With summer in full swing, authors Maria Dolan and Kathryn True's Seattle Field Guide is the perfect tool to get outside. The book has 38 recommendations, and we're taking a closer look at a few that will get readers out by the water.

In this episode, host Katie Campbell talks to Maria and Kathryn about four of their recommendations (and a few bonus ideas to enjoy the sunny season):

• The Commodore Park heron colony
• Shilshole Bay and its sea lions
• The ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island
• Secret shorelines of the city, including the Union Bay Natural Area

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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:

• Walla Walla Movie Crush
• SIFF - In Theaters
• road to everywhere - Screenings
• The Last Picture Shows | Rustin Thompson
• Oregon Country Fair
• West Seattle Summer Fest
• Ballard SeafoodFest
• Kent Cornucopia Days
• PNA's PhinneyWood Garage Sale Day
• World Soccer Fan Celebration: Watch Parties
• Event Calendar | Seattle FIFA World Cup 26™
• Seattle Reign v Portland Thorns
  • Grudge Match BOGO
• The West Seattle Saunter
• Bare Buns Fun Run - Tiger Mountain

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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.

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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:

4th of July Activities!

• Chicago - Saturday in the Park (Official Audio)
• Seafair 4th of July at Gasworks & Lake Union!

PARADES!

• Arlington — 5 p.m. (kids 4:30 p.m.)
• Bainbridge Island — 1 p.m.
• Bothell — 12 p.m. (kids 11:15 a.m.)
• Burien — 11 a.m.
• Carnation — 11:30 a.m. (kids 11 a.m.)
• Dupont — 10 a.m.
• Edmonds — 12 p.m. (kids 11:30 a.m.)
• Enumclaw — noon
• Everett — 11 a.m.
• Issaquah — 10 a.m.
• Kingston — 12 p.m.
• Kirkland — 12 p.m. (kids 11:30 a.m.)
• Tumwater — 11 a.m.
• West Seattle — 10 a.m. kids

FIREWORKS!

• Arlington — Quake Park 10 p.m.
• Bellevue — Downtown Park 10:05 p.m.
• Carnation — Remlinger Farms 9:45 p.m.
• Everett — Port Gardner Bay 10:15 p.m.
• Federal Way — Celebration Park 10:15 p.m.
• Kenmore — Log Boom Park 10 p.m.
• Kent — Lake Meridian Park 10 p.m.
• Kingston — Mike Wallace Park 10:15 p.m.
• Marysville — Ebey Waterfront Park 10 p.m.
• Sammamish — Sam. Commons 10 p.m.
• Seattle — Lake Union 10:15 p.m.
• Snoqualmie — Community Park 9:45 p.m.
• Steilacoom — offshore 10:30 p.m.
• Tacoma — Ruston Way 10 p.m.
• Tumwater — Tumwater Valley Golf 10:15 p.m.

EVERYTHING ELSE!

• Mariners vs Blue Jays
• Seattle Paddle Rave
• Dolly Parton Fourth of July Drag Brunch
• Seattle World Cup Fan Celebration Locations

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Seattle is surrounded by bodies of water, and now that it's July, we can truly enjoy them. The sea planes of Lake Union, the bull kelp of Puget Sound, and fishing on the Deschutes even if you don't catch a thing all mean summer around here.

Hosts Katie Campbell, Jeannie Yandel and Dyer Oxley discuss bodies of water and the artistic works they inspire.

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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:

• Trans Pride Seattle 
• Seattle PrideFest 
• Seattle PrideFest - Capitol Hill 
• Seattle PrideFest - Seattle Center 
• Seattle Pride - Parade
• Seattle Pride - Community Events
• Queer/Pride Festival 
• World Cup - Pride Match Day 2026 Seattle
• Pirates Landing - Seafair
• Rusty Scupper's Pirate Daze
• Gobble Up SLU 
• The Taste NW
• Buckley Log Show
• Kenmore Midsommarfest
• Washington Summer Mead Festival

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It's that victory lap you take in the wee hours after you've stayed up all night to finish a project. It's the magical way music flows differently through the night air. It's one of the best things about Seattle in the summer: nighttime! 

Our Meet Me Here hosts share their most fun and cheap nighttime activities on our last Night Owl episode of the summer. We also hear from a painter and a poet about how their creativity comes out at night. 

Mentioned in this episode/series:

• Shin Yu Pai
• Chloe King 
• Lacey Night Market 
• Tacoma Night Market
• Columbia City Night Market
• DJ Emily Griffin, aka griffingrrl
• Monkey Loft
• Conor Byrne Pub
• Unicorn
• The Doctor’s Office
• Belltown Mural Festival
• Washington State Ferries 

You can check out Fantagraphics by visiting their shop in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. Here are some of the biggest names they've published over the years:

• Peter Bagge
• Daniel Clowes
• Robert Crumb
• Emil Ferris
• Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez
• Trina Robbins
• Joe Sacco
• Carol Tyler
• Jim Woodring

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Ray Nayler’s 2022 novel The Mountain in the Sea was a huge hit in Seattle, and now, his latest novel seems poised to surpass it in this market. Why? Well, because it’s about highly intelligent crows.

We love our corvids in Seattle, but these crows are extra special. Set in Lithuania during World War II, Nayler's The Palaces of the Crow follows four young people caught between the Nazis and the desperate remnants of the Red Army. Their survival is dependent on their own cleverness and that of the crows they befriend, crows who have their own secrets to keep. Look out, Seattle, this might be your favorite novel of 2026.

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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:

• WORLD CUP - Juneteenth Match Day
• Mariners vs Boston
• JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS
  • June 19 — Seattle, Jimi Hendrix Park
  • June 19 — Seattle, NW African American Museum
  • June 19 — Shoreline, Shoreline City Hall
  • June 19 — Tacoma, Haub Family Field
  • June 19 — Tukwila, Sullivan Center
  • June 20 — Kent, Morrill Meadows Park
  • June 20 — Lynnwood, Martha Lake Park
  • June 20/21 — Seattle, Arte Noir
• Gorge Blues and Brews
• Edmonds Arts Festival
• Marysville Strawberry Festival
• Rhubarb Days 2026
• Brinnon ShrimpFest
• Fremont Solstice Parade - Seattle
• Fremont Fair

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Seattle isn’t known for a raging after hours scene, but more and more people are emerging into the eventide to go to the market. On this episode of Meet Me Here, we're taking you to night markets, where Seattleites are experiencing great food and art.  

We'll speak with Jason Huang, the founder of SWAE Night Market, the official night market of Lacey, Washington. We'll also meet Doc Wilson, who runs a night market in Columbia City that features Black-owned businesses. We'll tell you how to get the most out of these new and vibrant community gatherings.

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