With only a week left before taking to the streets with its singular creativity on June 16th at Noon, the 2012 Fremont Arts Council (FAC) Solstice Parade still offers plenty of opportunities for you to engage and get involved.
Come help build the 2012 Solstice Parade, with the Fremont Arts Council, at the Powerhouse (3940 Fremont Ave N.) Workshops take place frequently over the next month, although the studio is open every day and anyone can show up and lend a hand. The Powerhouse studio hours just now are 6p – 9p on weeknights, 9a – 6p on weekends. Remember, the best way to enjoy this parade is to be in the parade – at Noon on Saturday, June 16th.
This Saturday, May 26th, starting at 10a, History House needs willing hands to help spruce up the gardens around it in preparation for summer visitor to the museum, and the 2012 season of the Music In The Sculpture Garden concert series.
The ‘We The People Power’ Festival, on June 16th at Gas Works Park from 1p – 7p, will harness and celebrate the power of community. A series of fun-filled work parties, preparing the games, art and projects to be shared at the festival, will give everyone a chance to enjoy people-power in advance. Every Thursday, leading up to June 16th, at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, downstairs, organizers will gather to build the festival, with orientations taking place at 6:15p for those curious to know more.
This Sunday, May 20th, from 10a – 1p, the volunteers and friends of Fremont Peak Park will gather for one of their industrious work parties – to finish mulching and tidying the park’s plant beds.
The Fremont Emergency Preparedness HubCaps invite all Fremonsters to come observe, or participate, in a city-wide Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Radio Drill this Saturday, May 19th from 9am to Noon. The Fremont portion of the drill will take place in the History House Sculpture Garden.
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 Noon – 4p, stop by B.F. Day Elementary School for a whole day of celebrations, information and – if so inclined – join a work party.
The Seattle Foundation GiveBIG campaign generated $7.43 million in on-line contributions for non-profit organizations that operate here in the Pacific Northwest – doubling the amount raised last year. The 24-hour donation drive, held May 2nd, attracted more than 37,800 donations – from donors located at computers in all 50 states, and in 23 foreign countries.
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.
