http://www.westseattleherald.com/feed en http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/news/chief-sealth-hs-denny-middle-school-march-ballard <p>Friday, Ballard celebrated its annual Norwegian Constitution Day event, the official National Day of Norway, celebrated on May 17, called "Syttende Mai" (17th of May). In addition to Nordic culture, West Seattle represented in the parade as Denny Middle School and Chief Sealth High School performed to the delight of thousands of onlookers.</p> <p>According to the <strong><a href="http://www.17thofmay.org/history.html" title="Ballard website highlighting the festival">Ballard website highlighting the festival</a></strong>, Ballard first celebrated Syttende Mai in 1901.<br /> <div id="gam-holder-west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_2" class="gam-holder"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-4956332358238235", "west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_2");</script><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_2");</script></div></p> News Sat, 18 May 2013 17:06:05 +0000 steves 228257 at http://www.westseattleherald.com http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/features/westside-o-rama-west-seattle-entertainment-gu <p><strong>Admiral Theater</strong><br /> 2343 California Ave. S.W.<br /> 938-3456<br /> Movie tickets $5.50</p> <p>On Tuesday, we celebrate Seniors (over 60) with one dollar off all day, $4.75. <br /> Tickets available at <a href="http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html" title="http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html">http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html</a><br /> <a href="http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html" title="http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html">http://www.farawayentertainment.com/admiral.html</a></p> <p><strong>The Historic Admiral Theater Movies &amp; Showtimes</strong></p> <p><strong>Escape from Planet Earth</strong><br /> ‎1hr 29min‎ ‎PG‎ ‎Animation‎<br /> ‎4:00pm‎</p> <p><strong>The Call</strong><br /> ‎1hr 35min‎ ‎R‎ Suspense‎<br /> ‎‎‎1:30‎ - ‎6:30pm‎</p> <p><strong>Identity Thief</strong><br /> ‎1hr 51min‎ ‎R‎ Comedy‎<br /> ‎‎1:45‎ - ‎6:20‎ - ‎8:50pm‎</p> <p><strong>Trance</strong><br /> ‎1hr 41min‎ ‎R‎ ‎Drama‎<br /> ‎‎3:50‎ - ‎8:30pm‎</p> <p><strong>THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (R)</strong><br /> Saturday 4/6 @ Midnight</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.alkiarts.com/">Alki Arts</a></strong><br /> 2820 Alki Avenue SW<br /> 206.432.9936</p> <p>Featuring art of ‘The New Northwest’<br /> Join us the second Thursday of each month for the West Seattle Art Walk. Enjoy a featured artist, musician and of course wine &amp; snacks!</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.artswest.org">ArtsWest</a></strong><br /> STARTING MAY 1 and running through MAY 25</p> <p><em>33 Variations</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/features/westside-o-rama-west-seattle-entertainment-gu" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Features Art/Entertainment Entertainment West Seattle Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:44:40 +0000 patr 58291 at http://www.westseattleherald.com http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/sports/slideshow-track-finals-see-some-talented-west-s <p>The big winners of the day were the private schools, but the public schools performed well with local West Seattle talent moving on to the state finals next week in Tacoma.</p> <p>West Seattle Highs DiAndre’ Jackson 23.05 time placed him third in the boys’ 200 meter dash. Chief Sealth’s Vidal Griffen III’s triple jump distance of 42’8” and Lorna Sailiai’s 1kg discus throw of 98’ landed the two Seahawks a solid two/three in their respective events and will send them to Tacoma as well.</p> <p>The West Seattle Herald spoke with Vidal Griffen III briefly after his high jump event and while he missed on 6’ he was happy he maintained his personal best of 5’10”. Vidal finished with a 5th place height of 5’10”. Griffen III is excited about next year when he’ll be attending Whitworth University in hopes of playing basketball and running track.<br /> <div id="gam-holder-west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1" class="gam-holder"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-4956332358238235", "west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script></div></p> <p>Hats off to all of the competitors that participated at the SWAC. Over the last two weeks these athletes gave everything for their schools and themselves.</p> <p>Below are the stats for the athletes that made it through Friday’s finals from Chief Sealth and West Seattle. <em>(Taken from athletic.net)</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/sports/slideshow-track-finals-see-some-talented-west-s" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sports Sun, 19 May 2013 01:24:28 +0000 patr 228259 at http://www.westseattleherald.com http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/features/out-start-gay-teen-musician-building-career <p>In the entertainment world, there is a long history of talented musicians and actors who happen to be gay keeping that part of their lives private, at least until they’ve “made it,” including Elton John, Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris. Most recently, as a first for professional sports in the U.S., active NBA player Jason Collins came out as homosexual, saying “I think, I know, in my personal life, I’m ready and I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player.” </p> <p>It’s 2013 now, with voters in state after state approving gay marriage as a sign of acceptance that some people are born homosexual, have a right to marry the person they love and share the benefits of such a union with heterosexual couples. Gay characters in film and television are no longer an anomaly, nor presented in caricature as a rule. Normalization is the trend for an increasing slice of the national population. </p> <p>With the cultural sea change seemingly underway, Sarey Savy, a 17-year-old lifelong White Center resident born to entertain, believes the world is ready for an openly gay musician right from the start.<br /> <div id="gam-holder-west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1" class="gam-holder"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-4956332358238235", "west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script></div></p> <p><a href="http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/features/out-start-gay-teen-musician-building-career" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Features Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:53 +0000 Ty Swenson 228251 at http://www.westseattleherald.com http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/05/18/news/sustainable-west-seattle-makes-presto-garden-day- <p>Community means cooperation and that's what was in evidence May 18 as <strong><a href="http://www.sustainablewestseattle.org/">Sustainable West Seattle</a></strong> and some willing volunteers came together at Westcrest Park to create what they called a Presto Garden.</p> <p>With donations of perennial vegetables from Village Green Nursery, compost – provided by Alki Bike and Board, Vegetable starts – from West Seattle Nursery and Seeds – provided by the Community Orchard of West Seattle the effort was to transform, in a single day a patch of weeds into a food producing garden. </p> <p>The food produced by the garden will all go to the White Center Food Bank.<br /> <div id="gam-holder-west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1" class="gam-holder"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-4956332358238235", "west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("west-seattle_story_text_region_slot_1");</script><