Signs of summer winding down: A harvest fair, a late-season street fest, an urban picnic and a wine tasting/seminar. Get out now while you can.
Summer's winding down, which means it's getting close to harvest time. For locavores, there's lots going on in Seattle this weekend.
Saturday: Seattle Tilth holds its annual Harvest Fair in the park behind the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford, 10 am to dusk. Free.
Sunday: The tenants of the Melrose Market bust out! Melrose Avenue, between Pike and Pine, will become the Melrose Market Street Festival, with food, wine and music, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free.
Sunday: Urban Picnic at Rainier Square, sponsored by the Seattle Chefs Collaborative to benefit the Quillisascut Farm School's scholarship fund, 1-4 p.m. Admission is $60 through Brown Paper Tickets.
Sunday: Blend, a wine and food event sponsored by Columbia Hospitality (a hotel management company) at Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66. The event begins at 2 p.m. with a hands-on wine seminar ($15) on the art of blending, followed by a tasting from 4-7:30 p.m. ($59) put on by a score of local wineries and restaurants. Tickets through the organization's website, columbiablend.com.
