Seattle, WA

Here is a really great opportunity to experience history live. Take the spoiled ones with you.:

19th Century Christmas
When: Saturday, Dec 6, 2008, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, Point Defiance Park
$$$: $4/ adults, $3/seniors and students (ages 13-17) and $2/children (ages 5-12).

Experience a real “old-fashioned” Christmas. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of modern holidays and step back in time to savor the lilting sounds of penny whistles, the aroma of ginger biscuits, Christmas dances and the slower pace of the Christmas season in 1855. Within our gates, December 25, 1855 will come alive! Inside the fort, re-enactors portray the daily life of the workers from many cultures who lived at this historic site. They happily share stories, cookies, dancing and the carrying in of the Yule log as they engage in friendly conversation. Just remember they are “living” in 1855 and may not recognize the name of your hometown or other modern conveniences that are familiar to you!

Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on the Puget Sound where visitors can travel back in time to the year 1855 and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era.

So you’re tired of all the shopping and you just need a drink. No worries, I have your hook up!

4th Annual Winter Beer Festival
When: Friday, December 5th, 5-10pm, Saturday December 6th, 1-10pm
Where: Hale’s Ales Pub, 4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle, WA
$$$: $23 advance/$25 at the door

Event will feature many big, bold winter warmers with robust flavors by over 30 Washington breweries. A popular Vintage Beer Tasting will return again with some of Washington’s favorite winter beers from a few years back. Shop your beer lovin’ heart out in their Holiday Gift Shop, and sample treats at the Chocolate Tasting and bites from Hales Pub!

Admission includes a tasting cup and six 5oz beer tastes.
Additional tokens are available at $1.50 each.
Designated driver admission is $5 and available at the door only.
We accept cash and check only. Sorry, no credit cards!
This is a 21+ only event.

Okay kids, there is a lot going on this weekend and I’m getting tired of typing! However… I can’t leave out my wine buddies so one more and you’re on your own!

Wineapalooza
When: Saturday, December 6 2008, 8:00pm - Sunday, December 7 2008, 1:00am
Where: The Greenwood Collective, 8537 Greenwood Ave N Suite 1, Seattle
$$$: $10.00

Wineapalooza is Seattle’s first wine tasting event catered specifically to Generations Y & X. Expose yourself to all that Northwest wines have to offer with us at the Greenwood Collective. Be prepared to dazzle your palette with a combination of premier reds, local whites and dessert wines. Come to party, drink and enjoy the jazz styling of Big World Breaks.