tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137257062011-07-28T06:45:41.302-07:00A fun freewheeling blog for people who attend the Fremont Parade and Fair. Let us know if you are interested in being a contributor.JOlmstednoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13725706.post-17586488782376944852009-06-18T07:45:00.000-07:002009-06-18T16:57:50.117-07:00

Hyun-Jung Jang, a Korean journalist student visiting Seattle, talks with Josh Brown, sturgeon surgeon general, on an art car at the 2007 Fremont Fair. I will be live voice tweeting and video blogging from the The Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade this weekend. If you like to meet, I will be at the Tweet-up and Flickr photographers meet-up at Hales Ales on Saturday from 5-7pm.If you shoot

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powered by ODEOFor 37 years, the Fremont Fair has been a grass-roots community celebration. 35 years ago Solid Ground took over stewardship of the fair. Solid Ground's mission is to achieve a just and caring community free from poverty, prejudice and neglect. In 2005, Solid Ground sub-contracted the management of the Fair to The Workshop, a Seattle based event company. In the above podcast, I

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The Stranger newspaper posted a video of the Pre-Parade Body Painting Party.Online Videos by Veoh.comThe video has also be published on Veoh just in case YouTube deletes the report due to nakeness.

JOlmstednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13725706.post-85893514318528811552007-06-19T06:37:00.000-07:002007-06-19T06:38:01.419-07:00

Seattle Post-Intelligencer readers are slowly posting Fremont Parade Pictures on the free photo sharing site "MySeattlePixs"There are thousands of photos on Flickr.

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150 belly dancers performing seven different dances. Saturday, June 17, 2006Dancers mass for navel maneuversBy D. PARVAZP-I REPORTERThe belly is an amazingly communicative body part.Etched with a six-pack, it embodies strength. In women, it's an unrelenting icon of fertility. It's also the focal point of the belly dance, that swaying, swishing Middle Eastern import, which has been part of the

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Rob D'Arc, The Fremont Arts Council Board Member, talks about the upcoming Solstice Parade and Festival Saturday, June 16th 2007. Everyone is invited to join in the fun on Solstice Saturday, with three of Seattle's most outrageous outdoor arts events. Each one is an outpouring of creativity, celebration, and community - just in time for the Seattle summer's welcome arrival.

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Fremont Fair 06: Interview with Paint Bike Riders from digitalview on Vimeo

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The Painted Cyclists of the Fremont Solstice Parade Ride:Saturday June 16th, 2007Painting starts at 7amGroup photo at 10:45amDepart at 11amEnter parade at 11:30am

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Q: Are you going to shoot the PRIDE PARADE today?No, I didn't go to the pride march on Saturday - had a conflicting appointment. However, I managed to get to the pride fair at Seattle Center yesterday, and a took a few shots Q: What camera do you use?I'm using a Canon EOS 5D (sometimes with a backup Canon EOS 20D) with mostly 2 lenses: a 17-40mm f/4L wide angle, and a 70-200 f/2.8L IS for

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Copyright ©2006 Eduard Koller. All rights reserved.Eduard Koller is a photographer that has shot several Solstice parades since moving to the Seattle area from Romania. To see Eduard's 2006 Solstice Parade snaps, go here. Eduard has a masters degree in Computer Science, a doctoral degree in Mathematics and works as a software engineer at Microsoft. His digital photograph collection contains more

JOlmstednoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13725706.post-1150922494067823892006-06-21T13:38:00.000-07:002006-06-21T13:41:34.083-07:00

The Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab performance at the 35th Fremont Parade

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2006 Fremont Solstice 13 Originally uploaded by beatnikside. Audio reports direct from the Seattle Fremont Parade and Fair were published using the Sprint service and the Samsung SPH-A920 on the 4-H Network News Special Report Blog Over 125,000 people lined the 2006 Solstice Parade route and a lot of them snapped the scene from their particular point of view with digital camera. Check out

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Fremont Solstice Skeleton Originally uploaded by Daffodilious. See parade videos from the 35th annual Fremont Parade on Youtube.Sample Video: Seattle Media Swarms The Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab Group before the parade beginsA couple of Parade videos have been deemed inappropriate for YouTube, so they are published on Vimeo.Fremont Parade: Topless Banner Holders Unroll The Banner on Vimeo

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The 35th annual Fremont Parade is Saturday. Thaddeus Jurczynski, Hands-on Art & Science, sat down with Jack Olmsted, 4-H Network News for a discussion about his artwork and the big Seattle event.Listen To Interview (MP3, 22 minutes)

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SATURDAY, JUNE 17: 10am - 8pmSUNDAY, JUNE 18: 11am - 7pmFremont Fair is located in the funky and friendly Fremont neighborhood—Seattle, Washington's own "Center of the Universe."Now in its 35th year, Fremont Fair returns to celebrate the Summer Solstice and the best of our community: art, spirit, sharing, celebration and working together to help each other. During Fair weekend, people from all

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Face Painter Originally uploaded by digitalreporter. Video Interviw with Irina, the Russian born face painter from New Orleans. (wmv, 2 minutes)

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Parade BannerOriginally uploaded by digitalreporter. The camcorder was rolling when award winning Seattle Times photojournalist Alan Berner recorded an interview on a handheld mini disc recorder with the parade marcher holding the FAC Summer Solstice Banner.The interview was posted on the front page of the SeattleTimes on Sunday June 19th.Watch Video (expires in 7 days, wmv, 3meg) The video is

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Russian born professional face painter Irina from New Orleans provided free solstice make overs to parade participants from 9am until high noon. Links to thousands of 2005 Solstice Parade Photos now available here.If you have Fremont Parade/Fair photos, please send a link or attach a couple of them to your email here.Sample Photo GalleriesAdespota B Sears BeatnikSide Daniel MCG Eduard Koller

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ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES: Solstice Parade photo gallery (1 of 13 images) Elia Disorder was the order of the day in Fremont yesterday as the Seattle neighborhood kicked off its 34th annual Fremont Fair with the Solstice Parade. The parade featured music, dancers like Elia Pickens, photo, and the Gira Sol samba group, costumes and the event's signature naked bicyclists. Organizers expect

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Downtown Fremont, Saturday, June 18th at 12pm; Solstice Pageant, Gasworks Park at 3:30pm Seattle, WA - The Fremont Arts Council presents the 17th year of the largest walking PUBLIC art event in Seattle. Every year, the Seattle community gathers to create a Solstice celebration dedicated to building community through art. The canvas stretches from professional artists, and performers to community

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