A public art installation created by local metal artist Tom Flood is going in at Green Lake Elementary School‘s Olallie Native Garden (2400 N 65th St). The school’s Garden Club and a group of volunteers will be prepping the garden this weekend and the art will be installed on Monday (Dec. 19, 2011). The art installation will be composed of metal representations of Native American berry picking baskets which will rust to a reddish-brown in the rain. Two baskets will be positioned strategically at the main path to draw visitors into the garden. Thanks for the tip, Monica!
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Greenlake Christmas light display
Tangletown resident Jeff Rodenburg has once again decked out his home with the Greenlake Christmas light display. You can find the display of over 30,000 lights on NE 57th St, just east of Latona Ave NE. The show launched on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 and will be on every night through New Year’s Day, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. A broadcast on 102.1 FM plays in sync with the lights. The broadcast features christmas music and promos for the Green Lake Elementary School Christmas Tree Sale. Jeff, a software developer, is a self-described “holiday lighting enthusiast.” This is the 10th year he has lit…
Scenes from the 2011 Seattle Naked Pumpkin Run
The sixth annual Naked Pumpkin Run made its way through the east Green Lake neighborhood on Halloween night (Monday, October 31). The run began at 9:21 p.m. (21:21 on the 24-hour clock) at East Green Lake Beach and ended about 20 minutes later. A record-setting number of men and women took part in this year’s Naked Pumpkin Run. Traditionally, less than 10 runners have participated; this year, there were 21 participants. Richard Smith, who describes himself as a veteran of naked runs, says that the Green Lake Naked Pumpkin Run is a fun tradition for the runners, “and based on the fun…
Tree ID sign, missing since March, reappears at Green Lake Park
Last spring, a local group of plant enthusiasts hung hand-made “ID bracelets” on 128 trees around the walking path at Green Lake Park. The “I Heart Trees!” project was meant to inspire and encourage visitors to the park to learn about the world around them. The signs, which were approved by Seattle Parks and Recreation, were met with acclaim from both park visitors and Green Lake residents. Just two days after a group of volunteers hung the signs, more than 100 of the 128 signs went missing. In the place of the signs, cut pieces of twine were left…
Scenes from the 2011 Luminata lantern parade at Green Lake Park
Green Lake was lit up last night (Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011). Several hundred people participated in the Fremont Arts Council‘s 11th annual Luminata. The lantern parade celebrated the Autumnal Equinox. Many thanks to photographer Joe Mabel for sharing his photos of the event with us.
