We love a summer evening stop at Gas Works Park. Because who can resist snapping a gorgeous sunset pic?

Want more inspo for where to go? Check out our roundup of sunset photo lookouts that you helped us assemble. 😉

“We enjoy photographing Gas Works at dusk because there’s so much to shoot,” wrote John and Lisa Merrill of merrillimages.com, who took the photo above. “Silhouettes on the hill, illuminated Seattle skyline, and sometimes (if we’re lucky) fire and light dancers!”

Now let’s help you make some plans…

MONDAY

🎈  Teach your little ones about city life at MOHAI (South Lake Union)
⚽️  Hear a Buzzfeed reporter’s take on an international soccer scandal (Capitol Hill)
🍴  Dine on soul food over old school R&B (Georgetown)

TUESDAY

💡  Hear from badass bikers — thanks for the tip, Leslie Barber! (Capitol Hill)
🎟  Celebrate Harry Potter’s 20th anniversary with games and a sorting hat ceremony (Seward Park)
🎶  Have a lunchtime picnic over some steel drum tunes (Shoreline)

WEDNESDAY

💡  “Levitate metal” and make light bulbs (Ballard)
👋  Meet fellow business leaders over brews (Downtown)
💪  Hone your communications strategies at this Evergrey partner event (Pioneer Square)

THURSDAY

🎶  Shake your hips to salsa at Freeway Park (Downtown)
🎨  Make art, eat food truck grub, and hear “maximalist Indigenous psych” music (Belltown)
🎨  See Pearl Jam posters by people who’ve experienced homelessness — through August 10 (Pioneer Square)
💡  Hear from renowned researcher Dr. Temple Grandin (Downtown)

FRIDAY

🎶  Rock out to Tacocat and other local bands by the Space Needle (Queen Anne)
🎨  Oooh and aaah at the Seattle Art Fair — through August 5 (SoDo)
🎈  Take the fam to celebrate African-American food, culture, and music — through August 5 (Central District)
🎶  Bring the kiddos to a Hamilton sing-along (Downtown)

SATURDAY

😸  Hang out with cats at Cal Anderson Park (Capitol Hill)
🏞  Align your chakras at the Olympic Sculpture Park (Belltown)
🤓  Unleash your anime nerdiness on Sailor Moon-themed crafts and cosplay (Bellevue)
🎈  Cheer on parades of kids, dogs, and floats (Lake City)
🏞  Check out “living sculpture” bonsai trees in a famous house (Lakewood)
💪  Learn how to turn your art into a business (Downtown)

SUNDAY

🐶  Cheer on your furriends at a corgi race (Auburn)
🎈  Peruse handmade goods and see a kids parade (Magnolia)
🎶  Hear young musicians perform operatic arias and more (Downtown)

COMING UP

🏖  August 11: Join this beach bash for Sub Pop’s 30th Birthday (West Seattle)
🖋  August 17-19: See awesome ink at the Seattle Tattoo Expo (Queen Anne)
🎙  October 2-3 Swoon at Hamilton star Leslie Odom at the symphony (Downtown)

Going to one of these? Take us with you! Email a pic to [email protected] or tag #theevergrey on Instagram. See more upcoming events on our events page, and add your own events with an Evergrey membership. Is an event sold out? Hit reply to let us know and we’ll update the listing in tomorrow’s newsletter.

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Thanks for learning along with us, all. – The Evergrey