The eighth annual Battle at the Lake at Green Lake Park is scheduled for July 15, 16 and 17, 2011 at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). Battle at the Lake is a five-on-five outdoor basketball tournament that traditionally features the finest basketball players in Seattle. The tournament is judged by well-known basketball players. In past years, Shawn Kemp, Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Brian Scalabrine, Isaiah Stanback and Will Conroy have made an appearance. The event also features music, food, a dance team, a dunk contest, a three-point shooting contest, women’s and kids’ exhibition games, and a swimsuit fashion show. Here’s…
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Movie shoot moves from Green Lake to Maple Leaf
Scenes from an indie film called “Safety Not Guaranteed” were shot in Green Lake last week, and today the cast and crew are in Maple Leaf. Green Lake resident Joshua Tufts reports seeing film production vehicles last Monday (May 16, 2011) on Bagley Ave N just north of East Green Lake Dr N. Last Wednesday (May 18), Joshua’s son Brayden got these autographs from cast members Aubrey Plaza, who also plays April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation, and Jeff Garlin, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Safety Not Guaranteed cast and crew can be found in Maple Leaf today (Wednesday,…
Matthew Inman, creator of ‘The Oatmeal,’ shares his thoughts on Green Lake Park
Matthew Inman at SXSW, March 2011. Photo credit: Liang Shi Last week, I learned that Matthew Inman, a popular comic artist, is a regular visitor to Green Lake Park. Matthew Inman writes, draws, and codes The Oatmeal, “an entertainment site full of comics, quizzes, and other delights.” The site has more than 250,000 Facebook fans and more than 150,000 Twitter followers. Popular ‘The Oatmeal’ strips include How to pet a kitty, Ten Words You Need To Stop Misspelling, and Why I’d Rather be punched in the testicles than call customer service. A recent strip looked at The 4 Seasons of Seattle Weather. His book 5 Very Good Reasons…
Update on “The Details,” which brought Tobey Maguire to Green Lake
Back in September 2009, we brought you the news that Tobey Maguire was at the Green Lake Community Center, filming a scene for an upcoming film titled “The Details.” The film just debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Last Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2010), it sold for a reported $8 million, according to The Seattle Times. From our news partner Fremont Universe: “The Details” stars Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks and Laura Linney and Ray Liotta. Maguire plays Dr. Jeff Lang, who along with his wife Nealy (Banks), lives a regular middle-class life in Seattle. What begins as a series of innocuous…
“World’s greatest athlete” works out at Green Lake and Lower Woodland Park
KING 5′s Allen Schauffler reported last night (Monday, Jan. 31, 2011) that Bryan Clay, who earned the title of “world’s greatest athlete” at the 2008 Olympics, is a big fan of Green Lake. Bryan Clay is the reigning Olympic champion for the decathlon. “If you ever jog, walk or ride around Seattle’s Greenlake,” Schauffler writes, “you might have seen him, probably out for a run with his wife, Sarah.” “My in-laws live right up the road here on Phinney Ridge,” Clay told Schauffler, “so we’re down here at Greenlake jogging all the time. We’re at the lower woodland track doing track workouts and things like…
