. There are almost always tickets at the door, or you can get them online. Admission gets you in to the fest to hobknob with some of the area's finest brewers--not to mention six tasting tokens. Plus, there are free shuttles from various locations on the Eastside, so parking and riding is easier than drinking that hoppy ale your dad always gravitates toward.
Washington Brewer's Festival // St. Edward's State Park // Friday, Saturday and Sunday // $15 - $25 //
ALL'S FAIR: Aside from Father's Day, this weekend's biggest attraction is the 39th annual Fremont Fair. The Fair, which officially kicks off the Summer season for many of us, includes a beer garden, plenty of shopping, the Solstice Parade and, of course, the famous Naked Bike Ride. Hopefully the weather holds out, because there's little more disturbing than quickly moving naked people dripping color, but, hey, that's more or less why we bought those tabs in the first place. So bring your on-lookers, take your rightful place at the Center of the Universe, and join the celebration of the sun.
Fremont Fair // Saturday and Sunday // Parade and Bike Ride are Saturday // Free
UNDER ATTACK: If you prefer to stay South of the Ship Canal to get your art and outdoor drinking fix, head to Georgetown tomorrow for the Georgetown Art Attack. Happening every second Saturday, the Georgetown Art Attack invites galleries and merchants to open their doors and expose the awesome underside of this understated neighborhood. Highlights this weekend include an art show by the pretty young things of the Blackspot Collective, as well as the ongoing showing of the work of Joey Bates, Joan Engelmeyer and Jesse Link at All City Coffee. Unfamiliar with the terrain? Print off this walking map to guide yourself.
Georgetown Art Attack // Georgetown // Saturday, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. // Free
TAKE SECONDS: Isn't it time you got some three-ring action into your life? ticktock, is back, fusing dance, theater and yes, a little bit of the circus, to delight and amuse. Running tonight through next Sunday at FRED Wildlife Refuge, ticktock's "domestic variations" is performed entirely on an invented apparatus, within the confines of an created "apartment." the ticktock threesome uses the stuff you'd find at home (like furniture and appliances) instead of traditional circus props to create a "genre-defying work that challenges the mundane, the hyperreal, and all the day-to-day moments in between."
Tonight and tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. // Sunday: 7 p.m. // FRED Wildlife Refuge // 98 Belmont // $15
