Fremont Chamber 2011 Award Recipients Announced
At their annual Holiday Party, on December 7th, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce unveiled their awards for efforts made in 2011 by area businesses, organizations and individuals.
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!
At their annual Holiday Party, on December 7th, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce unveiled their awards for efforts made in 2011 by area businesses, organizations and individuals.
On Saturday, December 17th, between Noon and 7p, the wacky folks at Not A Number will celebrate the season with a selection of traditional Festivus rituals including the Airing Of Grievances, Feats of Strength (including Rock’em Sock’em Robots, thumb wrestling, tater tot toss, etc.,) and a selection of Festivus poles.
For the first time in many years, the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) will sell tickets to their singular Winter Solstice Feast celebration. Traditionally only volunteers who participated in creating this evening of food, music and art were allowed to attend. This year a very limited number of tickets have been made available for purchased – in advance only – through Brown Paper Tickets.
This weekend the Fremont Players invite everyone who wants to see live theater – and interact with it from the safety of their chair – to come down to Hale’s Palladium for their new production of ‘Peter Pan’. Tickets are selling fast at Brown Paper Tickets – and if you can’t get in this weekend, hurry and book seats for the second half of the run on the weekends of January 7th & 8th, and January 14th & 15th.
Have you found Fremont’s newest hidden treasure? This Fall, Brad Johnsen – with business partner Travis Echert – realized his dream and converted ADD Motorworks into Add-A-Ball Amusements, Fremont’s first pinball arcade!
This Friday, December 16th, from 3p on, gift shoppers, art lovers and the friends will get a rare chance to visit inside the studio of local glass and neon artist Rodman Miller, at 2929 Mayfair Ave N.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD) blotter, by Detective Renee Witt, at approximately 2a on Saturday, December 10th, a man in his 20s drove his vehicle into a crowd of six people, near Phinney Avenue North and North 36th Street.
While it may sound like a lot – 200 tickets – the Moisture Festival New Year’s Eve party at Hale’s Palladium is likely to sell out. Get tickets today!
Every school year students at B.F. Day Elementary School (many of who come from new immigrant families where English is not spoken at home) need homework assistance, and they can get it from area volunteers. Questions can be sent to Tesh by e-mail, at bltesh@seattleschools.org or phone at 206/252-6042.
Tickets are on sale now for what may become a New Year’s Eve tradition for Fremonsters. Enjoy a scrumptious meal, outrageous entertainment and elegant atmosphere at Fremont’s own speakeasy, the Backdoor At Roxy’s, as you ring in the year to come!