Music, cycling, running and more: It’s all here at King County Parks – Your Big Backyard
Activities and events lineup in late June, early July offers something for everyone
Don’t look now, but summer is here. Long days of sunlight and improving weather offer the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy King County Parks – Your Big Backyard.
Want to watch top-notch athletes in action? Check out the high-speed excitement of bicycle track racing at Marymoor’s Group Health Velodrome. Or, if you’d rather test your legs and lungs by participating in a fun competition, sign up for the 10-mile run, July 11, as part of the Cougar Mountain Trail Running Series.
For a slower-paced visit to the great outdoors, stop by Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park on a non-race day and enjoy a scenery-filled hike along some of this sprawling park’s 36 miles of trails.
Here are some of the events and activities at King County Parks facilities in the next few weeks:
Marymoor Park
Marymoor Concert Recycling Crew
Grab your friends or co-workers, volunteer as a group and enjoy a fine summer show in the park...for free! Marymoor Park recycles and composts biodegradable cups, plates and food scraps at the summer concert series. Volunteers, who get in free to the shows at which they work, help educate concert-goers about which items go into which bins. Thanks to concert volunteers, more than half of what was thrown away at the 2008 shows was recycled, rather than sent to the landfill.
Volunteers are needed for the 2009 summer concert series. Marymoor Concert Recycling Crew volunteers must commit to a minimum of three concerts and must be 18 years or older. Training is provided on-site and shifts vary depending on show time. Contact Laurie Clinton at 206-296-4452 for more information.
Concerts at Marymoor – Series begins June 27
June 27 – 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $49.50; $5 parking fee
Keb’ Mo’ with Special Guest Star Ryan Shaw
Guitarist/vocalist Keb' Mo' draws heavily on the old-fashioned country blues style, while keeping his sound contemporary with touches of soul and folksy storytelling. His distinctive sound embraces multiple eras and genres, including pop, rock, folk and jazz.
July 5 – 7 p.m.
Tickets are $49.50, $59.50 and $79.50; $5 parking fee
Duran Duran
English pop-rock band, Duran Duran, one of the most successful groups of the 1980s and a leader in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the U.S. have sold more than 70 million records with hits such as "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Rio."
Monday, Wednesday and Friday night racing at the Marymoor Velodrome
Enjoy an exciting bicycle race at the Velodrome. All three nights of racing are under way for the season. Spectator admission is free on Mondays and Wednesdays; $5 per person on Fridays; kids 16 and under are free. Racing starts at 7 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.velodrome.org/mva/.
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
Compete in the seventh-annual Cougar Mountain trail running series, which continues July 11 with a 10-mile race. The registration and start will be at the Sky Country trailhead. The cost is $40 for each race. Seattle Running Club members receive a $5 discount. Visit http://www.seattlerunningcompany.com/Events/Cougar/cougarmtn1.html for all the details.
Cottage Lake Park
Thursdays, beginning July 2 through Aug. 6 – 7 p.m.
Music in the Park 2009
Sponsored by the Upper Bear Creek Community Council, this concert series will be in the beautiful Cottage Lake Park, at Northeast Woodinville-Duvall Road and 188th Northeast, Woodinville. More information is available at http://www.upperbearcreek.com/.
Enumclaw Expo Center (formerly King County Fairgrounds)
July 16-18 – 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday – Saturday.
Admission is free, parking is $5.
King County’s Enumclaw Fair
The City of Enumclaw will produce the 2009 King County Fair, the oldest county fair west of the Mississippi. The fair will return to a traditional format this year with rides and games, great fair food, exhibits, shopping, three stages of entertainment and much more. It’s all happening at the Enumclaw Expo Center, formerly the King County Fairgrounds. Get all the details at http://www.enumclawskingcountyfair.com/.
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King County Parks - Your Big Backyard - offers more than 25,000 acres of parks and natural lands, including such regional treasures as Marymoor Park and Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park, 175 miles of regional trails, plus pools and a world-class aquatic center. By cultivating strong relationships with non-profit, corporate and community partners, King County Parks enhances park amenities while reducing costs. Learn more at http://www.kingcounty.gov/parks/.
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