White Center’s annual Jubilee Days is underway, with the opening of the Carnival and fireworks Wednesday night.

One of the oldest summer festivals in King County, Jubilee Days will be celebrating its 87th year of providing free great family and community entertainment. This classic summer festival features participants from neighborhood schools, businesses and other organizations. This year’s parade (Sunday at 10am) will feature several well known performing groups, including the Charros Association of Washington, which will have a performance Charros showing the training skills and agility of the horses and horsemen alike.

There will also be a Kids Parade, which begins staging at 9am at McDonalds. It will start first, then will be followed by the Grande Parade, which runs down 16th starting from 112th Street (at McDonalds), and heads North to 100th.

• THUR. 7/15: Carnival
• FRI. 7/16: Carnival
• SAT. 7/17, 7:30am: White Center Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast, 9615 20th SW, Holy Family School
• SAT. 7/17, 10am: Street Fair
• SAT. 7/17, 10am: Food Vendors Open
• SAT. 7/17, TBD: Beer Garden Open
• SAT. 7/17: Carnival
• SAT. 7/17, 10am: Car Show and Shine
• SUN. 7/18, 10am–11am: Parade
• SUN. 7/18 – Street Fair
• SUN. 7/18 – Food Vendors
• SUN. 7/18 – Beer Garden Opens
• SUN. 7/18 – Carnival Opens

Here’s the detailed entertainment schedule:

SATURDAY, JULY 17:

• 7:30 am – Noon: White Center Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast at Holy Family School, 9615 20th SW
• 11:00 12:30: Perfect Weather
• 1:00-2:15: The Middle Age Crisis Band

The M.A.C. Band (Middle Age Crisis Band) was founded as a way to deal with the stresses of middle age life, raising teenagers, and to make some fun music. With members Reiko, Paul, Einar and Caius, the M.A.CThe Middle Age Crisis Band is a hard pumping, fun and punkish/ J-pop style band that plays all original music (sometimes in Japanese). With songs like “Parent Teacher Conferences on Lithium” and “I’m not your Maid”, the MAC Band delivers music with lyrics that adults of any age can relate to, and that appeals to “all ages” audiences as well. Among the bands influences are The Presidents of the United States, Ramones, B-52’s, Blondie, and Shonen Knife. Band members: Reiko- Lead vocals (Japanese and English), keyboard, guitar, Einar – Lead guitar, vocals (English), Caius – Drums, Paul- Bass.

Visit our Myspace page for music samples http://www.myspace.com/macbandsea A partial list of places played in the Seattle Area: Funhouse, The Central Saloon, The Skylark, Merchants Café, 88 Keys, Poggie Tavern, Blue Moon, Beacon Pub, Rainier Valley Cultural Center, L.A.B. at the Seattle Drum School, S.L.A.B. at the Seattle Drum School in Georgetown Partial song list (all original songs): Parent Teacher Conferences On Lithium, Alpha Boy, The Bromance of Bert and Ernie, I Am Not Your Maid, Mom + Me, Up and Down, Time Traveler, Old Like Me, What?, Taken for Granted, and more on the way.

• 3:00-3:45 Gadzooks

We are a pop punk band hailing from the mean streets of Seattle.

• 4:30-5:15 Blue Ribbon Boys

• 5:15-6:00 Rat City Ruckus
• 6:45-7:45 20Riverside

20 Riverside is a six-piece band playing a unique and infectious mix of hip-hop funk infused with lively and mature instrumental solos. To quote one a 20 Riverside song, the music is “funk, blues, jazz, rock, reggae and hip-hop.” All six met in high school but didn’t start playing music together until several years later. They are now one of the stand-out up-and-coming funk and hip-hop bands in the Seattle area.

• 8:15-9:15 Khingz

If punk rock and blues met in a dark, cigarette smoke fogged speak easy in Gotham City and were overwhelmed by jazz-induced lust and bore a child they raised in a ghetto to an alternative soundtrack out would come Khingz.

One-half of the Seattle-based group Abyssinian Creole, Khingz offers his highly anticipated 2009 debut, From Slaveships to Spaceships, on Fresh Chopped Beats / MADK Productions. …Spaceships is Khingz’ first release since 2001′s Vitamin D helmed production Mi Vida Negra, written under his alias Khalil Crisis.

As Khalil Crisis, he was torn between a life of crime and his desire to be a force for change and control of his own life. From Slaveships to Spaceships is the culmination of Khingz’ transformation from a youth with a crime-haunted past, to a man of honor. The actualization of his higher self was inspired by his motivational and self-esteem building work with youth programs in Seattle (King County), Washington. Khingz also ventured east where he provided similar service for youth in Brooklyn (Kings County), New York. This move proved to be life-changing. In addition to his tales of hood antics and experience, he began to include rhymes about liberation and has inspired his listeners to think past the corners.

In recent years Khingz has embraced a nomadic lifestyle, as evidenced by long stays in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Vancouver, BC. …Spaceships, reflects these travels, sharing Khingz’ broadened perspective without losing the fire that formed him into an emcee originally. His live performances have been praised as reigniting showmanship and raw emotion as key elements in moving the crowd, earning him the respect and following of his peers and fans. The education that Khingz has extracted from both the streets and scholars has proven invaluable as his lyrics and philosophy reflect. Khingz pushes the boundaries of conscious thought-provoking Hip-Hop with his feet planted firmly in his experience as a battle-tested reality MC. He gives credence to his commitment as an elite and original artist successfully (and often tortuously) forging his own path rather than follow in the footsteps of others.

…Spaceships is a window into Khingz’ actual journey past the imprisoned mentality plaguing some of the communities he’s lived in. He has a message for oppressed people everywhere – “You are the prize over which everyone is fighting, seize yourself.” With …Spaceships he is extending a hand to his people – all of you – and asking you to step off the slaveship and step on board the spaceship. See you there.

• 9:45 Gabriel Teodros

Gabriel Teodros is an intimate storyteller with an electrifying stage presence; smart, soulful, South Seattle raised with roots in the Horn of Africa. One of the most innovative and influential MCs to come out of the Northwest region, Gabriel Teodros has been making noise internationally with his classic debut “Lovework” The long-awaited follow up LP “Colored People’s Time Machine” is due Fall 2010!

Gabriel Teodros is the everyday journeyman with more stories to tell than most people twice his age. Having seen both city and countryside through the eyes of a struggling artist and immigrant child, Teodros spins observations and wordplay into internationalism on wax. Linking first and third world people’s struggles, he is sincere when he says “we in this together son, your beef is mine.”

From ciphers at Westlake to spending months in Vancouver and Brooklyn, Gabriel’s story is one of trial, tribulation and a search for redemption. The contrast of his onstage ferocity with his offstage humility reveals a multifaceted spirit who understands that the political is personal. Whether addressing political repression and resistance in East Africa or reflecting on the effects of patriarchy in his relationships, Teodros captures each moment soulfully with his unmistakably (north)west coast delivery.

Teodros has left a mark in the underground NW hiphop scene as one half of the duo Abyssinian Creole (with emcee Khingz & DJ WD4D), and since the late 90′s has been seen rocking microphones from classrooms to theatres, clubs, stadiums, protests, prisons to street corners alongside the likes of Zap Mama, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, K’naan, Ozomatli, Barrington Levy, KRS-One, Digable Planets and Fishbone to name a few. Even before dropping his solo masterpiece, Lovework, Teodros already had love from a community who eagerly anticipate his next story to tell.

Since the release of ‘Lovework’ Gabriel Teodros reached #1 on the CMJ Hip Hop Charts, released 4 music videos, was featured on NPR and in URB Magazine’s “Next 100″, and has been recieving rave reviews everywhere from Rolling Stone to Okayplayer.com Gabriel has also been staying busy on tour in support of the ‘Lovework’ album, working with youth in South Seattle & doing whatever he can to help other artists get their voices heard while recording the future classics right out of his home.

Sunday, July 18:

• 11 am -12 pm Gary Allen May
• 12:30 pm -1:30 pm Wrecked Chords

The Northwest has always had it’s fair share of loud, obnoxious rock n’ roll from the introduction of the three chord anthem, “Louie, Louie”, to Mudhoney’s “You got it”, just to name a few. The Wrecked Chords don’t have any plans to change the scope of this long standing tradition. They play loud, three chord rock n’ roll that leans more towards bands like the Cramps, and Girl Trouble with a heavy 50’s undertone. Their live show consists of just enough “slop”, and punk rock attitude, making them one of Seattle’s funnest bands to shake your ass to. They’ve just released their debut album titled, “Hot Mess” for the Rockin’ Stan record label. The band spent 2 days recording with producer Chris Martin at Birdhouse Studios in June of 2009. The end result being a well put together pile of shit that has quickly become a favorite amongst our diverse music community. You can catch the bands live show at venues such as the Funhouse, Comet, and The Central Saloon. Their CD is available through www.rockinstanrecords.com and all local record stores. “It’s not garage, it’s garbage!” -JT

• 2 pm – 3pm Amateur Radio Operator

Somewhere between memory and echo lies the stories and sounds of ARO, living in the silence between the big parts; the reverb after the snare hit, the sound after the fall of a building, or wind through big big trees. We chase the ghosts stories of work, old dogs, broken radios, industrial rivers, rust, and death by knocking on the tops old guitars and rusty snare drums with a Big Muff running through eight seconds of delay.

• 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Rat City Brass

United by their mutual appreciation of classic mid-century instrumental pop – particularly the music of Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – a group of seasoned Seattle musicians came together in the fall of 2009 to form Rat City Brass. Since then, the group has played to captivated crowds at numerous club shows and festivals in the Puget Sound area.

The Rat City Brass instrumentation consists of two trumpets, trombone, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums and percussion. It’s a big group that creates a big sound. RCB make it even bigger by throwing in just the right amount of contemporary kick for the modern listener. With top-notch musicianship, soaring melodies, rocking rhythms and cool breezy stage presence, Rat City Brass is guaranteed to raise smiles from old-school music aficionados and jaded hipsters alike. Rat City Brass is pleased and proud to come back home to play their first White Center Jubilee Days on July 17th.

• 5pm – 6 pm

Infused by a passion for American roots music in all its varied forms, The Dusty 45s’ sound blurs the line between genres to create a style that is, in it’s final distillation, entirely fresh and new. Singer/ Songwriter, Billy Joe Huels, paints his illustrative and personal stories with a signature ’65 Gibson steel string guitar, and combines elements ranging from honky-tonk and swing to pure rock. Enter in Seattle’s finest with top-notch vocal harmonies, twangy guitars, upright bass and drums, top it off with Huels’ fiery trumpet and The Dusty 45s’ unique sound is complete.

Professional, confident, and experienced, The Dusty 45s’ Billy Joe Huels (lead vocals, guitar, trumpet), Jerry Battista (lead guitar, vocals), Kelly Van Camp (drums, harmonica, vocals), and Jeff Gray (upright bass, vocals), play to packed houses from coast to coast. Six independent releases have earned the band regular airplay, glowing reviews, and sales reaching over 20,000 units in the U.S. and abroad. The band has appeared alongside countless other major artists and entertainers, and in 2008, The Dusty 45s were also honored to meet Barack Obama and perform for his campaign.

White Center’s 87th annual(!) Jubilee Days is set for the weekend of July 14-18, and there’s still room for Vendors, including artists, crafters, farmers, food (including mobile vendors), non-profits, community groups, and many other types of businesses.

Jubilee Days is an excellent White Center tradition that offers a great opportunity to reach members of our diverse community, as well as people from across Seattle who come here for the carnival, great band line-up, local products, and an all-around good time.

The 2010 Theme is “Come Together, Embrace Our Differences,” and it will take place on 17th Avenue SW, between 98th and 102nd, with a musical stage and beer garden.

This year’s festival will mark the 22nd year that White Center has participated in a Seafair-sanctioned community event.

This year will also include:

• A locally-grown Farmers Market
• A fireworks display to kick off the event
• Returning vendors, volunteers, musical and magic performers, carnival, children’s entertainers and more
• The famous Beer Garden
  
• Golf Tournament
• Parade

Vendor fees range from $50-$120, and cover booth space for both days of the event. Electricity is available at an additional cost.

Here are the full details, as posted on the Jubilee Days website, which also includes downloadable forms:

Want to be a Vendor at Jubilee Days? We Hope You Do!

Jubilee Days will be bigger and better than ever in 2010 – a carnival with rides, music stage, beer garden, parade, and expanded street fair with a broader base of vendors. Jubilee Days vendor booths are now open to artists, crafters, farmers, restaurants, mobile food establishments, non-profits, community groups, and almost any other type of business! Jubilee Days offers an excellent opportunity to reach members of White Center’s diverse community, as well as people from across Seattle who come to Jubilee Days for the carnival, great band line-up, local products, and an all-around good time.

Basic Info for Prospective Vendors:

Days/Hours: Saturday July 17th from 10am-midnight (though some vendors choose to close earlier, between 8pm and midnight) and Sunday July 18th from 10am-6pm.

Location: The street fair will be on 17th Avenue SW, between 98th and 102nd, adjacent to the musical stage and beer garden.

Fees: Vendor fees range from $50-$120 (much less than many other festivals) and cover booth space for both days of the event. Electricity is available at an additional cost.

Booth Set-up: Vendor check-in will take place prior to the opening of the event, about 6:30am-9am. Specific booth location assignments will be made approximately one week prior to the festival, and are subject to change up until the day of the festival. Vendors will need to supply their own tables, chairs, tents, etc.

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Ready to Apply to be a Vendor?

All vendors must submit a completed application, with payment. Applicants will be provided with additional info after being approved.

1. Click here to download the Vendor Application (PDF file) and fill it out

2. Choose your payment method

• Credit Card or PayPal: Click here to add the type of booth(s) you want to the cart. When you check out, you will be taken to the PayPal site where you can enter your card information or just log into your account if you have one. Include your PayPal receipt or confirmation number with your application when you submit it.
• Check: Make check payable to White Center Jubilee Days and mail it in with your application

3. Mail your completed Vendor Application to:

White Center Jubilee Days VENDORS
1612 SW 114th St. PMB 198
White Center, WA 98146

Questions?

Please contact Lauren at vendors@jubileedays.org or (206) 350-9613.

*Food vendors are required to have the applicable Food Service Permits. Permit info and applications, as well as lists of food exempt from permit requirements are available from King County: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/foodsafety.aspx.

*Goods and services sold by vendors must be legal to sell to persons of all ages in King County and the State of Washington, and should not include weapons (real or toy) or other hazardous items.

Our friends at White Center for the Arts are holding a very unique “Python-A-Thon” fundraiser this Sunday, March 7th, from Noon – 8pm at Big Al Brewing, where episodes of the classic “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” TV show will be shown non-stop.

Participants are encouraged to bring potluck food items, dress in costume (lumberjack anyone?), bring penguins to put on the telly, and walk like you’re in the Ministry of Silly Walks, all while donating to your neighborhood arts association.

Here are the details:

WHAT: “Python-A-Thon” viewing party of classic Monty Python TV episodes to help raise funds for White Center for the Arts.

WHEN: Sunday, March 7th from Noon – 8pm.

WHERE: Big Al Brewing, located at 9832 14th Ave SW; (206) 453-4487 (website here)

INFO: From a poster:

Big Al Brewing Presents Monty Python Video Festival

“Continuing Education”

Earn your letters in Pythonology

Finding it hard to get promoted even though you have a MM- Master of Monty?

Get your Doctor of Pythonology (DP), and silly walk your way to the top!

DP courses in:

• The Arts
  • -Why lumberjacks sing
• Optical Sciences
  • -How not to be seen
• Aeronautics
  • -What makes sheep fly
• Military History
  • -German humor and the demise of the Wehrmacht
• Veterinary Sciences
  • – Learn to determine the difference between “Dead” and “Resting”

And much much more!

If you’re silly enough, you too could become a fully accredited Doctor of Pythonology, capable of answering such puzzling questions as…

• “Why is there a penguin on the telly”?
• “If she’s a go’er why is she with him”?
• And, “Did the Vikings invent spam”?

Classes begin on Sunday, March 7th

First class of the day starts at 12 noon

Location: Go to www.bigalbrewing.com for directions

Extra credit will be given for bringing pot luck and coming to class as your favorite Monty Python character.

To get you in the mood, here’s the classic “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch:

White Center for the Arts‘ next event is an “Art Walk” this Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 6pm to 9pm, with stops at numerous places in White Center.

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center For the Arts 3rd Saturday Art Walk

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 17th, 6pm to 9pm

WHERE: Here are the scheduled art stops

• The Salvadorean Bakery (1719 SW. Roxbury St.)
  Raina Anderson: photography
  They are running a special for those who stop by during the ART WALK:
  • Option 1: two pupusas and one tamale of your choice for $6.50.
  • Option 2: one pupusa, one tamale of your choice, rice and beans for $6.95.
  • The choices for pupusas are: pork, pork cheese and beans, chicken and cheese, cheese and beans, cheese and loroco; and zucchini and cheese.
  • The choices for the tamales are: chicken, pork and sweet corn.
• Full Tilt (9629 16th Ave South)
  Onion Carillo and Jody Luna Robinson
  With Music by Shit Gets Smashed and The Shiners
• Proletariat Pizza (9622 16th Ave SW)
  Amanda Helmick: mixed media
• Dzul (9622 16th Ave SW)
  Tattoo and Airbrush Urban Art
• Café Rozella (9434 Delridge Way SW)
  Robert Houk Jr.: Painting
  Carlos Espinoza: Carving
• Big Al Brewing (9832 14th Ave SW) – CLOSED ON THE 17th
  Julio Castro: photography

INFO: More info available at their website: www.whitecenterforthearts.org

White Center for the Arts‘ next event is coming Saturday, Sept. 19th, this time at a new venue – Big Al Brewery, located at 9832 14th Ave SW.

Here are the details:

WHAT: White Center For the Arts 3rd Saturday Art Event, featuring:

• Photography exhibit by Alexander Meas and Ken Champoux
• Live bands, Proletariat Pizza, Full Tilt Ice Cream, Big Al’s Beer and “fun surprises”

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 19th , 7pm to 10pm

WHERE: Big Al Brewery, located at 9832 14th Ave SW, Seattle;‎ – (206) 453-4487‎

INFO: Lots of art, artists, live music, pizza and microbrew, with a portion of the night’s take going towards funding WCFTA’s Community Gallery/Coffeehouse, and After-School Arts Education program.

Here’s more from their press release:

And now for something completely different…

At least the venue is different.

White Center for the Arts September Third Saturday Art Event is being hosted by Big Al Brewery!!

September 19th, 7PM until 10PM.

Come enjoy Art, Music, Food, Beverage, and Prizes; a rockin’ Saturday night, and help WCFTA reach it’s funding goal.

Please pass this along to all of your friends and make it a party!

A “Customer Appreciation Block Party” is coming to SW 116th and Ambaum Blvd. SW on Saturday, Aug. 1st, starting at 10am, with free food, door prizes, discounts, drawings and more.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Customer Appreciation Block Party with food samples, grilled specials, serivce discounts, tons of items on sale, the works!

WHEN: Saturday August 1st starting at 10am

WHO: Geno’s Coffee & Bakery, Berry’s BBQ, Pinoy Grocery, Arsenio’s for Hair & Tiffiany Nails

WHERE: 11618 Ambaum Blvd & SW 116th St

WHY: Showing some love back to the community for being such great customers. Come get your nails done, your hair styled, a BBQ masterpiece, some fresh baked treats and shop a huge sale!

It only happens once every four years, so you might as well get out and enjoy Election Day 2008 at Big Al Brewing, where a potluck viewing party will happen.

Big Al Brewing Co. is located at 9832 14th Ave SW in White Center; phone: (206) 453-4487

Here are the details:

• Potluck dinner – bring a small main dish and a small side dish so there will plenty of “food distribution” for all
• Tasty beverages
• Watch election night results on the big screen
• Doors open 3pm (or after you’ve voted) and will stay open until midnight
• Ice Cream will be provided by Ann and Justin at Full Tilt Ice Cream
• Donations: Some rocky times are around the corner and many of our neighbors will be caught short and unable to provide for their families. You can help by bringing non-perishable food items for the White Center food bank or with a donation of $20 or more receive a unique limited addition “Obama brick” as an election night keepsake

Monday night’s Blog Party 2.0 Food Bank Fundraiser was a rockin’ success, bringing in 166 distinct food items and $280 in cash/checks, split evenly between the Highline and White Center Food Banks!

Two large food barrels were filled, and all donations will go to hungry and needy neighbors in the White Center/Burien areas.

We at the White Center Blog would like to shout out a huge THANK YOU to everyone who braved the weather and showed up at Elliott Bay Brewery in Burien!

Some highlights of the evening:

• Local comic Winlar did a hilarious set of original musical comedy
• Skwish’s Luke did a rousing (yet very grungy) solo acoustic set
• Lost in the Bamboo finished the night with a killer set
• And sadly, WCB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer was forced to sing “Folsom Prison Blues” live (and yes, there’s video of this so stand by…)

We’ll be posting more photos and exclusive videos soon, so please check back in…and again, THANKS EVERYONE for helping to feed your hungry neighbors!

This just goes to show that a neighborhood blog needn’t be just about how quickly you can post local news – it can also be about serving the community as a resource for change.

Just a gentle reminder to all WCB Readers – our Food Bank Fundraiser is this Monday night, Aug. 25th, from 6pm on, at Elliott Bay Brewery, which is located at 255 SW 152nd Street in downtown Burien (map below).

This event is co-sponsored by our sister website, The B-Town (Burien) Blog, and will serve as both a lively “Blog Party” featuring local talent (two local bands and a local comedian will be playing, starting at 8pm), as well as a fundraiser for both the White Center and Highline Food Banks.

There is NO cover charge, but a suggested donation of two cans (or boxes) of food would be appreciated (there will be at least one large barrel visible and ready for donations throughout the night).

From the White Center Food Bank website:

The White Center Food Bank serves more than 1,200 hungry families each month. In 2007, we provided enough food for more than 53,000 individuals including 21,000 children under the age of 18. We could not provide these services to the White Center community without the generosity of our donors and volunteers. However, more help is needed to meet the overwhelming demands of this community!

If you can’t make it to the party, you can donate online directly to the WCFB by clicking here.

For more insight into how the current recession is affecting food banks in the northwest, read this Seattle Times article; here’s a snippet:

As more residents struggle with the rising price of gas and food, the organizations that are their safety net are beginning to falter. Providers are running seriously over budget on fuel. Volunteer drivers are quitting. Staff members who commute are finding jobs closer to home. Demand is up as much as a third at some food banks — and donations are down that much or more.

We will be “blogging live” from the event, but hope to see (and meet) you there in person!

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We’re only one week away from our special Food Bank Fundraiser/Blog Party, which is scheduled for MONDAY, AUG. 25th, starting at 6pm at Elliott Bay Brewery, located at 255 SW 152nd in downtown Burien.

Aside from being a fun and festive gathering, this event will also serve as a Fundraiser for both the Highline and White Center Food Banks, and while there’s NO COVER CHARGE, we kindly ask that you bring at least two cans or boxes of food to help feed your neighbors in need.

So come on out and have some fun while helping a great cause, and mark your calendars for what’s sure to be a night full of:

• NO COVER CHARGE (suggested donation of 2 cans or boxes of food is asked)
• Fundraising for Highline and White Center Food Banks!
• Live Blogging!
• Live Comedy from local Comedian “Winlar”
  
• Live Music from area band “Lost in the Bamboo”
  
• Food courtesy Elliott Bay Brewery!
• Fun!
• Drinks!
• Humor!
  
• Much more, just show up!
  

We’ll see ya then!

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