History House Happenings This Saturday, May 25th

800pxHistoryHouseMay12_2610GardeningPartyVolunteer — On Saturday, May 25th, History House needs volunteers to help with the annual garden work party - can you help? Photo by K. Lindsay, May '12

This Saturday, May 25^th, History House of Greater Seattle gets clean and gets (Fremont) culture.

Starting at 10a, volunteers are needed to help tidy the grounds of our neighborhood museum at a Flower Garden Work Party. As History House prepares for a visit from several VIPs for the Official Street Naming of J.P. Patches Place on June 1^st at 11a, and the start of the Music In The Sculpture Garden concert series starting June 2^nd, it is time to get the garden in order.

Bring spouse, kids, neighbors and friends to help with weeding and general grounds cleaning (depending on the number of volunteers that turn out.) Also, if you have a favorite trowel, snips, rake or gloves, bring them along. Please RSVP to john@historyhouse.org if you plan to attend, to make sure there will be enough tools – and snacks – for all volunteers.

Stick around, then, because at 3p, the second Fremont Fireside Chat will take place in the living room of History House as Fremocentrist.com hosts a special conversation with Maque da Vis. da Vis has taken part in 25 years of Solstice Parades, as well as being head instigator of Trolloween and the Fremont Guidepost, a founding producer of Moisture Festival, and responsible for Cirque du Flambé. Come hear how Fremont culture has developed, been sustained and what da Vis sees for the future – beyond the 25^th Solstice Parade coming June 22^nd at 3p!

800pxFACSolsticeParade1995 18MaquedaVis&FriendPhtprvdbyFAC&MichaelFalcone — Maque da Vis will be interviewed on Saturday, May 25th at 3p at History House about his past work (like in this photo) on the FAC Solstice Parade. Photo dated 1995, and provided by Michael Falcone from the FAC Archives

This free, one-hour discussion will also include time for questions & answers, from Maque da Vis (the official Former Ex-President-for-Life of the Fremont Arts Council,) as well as hostess, Kirby Lindsay, Fremocentrist.com head contributor and History House’s Fremont Icon-ologist. After the formal chat, join both for juice-and-cookies in the History House Sculpture Garden.

For more information on the Fremont Fireside Chat, contact instigator@box2219.temp.domains or 206/632-3170. For more information on the Garden Work Party (or Music In The Sculpture Garden concert series,) contact john@historyhouse.org or 206/675-8875.

Looking forward to seeing you there!