Tag: Volunteer Park
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host celebrations for the new Maple Leaf and Volunteer Park play areas this week. Funding from the Parks and Green Spaces Levy contributed to both play area renovations. These projects provide new play equipment and bring the play areas into compliance with current safety standards and guideline
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Posted: May 14th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: maple leaf, parks and green spaces levy, play area, playgrounds, Seattle Parks, swings, Volunteer Park
When: Sunday, May 5---10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Gather in Volunteer Park at the Black Sun sculpture across from the Asian Art Museum. What: A family friendly fun spring clean-up party. Please bring friends and kids. No gardening experience is necessary. Gloves and tools will be provided or bring your own.
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Posted: April 25th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: Volunteer Park, Volunteer Park Trust, work party
Before you head out for that romantic dinner, bring your Valentine to the Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 E Galer St., on Thursday, February 14 for a wine and chocolate tasting! The Friends of the Conservatory and Seattle Parks and Recreation are sponsoring the event, which will feature four varieties of Wilridge Wines
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Posted: February 5th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: chocolate, conservatory, Divine Chocolates, Friends of the Conservatory, Theo Chocolates, Valentine's Day, Volunteer Park, Wilridge wines, wine
Beginning February 1, 2013, a $4 fee for adults to enter the Volunteer Park Conservatory will help preserve this 100 year old jewel of Seattle’s Olmsted park system. Following the results of a 2012 study Seattle Parks and Recreation conducted to identify a more financially stable model for operating the Conservatory, the
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Posted: January 30th, 2013 under Parkways.
Tags: conservatory, fee, Olmsted, Volunteer Park
Despite fears reported this past March, the City is committed to keeping the 100-year old Volunteer Park Conservatory, the crown jewel of Seattle’s Olmsted park system, open. The operating budget Mayor Mike McGinn and Parks and Recreation proposed, and the City Council recently approved, includes a $4 per person entrance fee to
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Posted: December 19th, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: conservatory, donors, Seattle budget, Volunteer Park
There’s plenty of holiday cheer happening in Volunteer Park and at the Volunteer Park Conservatory between now and the end of 2012, brought to you by Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Friends of the Conservatory and the Volunteer Park Trust. Today from 6 – 8 p.m., there will be a special Holiday
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Posted: December 13th, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: family friendly, family programs, free, free activities, harp music, holidays, raffle, toy trains, Volunteer Park
When: Sunday, September 30, 2012, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Volunteer Park/Black Sun sculpture across from Seattle Asian Art Museum. What: A large gathering of neighbors and friends at the park will spend four hours cleaning up the areas surrounding the reservoir. Free Top Pot doughnuts and coffee with tools and
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Posted: September 27th, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: Olmsted, restoration, trust, Volunteer Park
Seattle Parks and Recreation has received the report from EMD Consulting Group, LLC that contains recommendations on the future operation of the Volunteer Park Conservatory (VPC). Following analysis of eight options, the consultant focused on the two that build both earned and contributed income: One includes a $3 admission fee and no
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Posted: May 22nd, 2012 under Parkways.
Tags: conservatory, consultant, Parks budget, Volunteer Park
Come and see the Volunteer Park Conservatory at its magical holiday best at several events where visitors can catch the spirit of the holidays surrounded by some of the best in Northwest horticulture. Volunteer Park Conservatory "After Hours" Friday December 3, 2010, 5 to 8 p.m. Join us for Live music, holiday
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Posted: November 17th, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: conservatory, free, holidays, Volunteer Park
Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, will be closed to vehicle traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 to accommodate the Volunteer Park Spring Classic Bike Race. The park will be open to bicycle and foot traffic; park visitors should be aware that there
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Posted: April 1st, 2010 under Parkways.
Tags: Bicycle Race, Special Event, Volunteer Park
