Kirby has been in Fremont for a lifetime, as a resident, employee, employer, and playmate. She's served on the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, the Fremont Neighborhood Council and the Fremont Arts Council, and can be seen wandering the Center of the Universe year 'round. When it comes to Fremont, she likes to say she's full of it!
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, is seeking to commission one artist/artist team to design, fabricate and install an outdoor, two-part artwork. As part of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, the City is seeking an art work that celebrates our community identity and history with two points of installation on either side of the Fremont Bridge and Lake Union Ship Canal.
On Wednesday, May 16th, at 8a, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce will host a public safety meeting with North Seattle Police Department Precinct Commander, at Ivar’s Salmon House.
On Saturday, June 2nd, at 6p, the Wallingford Community Senior Center will host its annual fundraising paella dinner.
This spring, contractors will continue repainting the historic, 87-year-old George Washington Memorial (a.k.a. Aurora) Bridge for the Washington State Department of Transportation. It will take about 15,000 gallons of paint, and about two more years, to complete the cleaning and repainting of the steel structure.
The Fremont Historical Society is hosting a free, family-friendly presentation about Fremont & The Klondike Gold Rush, at the Fremont Branch Library, on Saturday, May 12th at 11a.
The Seattle Foundation GiveBIG campaign allows donors to increase the size of even the smallest gifts. Give donations to non-profits on May 9th (or schedule a donation for that day,) and make a difference.
On June 16th and 17th, the Fremont Street Fair returns to create celebration and celebrate creativity all over our neighborhood. Mark your calendar and alert your friends and family to the opportunities coming to the Center of the Universe.
Every week in May, on Saturday mornings at 10a, Anytime Fitness is offering a free group workout for everyone in our community. Change up your workout routine, with your friends and family, at one (or all) of the outdoor workouts – at the Fremont Anytime Fitness, and the Queen Anne facility.
Apples and Asian pears are at high risk, locally, of damage from apple maggot fly and codling moth. City Fruit has developed a few organic methods of pest prevention that work as a barrier, and look a bit like ‘hairnets.’
On Friday, May 4th, from 6p – 9p, the Fremont Art Walk gives a cultural and community lead-in to what looks to be a busy weekend.
