The Weekly Goodness: May 15th, 2017
Why hello there, how's life treating ya?
Guys, we did it. Last Monday we held Live in Everett's first ever Taco Eating Contest at Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant. Check out the video to find out how many tacos were consumed, and the taco eating champ.
Last week on the podcast we chatted up the lovely Elizabeth Person, mastermind behind Live in Everett's Sketchy Everett series and an award winning local artist.
The May EVVY Awards are in full swing, but we need your help in order to crown Everett's Best Mexican Restaurant. This is a perfectly valid excuse to eat some nachos on a weeknight. Get voting people!
Yup, we're still taking on new sponsors for the upcoming year! If you want to be part of our awesome family of local businesses, give us a holler so we can send you a sponsorship packet. And thanks!
HERE TO HELP: Library Resource Days @ the Everett Public Library
If you need some consulting concerning healthcare, law, food, housing, or anything else, the library is here to help. Starting at 1 PM on Monday at the Main Branch and 1:30 PM on Tuesday at the Evergreen Branch, representatives from a variety of organizations will be available to guide you through the tough questions.
OUR HISTORY: Humanities Alliance presents Japanese-Americans in Washington @ EvCC
At this free talk Tuesday at 12 PM listen to the life story of Japanese-American Mayumi Tsutakawa, including narratives about Japanese incarceration during WW II.
ART IN EVERETT: The Everett Art Walk
Walk around downtown Everett Thursday starting at 6 PM to view local art in local businesses. If you drop by the Sno-Isle Food Co-op, sip some free seasonal wine in their classroom.
I SEE TREES OF GREEN: Viva Color Volunteer Downtown Planting
Help make spring come to life in downtown Everett Friday at 8:30 AM by planting beautiful flowers in downtown's flower beds. Equipment and refreshments are provided, as well as commemorative buttons. We NEED that button.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Explore Science - Earth & Space, AND Free Admission at ICM
Time to suit up the family and head to the Imagine Children's Museum Friday at 5:30 PM for free admission and a special Earth and Space science event.
AEROSPACE: 22nd Annual Paine Field Aviation Day
Aviation fans unite! Head to Paine Field this Saturday at 10 AM for a day full of flying spectacles. Presale tickets are $10 each, or $25 per family (2 adults and kids under one roof). Enjoy a pancake breakfast to start the day right.
LAUGH IT UP: Comedy Night at Emory's 5th Anniversary
Before heading back to work Monday morning, treat yourself to some live comedy Sunday night at 8:30 PM. Use promo code LAUGHINEVERETT to get half off tickets.
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Stop advertising for the dealership you bought your car from and start advertising for the city you hail from. Good things happen in Everett Washington and this license plate frame proves it.
Carry your stuff and show off your love for Everett at the same time with this minimal drawstring backpack. Great for books from the library, a couple cans of beer from Toggles or your farmers market haul.*
14.5’’ wide x 17.5’’ tall
Everett Sounds Volume One is a celebration of Everett music and art. 12 Everett bands, 12 original songs and really killer cover art by local artist Alex Vincini.
Tracks include:
I Will Keep Your Ghost - Sleep
Fauna Shade - Marzipan
Leava - Crutch
Jason Webley - Pyramid
TELLERS - Punching Bag
Oliver Elf Army - Bellevue Brats
Crystal Desert - Monolithica
Campion - The Withering Oak
Jess Lambert - Creature of Fear
The Porters - Springtime Porch Composition
Johnny Lee Ledford - Burn This City
The Moon is Flat - The Good Trip
Everett Sounds Volume One is a celebration of Everett music and art. 12 Everett bands, 12 original songs and really killer cover art by local artist Alex Vincini.
Tracks include:
- I Will Keep Your Ghost - Sleep
- Fauna Shade - Marzipan
- Leava - Crutch
- Jason Webley - Pyramid
- TELLERS - Punching Bag
- Oliver Elf Army - Bellevue Brats
- Crystal Desert - Monolithica
- Campion - The Withering Oak
- Jess Lambert - Creature of Fear
- The Porters - Springtime Porch Composition
- Johnny Lee Ledford - Burn This City
- The Moon is Flat - The Good Trip
The perfect tote if you totes love Everett like we do.
20’’x13’’
“Good Things Happen Here” print on one side
Fly the Everett flag while enjoying your favorite beverage in these black & white 11oz ceramic mugs. Featuring a black handle and black interior.
Each mug has two different graphics; one side has the Live in Everett mascot, Fishard flying the Everett flag and the other side says, “good things happen here.”
Bumper stickers are perhaps the most effective medium for telling people your opinions without having to talk to them. Love Everett? Cool! Here's a sticker so you can tell the world.
Like showing off your hometown pride? Suit up with these hyper-Everett pins!
Featuring original Live in Everett art and the iconic Everett t-shirt Muffler Man cartoon illustrated by local artist Kimberly Williams.
Button Specs:
Each button is 1.75 inches
Each set includes three buttons, one of each kind
That's 3 buttons for $5!
Custom made just for Everett lovers, these beanies are perfect for keeping your head warm as you roam the streets.
Made of 100% acrylic yarn and manufactured in the USA.
One size fits most.
Lights down, music up - Barkside Cafe kicks off the weekend every Friday in October, 5-9 p.m., with $2 hot dogs and a drink purchase. Free to walk in.
Costumed kids follow a trail of balloons through downtown Everett, collecting candy from participating businesses. Free and all ages.
Leashed pets and their people meet at Pawsome Park & Lodge at 1 p.m. on Halloween, then parade to Wetmore Plaza.
A free family celebration of Día de Muertos with food, performances, vendors and face painting, noon to 5 p.m. at Celestial Events.
Two Sundays of live jazz at Bluewater, 5 to 7 p.m. with no cover: the Greg Williamson Trio on Nov. 1 and the Milo Petersen Trio on Nov. 15.
Home bartending tips and spirits tastings with owner John Lundin, 6 p.m. Nov. 18. $25, limited seats, 21 and over.
Division I men’s college basketball comes to Everett for the first time as WSU takes on Hawaii at Angel of the Winds Arena, 7 p.m. Nov. 18.
The Music Circle’s student bands play 2000s rock radio hits at APEX, with ticket sales supporting the school’s scholarship program.
Forty-five minutes of mat Pilates with Alexi McKinley, then a champagne cocktail and brunch. 10 a.m. Nov. 28, $50, limited seats.
The Everett Philharmonic’s annual family concert, with Music Director Bobby Collins conducting at the Everett Civic Auditorium on Thanksgiving weekend.
The perfect tote if you totes love Everett like we do.
13’’ long x 9.75’’ wide x 15’’ tall.
1.25’’ wide carrying straps.
Rectangular bottom with insert for added structure.
Live in Everett graphic print featuring Fishard on one side.