This weekend officially launches the Solstice Parade season, with plenty of ways to plug into the parade and participate in the merriment and magic of the 2012 Solstice. The Fremont Arts Council (FAC) legendary celebration may be fun to watch, but participating intensifies the experience – and makes for memories among friends or families that last a lifetime.
On Saturday, May 19th, from 11a – 3p, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Harbor Unit and Kvichak Marine Industries will hold a public celebration of Patrol 9 – the newest addition to the SPD Harbor fleet and the 500th hull built by Kvichak, a Fremont company.
On Saturday, May 19th, from Noon – 4p, stop by B.F. Day Elementary School for a whole day of celebrations, information and – if so inclined – join a work party.
Join your own primate family! The Red Butt Baboon ensemble wants you to make a mask and join the fun in dancing to drums, scratching each other and the audience, and finding those tasty lice and vermin that inhabit us all.
This Friday, May 4th, from 6p – 9p, will be the Fremont First Friday Art Walk – an always lovely excuse to go for a stroll and seek out the treasures on display in the vast variety of Fremont’s art venues.
On Tuesday, May 1st, the Fremont Arts Council (FAC) will gather to celebrate May Day – and they welcome everyone with a spirit to celebrate to join in the community revelry. Gathering will begin at 5p at Lower Woodland Park (reportedly near the Bocce ball courts) with the weaving of the ribbons on the may pole about 6p and a potluck supper after 6:30p.
What do Creativity, Joy, Democracy and Love all have in common? People Power! ‘We the People Power’ is a festival celebration of creativity, sustainable living, civic engagement and grassroots democracy, with hands-on fun for everyone. Let’s create and play at the Fremont Solstice Celebration at Gas Works Park on June 16, from 1pm – 7pm – and come to the Open House to learn all about it, meet the co-collaborators, have fun and get involved!
March 18th will be the final day of Girl Scout Cookie Sales for the Western Washington Totem Council. After that, the only way to get those delicious cookies will be to steal them from less-than-vigilant relatives, or wait for March 2013.
On Wednesday, March 21st, a special Moisture Festival performance will benefit the Fremont Arts Council, and the spectacular Solstice Parade. For the Equinox, go enjoy a creative celebration of vaudeville and comedy/varieté with Moisture Festival.
Until March 25th, the B.F. Day Elementary School Playground Project Team can accept public comment on the preferred concept plan for the playground improvements. The drawings are provided here, and on the B.F. Day PTSA website.
