Spring registration began today (Tuesday, March 9) at noon for Seattle Parks and Recreation classes and programs.
You can browse offerings and register online via SPARC (Seattle Parks and Recreation Connection).
A pdf of the North Central catalog can be found online as well.  The catalog includes information about classes and programs at Green Lake Community Center, [...]

PCC Natural Markets (7504 Aurora Ave N) has opened Kids Cooking Camp: Around the World in Five Days registration early this year. Kids 8 to 11 and 12 to 15 can sign up to prepare dishes from global cultures.
Future chefs explore a world of possibilities and learn about the cuisines of other lands in five [...]

Arthur Lee Jacobson (of Trees of Green Lake fame) just shared some great news with us – he has scheduled the year’s first Green Lake Trees tour.
The tour will be on Friday, March 26, 10:00 a.m. to noon.  Be sure to check his website for future tour times as well.
From Arthur:

Since 1980 I have given [...]

Ed. note: Thank you, Anika, for another edition of Green Lake Vegan Score:

Considering trying a vegan diet, but not sure where to start? Been vegan for a while but thinking that you could be eating a bit healthier? Just a terrible cook and want to take a class?
If so, then the other side of I-5 [...]

The Seattle Rose Society will host its annual rose pruning demonstration next Saturday, February 27, noon-3 pm, at Woodland Park Rose Garden.  The event is free.
From the Woodland Park Zoo:

Need tips on pruning roses, using proper tools and more? Come to the Woodland Park Rose Garden for the annual rose pruning demonstration hosted by the [...]

The Aurora Traffic Safety Project will be offering a traffic safety education event at the Greenlake PCC (7504 Aurora Ave) on Saturday, February 13, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m..
The goal of the event is to “to reduce unsafe behavior that contributes to collisions on Aurora such as speeding, failure to yield to vehicles and pedestrians, [...]

Coming to the Green Lake Branch of The Seattle Public Library (7364 E Green Lake Dr N):
Preview lecture of Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of Verdi’s “Falstaff.”
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, 2 p.m.
The merry wives of Windsor unite in mischief-making when an ignoble nobleman plots to plunder their savings in this inventive creation capping Verdi’s career. Join us [...]

We received the following from Alyson Soma of the Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N):
Seattle Public Theater (SPT) invites theater-lovers, historians and biographers alike to join a special Talk Back with the cast and crew of Richard Greenberg’s The Violet Hour, Sunday, February 7th following the 2pm matinee at [...]

This Saturday (January 30, 2010), 1-3 p.m., the Seattle Genealogical Society is presenting a program on Genetic Genealogy at the Green Lake Library (7364 E. Green Lake Dr N).  The program is free.
“Genetic Genealogy – How to Use DNA to Solve Genealogical Puzzles and Uncover New Questions You Never Faced Before” with speaker Larry Jones. [...]

We received this thoughtful note from someone who wishes to be identified as simply “a friend of Spanish Lessons Guy“:
I’m a friend of the Spanish Lessons guy and apparently people have been worried because they haven’t seen him in quite a while.  He’s doing fine.  He’s out of town in a warmer climate until April, [...]