Farmers Market Coming to Queen Anne!

Welcome to the new destination spot in Seattle on Thursdays...and it's called Queen Anne!

It's finally here! The long awaited farmers market will be here on Upper Queen Anne starting tomorrow, Thursday June 28th! The Farmers Market will start at 3pm and will go until 7pm every Thursday until October. The timing couldn't be more perfect with the Neighborhood Nights going on until at least till 8pm...you have plenty of time to go to the market, do a little shopping and grab a bite to eat before you head home.

Stitch and Pitch with Hilltop Yarn and Seattle Mariners

Take me (and my needles!) out to the ballgame...
Just think: the crack of the bat, the smell of peanuts, and the click of knitters knitting on a warm summer evening. It’s Stitch and Pitch III time!

The Seattle Mariners and Hilltop Yarn Queen Anne invite you to enjoy the third annual Stitch n' Pitch Night at Safeco Field. Bring your knitting, stitching, quilting or other fiber arts projects to the game, get help from the experts, view the latest samples from area shops and meet other enthusiasts all while enjoying Mariners Baseball.

Won’t you join us at Safeco Field on Thursday, July 26 at 7:05 PM?

On Friday, June 29th, give us a call to grab your tickets while they last! Tickets are just $12 each.

We hope to see you soon!

Best,

Jennifer Hill, Owner
Hilltop Yarn
2224 Queen Anne Ave North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 282-1332
http://www.hilltopyarn.com/
http://hilltopyarn.blogspot.com/

Thank You for Joining Us for the First Upper Queen Anne Art Walk

The Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association (UQAMA) want to say a big "THANK YOU" to all who attended and joined us on our first Upper Queen Anne Art Walk last night. Many of you came out to follow the "yellow balloons" to check out the art in various locations and enjoyed the nibbles and drinks.

We appreicate our neighbors who are enthusiatic in supporting the neighbhorhood business and a special thanks goes out to those of you traveled from places like Bellevue and Edmonds to come and join us for our first art walk.

The next Art Walk will occur on the 3rd Thursday of July (July 19th). We hope to see everyone out and about again.

Upper Queen Anne Art Walk - Walking Guide to the Art

Don't forgot...the first Upper Queen Anne Art Walk is this Thursday, June 21 starting at 6pm. Here is the list of participating businesses showing art with the street dividers as your guide.

June Art Walk Participating Businesses

Eat Local 2400 Queen Anne Ave. N.. 206-328-3663 Rare private showing of art by Albert Fisher, 1960’s NW artist, as well as other artists from the Bonney Collection including: Lucian Freud, David Lance Goines and Tom Degroot. Albert Fisher studied under Leo Kenney and was a member of the Northwest School. He was one of the most prolific painters of the time but one of the least shown. Unfortunately, most of his work is privately owned so this is a rare opportunity to see his work!
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Bouncing Wall 2225 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-285-9255 C.M Sundt - Beeswax Collage on Canvas & Wood, Megan Leone Designs – Vintage Inspired Clutches and Mod Jewelry

Hilltop Yarn 2224 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-282-1332 Amy Smith - Photography

Queen Anne Dispatch & Undies and Outies 2212 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-286-1024 Russ Morgan - Chandeliers

Teacup 2207 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-283-5931 Oksana Perkins - Photography

Caffe Ladro 2205 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-206-5313 Rachael Dorey - Paintings

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All the Best Pet Care 2127 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-283-3959 Jaime Pflughoeft – Photography Cowbell Photography

Flame 2123 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-283-6007 Maurice Caldwall –Future Visual Predictions, Carrie Robinson – Photos
Music – Craig Flory

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Home Street Bank 1835 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-285-5898 Edith Crighton - Paintings

Queen Anne Avenue Books 1811 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-283-5624 Pierr Morgan - Children’s Book illustrator

Urban Kids Play 1805 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-285-7529 Amy Smith - Photography

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Queen Anne Frame & Avenue Arts 1621 Queen Anne Ave. N. 205-281-0054 Joan Scott Webster – Paintings

Once Upon a Time 1622 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-284-7260 Matt Hawk - Paintings

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Adelita 1422 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-285-0707 Preview: Michael Lassen – Photography Ivan Aguiar – Digital/Photography, Troy Wilkinson – Photography, Kamie Kahlo – Digital Illustration, Sera Trimble – Photography

Lily’s Pampering Salon 1509 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-282-4567 Joby Shimonura – Stained Glass

Five Spot 1502 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-285-7768 “Hawaii 5 Spot”

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Counterbalance Barbershop 1424 Queen Anne Ave. N. 206-284-3162 Gerard Van der Leuh - Photographs

Queen Anne Art Walk - Thursday June 21 @ 6pm

Come join the local artists showcasing their work at various businesses around upper Queen Anne for the first ever Upper Queen Anne Art Walk! Queen Anne Art Walk will occur every 3rd Thursday at 6pm. Look for balloons in front of the participating business locations and come meet the artists!

Save the Date! Neighborhood Nights and Queen Anne Art Walk To Begin In June!

The Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association begins hosting Neighborhood Nights this month; every Thursday businesses will be open late until 8:00pm, with a new Queen Anne Art Walk the third Thursday of every month starting June 21^st.

“My hope for Neighborhood Nights is to offer busy people a way to make it easy to shop and dine in their neighborhood. Our great local restaurants, cafes and other businesses are already open late. By having Neighborhood Nights the same night as the new Queen Anne Farmer’s Market, we hope to offer several reasons to enjoy shopping and dining in Queen Anne during the warmer weather,” says Joan Webster of Queen Anne Frame who is also the current president of the Upper Queen Anne Merchants Association.

In addition, Webster says businesses would benefit by pooling our resources to create increased foot traffic and exposure to new customers, brought to Queen Anne Avenue by all of our restaurants, unique shops and the new Queen Anne Art Walk. Thereby strengthening the business community and the identity of the business district.

The Queen Anne Art Walk will be on the third Thursday of every month to coincide with Neighborhood Nights and the Farmer’s Market. Kim Flanery-Rye of Bouncing Wall has been heading up this project.

Flanery-Rye, whose passion and background is in art, says that when she first moved into Queen Anne with her business, she thought it was interesting that a well-established neighborhood like Queen Anne would not have an art walk.

Her hope for the art walk is to create an environment of art appreciation, “For the neighborhood attendees, I hope it will give them an opportunity to meet many of the artists and be exposed to additional art they would not be exposed to otherwise. For the artists, I hope it will give them another venue to showcase their work. For the local businesses and participating merchants, I hope it will provide further exposure of their businesses.”

Jaime Bagnariol