The Queen Anne Farmers Market is kicking off the 2010 season tomorrow, Thursday, May 20 at its usual spot–W Crockett Street at Queen Anne Ave N.–with an expanded site, great music, fun events, chef demos, a longer season (by five weeks!), and of course, more food!
The market, which will be running on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. through October 7, 2010, will be starting a bit early this week for the opening celebration. Check out the schedule:
2:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony: Remarks by community leaders and Queen Anne residents: 36th District State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, 36th District Representative Reuven Carlyle, City Council Legislative Aide Rebekah Papé, Chef Seth Caswell, and independent filmmaker Hanson Hosein
3 p.m. – Opening Bell: Local preschoolers Sara Wilkson, Frankie Holt, and William Canlis will be doing the honors
3 to 7 p.m. – Market Vogue! Swing by the vintage photo booth and strike a pose!
3:05 p.m. – Music: Performance by Queen Anne resident and neo-flamenco guitarist Andre Feriante
4 p.m. – Chef demo by Jason Franey of Canlis
4:30 to 6 p.m. – Book signing by “Plant Life: Growing a Garden in the Pacific Northwest” author Valerie Easton
5 to 5:30 p.m. – Kids’ cooking class: Have your kids learn how to make a Vietnamese salad roll with Hsiao-Ching Chou from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution-Seattle (best of all, it’s free!)
5:30 p.m. – Music: Performances by the children’s choirs from both Coe and John Hay
6 p.m. – Truffle Tasting and Chocolate Demo by Lauren Adler of Chocolopolis
6 p.m. – Super Secret Surprise Musical Event (We’ve been let in on the secret, and trust us, it’s good!)
QAFM is the only independent, community-managed farmers market in Seattle. Read up on the market and check out schedules for coming weeks here.
(Disclosure: QueenAnneView is a 2010 sponsor of the Queen Anne Farmers Market).