In the words of tidying up expert Marie Kondo, does it spark joy? If it doesn’t for you, it might for someone else! Clear your clutter and join your neighbors for a community swap meet. Buy, sell or donate your unwanted goods. Light refreshments provided. FREE admission. Rent a table for $10, proceeds benefit Rainbow Recreation.

For more information or to reserve a table, call 206-615-0619 or email cheryl.brown@seattle.gov.

Presented by Rainbow Recreation, programs for LGBTQ+ adults 50+ and allies.

The following list contains major events taking place in parks across the city that will impact park use. Be safe, have fun, and plan your park visits accordingly.

Date	Event	Location	Start/End
Wed., Jul 10	Happy Hour Westlake Park	Westlake Park	2:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Thurs., Jul 11	Northwest Wake Surf Open	Seward Park	6:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Fri., Jul 12	Ballard Seafood Fest	Bergen Place, Ballard Commons	6:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Fri., Jul 12	West Seattle Summer Fest	Junction Plaza Park	8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Fri., Jul 12	Seafair Milk Carton Derby	Green Lake Park	9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Fri., Jul 12	Queen Anne Days Festival	Queen Anne Playfield	12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sat., Jul 13	Seattle to Portland Bike Ride	Seward Park	4:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Sat., Jul 13	Fat Salmon Open Water Swim	Day Street Park, Madison Park	5:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Sat., Jul 13	Dragonfest	Hing Hay Park	6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sat., Jul 13	Run Like a Viking 5	Burke-Gilman Trail, Ballard to Golden Gardens	7:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sat., Jul 13	Spina Bifida 5K	Magnuson Park	8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sat., Jul 13	Wallingford Parade	Meridian Playground	8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sat., Jul 13 & 14	Ballard Seafood Fest	Marvin’s Garden	11 AM- 11 PM
Sun., Jul 14	March to the Match	Occidental Square	90-minutes prior to kickoff
Sun., Jul 14	Bicycle Sunday	Adams Street Boat Ramp, Colman Park, Lake WA Blvd N. & S., Ferdinand Boat Launch, Seward Park, Mt. Baker Park	10 am –  6 pm

No experience needed. This lacrosse clinic is for beginners and those looking to learn more about this sport.

It’s co-ed, and gear will be provided. All you gotta do is register! Space is still available, but filling up fast!

The Mahogany Project, Cherish, AfricatownGROW, and Rainier Community Center are collaborating on a dynamic, adventurous & fun filled summer camp experience for teens ages 9 to 12. The free program provides tweens with fun opportunities to learn about health, nutrition, and urban farming while doing hands-on art projects, exploration, field trips and more.

Urban Bloom, which runs July 9 to August 16, is free. A $50 registration fee applies.Hours are from 10 am to 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Interested participants can read more about the camp at the bottom of this page, and then follow this link to register:

https://www.thecherishacademy.com/registration-c1q4j

Urban Bloom Tween Summer Camp will take place at The Cherish Academy at 3100 S Alaska Seattle 98108. Contact (901) 504-1115 for more information.

Urban Bloom summer camp is funded in part by the Seattle Parks District’s Recreation for All fund, which provides financial support to local nonprofit organizations, small businesses, community groups, and individuals to provide culturally relevant programs and events throughout the City of Seattle.  Programs or events must be held in City of Seattle community centers, parks, or facilities in neighborhoods where health and enrichment disparities are prevalent and serve the funds priority populations and communities including adults, LGBTQIA, immigrant and refugee populations, people of color, and people with disabilities.

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to an Open House to learn about the site restoration and slide removal at 12th West & West Howe Park on west side of Queen Anne. Please join us on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Queen Anne Community Center, 1901 1st Ave. W.

SPR is working to restore this park to a natural area by decommissioning the slide and remaining concrete structures. The restoration project returns the site to a natural area as part of the contiguous greenbelt that supports wildlife habitat. Public access through the greenbelt on Seattle Department of Transportation right-of-way will remain.

The restoration project includes site grading, revegetation and wildlife habitat improvements, removing the slide, and demolition of the remaining site structures.

For more information about the project please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/12th-west-and-west-howe-park. For additional questions or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Libby Hudson at libby.hudson@seattle.gov or 206-256-5988.  For additional questions or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Libby Hudson at libby.hudson@seattle.gov or 206-256-5988.

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to a fun evening at 48th Ave SW and SW Charlestown St. on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. Please join us for ice cream and an opportunity to review the preferred design for the new park at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St. in West Seattle.

Community involvement has been essential in developing the new open space. SPR and the design consultant have been hard at work incorporating your input from the open house, community meeting, and on-line survey to create a preferred design for the site. We are excited to share the design with the community at this last public meeting. Please stop by to take a look and provide final design input.

SPR purchased the .33-acre site at 48th Ave. SW and SW Charlestown St. in 2014 to provide the community more open space. The design of the park will incorporate accessibility features in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and low-impact, passive recreation features with impervious surface of the park site limited to 15% or less to minimize the effect of water run-off. We anticipate park construction in 2020.

This park project is made possible by the voter-approved Seattle Park District, which provides more than $47 million a year in long-term funding for SPR, including maintenance of parklands and facilities, operation of community centers and recreation programs, and development of new neighborhood parks on previously acquired sites.

For more information please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/48th-and-charlestown-landbanked-site-park-development. For questions about the project please contact Ed Pottharst at 206-386-4232 or Ed.pottharst@seattle.gov.

For questions about the project please contact Ed Pottharst at 206-386-4232 or Ed.pottharst@seattle.gov.

The following list contains major events taking place in parks across the city that will impact park use. Be safe, have fun, and plan your park visits accordingly.

Date	Event Name	Location	Start/End
Mon, July 1	The Grreat Sk8	Roxhill Park	7am – 8pm
Wed., July 3	Seafair Summer 4th Setup	Gas Works Park	all day
Thurs., July 4	Seafair Summer 4th	Gas Works Park	all day
Thurs., July 4	25th West Seattle 4th of July Kids Parade	Hamilton Viewpoint	all day
Fri., July 5	Seafair Summer 4th takedown	Gas Works Park	all day
Sat., July 6	Seafair Pirates Landing	Alki Beach Park	all day
Sun., July 7	Bicycle Sunday	Lake WA Blvd S., Mt. Baker Park, Seward Park, Colman Park	10am to 6pm

Free program at Jefferson Community Center for adults every Saturday this summer

Join us for summer fun at the Jefferson Great Night Program located at Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. South. The Great Night Program is designed for adults ages 18 and up. The program offers free drop-in programs every Saturday night from 7 p.m. to midnight. The Great Night Program focuses on job and life skills, health and fitness, and education and employment readiness opportunities. Questions? Call 206-684-7481.

2019 Great Night summer schedule:

Saturday, June 29:

• Zumba: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Volleyball: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Martial Arts Bootcamp: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Basketball: 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 6:

• Zumba: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Women’s Self Defense Class: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• CPR and AED Training: 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Volleyball: 7 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
• African Dance: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fitness Bootcamp: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
• Breakdance: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
• 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament: 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 13:

• Zumba: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Women’s Self Defense: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Healthy Cooking Kitchen: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Volleyball: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• African Dance: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Financial Credit Repair Workshop: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fitness Bootcamp: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
• Breakdance:  9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
• Basketball: 9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Saturday, July 20:

• Zumba: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Healthy Cooking Kitchen: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Women’s Self Defense: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Volleyball: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• African Dance: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fitness Bootcamp: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
• Breakdance: 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
• Basketball: 9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Saturday, July 27:

• Healthy Cooking Kitchen: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Women’s Self Defense: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• African Dance: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Fitness Bootcamp: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
• Basketball: 9 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

*Schedule and programs subject to change*

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the Wedgwood community to review the schematic design and provide input for a new park located at 8605 35th Ave. NE. in northeast Seattle. Please join SPR staff and the design consultant, Studio 41, on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 10 a.m. to noon at the park site, 8605 35th Ave. NE. This Open House is an opportunity for the community to review the design and learn about the construction timeline. Additionally, this Open House will serve as the kick-off for the naming process for the site.

After working closely with the community to identify possible new park locations in the Wedgwood neighborhood, SPR purchased the .33-acre site at 8605 35th Ave. NE in 2014 to provide the neighborhood access to more open space in this urban area. SPR has hosted two community meetings and input received from the meetings has been incorporated into the schematic design. Funding for this park project is provided by the Seattle Park District.

Please submit suggestions for park names in writing by Thursday, September 12, 2019, and include an explanation of how your suggestion matches the naming criteria. The Park Naming Policy, clarifying the criteria applied when naming a park, can be found at http://www.seattle.gov/parks/Publications/namingPolicy.htm. Please send name suggestions to Seattle Parks and Recreation, Parks Naming Committee, 100 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109, or by e-mail to paula.hoff@seattle.gov.The Parks Naming Committee will consider all suggestions and make a recommendation to Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Jesús Aguirre, who will make the final decision.

For more information about the project please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/wedgwood-landbanked-site-park-development. For additional questions about the project or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact Colin Campbell, colin.campbell@seattle.gov or 206-256-5604. Thank you Café Javasti for their support of this Open House and to the Wedgwood Community Council for their partnership with outreach for the project.

Community invited to kickoff event on Saturday, June 29 at Highland Park

This summer, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Human Services Department, and United Way of King County are partnering to host a drop-in summer program offering free meals and recreation activities. Recreation activities are open for kids and teens ages 1 to 18 and may include arts, crafts, board games, and organized recreational games. A free lunch and snacks will be offered to youth ages 1 to 18.

Click here to see a schedule of special program events and activities:

Schedule

The program will run daily from July 1 through August 23 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, rain or shine at 18 park sites across Seattle.

Kickoff event on Saturday, June 29:

The community is invited to attend a free kickoff event on Saturday, June 29 at Highland Park (1100 SW Cloverdale St.) from noon to 3 p.m. The event will include free meals for kids and parents/guardians. Several fun activity stations will be set up in the park, including craft stations, outdoor activities such as relay races and an obstacle course, and field games such as giant Jenga and Connect Four.

2019 Summer Meals and Recreation Activities locations:

• Beacon Hill Playground: 1902 13th Ave. S
• Beer Sheva Park: 8650 55th Ave. S
• EC Hughes Playground: 7907 30th Ave. SW
• Georgetown Park: 750 S Homer St.
• Greenwood Park: 602 N 87th St.
• Highland Park: 1100 SW Cloverdale St.
• Judkins Playground: 2150 S Norman St.
• Lakewood Playground: 5013 S Angeline St.
• Lakeridge Playground: 10145 Rainier Ave. S
• Little Brook Park: 140th and 32nd Ave. NE
• Madrona Playground: 3211 E Spring St.
• Maplewood Playfield: 4801 Corson Ave. S
• North Acres Park: 12718 1st Ave. NE
• Othello Playground: 4351 S Othello St.
• Peppi’s Playground: 3233 E Spruce St.
• Powell Barnett Park: 352 MLK Jr. Way
• Pratt Park: 1800 S Main St.
• Roxhill Park: 2850 SW Roxbury St.

For questions or more information about the program, please contact Connor Durham, Seattle Parks and Recreation, at 206-615-0303 or connor.durham@seattle.gov.