Matt Mason, Author at Wallyhood

A new classic at the Boys & Girls Club

Matt Mason February 16, 2010 4 Comments

Its not very often that something new comes to a neighborhood and you immediately know it will stand the test of the time and become an iconic part of the streetscape. Last summer the Wallingford Boys & Girls Club gave us that when they constructed a community courtyard and commissioned Seattle glass artist Rodman Miller and metal artist Mimi Riley to build a fence along 45th St. Mimi, came up with the concept of ‘storybook stream side”. Out of her vision came, what one Club staff members calls, “The coolest thing on 45th.” He watches people all day stop and…

Silent Art Auction Benefit for Haiti

Matt Mason February 8, 2010 Comments are off

This coming Wednesday Lucid Jazz Club in the U-dist is hosting a silent art auction to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. The owner of Lucid, David Pierre-Louis, after traveling to Haiti to help his family, is spearheading a grassroots relief effort based right here in our backyard. They are currently raising funds and also looking for several hundred tents. This is a perfect opportunity to make a difference in a direct way. Get behind this neighbor of ours and lets help the thousands and thousands of struggling Haitians.

Wednesday February 10th @ Lucid
5241 University Way NE
Auction Viewing opens …

Conclusion of Is That Jazz? Festival

Matt Mason February 4, 2010 Comments are off

The Avant-Jazz Festival at the Chapel Performance Space wrapped up this past weekend with four more powerful performances.

The second weekend began with Vertigo led by Seattle Clarinetist Jesse Canterbury. It was an ethereal almost dream like set that carried the listener on a journey into the stars. Canterbury was joined by Tom Baker on guitar, Joanne DeMars on Cello, and Chris Stover on Trombone. The quartet was strongly attuned to each other which carried them to a higher more intense level of performance.
Vertigo

Bad Luck was also like a journey but instead of a journey into the heavens…

Wallingford is Re-Lit

Matt Mason February 3, 2010 3 Comments

The iconic sign is back in action. Alan Johnson, store manager, had the honor of ‘flipping the switch’. People lined the sidewalk and parking lot all around snapping photos. The moment was just shy of perfection with the the blue outline of the ‘W’ not lighting. However, some quick action by the electrical contractor on site got it fired up within minutes to light up Wallingford center.

Aidell’s BBQ was on-site providing hot dogs with all proceeds going to Red Cross efforts in Haiti. QFC is also hosting BBQ’s this Saturday and Sunday (2-6pm) with Boar’s Head hot dogs, proceeds …

Watch Out: free-range kids with recording equipment

Matt Mason January 28, 2010 Comments are off

A dozen kids and a pile of electronics took over the Great Hall at the Fremont Abby this past Saturday for a Field Recording Workshop. The workshop was hosted by the Fremont Abby and run by Wallingford’s Hollow Earth Radio.

Five staff members from Hollow Earth started by helping the kids, ages 8-13, to discover and understand what field recording is and why it is important. For those of you over the age of 13 who don’t know what field recording is, I’ll tell you what I learned.

Field Recording is the capturing of sounds in their natural environment. It …

Is That Jazz? Festival

Matt Mason January 26, 2010 2 Comments

This past weekend held the first performances of the Is That Jazz? Festival at The Good Shepherd Center. The festival continues this weekend with performances by Jesse Canterbury’s Vertigo and Bad Luck on Friday and the Tom Baker Quartet and Cuong Vu Trio on Saturday.

Check out our previous post for more info. Until then, enjoy these silent slides of the shows:

Sunship

Sun Ra Tribute

Bill Smith Trio

Threat of Beauty

Any jazz aficionados want to share their impression of the shows?…

Something for everyone at Science Night

Matt Mason January 23, 2010 3 Comments

On Thursday night Hamilton Middle School held its first annual Science Night. The halls of Hamilton were busy with kids and parents poking, prodding, bicycling, and blending…among other things. Education and entertainment in one kid friendly package. If you missed it you have a whole year to think about how excited you are to experience it next time it comes around.

Here’s a slideshow of the evening to whet you appetite.…

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