Woodland Park Community Preschool, located in the Fremont Baptist Church building, has just announced its new 5’s program, the latest addition to its community of cooperative schools. Classes will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. The school will enroll students due to turn five on or before December 31, 2012.
On Sunday, October 23rd, starting at Noon, the Fremont Troll will be given his annual bath – and you are needed to help make it happen. This year, with the Washington State Department of Transportation doing earthquake bracing on the pillars of the Aurora Bridge, the Troll will need more help than ever to make him shine for his birthday, on Oct. 31st.
To launch the latest edition of their ‘Living Naturally’ series, the Bastyr Center for Natural Health (3670 Stone Way N) will offer a free talk by a member of the Bastyr University faculty. On Saturday, September 17th, from 10:30 – 11:30a, Clinical Supervisor Phoebe Yin, N.D. will lead a conversation on maintaining and improving your skin through diet adjustments.
Now that summertime distractions have waned, a Taiji & Qigong class is an ideal way to find the ‘inner tortoise’ while working legs hard, softening chronic tension patterns and coaxing the mind to give us a break from the constant chatter of a hectic life. At Karen Collins Taijiquan & Qigong, at 222 Etruria St, #200 (on the south side of the Fremont Bridge) classes will start soon – some this week – in this proven mind-body fitness practice.
This Sunday, August 21st, from 2:30 – 4:30p, ukulele players can gather for the monthly Uke Jam at Dusty Strings (3406 Fremont Ave N,) hosted by Sunga Rose.
On Monday, August 15th, at 6p Literacy Source will screen the documentary, Writing Our Next Chapter at the Seattle Public Library Fremont Branch (731 N 35th.) In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Literacy Source created this video that shares stories and experiences of their students.
On Saturday, August 6th, at 1p, get help cleaning up those plant containers to take them from late summer into fall. A FREE class at Urban Earth Nursery, with local garden coach and designer Kathy Boullin, will demonstrate how to jazz up those spring containers, for shade or sun locations.
In its bi-monthly e-newsletter, Dusty Strings Music School gave updates on some of their teachers. The list of activities these professional musicians will be about this summer, proves again that Dusty Strings has an incredibly talented, and interesting, staff!
The Fresh Foundations Seminar & Fashion Show will take over Bellefleur Lingerie (at 3504 Fremont Pl N) on Saturday, June 4th, from 3p – 7p. This women-only, by reservation event can provide assistance – from Bellefleur, Stila Cosmetics and Regina Change Fine Accessories – in navigating summer trends for 2011.
While watching the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) Solstice Parade is nifty-keen, being a part of building this incredible piece of celebration art will provide rush beyond description. Perhaps best of all, a contribution can be large or very, very small.
