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Come to Family Fun Week at Westlake Park

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Seattle Parks and Recreation, Downtown Seattle Association, and the Metropolitan Improvement District invites the community to Family Fun Week at Westlake Park, 401 Pine St., from Aug. 11 to 17.

Join a week of fun family activities and concerts. Pop some bubbles, get your bounce in bouncy castles, and shake and boogie during Noon Tunes. Build community and culture by being a part of the International Youth Peace Festival, and immerse yourself in science with the Pacific Science Center, plus more!

Sunday, Aug. 11

12 noon – 1 p.m.                     Ian Dobson’s Steel Drum Party

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.                       Bubbleman

12 noon – 2 p.m.                      Face Painting with Alethea

3 – 5 p.m.                                 International Youth Peace Festival

 

Monday, Aug. 12

12 noon – 2 p.m.                     Shadowcube: Postcard Project in the Park

12 noon – 3 p.m.                      Inflatable Day – bouncy houses in the park

 

Tuesday, Aug. 13

12 noon – 1:30 p.m.                  Noon Tunes: Rolie Pollie Guacamole  

 

Wednesday, Aug. 14

12 noon – 1 p.m.                       Noon Tunes: Alleyoop (Allan Hirsch)

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.                       UNI(verse) Portable Reading Room  

Thursday, Aug. 15

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.                       Belltown Community Center’s Imagination Playground Day

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.                       Face Painting with Alethea

12 noon – 2 p.m.                       Noon Tunes: Summer Januaries

 

Friday, Aug. 16

12 noon – 1:30 p.m.                  Noon Tunes: Casper Babypants

12 noon – 2 p.m.                       Fun and Games by Clowns Unlimited

 

Saturday, Aug. 17

12 noon – 12:30 p.m.                Musicians of Bremen Green Puppet Musical Puppet Show

12 noon – 2 p.m.                       Face Painting with Alethea

12 noon – 3 p.m.                        Pacific Science Center Hands On Activities

 

For more information, go to www.seattle.gov\parks\downtown. Family Fun Week is sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Sounders Football Club.

Northgate Community Center, PacMed present Caspar Babypants for Back to School Night

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For one last summer hurrah, Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Northgate Community Center and sponsor Pacific Medical Centers present a concert featuring Caspar Babypants from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 7.

Bring the whole family down for a FREE fun filled night featuring Bouncy Houses and much, much, more for kids of all ages! For more on Caspar Babypants, one of the hottest tickets in town, please see http://babypantsmusic.com/fr_home.cfm.

Northgate Community Center is at10510 5th Ave. NE. For more information, please call 206-386-4283

Parks works in partnership with the Associated Recreation Council (ARC) to bring high-quality, accessible and affordable recreation opportunities to the people of Seattle. For more information on ARC, please see http://www.arcseattle.org/.

Celebrate Urban Nature

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Join Magnuson Community Center and EarthCorps for the first “Celebrate Urban Nature” event at the center, 7110 62nd Ave. NE, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. 

Bring the whole family to enjoy:

  • A tour of the Magnuson Park wetland, before the event at 9 a.m. 
  • A free concert by Caspar Babypants, (Chris Ballew, formerly of the Presidents of the United States), who performs “simple good time sing along music for kids and parents to enjoy together.” 
  • Birds of prey from the Woodland Park Zoo’s UP CLOSE program, which provides programs with live animals and keepers for classroom visits: http://www.zoo.org/Page.aspx?pid=552. 
  • A representative of the marine mammal division of NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), who will talk about seals and whales. 
  • Interactive booths and displays including Seattle Bug Safari, which keeps a bug zoo and provides education workshops at schools; Bats Northwest, and the Washington Native Plant Society. 
  • Roving Reptiles, with their slithery collection of snakes, lizards, and more. 
  • Art and nature activities, including a worm bin, nature crafts, a recycle art workshop, and a class on how to create a bird-friendly garden. 
  • Nature-themed carnival games with nature-related prizes. 

Parks’ partner sponsor, EarthCorps, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build global community through local environmental service. An AmeriCorps affiliate, EarthCorps trains young adults in best practices for conservation and how to lead volunteers. For more information, please see http://www.earthcorps.org/.

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