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Fremont Market to stay for now - gets temporary permit

The City recently granted Fremont Sunday Market owner Jon Hegeman's request for a permit to close N. 34th Street between Evanston and Phinney Avenues on Sundays - but only for the first four weeks of the season.

Hegeman said if all goes well for the Market's first month of outdoor operation, he expects the permit to be renewed for the rest of the summer.

"We just have to prove the premise that the Market can co-exist with our neighbors," said Hegeman. He added that he believes granting the temporary permit is standard operating procedure for the City when there is a dispute.

Concerns were recently raised by the Sound Mind & Body Gym that closing N. 34th Street would limit parking for the fitness club's members.

The Fremont Sunday Market launched its current outdoor season on April 28.

Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk, May 10-11

The Greenwood Arts Council will present the 7th annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk on Friday, May 10, from 6-9:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 11, from noon-5 p.m.

The ArtWalk displays jury-selected works (including paintings, ceramics, sculpture & fiber art) by Seattle artists in nearly 40 businesses along Greenwood and Phinney avenues, between North 65th and 87th streets.

There will also be entertainment including musical performances along the street, and in local churches and businesses.

ArtWalk maps are free and can be picked up at participating businesses, the Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center (8515 Greenwood Ave. N.), the Greenwood Library (8016 Greenwood Ave. N.) and the Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave. N.)

For details, call Beth Pflug at the Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center, 684-4096 or Ann Bowden at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 783-2244.

PNA to hold auction

The Phinney Neighborhood Association will hold its Good Neighbor Auction on Saturday, May 11 at St. John's Catholic School.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for silent auctions and an open buffet, catered by Bacchus & Arianna. The first of three silent auctions closes at 6:20 p.m. The live auction and dessert auctions will begin at 8 p.m. The auctioneer will be Terry Toner.

St. John's Catholic School is located at 123 N. 79th St. The event will be held at the school's Egan Hall. Tickets for the auction are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For reservations and information, call 783-2244. The public can get a sneak preview of some of the auction items by visiting the PNA's Web site at www.phinneycenter.org.

Tokyo Garden opens on Phinney

On March 11, a new Japanese-Korean restaurant called Tokyo Garden opened at 6012 Phinney Ave. N., the site of a former Rasa Malaysia restaurant.

Tokyo Garden is owned by Young Choi, the restaurant's head chef, and his wife Mijo Kim, who helps in the kitchen. Their son, Min Choi, manages the restaurant when he isn't busy attending classes at the University of Washington where he is majoring in business. Young Choi formerly worked at several local restaurants, including, most recently, a Korean-Japanese eatery in Federal Way.

U-District StreetFair, May 18, 19

The 33rd annual University District StreetFair will take place Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, along University Way, between NE Campus Parkway and NE 50th Street.

The University StreetFair will kick off with a community procession that will feature colorful masks and banners, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday at NE Campus Parkway and heading north on University Way to NE 50th Street.

The annual event started with the idea of creating an annual market where people could trade goods and ideas while celebrating individual creativity in a social setting. Today, the University StreetFair features live music on four stages, two food courts, and over 300 arts and crafts booths. There will also be a fifth stage with programs that celebrate youth in the community. In addition, visitors will also have the opportunity to view the latest plans for The Ave. Project.

StreetFair runs from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. For details, call the Greater University Chamber of Commerce at 547-4417.

CLO to open 2002-03 season with 'Desert Song'

Civic Light Opera will kick off its 25th anniversary season this September with a production of a musical called "The Desert Song," which CLO managing director Rick May describes as a swashbuckling romance.

CLO's 2002-2003 season will also include several other musicals including "Something's Afoot' (a spoof for mysteries), "Jekyll and Hyde," and Lerner and Loewe's "Gigi."

In addition to these shows, CLO will celebrate its Silver Jubilee season with a gala in January 2003.

Civic Light Opera is located in the Jane Addams Auditorium at 11051 34th Ave. N.E. in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. For ticket prices and show times, call 363-2809.

'Vera Wilde' opens at Empty Space

"Vera Wilde," a musical which chronicles the lives of writer Oscar Wilde and Russian activist Vera Zasulich opened at the Empty Space Theatre on April 24. It will run through May 18.

"Vera Wilde" was written by Chris Jeffries and directed by Empty Space Artistic Director Allison Narver. Wade Madsen provided choreography. Narver and Jeffries have been collaborating on shows since 1980, when both worked at the Annex Theater, formerly located in downtown Seattle.

The Empty Space is located at 3509 Fremont Ave. N. For tickets and information, call 547-7500.

'Romeo and Juliet' at Bathhouse

Seattle Public Theater will present a production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" at the Bathhouse Theater at Green Lake, May 2-26.

The play is directed by Shana Bestok and stars local teenagers Zach Sanders as Romeo, Marina Busse as Juliet and Bryony Thompson as Benvolio.

Bestok's production sets "Romeo and Juliet" in the corporate world, portraying the feuding lords Montague and Capulet as competing CEOs.

Performances of "Romeo and Juliet" will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday starting at 2 p.m.

The Bathhouse Theater is located at 7312 W. Green Lake Dr. N. For ticket information, call 325-6500. b