Street party set in Olde Burien

Olde Burien will swing into summertime street party mode on Saturday, July 17 from noon to midnight.

Event-goers can get their Olde Burien Block Party on with ice-cream-eating and sausage-eating contests, live music, a fashion show and a drawing for a $500 shopping spree-all for free.

The party's multiplicity of diversions will include a fashion show at 2 p.m. Attendees will be able to test their eating skills against other competitors in ice cream-eating and sausage-eating contests at 4 p.m.

From noon to 10 p.m., live tunes will range from Motown to hard rock. Olde Burien eateries will offer extended outdoor seating.

Event-goers who make purchases at participating businesses on July 17th will be entered into a drawing for a $500 Olde Burien shopping spree.

The street party's entertainment schedule is:

• 12-1 p.m. - Greg Parke (easy listening acoustic & electric guitar)
• 1:30-2 p.m. - Guest Band
• 2-2:30 p.m. - Fashion Show
• 3-4 p.m. - The Blame (rock & roll)
• 4-4:30 p.m. - Ice Cream and Sausage Eating Contest
• 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Seatown R & B Players (R & B, Motown)
• 6-7 p.m. - The Evin Rudes ('70s & '80s top forty)
• 7:30-8:30 p.m.- Uncle Ernie (rock & roll)
• 8:30 p.m. - Grand Prize Drawing for $500 Olde Burien Shopping Spree
• 9-10 p.m. - The Burien City Ballbangers (hard rock)

Sponsoring the event are Burien Auto Row and the Mark Restaurant & Bar.

Find the party in Olde Burien on Southwest 152nd Street between Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Tenth Avenue Southwest, which will close to vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. For more information, call 206- 941-7199 or go online to www.shopoldeburien.com.