So Bazaar Returns to Redmond
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
August 7, 2018
CONTACT
Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager
lmaher@redmond.gov
425-556-2427
Redmond, WA – The annual So Bazaar Night Market returns to Downtown Redmond this
August! This evening festival comes to life in the form of pop-up urban night
markets on the last three Thursdays in August — August 16, 23 and 30. With
roots in the exciting street life throughout Asia, the So Bazaar Night Market transforms
Downtown Redmond with performances, art and cuisine along the Redmond Central
Connector (RCC) trail located between 161st Ave NE and Leary Way.
“So Bazaar is a signature
Redmond experience that combines the arts with food trucks and a concert series
into one unique community event,” said Mayor John Marchione. “There is no other
event quite like So Bazaar in the region.”
The theme this year is all-things Art Nouveau –a total art style
and international movement across disciplines that was most popular between
1890 and 1910.
August 16 – Ultraviolet: Stop by the beer garden, where glamorous performers pose to
be drawn en plein air. As the sun goes down, enjoy a silent film accompanied by
live music and watch the majesty of Stravinsky’s Firebird.
August 23 – Rose: Join us for a PINKnic on the Redmond Central Connector lawn,
where sunny soundscapes from PNW indie electronica artists will have you
smiling all evening long. Dance the night away at the silent disco below the
lights of the art installation Signals.
August 30 – Blanc: Dress in white, and come ready to enjoy a Cabaret under the stars
and a Jazz Age Dance-Off featuring Eastside social dance groups. “Paris Jazz” will
be playing all night long - with a stream of local guest performances.
New to So Bazaar this year, the event will
feature artist Jen Szabo’s art
installation along the Redmond Central Connector throughout the entire So
Bazaar event series. Exploring the ideas of seasonality, rebirth, even
invasiveness, she gravitated toward the dandelion as the subject of the work
and will create a network of dandelion chandeliers. Szabo says, “I want to
continue to have the audience look skyward and utilize fiber art materials in
this temporary installation. An inverted dandelion “dome” will suspend from the
ceiling of the Signals sculpture, while the ‘seed pod’ lanterns (illuminated
after dark) are dispersed by the dandelions overhead between the sculpture,
Redmond Central Connector and Bear Creek Parkway.”
For more information and a
complete listing of So Bazaar Night Market activities, please
visit www.RedmondSoBazaar.com. For
questions and more information on this press release contact Lisa Maher,
Communications & Marketing Manager,
at lmaher@redmond.gov or
425-556-2427. This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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