For those of you who have seen the Roasty Toasty Holiday Celebration signs hanging in Counterbalance Park, I have some sad news – the event planned for this weekend has been canceled due to the colder than usual weather.
This event began some years ago by the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce. Today it’s organized by the Uptown Alliance, and supported by the Department of Neighborhoods and the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. The Alliance, which had planned a number of fun activities for the evening – including live music accordion music, guessing games, information tables for the Department of Neighborhoods and FOLKpark, and two big barrel bond fires for making s’mores – originally set for this Saturday, December 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. When I spoke with Alliance co-president Jean Sundborg yesterday, the plans were still on, but she was a little unsure about the turnout due to weather.
“If it’s really below freezing, we may not ask people to come and stand for two hours,” she said.
Twenty minutes later she called me back to say they had decided to push the event to January, when the weather will hopefully be a bit more accommodating.
This morning Christa Dumpys from the Department of Neighborhoods wrote to say the event has been reschedule for Saturday, January 23 from 5 to 7 p.m., and will include all the same events plus a light show. They will also be collecting non-perishable food donations for the Feeding Program at Sacred Heart Church in Lower Queen Anne.
The Uptown Alliance puts this event together on virtually no budget so that neighbors in the Lower and Upper Queen Anne may have a venue to stop by and meet each other. If you can’t wait until January 23 to get involved with your neighbors, you can swing by the Alliance’s next meeting, on Thursday, January 14 at 7 p.m. the Department of Neighborhoods, located at 160 Roy St. They meet on the second Thursday of every month. Anyone who attends – whether business owner, resident, or just someone interested in Lower Queen Anne – can become a member simply by attending a meeting. Call (206) 733-9435 for more information.
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1 Yankism003 // Jan 11, 2010 at 11:21 pm
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2 Yankism003 // Jan 12, 2010 at 7:21 am
There are three blondes stranded on an island. Suddenly a fairy appears and offers to grant each one of them one wish. The first blonde asks to be intelligent. Instantly, she is turned into brown haired woman and she swims off the island.
The next one asks to be even more intelligent than the previous one. So, instantly she is turned into a black haired woman. The black haired woman builds a boat and sails off the island.
The third blonde asks to become even more intelligent than the previous two. The fairy turns her into a man, and he walks across the bridge.
regards
Sikora
______________________________________________
bellevue printers