Category Archives: Crown Hill Center

Crown Hill Center, Events, Parks & Greenspace

Small Faces Playground Structure Dedication, 35th Anniversary!

Small Faces Child Development Center will be dedicating their new playground structure and celebrating their 35th Anniversary on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Small Faces recently received a Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods Small and Simple Grant to procure and install a new play structure on the playground. With the help of Small Faces Parents, Staff and Community Volunteers who generously donated their time, the play structure is now a reality. This event will be held immediately after the Crown Hill Landmark Tree Walk, so no hard choices to make. Come for the tree walk, and stay for the celebration.

Small Faces Child Development Center is celebrating its 35th year as a Seattle non-profit with a BBQ Potluck We’re inviting any and all alumni and current families to join us for the joyous event.  Come share memories and enjoy musical entertainment and activities for kids.  We’ll be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, debuting our new school age play structure and creating a mural for the south entrance of the building!

When: Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11:00 (we’ll be eating at noon)
Where: Small Faces playground
Price of admission: You choose!  We are asking for a donation of any amount to the center for playground and building improvements and a potluck dish to share.

Call Small Faces office for tickets (206) 782-2611

Crown Hill Center, Events

Crown Hill Center Ribbon Cutting!!!

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Crown Hill Center will be held in conjunction with Lynn Wirta’s retirement (er.. graduation) party as Director of Small Faces.

As we recently reported, the old Crown Hill School Site was officially sold in two pieces. The playfield was sold to Seattle Parks and Recreation Department and will be converted into Crown Hill’s newest park. The other piece (the school building) was sold to Small Faces / Crown Hill Project.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at the West Wing entrance (14th Ave) at 4pm to recognize the purchase of the Crown Hill School building by Small Faces.  Light refreshments will follow in the West Wing Hallway.  Live music and kids games will begin at 4pm on the Playground.

Following the ribbon cutting, will be a special retirement dinner and party honoring Lynn Wirta, outgoing Executive Director of the Small Faces Child Development Center.  Dinner will begin at 5pm and there will be a short program at 5:30pm. If you plan to stay for dinner,  RSVP to Kim Ositis (kaositis@gmail.com or 206-229-7948) and include the number of children under 12 who will be attending.

Announcements, Crown Hill Center, Parks & Greenspace

Crown Hill School Site Sale Complete!

This wonderful news just in from Catherine Weatbrook:

Congratulations!
Congratulations!

The former Crown Hill Elementary building officially became the property of Small Faces Child Development Center today, June 30th, 2009, just after 2pm. The Crown Hill Project team, made up of representatives of 10 different groups and non-profit organizations, worked through a three year process to secure the building, and surrounding 2+ acres for perpetual community and park use. Seattle Parks purchased the majority of the open space, influenced both by the Neighborhood Planning Process ten years ago, as well as by overwhelming community support. The building, built in 1919 and added on to in 1949, will remain home to current tenants, as well as become the new home of Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society. This dynamic community asset, set next to an up and coming park, will serve as a hub in the Crown Hill Community.

Thank you to everyone who helped during this process and we look forward to the future.

-Catherine Weatbrook
Crown Hill Project Manager

Congratulations to all who have worked so hard and long to see this through. Looking forward to a really big celebration later this summer!

Crown Hill Center

Crown Hill School Sale Nears Completion

MyBallard.com reported on Friday, June 26th, the sale of the Crown Hill School building to Small Faces is nearly complete. The money to effect the sale has now been received from the State (Economic Development and Trade grant) and the city. The two grants total $1.3 million dollars. The sale may close as early as Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. Thanks to all who have worked tirelessly on this acquisition (Catherine Weatbrook, Lynn Wirta, and many others). Combined with Seattle’s recent purchase of the other portion of the Crown Hill School property, this means a piece of Crown Hill’s history is protected from future development and open to community use.

Businesses, Crown Hill Center, Events

Vinyasa Class Dance Recital, July 23rd, 2010

Vinyasa Class Dance Recital, with Summer Works in Progress by Taj Yoga Teatro
Friday, July 23, 2010
11:00 a.m. – noon
Cost: Free

Students from the 5th Annual Vinyasa Intensive conclude their week’s study with a yoga dance recital. Click here for more information about this week-long class. In addition, Theresa and members of Taj Yoga Teatro will perform Summer Works in Progress. Free and open to the public.

www.tajyoga.com