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Announcements, Art, Crown Hill Center, Events

Crown Hill Arts Festival, November 13th, 2010

Crown Hill Arts Festival 2010
Crown Hill Arts Festival 2010

November 13, 2010

Admission is FREE!

The Crown Hill Center
is proud to present the 2010 Crown Hill Arts Festival!

Doors open at 6:30pm

Artwalk
Stroll the Artwalk and enjoy paintings and photography from local artists. Local community groups and building tenants will have information tables in the hallway.

Performances
View amazing performances including yoga, flamenco and ballet.

Beer Garden
Listen to live music, drink a beer or glass of wine and eat yummy appetizers donated by Honey, I’m Home Catering.

Instant Wine Cellar Raffle
Support the Arts Festival by buying raffle tickets for an Instant Wine Cellar!

For the Kids
Childcare by donation from 6:30 – 9:30pm provided by Small Faces Child Development Center.

9250 14th Ave. NW
Seattle, WA

Businesses, Events

Halloween on Holman

Not into the night time trick-or-treat scene? The businesses of the Carkeek Plaza (the shopping center with QFC) and Holman Road Square just across the street will be hosting a festive trick-or-treat event on Halloween.

Halloween on Holman
Sunday, October 31
Carkeek Plaza and Holman Road Square
1 PM – 4 PM

  • Merchants will be supplying treats for costumed kids
  • Costumed adults will help people crossing the busy Holman Rd at the 6th Ave NW signalled crosswalk
  • Stores will be running specials or sales
  • Photographer
  • Face and nail painting by Karin’s Beauty Supplies
  • Complimentary Chair Massage by Elements Therapeutic Massage
  • Grand Prize drawing at 3:45 PM
Events

Halloween Hoedown on Crown Hill!

Our friends at Sustainable Crown Hill are at it again. They’ll be reprising their fabulous potluck and treasure hunt from  past years, and they’ve thrown in a new twist with an old time family dance (don’t worry if you’ve got 2 left feet or don’t dance … these folk will have you dancing in no time at all). Come on out, meet some neighbors at the potluck, get your feet moving, then have a blast with the flashlight treasure hunt. Costumes are encouraged!

Halloween Hoedown 2010
10/30/10 5:30 – 7:30 PM — Saturday
Crown Hill Activity Center
9250 14th Ave NW

Sustainable Crown Hill and the North Seattle Lapidary and Mineral Club have teamed up with caller Sherry Nevins and local musicians Jerry Berger, Suzanne Girardot, and Glenn Dudley to create an all ages costume dance followed by a flashlight treasure hunt for rocks (obsidian, petrified wood, geodes, jade…)

Highlights:
Potluck Meal at 5:30 PM – finger foods, leave the nuts at home!
Old Time Family Dance 6:00 to 7:00 PM
Flashlight Treasure Hunt 7:00 to 7:30 PM

Sustainable Crown Hill supports waste reduction (bring plates, cups, utensils)
Suggested Donation: $2 per person/ $5 per family

This event is hosted at the Crown Hill Center and supported by Crown Hill Neighbors.

Art, Events, Neighborhood Sightings

Fire Station #35 Dedication in September

Station 35 Sign
New Fire Station #35 Sign

On Saturday, September 25, the new fire station will be dedicated. Come on out for this community celebration at 1:30 pm. The neon-lighted artwork will provide a recognizable night-time landmark for Crown Hill. [UPDATE: Mayor McGinn will be there for the dedication ceremony, and there will be a mini-town hall meeting at the fire station beginning at 2 PM. This is your chance to meet the Mayor and let him know your concerns].

Did you know?
Did you know that Fire Station 35 was once home to a horse-drawn fire rig, and that rig was the last horse drawn rig in service in the city of Seattle? And that Fire Station 35 was also home to an amphibious rescue craft at one time? Check out some really interesting pictures and historical facts about the history of fire fighting in Seattle at the Last Resort Fire Department. (Hint: do a text search for “Engine 35” on that page to find the picture of the last run of the horse drawn rig, and “Apparatus 302” to find the amphibious craft).
Events, History

Home Research 201: Delve Deeper into Your Home’s History

Interested in what tales your home holds of its past owners?  The Ballard Historical Society is holding a lecture on how to use the Puget Sound Regional Archives to find out more.

A free lecture
sponsored by the Ballard Historical Society
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.
Speaker: Greg Lange, Puget Sound Regional Archives
Sunset Hill Community Center,
3003 NW 66th Street
(206) 992-7010 for more information

Join us Thursday, October 21, 2010 for “Home Research 201: Delve Deeper Into Your Home’s History,” when Greg Lange, professional researcher at Puget Sound Regional Archives, will use his research of a 1902 house in Fremont to show how archives information can shed light on your own home’s history.

Mr. Lange researched the Fremont 1902 Fitch-Nutt house at the request of the City of Seattle when the community rallied against demolition of the property. He’ll bring interesting maps, tax records, and directories that you would explore on a visit to the Puget Sound Regional Archives.

The lecture is preceded by a brief annual meeting. BHS members, please come to vote on certain board positions and to volunteer or comment on the direction of the organization. Join us — it’s free!

We showed you how to find old pictures of your house in this article, but there is much more which can be discovered.