Thursday, April 28th, will be the 18th year of Dining out for Life, an easy (and yummy!) fundraiser for fighting illness, and hunger, by supporting Lifelong AIDS Alliance. Fremont restaurants – Blue Moon Burgers, Caffe Vita, Costas Opa, Kylie’s Chicago Pizza, Ponti Seafood Grill and Tutta Bella – will participate in 2011.
For three weeks, starting Friday, April 29th, Arouet Productions will stage the Terrence McNally play, Frankie & Johnny In The Clair de Lune, at the DownStage Theater of Stone Soup (4029 Stone Way North.) This faithful production, directed by Roy Arauz, will feature Meredith Binder and Greg LoProto in the title roles.
Fremont boat builder, Kvichak Marine Industries, recently delivered a 25’ push boat to Seattle City Light, constructed by them for operation with a service barge at Diablo Dam in the North Cascades.
Love the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) Solstice Parade? Want to help out in a fundamental way? Wanna get paid? The Arts Council currently seeks a Studio Coordinator to oversee the parade production workshop during the 2011 season – deadline for applications is 5p on Monday, April 25th.
We all knew there was a benefit to having Theo Chocolate located here in Fremont. For the first time, ever, the high-quality, fair-trade, organic chocolate makers will offer a chocolate bunny for Easter. Available in limited quantities, this tasty treat can only be purchased in the Theo retail store at 3400 Phinney Avenue North.
The Double XX Fest at Stone Soup Theatre calls it a wrap this weekend, April 21 – 23, but not without giving audiences its absolute, very best! ‘The Best of the Fest’ show features six short plays, selected by celebrity judges and audience votes, as the favorites of both the first and second weeks of the Fest.
On Sunday, April 17th, at 1p, learn how to grow what you eat in flexible, portable and versatile containers. At Urban Earth(1051 N 35th St), Garden Consultant Maia Eisen will teach attendees how to create a container garden that is beautiful as well as edible. For those with no yard space, or those who simply want to expand their options.
On Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th, at 7:30p, turn out to support efforts to fight human trafficking – and enjoy a show of artistic beauty and stunning talent at the same time. At the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, in the Grand Hall, the Karin Stevens Dance company and the rock band JUBILEE will perform together on a show called The New Abolitionist Movement: A Dance Concert For A Slave-Free World.
Week two, April 14 – 17, 2011, of the Stone Soup Theatre Double (XX) Play Fest continues strong, with plenty to witness, experience and enjoy. This week features a new selection of short works written by female playwrights, directed by female directors and performed by some of Seattle’s finest, underexposed talents. Also this week, check out the outrageous 24-Hour All-Female Play Production marathon, where three playwrights write three plays overnight, and then three directors and 9 actors stage the works.
Now that Fremont has enjoyed the beautiful, colorful and interesting mural – by Todd Lown – on the North 46th Street underpass for a year, its time to pitch in and make it tidy once more, on Sunday, April 17th, from 11a – 2p.
