2012 c4l2012 social activities
Contents
Ideas
- Woodinville distillery tour
- Seattle distillery tour
- Favorite local breweries
- Favorite local tea houses
- Visit hackerspace
- Evergreen/Koha - Open Source ILS brewery/tea house meetup
Planned events
Newcomer dinner
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about demonstrations of the many uses of bacon dongles XML.
Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!
Plans
- When: Tuesday evening (2/7) Note that this year's dinner is on Tuesday
- Time: 6 PM (ish) or whenever you can get your group together
- Mastermind (if you have any questions): Becky Yoose
Guidelines:
- Max of 6 per group
- Please, no waitlisting :(
- ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans in each group
- New folks - n
- c4l vets - v
- One leader needed for each location (declare yourself! - Vets are highly encouraged to lead the group :))
- Leader duties
- Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 6 rowdy library coders
- Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)
- Leader duties
Restaurants
Restaurants within .25 miles of the hotel
Sazerac (AWESOME happy hour menu that runs until 8)
O'Asian Kitchen and Lounge (Asian)
Restaurants between .25 miles and .5 miles of the hotel
Pike Brewing (local brewery, pub food)
- Ken Varnum - n
- Chad Nelson - n
- Ed Summers - v
The Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery (American)
Wild Ginger (Asian, a bit overpriced)
Purple Cafe (American, Wine Bar)
Cafe Paloma (Mediterranean)
Collins Pub (Pub Food, great beer selection)
- Francis Kayiwa - v
Six Arms - McMenamins (Pub Food)
611 Supreme (Crepes and Full Bar) Meet in the conference hotel lobby at 6pm. Look for the short woman in a trench coat and wide brim hat ~Becky
- Becky Yoose (leader) - v
- Cynthia Ng - n
- Zoe Chao - v
Pan Africa Restaurant & Bar (Pan African)
Restaurants between .5 and 1 mile from hotel
Serious Pie (Tom Douglas restaurant, inventive pizzas, good local beer list). They don't take reservations, so we'll wing it. Not sure what the conference lobby is, but let's meet there at 6PM. Look for Cary, a tall man in a yellow jacket
- Cary Gordon (leader) - v
Ballet (Vietnamese)
Kokeb Ethiopian Restaurant (Ethiopian)
Dahlia Lounge (Pacific Northwest cuisine, $$$)
Matt's in the Market (Northwest Cuisine, $$$)
Place Pigalle (French)
Chez Shea (French)
Elysian Breweries and Pubs (Pub Food)
Meza (Latin Fare)
Loving Hut (Vietnamese/Veg*n)
In the Bowl (Veg*n, Asian)
Plumb Bistro (Veg*n)
Highline (Veg*n, bar)
Restaurants more than 1 miles from the hotel
Brave Horse Tavern (another Tom Douglas, good regional beer list, yummy food. Near South Lake Union. Would require a ride on the South Lake Union Trolley (SLUT), but it's easy to get to/use from downtown.
Flying Fish (Seafood)
Cafe Flora (FANTASTIC Veg*n restaurant. Use Metro bus #11 to get there)
Teapot Vegetarian House (Veg*n, Asian)
Space Needle (American, Pricy; but what the heck, listed it anyway for those who want the experience)
Social Map - places of interest
Code4lib 2012 - Seattle - social events, hangouts, and places to see
Seattle Events Feb 5-9
Sunday, February 5, 2012
- Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band/Live Wyya/Adrian Xavier/Selecta Raiford/DJ Courtland, Neumos: http://neumos.com/neumos.php
- Michael The Blind/The Els, Skylark: http://www.skylarkcafe.com/
- Addaura/Alda/Hallow, Comet
Monday, February 6, 2012
- Silent Movie Mondays: Last Command 1928, http://stgpresents.org/artists/?artist=1829#, Show at 7:00pm, The Paramount Theatre $10
This all-classic film series, First Oscars, is accompanied by live music from the historic Mighty Wurlitzer organ, one of the last three remaining organs of its kind to reside in its original environment, played by critically acclaimed organist Jim Riggs.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- Lionize/Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, El Corazon: http://elcorazonseattle.com/
- The Pulltab Playboys/Rachel Lyn Harrington & The Knock Outs/The James Low Western Front, Sunset: http://sunsettavern.com/
- Twin Sister, Vera: http://theveraproject.org/shows/
- The Features, Chop Suey: http://www.chopsuey.com/
- Wilco/White Denim, Paramount Theatre: http://stgpresents.org/
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- The Golden Blondes/The Jet Age/Mr. Drinx & The Pot Heads, Sunset: http://sunsettavern.com/
- Pipsisewah/The Chasers/The Magic Mirrors, Tractor: http://www.tractortavern.com/
- Dengue Fever vs Secret Chiefs 3, Moe Bar :http://bit.ly/yJtfXv (how could you pass the opportunity to see someone play this thing :http://bit.ly/wB5AgZ
Thursday, February 9, 2012
- SAM Opening - Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/gauguin
- The Jayhawks, Neptune Theater: http://stgpresents.org/
- Digital Leather, Comet
- Savani World Quintet/Super Sones, Columbia City Theater: http://www.columbiacitytheater.com/
- Blvd Park {album release}/Nettle Honey/Creeping Time, Tractor: http://www.tractortavern.com/
- Eleanor Friedberger, Crocodile: http://thecrocodile.com/index.html
Ongoing Events
- Seattle Art Museum: Tours are every Saturday & Sunday at noon, and the First Thursday of every month at 10:30, 11:30 am, 12:30 & 1:30 pm.
- EMP: Exhibits on display include: Battlestar Galactica, Nirvana, Avatar, and Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film
- Teatro ZinZanni: ¡Caliente! http://dreams.zinzanni.org/
- Pacific NW Ballet: performing Don Quixote at McCaw Hall http://www.pnb.org/
- Oklahoma!, Sunday matinee and nightly: 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Avenue http://www.5thavenue.org/show/oklahoma
Local events/places
- Metrix Create Space
- Ada's Technical Books
- Northwest Outdoor Center
- Center for Wooden Boats
- Empty Sea Studios acoustic music
Local Beer Places
- Map of beer venues maintained at Beermapping.com.
- List of local breweries (map) maintained by the Washington Beer Commission
