For the second summer in a row, Seattle's Lake Union is transformed into an EDM venue with DJs spinning heavy bass for thousands of ravers on the water. On today's episode, Erik Hillesheim of Seattle Paddle Rave shares the origins and delights of this free Seattle event. We've got our flamingo floatie and oversized shades, and Meet Me Here is ready to party!

Check out the Seattle Paddle Rave Instagram page or LakeUnionConcerts.com. They have tips for where to get into the water, and where to rent paddleboards, kayaks, or motorboats.

For the second summer in a row, Seattle's Lake Union is transformed into an EDM venue with DJs spinning heavy bass for thousands of ravers on the water. On today's episode, Erik Hillesheim of Seattle Paddle Rave shares the origins and delights of this free Seattle event. We've got our flamingo floatie and oversized shades, and Meet Me Here is ready to party!
Check out the Seattle Paddle Rave <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seattlepaddlerave/?hl=en">Instagram page </a>or <a href="http://lakeunionconcerts.com">LakeUnionConcerts.com</a>. They have tips for where to get into the water, and where to rent paddleboards, kayaks, or motorboats.

Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we’re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There’s a lot to do in this region, so let’s make some plans and go experience it together.

Meet Me Here&nbsp;is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we&rsquo;re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There&rsquo;s a lot to do in this region, so let&rsquo;s make some plans and go experience it together.

Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. 

Meet Me Here

Host Dyer Oxley interviews Erik Hilleshiem about EDM concerts with paddleboards on Lake Union in Seattle.

Seattle Paddle Rave brings music and people to Lake Union for a party

“If you really stop to notice, there’s a lot of beauty hiding in the little details." 

Artist Tininha Silva walks along the ocean beach near her home in Port Townsend every day. Instead of looking at the horizon, she looks at her feet and finds those beautiful details. A shell, a piece of bull kelp, and other little treasures become inspiration for her art: large fabric and chicken wire pieces that evoke the beach at low tide, kelp forests, and as-yet-undiscovered sea creatures. 

Tininha tells Meet Me Here host Jeannie Yandel about the voice that told her to pursue her creativity and work with her hands.

Tininha’s first installation piece, Between Tides, is hanging at the Seattle Art Fair at Lumen Field Events Center July 23 through 26.

Links: 
Tininha Silva on Instagram
Tininha Silva website
Seattle Art Fair
A DIY lesson on how to make a cardboard loom

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&ldquo;If you really stop to notice, there&rsquo;s a lot of beauty hiding in the little details."&nbsp;
Artist Tininha Silva walks along the ocean beach near her home in Port Townsend every day. Instead of looking at the horizon, she looks at her feet and finds those beautiful details. A shell, a piece of bull kelp, and other little treasures become inspiration for her art: large fabric and chicken wire pieces that evoke the beach at low tide, kelp forests, and as-yet-undiscovered sea creatures.&nbsp;
Tininha tells Meet Me Here host Jeannie Yandel about the voice that told her to pursue her creativity and work with her hands.
Tininha&rsquo;s first installation piece, <a href="https://seattleartfair.com/projects/between-tides/">Between Tides</a>, is hanging at the Seattle Art Fair at Lumen Field Events Center July 23 through 26.
Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tininhasilvastudio/?hl=en">Tininha Silva on Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tininhasilva.com/">Tininha Silva website</a> <a href="https://www.tininhasilva.com/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://seattleartfair.com/">Seattle Art Fair</a></li>
<li>A <a href="https://www.cedardellforestfarm.com/blog/2020/7/10/diy-cardboard-weaving-loom">DIY lesson</a> on how to make a cardboard loom</li>
</ul>
Support Meet Me Here and all KUOW's podcasts at <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meet">kuow.org/meet</a>
Got an arts and culture idea you'd like us to talk about? Email us! arts@kuow.org&nbsp;

Artist Tininha Silva on the beautiful details of the Port Townsend beach that inspire her work, and the voice that told her to pursue her creativity and work with her hands.

An artist’s advice for anxiety: work with your hands 

Heads up: This episode includes a graphic description of eating wild animals to survive. 

This month, the Meet Me Here team has been spreading the gospel of getting out by and on the water this summer. And we stand by that! But not all adventures on the water go well. 

Journalist and author Sophie Elmhirst’s book “A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck” is a testament to that, telling the story of an English couple who ended up adrift for 118 days after their sailboat sank. Sophie’s book was a hit last summer and is about to come out in paperback, so host Katie Campbell got her on the line to talk about how some of the best plans can go terribly awry on the open ocean. 

Join the KUOW Book Club at kuow.org/books.  

Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at kuow.org/meet. 

Heads up: This episode includes a graphic description of eating wild animals to survive.&nbsp;
This month, the Meet Me Here team has been spreading the gospel of getting out by and on the water this summer. And we stand by that! But not all adventures on the water&nbsp;go&nbsp;well.&nbsp;
Journalist and author Sophie Elmhirst&rsquo;s&nbsp;book &ldquo;<a href="https://thirdplacebooks.com/book/9780593854280">A Marriage at Sea:&nbsp;A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck</a>&rdquo; is a testament to that, telling the story of an English&nbsp;couple&nbsp;who ended up&nbsp;adrift&nbsp;for&nbsp;118 days&nbsp;after their sailboat sank.&nbsp;Sophie&rsquo;s book was a hit last summer and is about to come out in paperback,&nbsp;so host Katie Campbell got her on the line to talk about how some of the best plans can go terribly awry on the open ocean.&nbsp;
Join the KUOW Book Club at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/series/books/">kuow.org/books</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meet">kuow.org/meet</a>.&nbsp;

Journalist Sophie Elmhirst’s book “A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck” tells the story of an English couple who ended up adrift for 118 days after their sailboat sank. Sophie’s book was a hit last summer and is about to come out in paperback, so we got her on the line to talk about how some of the best plans can go terribly awry on the open ocean. 

How NOT to enjoy the water with Sophie Elmhirst

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas for fun things to do around the region this weekend.

HOST: Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows

LINKS: 
FINALS - Salmon Bay FC vs Vermont Green FC
USL W Playoff Bracket
Seattle Mariners vs SF Giants
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
GeekFest West Game Expo
Capital Lakefair
Sandsations Sand Sculpture Festival
Sequim Lavender Festival
Vashon Strawberry Festival
CID Celebration
Chinatown Parade

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meetnotes!

Meet Me Here is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

 

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas for fun things to do around the region this weekend.
HOST: Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows
LINKS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.salmonbayfc.com/playoffs/">FINALS - Salmon Bay FC vs Vermont Green FC</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.uslwleague.com/playoffs">USL W Playoff Bracket</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.mlb.com/mariners/schedule/2026-07">Seattle Mariners vs SF Giants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://washingtonfaire.com/weekend-themes/">Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekfest.com/">GeekFest West Game Expo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.lakefair.org/">Capital Lakefair</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.longbeachmerchants.com/sandsations">Sandsations Sand Sculpture Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lavenderfestival.com/">Sequim Lavender Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thisisvashon.com/strawberry-festival">Vashon Strawberry Festival</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattlecidcelebration.com/">CID Celebration</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattlechinesechamber.org/chinatown-parade.html">Chinatown Parade</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meetnotes">https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meetnotes</a>!
Meet Me Here is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;
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Meet Me Here presents KUOW's Weekend Warmup! Find all the events worthy of YOUR time off with host Jason Megatron Burrows.

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