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Belmonte Cellars
You don't have to travel to France to enjoy a good wine. In its tasting room, Tres Hombres Wine Group brings together fine wines from Belmonte Cellars, Icon Cellars, and Pleasant Hill Cellars. Dan Williams, the owner of Belmonte Cellars winery, culls grapes from Washington vineyards to create rich cabernets and merlots. He then transforms the fruit into award-winning small batches that boast flavors ranging from light cherry to herbal and spicy. Icon Cellars' Jim Garner also introduces palates to handcrafted, award-winning wines that focus on Rhone varietals. Larry Lindvig at Pleasant Hill Cellars handcrafts his wines, too, creating a variety of European blends. Lindvig's Pleasant Hill Cellars 2001 Columbia Valley cabernet actually inspired Garner to spend time with Lindvig at Pleasant Cellars and learn the wine-making process. Eventually, Garner became an alternating proprietor with Lindvig at Pleasant Hill, opening Icon Cellars in 2010.
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32305 Northeast 8th Street
Carnation,
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The son of a Navy officer, Mike Ainsworth spent much of his childhood island-hopping across the South Pacific. Regardless of the shore on which he landed, the budding fisherman celebrated the opportunity to test its surrounding waters for fish. Now, Ainsworth shares his passion and expertise for fishing on his guided trips. He tailors expeditions for beginners—teaching tricky maneuvers such as fly-casting and testing fish’s ability to grant wishes—and whisking groups to the best fishing spots in Washington State in his stable Hyde Professional Series drift boats. Over the years, Ainsworth has helped tykes reel in fish that matched their height and watched amazed as a 78-year-old guest singlehandedly reeled in a 4-foot-long king salmon. Despite his own quest to mark off elusive prey from his personal fishing list, Ainsworth maintains that his favorite part of his fishing expeditions is the look on guests' faces when they reel in their very first catches, a moment he often captures on film.
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4333 Tolt Avenue
Carnation,
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Remlinger Farms
The roughly 5-kilometer Survivor Mud Run challenges athletes from around the country with 20 mud-soaked obstacles, including monkey bars, tire courses, giant slip 'n' slides, and net climbs. A team of licensed contractors builds all the obstacles, ensuring stability throughout. The dirt-drenched course allows participants to put their stamina, physical fitness, and mental determination to the test in a much more fun and safer way than challenging a Central African chimpanzee to a staring contest. Adrenaline and sheer force of will boost runners over walls and beneath low-slung wires in the mud-filled trenches, leading them to the finish line where a post-competition party awaits with beer, music, and food. After each race, announcers honor the top three male and female participants in each age division.
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32610 Northeast 32nd Street
Carnation,
WA
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Seattle
Most 5Ks feature participants in sweat-wicking T-shirts and shorts sprinting toward the finish line. But The Sweater Dash is different. During the fun run, runners and walkers don ugly sweaters to ring in the holiday season. Following the festive jaunt, participants head to the Ugly Sweater Party to celebrate their achievement with live music and holiday food. To add to the merriment, the event includes an award ceremony for Ugliest Sweater and a meet-and-greet with Santa, during which the winner of the Ugliest Sweater award can ask him for more stylish clothing.
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Remlinger Farms
Carnation,
WA
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Hell Run Seattle
Running through a dark tunnel. Crawling under barbed wire. Jumping over leaping flames. What sounds like a stroll through Evel Knievel's kitchen is actually Hell Run Seattle, a real-life battle of brawn and determination. Throughout the 3.15-mile course, athletes encounter 12 obstacles, including mud pits, burning barrel rings, and a 20-foot plank wall. At the end of the grueling race, participants throw back a beer, then unwind by boogieing to live music at the after-party.
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32610 Northeast 32nd Street
Carnation,
WA
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Remlinger Farms
The gritty, dirty fun of mud runs has become popular among runners, but the creators of The Slime Run thought they could improve on the formula. So in their races, they replace that mix of water and wet earth with their own custom formula: a green, slick slime that inevitably covers runners as they navigate a 5K course. After conquering each of four slime zones, they're presented with a relatively simple obstacle, but one whose objective is more difficult when you're coated in slime. Of course, there's more fun to be had than just getting messy. At the finish line, a runner's party with food vendors, a beer garden, and live music awaits race finishers, as do perks: race medals, mugs, and headbands. At the end of the day, the emphasis is as much on safety as it is on fun, which is why each batch of slime is mixed from hypoallergenic, edible materials and not material left over from the set of Ghostbusters II.
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32610 NE 32nd St.
Carnation,
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Things to Do in Seattle: Saturday, July 26, to Friday, August 1

On this week’s agenda: the Torchlight Parade, Pista sa Nayon festival, and an aquavit workshop at the Swedish Club. Plus, circus performers open a screening of Sixteen Candles and psychedelic bands take over Sunset Tavern. Have fun and as always, check Groupon for even more great things to do in Seattle. Torchlight Parade Downtown | Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. Some might say it isn't officially summer until you've dragged your couch out onto Fourth Avenue and used it to claim your parade viewing spot. And those same people would probably argue that a night of pirates, giant balloons, teddy-bear drill teams, and glow-in-the-dark floats totally beats a night of bar hopping. We completely agree. (Seattle Center/Fourth Avenue; free) Pista sa Nayon Filipino Festival Seward Park | Sunday, July 27, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Literally translating to “town festival,” Pista sa Nayon celebrates Seattle's Filipino American population with a full day of food, games, crafts, and live entertainment. The fest—which is expected to draw thousands to Seward Park—is in its 24th year in Seattle, but the tradition dates back hundreds of years to a time when rural townfolk would gather to celebrate a fruitful harvest. (5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S; free) Aquavit Workshop at Swedish Club Westlake | Tuesday, July 29, 2 p.m.–4 p.m. If you're not a mixologist or of Scandinavian descent, chances are you don't know much about aquavit, other than that it has a cool name and goes well with lutefisk—whatever that is. This class, presented by Old Ballard Liquor Co., will introduce you to the history, production, and flavor profiles of the Scandinavian spirit (flavored with caraway, by the way) and will include tastings and food pairings—it is a digestif, after all. (Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N; $75) Sixteen Candles at Magnuson Park Wedgwood | Thursday, July 31, 7 p.m. Magnuson Park seems intent on making dreams come true this summer. In case the timeless appeal of the John Hughes classic isn't enough for you, the park is pairing its nighttime flicks with food trucks, movie trivia, and live circus performers from The Cabiri. Oh, and your dog can come too.(7400 Sand Point Way NE; $5) Northwest Psych Fest Ballard | Friday, August 1, 8 p.m. Day one of the two-day psychedelic music fest features sets from Crack Sabbath, Fungal Abyss, and frenzied jazz dynamos Diminished Men. Saturday's lineup includes Kinski, Master Musician of Bukkake, and Portland-based bands Rick Bain and the Genius Position and Wooden Indian Burial Ground, among others.(Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. NW; $12; buy tickets here) Master Musician of Bukkake photo courtesy of Fotografien: A. Klich, R. Schweier, J. Rillich
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Culture Crashing at Seattle's International Festivals

The best part about the international festivals that happen throughout the year in Seattle is that nobody’s ever actually crashing—the whole city is invited to these parties. Wherever they come from, immigrants and their descendants carry on the traditions of their native lands, recreating the celebrations they remember, usually in the form of dancing, music, and (everyone’s favorite) food. Seattle is not a very diverse city, but all of the small communities that throw the festivals open the door to their friends and neighbors, sharing their culture, their holiday, their traditions, and their snacks with anyone who wants to join. In general, the events are free, fun, family-friendly, and a great way to learn more about fellow Seattleites. Wondering where to start? Here are a few perennial favorites: Bon Odori Seattle’s Japanese community celebrates this mid-July festival with a huge dance party that basically takes over the street, with all comers encouraged to join in—no experience necessary. In addition to the dancing and music in the street, the booming Taiko drums are played, crafts displayed, martial arts demonstrated, and of course, Japanese snacks are on offer, such as yakitori (fried noodles) and onigiri (rice balls). Pista sa Nayon Almost three percent of Seattle is Filipino (the tenth largest Filipino population in the country), and this is their festival—which is the largest outdoor Filipino festival in the country. Each summer, Pista sa Nayon (“town festival”) takes over Seward Park in south Seattle for a day in the end of July, offering professional and amateur entertainment (singing and folk dancing), food booths, and information about community services. Look for stands frying up lumpia (spring rolls) and cooking longanisa (sausage). Syttende Mai The Ballard neighborhood is not as Scandinavian as it once was, both in culture and in population, but the Syttende Mai parade (literally, the 17th of May) is a tradition that remains. The holiday celebrates Norway’s Constitution Day, and Ballard’s celebration is the largest outside of Norway. Along with music and dance, there is a lunch at which Norwegian dignitaries speak, and the centerpiece of the event, the parade. Ethiopian New Year Ethiopian restaurants are extremely popular in Seattle and the population is large; however, their community festivals are just getting started. Ethiopian New Year is the biggest one—2014 will be its fifth year. It is an informal event put on by the Ethiopian Community Mutual Association in September, featuring music, dancing, games, and food. Missed the festivals? Don't worry, there's always something to do in Seattle.
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Things to Do in Seattle: Week of July 7, 2014

The fireworks may be over, but summer’s just beginning. This week, trade in hot dogs and other all-American eats for some international cuisine at Bastille Bash and the Polish Festival, or time-travel from the comfort of a theater seat by taking in a stage production of Kavalier & Clay or a concert featuring three Motown greats. Oh, and did we mention Lauryn Hill’s in town? If you need more, check out even more things to do in Seattle. Lauryn Hill Downtown | Tuesday, July 8, 8 p.m. True, Lauryn Hill hasn’t released a solo studio album since 1998’s Grammy-record-breaking The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. But since then, the rapper and soul singer has still managed to make headlines both good (a 2011 Coachella performance and 2012 tour with Nas) and bad (a three-month prison stint for tax evasion). The latter, it seems, had a silver lining—a subsequent single, “Consumerism,” penned during her incarceration. (Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St.; $35–$65; buy tickets here) The Temptations, The Four Tops, Mary Wilson Marysville | Thursday, July 10, 7 p.m. Yeah, it’s a bit of a trek. Yeah, it’s in a casino amphitheater. But we’re guessing there won’t be too many more opportunities to hear “My Girl” or “Stop! In the Name of Love” by the legendary artists who originated them. And, on the plus side, the distance means plenty of time to sing “Bernadette” in the car. (Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Marysville; $30+; buy tickets here) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Lower Queen Anne | Through Sunday, July 13 Many a screenwriter has tried (and failed) to adapt Michael Chabon’s epic 2000 novel about two comic-book-crazed cousins and their superhero creation, the Escapist. That makes Jeff Schwager’s stage adaptation all the more impressive. The five-hour run time is a daring feat in and of itself, and the plot is kept lively by what the Seattle Times describes as a set design that is “clever in its use of comiclike frames,” an ensemble that has the “breezy flexibility of a crew of '40s MGM studio players,” and, above all, “a captivating, pulsating stage magic.” The show also includes a 40-minute break for dinner, during which audience members can purchase sustenance from vendors such as Skillet Counter, Pie, and Blue Water Taco Grill. (Center House Theatre at the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; $23–$48; buy tickets here) Bastille Bash Madison Valley | Saturday, July 12, 3 p.m.–8 p.m. For the third year in a row, East Madison Street celebrates Bastille Day by welcoming more than three blocks worth of French-inspired food, wine tastings, live music, and performances by mimes, burlesque troops, and stilt walkers. Participating vendors include Cafe Flora, Voila! Bistrot, and Luc, and proceeds from the event will benefit the Detlef Schrempf Foundation and Art with Heart. (Free admission; food and drink tickets available in advance) Polish Festival Lower Queen Anne | Saturday, July 12, noon to 8 p.m. Those that prefer pierogi and sausages to pâte and soufflés can head to Seattle Center for this festival (also in its third year) devoted to Polish culture and food. Highlights will include demonstrations of sausage making, honey cultivating, and mushroom picking. Between bites, crowds can peruse authentic wares for sale, such as amber jewelry, folk costumes, and pottery. (Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; free) Kavalier & Clay photo courtesy of Jason Wesley Upton
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