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June 2011

June 16, 2011 at 8:33AM

The story of Sylvia Gaines, found dead by the shores of Green Lake 85 years ago today

On June 16, 1926, 85 years ago today, the body of Sylvia Gaines, 22, was discovered in Green Lake Park. We’ve brought you this story before, via HistoryLink. Here is another, fuller look at the the murder of Sylvia Gaines, via Casey McNerthney and our news partner seattlepi.com.   Seattle history: The shocking murder at Green Lake By Casey McNerthney It was the pair of slippers that stood out, sitting side by side on Green Lake’s north shore. Two workmen walking by noticed them at about 7:20 a.m., then saw the blood trail and the young woman’s body, her clothes ripped and…

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June 15, 2011 at 7:32PM

Green Lake Windermere to spend a day of community service developing Bagley’s outdoor classroom

This Friday (June 15, 2011), the staff of the Green Lake Windermere office will take the day off and participate in a day of community service. Participants will be lending a hand with the development of Daniel Bagley Elementary‘s outdoor classroom and learning garden (7821 Stone Ave N). The project, which is a continuation of the work done by Windermere last year, includes the construction of a shed and benches. “Windermere’s Community Service Day started in 1984 with my dad, John Jacobi, a handful of agents, and a run-down chain-link fence at an elementary school that needed some TLC,” said company…

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June 15, 2011 at 3:03PM

Green Lake Games to give away gaming materials and host full day of role-playing games

Green Lake Games (7509 Aurora Ave N) is celebrating Free RPG (Role-Playing Game) Day this Saturday (June 18, 2011) beginning at 10 a.m. “Once a year we devote an entire day to celebrating and promoting RPGs by giving away a ton of free gaming materials,” reads the store’s facebook page. “RPG quickstarts, adventures, dice, dice towers, nothing boring or old, and it’s all free for the taking!” Along with give-aways, the event will also feature a day of gaming. No sign-up is required, and all games will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Here is the game schedule: 10 AM – D&D…

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June 15, 2011 at 11:45AM

Discounted Wild Waves tickets available at the Green Lake Community Center

Discounted Wild Waves Theme and Water Park tickets are now available at the Green Lake Community Center (7201 E Green Lake Dr N). One-day passes purchased at the Community Center are only $25.00 (tax included) for all ages.  The Green Lake Community Center accepts cash and credit cards, but not checks.  (Tickets purchased at the gate at Wild Waves cost as much as $39.99 plus tax for adults.) The sales benefit Seattle Parks and Recreation teen programs, including free teen swims at Green Lake’s Evans Pool every Tuesday evening. For more information, call the Green Lake Community Center at (206) 684-0780.

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June 14, 2011 at 1:30PM

See Antony and Cleopatra & The Tempest for free this summer in Lower Woodland Park

GreenStage, Seattle’s longest running Shakespeare Company, is returning to Lower Woodland Park this summer with free performances of Antony and Cleopatra and The Tempest. Shakespeare in the Park performances are in the meadow on the east side of Aurora Ave N, just south of the lawn bowling and horseshoe pits, near Shelter 6 [pdf map]. Performances of Antony and Cleopatra will be Friday, July 15, 2011 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 3 p.m.: Shakespeare’s beautiful telling of one of history’s greatest and most ill-fated romances. It is two years after the death of Julius Caesar and a new Caesar,…

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