2012 c4l2012 social activities

• Woodinville distillery tour
• Seattle distillery tour
• Favorite local breweries
• Favorite local tea houses
• Visit hackerspace
• Evergreen/Koha - Open Source ILS brewery/tea house meetup

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!)

Restaurants

Restaurants within .25 miles of the hotel

Sazerac (AWESOME happy hour menu that runs until 8)

• Martin Haye - n

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)

• Jean Rainwater (leader) - v

Collins Pub (Pub Food, great beer selection)

• Francis Kayiwa - v

Six Arms - McMenamins (Pub Food) Meeting place TBA. Leave email and I'll coordinate late next week. --Joel

• Joel Richard (richardjm AT si.edu) (leader) - v

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
• Justin Coyne - n

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) Let's say meet at the lobby at 6pm like everyone else. Woohoo!

• Andreas Orphanides (leader) - v

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)

Code4lib 2012 - Seattle - social events, hangouts, and places to see

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

• Metrix Create Space
• Ada's Technical Books
• Northwest Outdoor Center
• Center for Wooden Boats
• Empty Sea Studios acoustic music

• Map of beer venues maintained at Beermapping.com.
• List of local breweries (map) maintained by the Washington Beer Commission

Things to do in Seattle, from the hosts