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Bastille Bash is tomorrow July 13th! 07.12.13
Bonjour! Madison Valley’s 2nd annual Bastille Bash is this Saturday, July 13 from 3-8 p.m.! They are decking out East Madison with French flags, banners and all things red, white and blue and getting ready to enjoy la vie en rose.
Festivities will take place up and down East Madison Street from 27th to 30th Avenues. Guests will enjoy Bastille Day celebrations, indulge in French inspired food from Madison Valley restaurants, taste sips from Northwest wineries, breweries and distilleries, be entertained by live music, street performers and live chef and gardening demos, and kids activities.
View menus, entertainment schedules, maps and more online to plan your afternoon and ensure you don’t miss a thing, then follow their Facebook page to receive instant updates.
Highlights include: Spirits Garden in Rover’s courtyard, eight live music and dance acts, bites and sips from more than 30 food and beverage partners, a chef demo stage featuring Cormac Mahoney of Madison Park Conservatory, Jason Wilson of Crush, Jim Drohman of Le Pichet and Cafe Presse, and John Platt of St. Cloud, and the chance to win a weekend in Paris by France Homestyle!
Beneficiary: Proceeds from Bastille Bash support the Children’s Response Center.
Tickets: The event is FREE to attend and tickets for food and beverages will be sold at the event on 29th Avenue. Food is priced at $2.50, $5.00, $7.50 per bite and tickets can be purchased in $10 increments. The Wine Passport includes tastings of wine, beer and spirits from each of the purveyors for $20 per person, including your own wine glass.
With all the fun festivities in store, the local media has been buzzing. Here are some highlights of recent articles and radio interviews to get all the Bastille Bash scoop:
- The Stranger Suggests you hightail it to Bastille Bash to catch a glimpse of their Marie Antoinette impersonator!
- They love Bastille Bash’s Francophilia and retail offerings over at Seattle Met Magazine.
- Seattle Magazine says Bastille Bash is a MUST for this weekend.
- Daily Candy can’t wait to enjoy the Spirits Garden at Rover’s and how the neighborhood is reminiscent of a bucolic village in Provence.
- KIRO Radio’s “Let’s Eat” hosts had a blast chatting up Nat Stratton-Clarke, one of the event creators and planners, about the amazing chef talent for the demos and enjoying French culture in Seattle.
- Neighborhood paper the Madison Park Times is excited Bastille Bash is back for a second year!
- Chat With Women radio network host Holly Brown, of The Brown Lounge, chatted with Nat about all of the delicious French food and wine offered at Bastille Bash, eating local, and how to cook simple French food at home.
- The Seattle Times highlighted Bastille Bash in their Sunday NW Arts & Life section as a must attend event this week!
- The moms over at Red Tricycle gave Bastille Bash the thumbs up for their kid friendly activities like art classes at Thrive, and event proceeds that benefit the Children’s Response Center.
Bastille Bash Food Partners:
Cafe Flora
Crush
Dry Soda
Essential Baking
Harbor Point Coffee
Harvest Vine
Ines Patisserie
Jae’s Asian Bistro & Sushi
Luc
Pagliacci
Perrier
Rover’s
Seattle Salads
The Spoon Project
Voila! Bistrot
Wineries:
Balboa Winery
Beresan Winery
Facelli Winery
Forgeron Cellars
Hestia Cellars
Kiona Vineyards & Winery
OS Winery
Patterson Cellars
Pomum Cellars
Swiftwater Cellars
Walla Walla Vintners
William Church Winery
Breweries:
Fremont Brewing
Mac & Jack’s Brewery
Ninkasi Brewing
Distilleries:
BroVo Spirits
El Zacatecano
Project V
Sidetrack Distillery
Kids Activities:
Thrive Art School – French inspired art workshops. Ages 5-9; $45. Register in advance on their website.
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