All summer, we’ve been treated to free shows at the Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N). Sadly, the summer is drawing to an end and only three free shows remain. You can still catch a free Youth Program performance of Much Ado About Nothing tonight (Friday, August 27th, 2010) at 7 p.m. or tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. Directed by Shana Bestock, SPT’s 14-18 year-olds perform Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s sexy, side-splitting comedy about two very convoluted courtships. War-weary heroes return home, but now sparks fly as…
August 2010
August 27, 2010 at 8:00AM
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Green Lake's Streetwise Gardener: The Shape of Things
From Adam and Eve’s fig leaves to the Marlboro Man, humans have a long tradition of using plants for their own devices. Agriculture, medicine, pleasure drugs and poisons are just some of the fascinating ways, but I’m talking here about sculpting plants. For some reason, we just can’t leave them au naturelle. We need to make tunnels, living chairs, and giant roosters out of them. Subjective beauty aside, the line between being a pruning artist and Godzilla with a chainsaw is finer than you might think. Purists may say that it is cruel, tacky, or just plain wrong to shear…
August 26, 2010 at 8:42PM
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Police search for missing four-year-old boy in Green Lake Park
8:40 p.m. We just heard from My Green Lake reader Christina, who wrote with some scary news. At about 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, August 26, 2010), Christina, who was walking at Green Lake Park, encountered some police. They were looking for a missing boy. Cole, age four, was last seen riding a green bike. As of 8:50 p.m., Cole is, as far as we know, still missing. Christina’s husband is heading down to the lake to help with the search effort. In the meantime, we are listening to the police scanner. As of yet, there is no new news to…
August 26, 2010 at 3:28PM
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Get your car (and dog!) washed this Saturday at a benefit for Animal Talk Rescue
Animal Talk Rescue, a no-kill animal rescue organization, is hosting a car and dog wash at the Roosevelt Square Whole Foods Market (1026 NE 64th St) this Saturday (Aug 28, 2010), 1 – 4 p.m. We’ll be raising funds to help Animal Talk Rescue do all the amazing work they do helping animals find loving homes! Get your car washed or your dog or both–$10 suggested donation or $15 suggested donation for both. And know that your money is going for a great cause.
August 26, 2010 at 9:28AM
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Children's blog features Green Lake businesses
Attention Green Lake parents: Children’s author Kathleen Hunter, who lives in Green Lake, is launching a series of blog posts about Green Lake businesses for you to share with your children. Kathleen authors two children’s blogs: Sleepy Bear Writes and Moosey Moose Writes. Yesterday, Sleepy Bear kicked off the series by visiting Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE). Today, Sleepy Bear will be choosing a book from Mockingbird to feature in his online book club. As he reads through the book, he will blog about it on Sleepy Bear Writes. Kathleen Hunter is also a local private tutor (and a…
