At Market

This week marks the opening of several more farmers markets around --and out of-- town: In Kirkland (at Park Lane East, between 3rd and Main Streets) the market opens on Wednesday, May 7 (2-7 p.m. If you live closer to Burien, you’ll be happy to know that their market opens on Thursday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at S.W. 152nd and 10th S.W. streets. The Broadway Market opens Sunday, May 11, and runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at 10th Avenue East and East Thomas Street, on Capitol Hill. Lake Forest Park is getting into the act as well: their market begins its season Sunday, May 11, operating 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake Forest Park Town Center, at the corner of Ballinger Way SR104 and Bothell Way State Route 522. You’ll have plenty of shopping locales to choose from this week, on your continued search for the season’s first asparagus, rhubarb, and (more reliably) to refill to your supply of braising greens.

Various locations

Daily from Wed., May 7 until Sun., May 11

Sour Beer Festival

This festival begins when the bar, Brouwer’s, opens, and ends when the special sours are tapped. So it might be a day before the favorite brews are out of stock, or a week until all the sour beers have run dry. On the menu: 25 to 30 different brews, including Russian River/Bottleworks 9 Deviation, New Belgium la Folie, Walkingman Bloot Voeste Bruin (“a brown soured with the kambucha mushroom”), and several Belgians, such as a vintage Cantillon and Rodenbach Grand Cru.

Brouwer's Cafe

Daily from Fri., May 9 until Fri., May 16, 11:00am-11:45pm

To Do List

Sunday, May 11

Cake
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Paramount Theatre, Sun., May 11, 7:00pm

Seattle Trumpet Consort
Without getting into a lot of acoustic arcana about how and why, the natura... More>>
Trinity Parish Church, Sun., May 11, 2:00pm

Ron van der Ende: Motor Memory
Dutch artist Ron van der Ende, who was born in Delft (home of the famous bl... More>>
OkOk Gallery, Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Tue., June 10

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