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 Fremont Chamber of Commerce general meeting for November, held on the 17th, at Costas Opa contained a lot of food for thought – as well as a lot of good food. Three particular announcements dispelled rumors recently floating around the ‘hood – and proved each rumor, in this instance, to be true.
For the 2010 Lenin Lighting, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and the Fremont First Friday Art Walk have organized a short notice ‘Call For Artists’ to find a lighting design. Each year, the Fremont Chamber strings lights on the 8-ton bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin that stands in “Red Triangle” in front of Royal Grinders (3526 Fremont Place N).
Jessamy Whitsitt and Renee Steen will open their new shop, simply called Pie, sometime in mid-December. “Our goal is definately before Christmas,” Whitsitt insisted during a phone interview today. The shop will be located in what was, up until recently, half of Frame-Up Studios (3515 Fremont Ave N) – but is a separate business, and will not replace one of Fremont’s most beloved retailers.
On Friday, November 19th, from 10a – 2p, volunteers are needed to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plant hundreds of plants along the north side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. All tools will be provided, and no experience is necessary. Volunteers can meet at the Dinosaur Topiaries on the Burke-Gilman Trail (at North 34th St and Phinney Avenue North.)
On Tuesday, November 16th, at 6p, the Fremont Arts Council will host the first committee meeting to discuss the 2010 Winter Feast. The Feast is an art installation, party and community building event all-in-one. It is also, usually, an invitation only celebration – and one proven way to get an invite is by helping ‘build’ the Feast.
On the nights of Friday, November 12th, and Saturday, November 13th, the resident dance company of the Fremont Abbey Arts Center – Karin Stevens Dance – will perform. Both dance performances feature live music accompaniment by the Starry Night Chamber Orchestra, and take place in the great hall of Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N)
At a gorgeous dedication ceremony held at 1p on Sunday, November 7, 2010, a new piece of art joined the legend of Fremont. Titled ‘Dreamer of World Peace’ and sculpted by Kaivalya Torpy, the bronze statue commemorates Sri Chinmoy, a life-long ambassador for peace and world harmony. This is the seventh such statue installed around the world, and the first ever installed in the contiguous United States. The statue stands along the Burke-Gilman Trail, between the Aurora and Fremont bridges, with Lake Union just at its back, and will be maintained by History House of Greater Seattle.
Greg Phipps, of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), recently indicated an article posted on the WSDOT on-line project summary report, Express Lanes. It runs-down, in easy to read language, the progress of the safety fence construction on the George Washington Memorial Bridge, also known as Aurora Bridge. The article can be seen at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Communications/ExpressLane/2010/10_22.htm
If you delayed, or hadn’t heard, you may be in for a reprieve – if you order tickets NOW to see the truly alternative and outrageously creative food/theater experience going on in the southend of Theo Chocolate. Café Nordo has added one extra week of shows of ‘Sauced’, on Friday, November 19th, and Saturday, November 20th – and tickets will sell out fast! A special industry night show added on Monday, November 8th, sold out almost immediately.
On Sunday, October 31st, some naked pumpkin people were photographed on their jog through the Center of the Universe by Rebecca West, from her prime post (for spotting potential invasions) at Portage Bay Goods (706 N 34th).
