Plus, remembering local TV weatherman Steve Pool.
 
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🎶 Are you experienced in Jimi?

Seattle’s Music Mount Rushmore Closeup: Jimi Hendrix
A bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood next to a paint store and with fall leaves in the background
The Jimi Hendrix statue’s official name is the Electric Lady Studio Guitar. | Photo via @pretty_seattle
If the weather seems a little purple hazy today, it makes sense — today, Nov. 27 is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday. Earlier this year, you voted the late rock legend into our Mount Rushmore of Seattle Music and it’s about time we gave him even more love.

Hendrix came to fame in the 60s San Francisco music scene, but he was born + raised here, learning his electrifying guitar licks as a young kid in the Central District.

Here’s where you can see his image and influence around town.

Broadway + Pine

Right outside a Capitol Hill art supply store you’ll find a bronze statue dedicated to the legendary guitarist. Local artist Daryl Smith created it based on pics from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. It was unveiled in 1997.

MoPOP

Seattle’s museum dedicated to pop culture naturally has a whole collection of Hendrix-related artifacts. See the fragments of a Fender Stratocaster the musician smashed in London and a handwritten love poem he wrote to one-time flame Kathy Etchingham.

Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle, Washington with a curvy sculpted wall showing Jimi's face.

Jimi Hendrix has his own Seattle park.

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Photo via SEAtoday staff

Jimi Hendrix Park

Near Garfield High where Hendrix went to school sits a park named after him. Visitors to the adjacent Northwest African American Museum can stroll the grounds outside to check out the park’s groovy “wave wall” and a chronological timeline of the artist’s life.

Site of Sick’s Stadium

On July 26, 1970, Hendrix played his final Seattle show at Rainier Valley’s former baseball stadium during a soggy day reminiscent of Woodstock. The site is now a Lowe’s, so you can pick up lumber while reminiscing.

Greenwood Memorial Park

Hendrix and his parents are buried at this Renton cemetery. The large granite memorial embellished with “rainbow” marble is hard to miss if you pay it a visit, as many fans do from far and wide. Hendrix’s funeral took place in Seattle 53 years ago.
Asked

Where was Jimi Hendrix’s first Seattle gig?
A. The Crocodile
B. Garfield High School auditorium
C. Temple De Hirsch
D. Seattle Center
Take a guess
 
Events
Monday, Nov. 27
  • Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour! | Monday, Nov. 27 | 6 p.m. | McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle | $45-$65 | The educational YouTube show for preschoolers does a live performance — your kiddos are in for a treat.
  • Monday Night Square Dance | Monday, Nov. 27 | 7 p.m. | Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle | $10 | Grab your partner and do-si-do, or just have a stomping good time solo.
Tuesday, Nov. 28
  • A John Waters Christmas: Let’s Blow it Up | Tuesday, Nov. 28-Thursday, Nov. 30 | Times vary | Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St., Seattle | $40-$45 | Join the cult movie director for his “holiday comedy show from hell” with celebrity blow-up dolls + a bag of Christmas-Evil presents.
Wednesday, Nov. 29
  • Indigo De Souza | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 8 p.m. | Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St., Seattle | $25 | The indie rock artist from Asheville, NC is touring in support of her third album.
Thursday, Nov. 30
  • “Maples of the Seattle Japanese Garden” | Thursday, Nov. 30 | 4 p.m. | Seattle Japanese Garden, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E., Seattle | Free | This photography exhibit presents a historical record of maples at the garden in full bloom and preserved specimens.
  • Founders Live Seattle | Thursday, Nov. 30 | 6-8:30 p.m. | The Collective Seattle, 400 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle | $0-$20 | Local entrepreneurs have 99 seconds to pitch their brilliant ideas — you decide which one’s the best.
Events calendar here
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News Notes
Legacy
  • Beloved Seattle meteorologist Steve Pool has died at the age of 70 from early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Pool worked at KOMO for 40 years until he retired in 2019. He was one of the first Black weather forecasters in the US, won several Emmys, and became a much-admired local celebrity.
Sports
  • These dawgs are still undefeated. The UW Huskies football squad capped a 12-0 regular season with a thrilling 24-21 win over rival Wazzu in the Apple Cup. Next up is the Pac-12 championship game against Oregon in Las Vegas on Friday night.
Development
  • There’s a plan to save the Red Sunset Maple trees at Cal Anderson Park while still making needed sidewalk repairs. Work will begin soon to move areas of sidewalk, install materials that leave more space for roots, and plant additional trees. (Capitol Hill Seattle)
Open
  • The local restaurant so nice they named it twice, Piroshky Piroshky has opened its fourth Seattle location at the Convention Center’s Summit building. Expect the usual selection of Eastern European-inspired flaky pies in at the new 1600 Ninth Ave. outpost.
Fitness
  • Nearly 6,000 runners competed in the Seattle Marathon on Sunday — quite a change from the race’s origins 50+ years ago when fewer than 40 folks ran. See the results for the full and half marathon events. (KIRO 7)
Civic
  • A new Seattle community budgeting process recently allocated $27 million to six new projects in the city, like more 24-hour public restrooms and support for urban farming. The process used ranked-choice voting to select the projects from nearly 500 ideas. (Seattle Times)
Today Is
  • Cyber Monday. Missed a great Black Friday deal you can’t stop thinking about? No worries — tons of local shops are hosting online deals now until midnight. The best part? You get to skip the lines. Check out sales like 60% off at the Seahawks pro shop and 20-50% off at Eighth Generation.
Cause
  • An anonymous donor recently gave $800,000 to an Auburn food bank. With the population of the city growing in recent years, the organization needed the funds to move out of its current facility and increase capacity. (KING 5)
Environment
  • Since 2012, the Seattle area has moved into a warmer zone on the Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The map is used by gardeners and growers to see which perennial plants are most likely to thrive. The average annual coldest day in Seattle is now between 20° and 25°. (Seattle Times)
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Outdoors

🌳 A walk in the parks

New guide helps you navigate dozens of Seattle Olmsted parks
The beach at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, WA at sunset
The Seattle Olmsted 50 route goes through sites like Golden Gardens Park. | Photo via Seattle Parks & Recreation
Need to get your daily steps in after a heavy holiday meal? Check out the Seattle Olmsted 50, a newly mapped out route from the Ballard Locks to Rainier Beach that connects dozens of parks designed by the famed Olmsted Brothers architecture firm.

The project is a collaboration between the Mountaineers’ Urban Walk Committee and the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks.

As you can tell by their names, these orgs are fans of local strolls, but the project also honors the 120-year anniversary of when Seattle approved the Olmsted Park master plan.

And what a way to celebrate. Each ~6-mile section of the 31-mile path includes directions, elevation details, points of interest, bathroom locations, and other useful info.

You don’t have to walk the whole route in one shot and it can be traversed in any direction. Just lace up and enjoy the journey.
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Gabe
From the editor
Hope you all digested your holiday feasts and are ready to get back in the swing of things. First on my agenda? Getting an aluminum pole for a Festivus party. Like Frank Costanza, I find tinsel distracting.
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