On Saturday, September 10th, the third public painting party will take place on the Aurora Bridge Mural (a.k.a. The Bridge Way Mural,) created by Patrick Gabriel in 1997. This will be a great opportunity to help remove graffiti and improve the surroundings – as well as building camaraderie among Fremonsters who love this art work!
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.
Urban Earth has put all their plants – with the exception of fall veggie starts – on sale for 30% off, for the entire month of September. With new shipments of 11 different cultivars of Japanese Maples expected, this would be an ideal time to stop by and pick out a few items to brighten your fall garden.
Kvichak Marine Industries Inc – headquartered in Fremont – continues to build great boats.
Labor Day weekend might turn thoughts to Bumbershoot or Burning Man, but this year, seriously, think about how it is the First Friday of the month, on September 2nd, and from 6p – 9p it will be the Fremont Art Walk!
For eight years, J-Walt has been amazing audiences with his unique performances that blend music, theatre, visual art and technology. For four performances – on August 31st, September 2nd & 3rd – he will bring Spontaneous Fantasia to Seattle. His newest show, The Omnicentric Universe, will play in Fremont at West of Lenin.
The Sweat Hot Yoga Studio opened in July 2011, at 3516 Fremont Place North. Offering classes in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, the studio offers a range of prices for drop-in classes ($17,) packages (5 or 10 classes,) or monthly options.
The 2011 Fremont Outdoor Movies season closes, on Saturday, August 27th, with a crowd pleasing favorite – ‘The Big Lebowski’ – and a challenge issued to raise funds to aid Africa through Lumana.
The Fremont Neighborhood Council (FNC) has a Request For Proposals (RFP) for distribution, to locate a media savvy expert able to assist with streamlining their web and social media communications. The project has received funds from a Seattle Communities Online Boost Grant from the City of Seattle’s Department of Information Technology’s Community Technology Program, matched in part by the FNC.
On August 27th & 28th, the Northwest Lovefest music festival will take place at the foot of Stone Way, on the doorstep of Solsticio. The festival does feature games, vendors and plenty of information on enviro-friendly, and community-building programs and organizations – as well as art! Ultimately, though, it is a musical festival with a great line-up of locally based, or locally-affiliated, musicians. Check out the line-up…
