On Friday, May 6th, the courageous and optimistic gals from Portage Bay Goods will re-open the store 2 blocks west to the former Fremont Place Books location (621 N 35th) in less than a week. Don’t you want to be there and see if they made it safely?
This Saturday, May 7th, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center will host the Upper Fremont Festival of the Arts (a.k.a. UFFA!) This will be an open-to-the-public, mostly free, celebration with plenty of entertainment for all ages, as well as demonstrations, live music, visual art, and giveaways! Stop by to see what the excitement is all about, at our very own community center!
On Friday, April 29th, from Noon – 2p, a very special art show will take place in Fremont. In the library of B.F. Day Elementary School (3921 Linden Ave N) will be displayed paintings – on canvas – done by students, and commissioned by Windermere Realty.
On Saturday, May 7th, starting at 1p, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center – Fremont’s homegrown ‘community center’ – will host the 3rd Annual micro-neighborhood festival in Upper Fremont, for everyone who loves a party!
On Saturday, April 9th, the newly opened Fremont Branch of Key Bank welcomed a number of celebrities and community folk. Key Branch Manager for Fremont, Samira Salchic, presented Principal McCloskey with a $1,000 check for our local elementary school, B.F. Day.
On Saturday, April 9th, from 11a – 1p, the new Fremont branch of Key Bank will hold their Grand Opening Celebration – a great opportunity for the Fremont community to enjoy food, fun and free stuff while meeting the new neighbors.
On Monday, March 14th, Fremont welcomes its third bank branch with the opening of the Fremont Branch of Key Bank. This branch will be the 161st retail location for Key in Washington state. Located at 601 N 34th St, the branch has its entrance and ATM (and Night Deposit) located on the Fremont Bridge side of the building. To celebrate the opening, Key has pledged $1,000 to the Boys & Girls Club at B.F. Day Elementary Schoo. They will also host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, April 9, from 11a-1p.
The annual pub crawl to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research, in the form of donations to Molly Johnston’s team in the MS Walk on April 3rd, will take place on Saturday, March 12th, with kick-off at 4p at the Red Door, and the raffle drawing at 7p at The Ballroom.
On Sunday, February 13th, 2011, from 6p – 10p, Moisture Festival will hold the most romantic of all fundraisers – for what says love more than square dancing… At Hale’s Palladium (4301 Leary Way N.W.), the aerialists, musicians and ghost of Mae West invite Moisture Festival lovers, and supporters, to come experience a night of romance.
