Archive for November, 2011
Volunteer Park Conservatory Centennial Lighting Ceremony and open house coming up
Kick off the holiday season with the dramatic sight of the Volunteer Park Conservatory glowing with energy-efficient lighting at the holiday open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 2. The Conservatory, which celebrates its centennial in 2012, will feature the LED lighting throughout the year, sponsored by the Friends of [More]
Posted: November 30th, 2011 under Parkways.
City is looking for citizens to serve on the Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee; applications due by 8 a.m. Monday, December 5
The City of Seattle is seeking candidates to fill eight citizen positions on the Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee. Approved by Seattle voters on November 8, the $232 million Levy will be effective from 2012 through 2018, providing funding for school readiness and early learning; academic achievement in elementary, middle and [More]
Posted: November 29th, 2011 under Parkways.
Open House for New Meeting Room at Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center Advisory Council invite the public to join them for an open house reception in the newest meeting venue in Seattle, the recently completed 2,700-square-foot community meeting room at the Center. The open house is Saturday, December 3, from 10 a.m. [More]
Posted: November 23rd, 2011 under Parkways.
Green Lake Pathway of Lights is December 10
Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Green Lake Community Center Advisory Council with the help of our community partners, Green Lake Masonic Lodge #149, the Hearthstone At Village Cove and Green Lake Windermere Real Estate help continue a Seattle tradition with the 35th annual Pathway of Lights. This year's event will take place [More]
Posted: November 22nd, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: family events, free, holiday events, pathway of lights, Seattle, volunteers
Seattle Parks shuts off most tennis court lights for the winter to save energy
Seattle Parks and Recreation has shut off the lights at most outdoor lighted tennis courts for the winter, an effort to create energy savings during the months when few people play outside. Parks estimates the savings from turning these lights off to be about $15,000. Lights will stay on at these courts [More]
Posted: November 15th, 2011 under Parkways.
Play Area at Golden Garden Park closes temporarily to replace “Explorer Dome”
Seattle Parks and Recreation is closing Golden Gardens Park play area from Monday, November 28, 2011 through Friday, December 2, 2011 to replace a play feature. The equipment manufacturer is replacing the main arches of a dome climbing play structure due to concerns about the durability of the protective galvanized coating on [More]
Posted: November 15th, 2011 under Parkways.
Ikebana classes coming up at Japanese Garden, Volunteer Park Conservatory
Rooted in a closeness with nature, Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging, a form of creative expression with rules. According to Ikebana International, “Nature is always changing. Plants grow and put forth leaves, flowers bloom, and berries are borne regularly and repeatedly throughout the seasons. Nature has its own rhythm [More]
Posted: November 15th, 2011 under Parkways.
Be a superhero: reduce drowning by helping Seattle kids learn to swim
Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting donations large and small for the Learn to Swim Scholarship Fund. Between 2005 and 2009, 129 King County residents drowned; of them, 18 were children 17 and younger. Seattle Parks and Recreation, Children’s Hospital, and Public Health – Seattle & King County believe swimming lessons are [More]
Posted: November 15th, 2011 under Parkways.
Seattle Parks supports, reaches out to LGBTQ teens with programming and activities
Seattle Parks and Recreation, in recognition of the need for more LGBTQ-friendly (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) teen activities, over the past year has begun offering LGBTQ-specific teen programs. The kickoff event "Celebrating Our Diversity" social took place last December 11, 2010 at Yesler Community Center. The event featured a live [More]
Posted: November 14th, 2011 under Parkways.
Seattle Parks Invites Community to Participate in Meeting for McGilvra Place Park Project
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to participate in the planning meeting for the community initiated McGilvra Place Park project on Monday, November 14, 2011 at 6 p.m. at Seattle Academy, 1432 15th Avenue. A second meeting will be held on Monday, January, 9, 2012. At the first meeting for this [More]
Posted: November 14th, 2011 under Parkways.
Tags: mcgilvra place, Opportunity Fund, parks and green spaces levy, public meeting