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A Pumpkin Beer Festival In Seattle To Start The Halloween Season

Where: 1221 E PIKE ST [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98122
October 5, 2009 at 2:43 PM | by kjb | 0 Comments

Pumpkin season is upon us. Most places are now filled with orange displays, the convenience store is pushing their pumpkin cappuccino things, and of course there’s plenty of candy. We’re all about celebrating Halloween even if it is still an entire month until the big day, especially if it involves some special holiday beverages. One brewery in Seattle knows that there’s only one way to truly get the season underway, and that is with a pumpkin beer festival.

The Elysian Brewing Company is putting the final preparations in place for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. Things will be taking place this weekend, October 10 and 11, at the brewery’s Capitol Hill location. There will be plenty of pumpkin beers to help lager lovers get their fix and celebrate the season. The brewery will be honoring nine of their own beers, including The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale, Hansel and Gretel Ginger Pumpkin Pilsner, and Night Owl. There will be concoctions from other breweries as well including Southern Tier, Rock Bottom, and Dogfish Head.

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Amtrak Opening Up Northwest With Even More Seattle-Vancouver Service

September 25, 2009 at 4:58 PM | by Omri | 1 Comment

Amtrak's Northwest Corridor, already busy in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics, just got a little bit busier. As of August 19th, the train company has added a second daily train to the Seattle-Vancouver portion of their Cascades route, a network of rails that bind Portland to Vancouver and back. The new train means that travelers now have direct daily round-trip service starting all the way at the bottom of the route and all the way till the end.

Amtrak Cascades connects Portland to Seattle with four daily round-trips, and then travelers are routed to their final destinations accordingly. They're celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, with the expanded Seattle-Vancouver route being a part of that. For the rest of the celebrations, which include promotions and events, there's even a dedicated 10th anniversary page.

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Alaska Airlines Seals Deal With 'Dancing With The Stars' Sensation Apolo Ohno

September 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM | by Omri | 0 Comments

AirTran has gotten a lot of press out of their branding pact with their hometown Atlanta Falcons, and now Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is trying a similar deal. Instead of going with the local football team however, they're going with, um, Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno.

Apolo wants you to know that this sponsorship deal, even though it's functionally with an enormous and mostly anonymous LCC, is a watershed moment that represents the culmination and meaning of his life. Or something. He gives mad props to his "hometown airline" in the full deal details:

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Love Happens in Seattle, If You Believe Jennifer Aniston

September 18, 2009 at 9:18 AM | by cmb | 0 Comments

Get out your tissues ladies. Love Happens, a new romantic dramedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart, opens in theaters today. The movie isn't getting the best reviews from critics but we give its setting, Seattle, four stars.

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In the beginning of the movie, Aaron Eckhart walks from Pike Place to the Hyatt Regency, in the rain of course. But the Hyatt in the movie is actually in Vancouver, where most of the movie was made. Seattle does have their own Hyatt though, the Grand Hyatt, located downtown at 721 Pine St. Keeping with the Love Happens theme, the Grand Hyatt Seattle offers an Amour Package that includes accommodations, in-room breakfast for two, champagne, chocolates, bath salts and a 3 pm check out. And just like in life, all of that love comes at a price, the package starts around $385 a night.

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Seattle Has An Everything Under The Umbrella Festival For Labor Day

August 27, 2009 at 3:49 PM | by kjb | 0 Comments

If hot air balloons and chuck wagons aren’t in your plans for Labor Day, there’s still plenty of other ideas for you to waste away your holiday weekend.

One of the best festivals of the year is Bumbershoot 2009, and it’s conveniently taking place at Seattle Center from September 5-7. Film, theatre, arts, and of course music, will all be yours to enjoy. So grab a triple venti something or other and hit the festival running.

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The One Seattle Place Where Starbucks Doesn't Rule: Underwater

August 18, 2009 at 3:39 PM | by kjb | 1 Comment

Water—especially rain—is one of the first things that comes to mind when you think of Seattle. Despite all this water, underwater activiies are not exactly as synonymous with Seattle. That’s slowly changing thanks to a local Scuba club and their shore dive adventures into Puget Sound.

The Scuba Schools Group has a location in Seattle, and they’d be happy to have you join them in one of their club dives. Don’t worry though, there’s no secret handshake or membership dues at this club, just a bunch of people enjoying the underwater universe. Best of all, the club dives are free, so just bring your gear and get going. Just make sure you have some experience doing cold water dives, because even though its summer, the water is a little chilly.

On August 29, the dive crew will be hitting up the Alki Junkpile. It’s kind of an artificial reef, Seattle-style, where they’ve seen some “cute” grunt sculpin on recent dives. If you can’t make it to that dive, there’s also one planned off the Keystone Jetty on September 27. You’ll be burning through your digital camera battery as you snap off pictures of rockfish and other critters. There’ll be a cookout after the dive, so be a pal and bring something to throw on the grill.

Related Stories:
· Seattle Scuba Shore Diving [Official Site]
· Say Mazel Tov To Underwater Weddings [Jaunted]
· Scuba coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Dan Hershman]

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Jaunted's Nationwide Guide To Free Music Events

August 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM | by Heidi Atwal | 0 Comments

'Tis the season for stadium shows, reunion tours, and outdoor festivals, but with ticket prices sometimes looming in the hundred-dollar range, even the prospect our seeing some of our all-time favorite acts isn't enough to coax out our credit cards. In these lean times, we're in search of the best deals, not the best laser light extravaganzas, so it's that splendid word—"free"—that chimes like music to our ears.

Zero-dollar entertainment can be found from coast-to-coast, from classy classical to celebrated jazz and blues artists. Below, we take you from West to East in search of worthwhile free music experiences. We can't promise synchronized dancing, but you will get a heavy dose of culture.

Jaunted's Nationwide Guide to Free Music Events:

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Seattle's Terrain Is Good For At Least One Thing: Rivers For Tubing

August 5, 2009 at 12:04 PM | by kjb | 0 Comments

High temperatures in and around Seattle have finally settled down, but residents of the The Emerald City probably still need a good way to beat the heat. Our suggestion is to head a few hours outside of the city proper and make Leavenworth your day trip destination. Not only will you be able to test out your kayaking and rafting skills, but you can also just sit back, relax, and slowly tube down the Wenatchee River.

The tubing season has finally opened on the river, and things will run until the end of summertime—we’re thinking that means Labor Day. To get outfitted for your 2-mile down river journey, the outfitters at River Rider provide fancy tubes equipped with handles and cup holders—perfect for holding your Snapple.

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Something to Do in Seattle: Mary Kay Letourneau's 'Hot for Teacher Night'

Where: 164 S. Washington St [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104
May 22, 2009 at 4:03 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Mary Kay Letourneau shocked America when she had a sexual relationship with her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. But the naughty teacher antics didn't stop there. She served jail time twice for hooking up with Vili while he was still underage and also gave birth to two of his kids. But you know what? That was sooooo 1999. Mary Kay and Vili, now married, just wanna have some fun this weekend!

Which is why they are hosting Hot Teacher Night at the Seattle bar, Fuel Sports Eats and Beats.

"It's turned into sort of a love story," Fuel owner Mike Morris tells the Associated Press. "I realize it had a sick twist at the beginning, but they're both adults now. They're both married by the state of Washington."

Fuel is located in Seattle's Pioneer Square near the Klondike Gold Rush park and just north of the Qwest football stadium and Safeco field. It gets rave reviews as a sports bar on Yelp but Saturday night should be a different scene entirely.

There's a $10 cover to attend and Vili is actually the headlining DJ. If you do end up going to this, we really want you to send us back a detailed report. Otherwise, we say skip it and catch a Seattle Mariners game that night instead (They're playing the SF Giants.)

Related Stories:
· Mary Kay Letourneau to Host 'Hot Teacher Night' [People]
· Seattle Field Trip [Jaunted]

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Volunteer for Earth Day in the Olympic Peninsula

March 30, 2009 at 12:26 PM | by cmb | 0 Comments

There are a lot people who want to do more for the planet than just turn off the lights for an hour. And many of them are turning to "voluntourism", which provides an opportunity to really make a difference and take a unique vacation, all at the same time.

In honor of Earth Day, Lake Quinault Lodge and Kalaloch Lodge in the Olympic Peninsula, about 30 miles west of Seattle, are offering special package deals for guests who want to take a volunteer vacation and help preserve their historic properties and public beaches.

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Fall TV 2008: "Eleventh Hour" Rushes in to Save CBS

September 30, 2008 at 1:30 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

Jaunted is planning our fall travel with some help from the networks. Check out our Fall TV 2008 Map to go where your new favorite characters go.

Special agent Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), the hero of new CBS show and British remake "Eleventh Hour" (October 9, 10 pm), doesn't have to answer to anybody!

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Seattle's Metropolitan Nature

September 6, 2007 at 3:34 PM | by pbb | 0 Comments

The Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau shouldn't have a tough time selling the Emerald City, at least since the sexy surgeons of Grey's Anatomy started crawling all over town. But just in case you've put off your visit, in one of the most tortured promotional schemes we've seen, the bureau reminds us that Seattle is "Metronatural".

Riiight. The guy behind the term says:

Branding a city like Seattle required a brand new word - so we created one.

The premise is that you get both outdoor tourism and great culture in Seattle. That much, at least, we can't dispute. With the newly-expanded Seattle Art Museum, its Olympic Sculpture Park and the renovated Seattle Aquarium, the city seems to be doing just fine without the hokey tag line.

Related Stories:
· Seattle CVB [Official Site]
· Seattle Art Museum [Official Site]
· Seattle Aquarium [Official Site]
· Seattle coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: WorldSpectator]