"This annual Ballard festival is reportedly evolving to be "more fest than seafood": there’s still plenty of food and a lutefisk-eating competition (it’s Ballard!), but the program now includes a skating competition and a music lineup "anchored — get it? — by local rock act Illuminati Hotties." This year the event runs from July 11 to July 13, with additional details available from local coverage." - Harry Cheadle