This weekend’s PubliCalender picks for political and civic nerds.
Rainier Valley Heritage Day Parade
Saturday, between S. Alaska and S, Brandon Sts., the most diverse ZIP code in the nation–98118–is throwing a party. From African drumming performances and cheer-style dance routines to people on stationary bikes charging car batteries to human-sized robots, this event, now twenty years running, is like none other.
Rainier Valley Heritage Day Parade, Saturday, August 18, 11am to 1pm, Columbia City, Free.Â
 Al Franken for Inslee
Comedian turned U.S. Senator Al Franken is set to speak on Sunday, August 19, at 4:30, at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill, with tickets starting at $75. RSVP to Inslee staffer Molly Keenan at (206) 452-1943 or molly@jayinslee.com.
Al Franken for Inslee, Sunday, August 19, 4:30, Century Ballroom, 915 East Pine St. $75-$500.
Garfield Street Fair and Car Show, Tacoma, and Snoqualmie Railroad Days, Snoqualmie
Here are two for the transportation geeks (multimodal, even!):
For car lovers, there’s the Garfield Street Fair and Car Show in Tacoma, featuring nearly 100 vintage, classic and new cars.
Northgate Link Extension Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Roosevelt High School Jazz band, a face painter and Sound Transit’s traffic fighting superhero Zap Gridlock will all be making appearances to celebrate the groundbreaking for the extension of underground light rail to Northgate.
Northgate light rail groundbreaking, Friday, Aug. 17, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Former QFC site at NE 66th St. and Roosevelt Way NE. Free.
The 34th District Democrats are holding their 17th annual garden party/auction featuring celebrity auctioneer and King County Executive Dow Constantine  in the West Seattle Nursery, featuring Americana fiddle group The Haggis Brothers and barbecue from  The Swinery.
34th District Democrats Garden Party, Friday, Aug. 17, 6:00 p.m., West Seattle Nursery, 5275 California Ave. SW, $34 per person or $60 per couple
Sunset Supper at Pike Place Market
Rather than sampling jalapeno jelly off a wooden spoon or choking down uncooked pieces of chocolate spaghetti, Pike Place Market goers on Friday will have the chance to sample some of the Northwest’s best food and wines. Go ahead, try everything. All proceeds go toward the Pike Place Market Foundation and the Market’s human service agencies for low-income elderly residents in downtown Seattle.
Pike Place Market Sunset Supper, Friday, Aug. 17, 7:30-11:00 p.m., Pike Place Market, $100.
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