Lots of fun celebrations planned around the area for the 4th of July (which just happens to fall on Friday, July 4th this year):

SEATAC:

5pm: The fun kicks off with a special patriotic music performance by the Washington Wind Symphony (Patriotic Music) in the park at Angle Lake, located at 19408 International Blvd.

10pm-ish: Fireworks will light up the sky over the lake and park!

BURIEN:

Noon-3pm: Olde Burien will be hosting a ‘Harley meets Vespa’ BBQ Street Party. The Vespa Club of Seattle will have a large contingency of scooters included in the parade.

3pm: The 85th annual Burien Independence Day parade starts on Ambaum Blvd. SW and SW 149th, then turns east on SW 153rd to 2nd SW then loops back to Ambaum on SW 152nd.

Before the parade, hop on your bike and take part in the 33rd annual Joe Matava Classic and Washington State Juniors Criterium bike races along SW 153rd and 152nd streets.

THREE TREE POINT:

1/2pm+: One of the most charming local neighborhood kids’ parades in the USA happens as kids dress up their trikes, bikes, scooters and pets and parade down SW 172nd to earn the reward of an ice-cold popsicle. Oh yeah, be sure to wear a helmet kids, as about halfway down the street you’re going to be pelted by some wacky neighbors throwing candy! After the parade, be sure to hang out around the corner of SW 172nd and Maplewild where there will be lots of great kids games with prizes.

10pm+: Professional neighborhood Fireworks display blasted off a barge anchored just off the point.

NORMANDY PARK:

10:25am: The celebration begins at Marvista Elementary with the 7th Annual All Downhill Fun Run followed by a parade. The parade leaves the school at 10:30am, traveling north on Marine View Drive to Shorebrook Drive, then west to the Normandy Park Cove. Kids are invited to decorate their bikes, scooters and other modes of transport in the holiday spirit and enter the bike-decorating contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best patriotic decorations.

At the Cove there will be free ice cream, hot dogs, beverages, popcorn, snow-cones, music, car show, inflatable kids toys and more.

Marine View and Shorebrook will be closed to all cars from approximately 9:30am to Noon.

DES MOINES:

6pm: Family events, food, arts, crafts, kids activities, entertainment and more, including singer Joey Jewell, who will do his musical tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin with a backing big band.

DUSK: 7th Annual “Fireworks Over Des Moines” presented by the Des Moines Arts Commission and launched from the marina pier.
For more information, call 206-870-6527 or visit www.desmoineswa.gov.

TUKWILA:

2pm+: celebrate Independence Day AND Tuwkila’s Centennial at Tukwila’s “Family 4th at the Fort” at Fort Dent Park, located at 6800 Fort Dent Park Way.

Events include children’s fun, with inflatable bouncers, slides, climbing wall and preschooler’s area. Fireworks go off around 10pm, and there will also be food and entertainment.

For more information, call 206-768-2822 or go to www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/recreation/recevent.html.

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT:

11am & 2pm: Skyway Post 9430 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will present all 27 versions of the American flag’s history in the William M. Allen Theater at the Museum of Flight, located at 9404 East Marginal Way South in Tukwila.

On Friday July 4th and Saturday July 5th, the museum’s exhibits, galleries and store will remain open until 7pm.

NOTE: If you notice that we’re missing any area events from this listing, please email us!

Through October 2008, visitors to the SeaTac International Airport North Terminal will be able to view artwork created by some very special artists.

Using a myriad of recycled objects, Northwest artists from Creative ArtSpace and Art Escape designed teapots primarily for fun rather than mere functionality.  In the spirit of “found art,” artists scavenged at least one pot body, handle, lid and spout; often garnering numerous spouts or handles.  These were assembled according to whim, whimsy, or the dictates of imagination.  Wonderful re-created Ming vases and dragon paintings complete the exploration of Asian art from this very unique perspective.

This exhibit is a small sampling of the vibrant and creative voices of contemporary Northwest artists with developmental disabilities and vivid, imaginative capabilities.  These artists participate in the Art Escape program at the Moshier Community Art Center in Burien, WA and in the Creative ArtSpace program at the Kent Parks, Recreation and Community Services Resource Centerin Kent, WA.  Instructor Shariana Mundi works with the artists in an atmosphere of playful exploration and creative expression.

Artists Include:

• Giel Ahn
• Brenda Satko
• Jesse Whitehouse
• Tracy Wieland
• Sue Owens
• Doug Query
• Shannon Twilley
• Shirley Strand
• Anish Titus
• Min Lee
• Lisa Pickering
• Ryan Steve
• John Shaw
• Dustin Moles
• Jean Cavanaugh
• Libby Heller
• Cindy Mason
• Kelly McLaughlin
• Jeff Ingraham
• Hoa Caldwell
• Joseph Ruf

For more information regarding inclusive arts programming for people with disabilities, please contact Gina Kallman at Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, 206-242-7752, or Kent Parks, Recreation and Community services, 253-856-5030.

SEATAC –A new northbound expressway and loop road to the main Airport terminal opened today, and authorities are expecting it to lessen congestion.

Port of Seattle crews opened the new roadway Thursday morning, a key step in the realignment of Sea-Tac roads to accommodate Sound Transit’s light rail construction.

More than a mile of elevated tracks are being built between the northbound and southbound lanes for a station by the airport parking garage.

The southbound lanes were rebuilt and relocated earlier, and officials expect the opening of the northbound lanes and the return-to-terminal loop to ease traffic congestion at the largest airport in the region.

Construction is continuing on some parts of the roadway.

SOURCE:

• Seattle P-I

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