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Montlake May Madness

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mmmMontlake is full of festive events during the month of May. Opening Day kicked off the events the first weekend in May. And this Sunday, May 18th, brings two exciting events to Montlake.

First up, the 32nd Annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge – you can find all the event and road closure details on the calendar event page – HERE. Next up is Montlake’s very own All-Montlake Music & Arts Happening (AMMAH) to be held at the Community Center. Visit the event page for more details.

Wrapping up May is Montlake Elementary’s Eat Real & Art Walk Event on Friday, May 30th. Of course, Montlake is also full of regularly scheduled events throughout the year such as:

SSHIMG_6825Pilates, Kettle Ball Classes, Wednesday Walks with John Wott, Meditation, Parent & Child Nature Classes, Montlake Library Preschool Story Time

Visit our neighborhood calendar regularly to get latest on upcoming special events including: Montlake Family Coop July 4th Parade, STP, Montlake Music Festival and St Demetrios Greek Festival 4th of july

And, if you know of an event that you think would be of interest to Montlake, please submit the event to our calendar using the “Post Your Event” feature available to all registered users.

Support Montlake Students with “Real Food” Fundraiser

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Here’s a great way to get healthy, yummy food and support our 5th graders’ annual trip to Islandwood. Each year Montlake has to consider whether or not to continue attending Islandwood because of its cost. “What I love about that camp is how well it connects to so much of what we strive for at Montlake and allows the kids to take their environmental and sustainability knowledge and see it put into place in a larger context,” says Cheri Bloom.

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This spring we are working with an organization called FarmRaiser, who match schools to local farms and food artisans. So instead of buying chocolate or magazines subscriptions, Montlake parents can buy a box of local food products. The profits are split between our school (45%), the farms (45%) and FarmRaiser (10%).We have partnered with FarmRaiser to offer families the opportunity to buy a box of gourmet, local food. The proceeds will support the trip to Islandwood.

The box costs $55 and contains:

  • Macrina Bakery‘s Vollkorn Loaf
  • Bow Hill Blueberry‘s Pickled Blueberries
  • That Brown Girl Cooks Ethiopian Black Eyed Pea Hummus
  • Loki Fish‘s cold-smoked wild coho lox
  • 1/2 lb spinach from Willie Greens Organic Farm
  • A special selection of two 60mL bottles of olive oil & vinegar from Queen Anne Olive Oil Company

The deadline to order is May 15. The food will be available for pick-up at the Eat Real Food & Art Walk event on May 30. To purchase a box, please visit the FarmRaiser website: http://farmraiser.seeyourimpact.org/montlake/

 

Come to the 2nd All-Montlake Music & Arts Happening May 18th

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2013 AMMAH photos by Jonathan Phillips

Join us Sunday, the 18th (2:00 to 5:00) at the Montlake Community Center (1618 E. Calhoun Street). Neighbors, we’ve got great musicians and talented artists and authors ready to bring you an afternoon’s enjoyment.

BE WELCOMED at the door by acoustic music of guitarist, Max Mondzac, by vocalist & 12-string guitarist Michael Memmo, and by Folk Commotion (Clarko & Moss) a vocal, guitar, djembe drum duo.

TAP YOUR TOES in the Big Room to music from Layered System, The Mother Pluckers Ukulele Band, Jazz Hands, and the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

NEW THIS YEAR, BROWSE the books of Noted Montlake Authors of

* Prize-winning Children’s Books
* Murder Mysteries
* Historical Fiction
* Montlake’s History
* Travelogs
* Plants & Gardens

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BE AMAZED by Artistic creations:

* Art work from students at Montlake Elementary School
* Creations and demonstrations by budding artists in henna, Rainbow Loom, and crochet
* Paintings in oil, watercolor & acrylic by artists whose works appear in fine galleries and by some who are yet to be discovered
* Sophisticated sketches and renderings
* Photography, monotypes, block prints, sculptures by well-known names and by some whose talents are still secret.
* Knits and skillfully crafted fabric creations
* Jewelry
* And other visual arts surprises.

SO BE THERE to greet old and new friends, enjoy the books, art and music.

SIP AND SAVOR refreshments from Cafe Lago, FUEL, Mont’s Market, The Montlake Blvd Market, and our new Montlake Traveler.

VISIT the Montlake Community Club business table to vote for next year’s Board and donate to fund MCC events and projects to serve you.

We said it before, but it’s true, “Montlake’s Got Talent! Let’s Enjoy It!”

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Opening Day, Windermere Cup – UW Vs. World Champion Great Britian

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view2The first Saturday in May is upon us bringing Opening Day, the official opening of Seattle’s boating season, and the 28th Annual Windermere Cup Regatta – University of Washington faces the reigning world champion, Great Britain Rowing Team. Opening Day in Seattle is a family affair; families picnic, watch the races and decorate their boats for the festivities and Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day Boat Parade.

9:40 a.m. – Montlake Cut closes to ALL boat traffic
10:20 – 11:40 a.m. – Windermere Cup Crew Races
12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Parade of Boats in the Montlake Cut

The detailed race and parade schedule can be found HERE.

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Montlake Authors & Artists Still Needed For May 18 Happening

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artistWe know you’re out there. We know you’re good at the art form or writing that you do. NOW, young or old, professional or amateur, we urge you to show your friends and neighbors your good works. It’s not a sale. It’s a celebration.

Please join in the celebration of  Montlake’s talents by bringing your creations to the Montlake Community Center on Sunday afternoon, May 18 for the All-Montlake Music & Arts Happening, aka AMMAH.

All you have to do to get involved is send an e-mail message to AMMAHappening@montlake.net, then we’ll answer any questions you may have, and ask you for some information about yourself and your work. Just like that you’ll be added to the participants (No jury; No fee; No fuss). We’ll send participants information on procedures as the date nears, AND the date is nearing. This is our last “All-Call,” so don’t hesitate. Get on Board!

Big Bunnies on Blaine

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IMG_2415Early in the morning at The Bunny House (aka Halloween House) found the Big Bunnies welcoming neighborhood children and parents on Sunday, May 20th. Clearly “somebunny” was up really early hiding colorful eggs for little ones carrying baskets–or really little ones being carried. Big Bunny Don led the enthusiastic egg seekers in a vigorous round of hopping before giving the ear wiggle signal to begin the hunt. Big Bunny James presided over a grand eggy buffet and helped “egg on” a few hesitant hunters. Some egg seekers came costumed to bond with the bunnies; some dressed for a garden party; some blended into the crowd, but EVERYONE had a memorable time,  and applauded the Bunny Hospitality. Thanks Big Guys! Montlake doesn’t just like you; Montlake loves you!

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Talented Neighbors: Register for the All-Montlake Music and Arts Happening on May 18

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Montlake Needs YOU for the Second Annual ALL-MONTLAKE MUSIC & ARTS HAPPENING!

Sunday afternoon (2-5), May 18 at the Montlake Community Center.

We’re looking for our Montlake Neighbors to show off and celebrate…

  • Artists, Musicians, and Authors
  • Professionals and Amateurs
  • Children, Teens, and Adults

We invite ARTISTS to display paintings & drawings, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, fiber art, photographs, woodworking, and other artistic creations.

MUSICIANS– soloists to small groups; folk to jazz to classical; vocals and instrumentals; wacky to inspiring.

AUTHORS, we’re inviting YOU to show off your works

Interested? E-mail AMMAHappening@montlake.net to get a few more details and/or put yourself or your group on the potential participant lists. If you know any bashful artists, authors, or musicians in Montlake, you’d like to see celebrated at the event, let us know. We can only do this event if our talented folks join in. (And, it’s okay if you showed your talent last year, we’re ready to see and hear your new creations.) Would you like to be part of the Montlake Community Club planning committee or staff the event on May 18th? Contact us at the same address.

Youth Sailing, Anyone?

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Youth Sailing Open House
Sail Sand Point, Magnuson Park, Saturday, April 19, 2014

Find out how kids can sail this summer, and for a lifetime!
Learn about a variety of programs from more than a dozen youth sailing organizations

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Rat from the Wind in the Willows was right. “There is  nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” Fortunately for Puget Sound area residents, we live in in boating paradise with what is arguably the largest variety of boating in the world at our back door and an abundance of programs and opportunities for kids to learn how to mess about in sailboats. From local after-school programs to day camps to multi-week voyages to Desolation Sound, on boats as small as eight feet and as large as 133 feet, the options are endless.  More than a dozen organizations have teamed up and are holding a Youth Sailing Open House so that parents and kids can come learn about the variety of options available. Programs are available for children as young as five years old all the way through high school. The all-day event is free and will include land and on-water activities.

What: Youth Sailing Open House, Sail Sand Point at Magnuson 

Park: https://www.facebook.com/YouthSailingOpenHouse

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Land activities include knot tying, rigging, burgee making, and relay races.

Sailing instructors will be on the water doing tacks and gybes to show kids what sailing in boats these sizes looks like.

Free sailboat rides will also be available. (Weather dependent)

Who:    Participating programs include:

Center for Wooden Boats: http://cwb.org
Corinthian Yacht Club:  http://www.cycseattle.org
Green Lake Small Craft Center: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/boats/grnlake.htm
Mt Baker Rowing and Sailing: http://mbrsc.com
Queen City Yacht Club:  http://www.queencity.org
Sail Sand Point: www.sailsandpoint.org
Schooner Zodiac: http://www.schoonerzodiac.com/
Sea Scouts – Puget  Sound
South Whidbey Yacht Club: http://swyachtclub.org/
Sound Experience/Adventuress: http://soundexp.org/
SSS Yankee Clipper : http://yankeeclipperseascouts.wordpress.com/
Tacoma Yacht Club: http://www.tacomayachtclub.org/
YMCA Camp Orkila: http://www.seattleymca.org/Locations/Orkila/Pages/Home.aspx

When:   Saturday, April 19, 2014.  Rain or shine.

Hours:          Saturday, 11am – 3pm
Cost:             Free
Where:         Sail Sand Point – Magnuson Park

Sail Sand Point is located about five miles north of the University of Washington on the western shore of Lake Washington. The entrance to SSP is off of Sand Point Way NE at NE 74th Street. http://www.sailsandpoint.org/directions/

For event information and questions contact Calla@48north.com or (206) 789-7350

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Montlake Historic District Nomination Next “Open House” Meeting

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“History Open House” on Thursday April 3, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Montlake Community Center, Tudor Room

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Thank you to those who attended the first Montlake Historic District information meeting on January 16. For those who couldn’t make the meeting, you can access the presentation materials online to learn what was covered and discussed.

We will be holding a “History Open House” on Thursday April 3, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, at the Montlake Community Center, Tudor Room, and the architectural historians will provide progress update materials at the open house.

We continue to make good progress on the neighborhood survey. We have looked at and are currently evaluating almost half of the historic resources in the neighborhood. If you have any specific information on your house, block, or neighborhood, we’d love to hear from you! Please stop by to share your information, learn more about the project, or meet the project architectural historians that you may have seen around the neighborhood. 

Here are some useful contacts and links if you want additional information about the project:

Stay tuned for additional public meetings in the upcoming months, as well as other opportunities to get involved. In the meantime if you have any questions or comments,

For additional questions about the Montlake Historic District, please contact Steve Archer, WSDOT Cultural Resources Specialist, at 206-805-2895 or archers@wsdot.wa.gov, or Michael Houser, State Architectural Historian, at 360-586-3076 or   michael.houser@dahp.wa.gov. Or, if you have any information to share on historic properties in Montlake and can’t make it to the History Open House, please emailMontlakeHistoryTips@wsdot.wa.gov

Fun In The Sun at Montlake Community Center

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We have over 110 great camps this summer for children 3 years old to 12 years old.  Whether your child prefers sports like Baseball, Lacrosse or Soccer, or perhaps Science, Nature or Geo Caching, we have the perfect camp for your child this summer.  You can even try both, choose one in the morning and a different one in the afternoon, but bring a lunch.

Our Summer Day Camp is always a sure bet.  It’s great opportunity for your children to have fun while exploring the community, meeting friends, and learning new things! Running from 7 am-6 pm weekdays, camps feature a different theme each week. Campers will explore different topics through arts, games, visits to the library, pool, and local parks, as well as at least one field trip each week.

Or try our evening 6 week camp for musicians;  EXPRESS YOURSELF – SUMMER BAND CAMP (AGES 10-18).  Musicians in this six week music program have an exciting opportunity to play in a band. Participants will receive intensive coaching and mentoring from professional musicians. All instruments are welcome.  Musicians will have an opportunity to perform at the Montlake Music and Family night Festival.

Specialty camps include:  ALL SPORTS, THE OLYMPICS, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, NATURE CAMP, SOCCER, TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL, ULTIMATE FRISBEE, CLAY CAMP, GEO CACHING, CHEER, LACROSSE, SCIENCE CAMP, CHESS AND GAME CAMP, THEATER CAMP, PRE-CAMP.

To register click here: https://www.seattle.gov/parks/camps/or register by phone at 206-684-4736.

Montlake Community Center
1618 E Calhoun St.
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: 206-684-4736