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Posts Tagged "Cal Anderson Park"
The Cal Anderson Park Alliance 4th of July Community Picnic and Celebration is going to be hella rich and bomb (it’s 2002 (slang-wise) up here in The Adventure Studio, holla). Everybody’s talking about it! Daily Candy, The Seattle Weekly, Seattle Metroblogging, Three Imaginary Girls, Capitol Hill Seattle and more! Heck to the yes. U! S! A! See you there! xoxo Bring everyone.
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…days until The Cal Anderson Park Alliance 4th of July Party! *image courtesy of inmagine
If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve been spending a lot of time pumping up for the Cal Anderson 4th of July picnic by featuring the various bands and vendors you’ll see there on our blog. We also want to give a shout out to some of the event’s co-sponsors. What up, Sustainable Capitol Hill! These guys can hook you in to a network of resources to help you live more sustainably, whether that means starting a compost pile at home or learning exactly which items can and cannot be recycled. The site also has a some mega helpful lists that give advice on how to live and work more sustainably. It goes without saying that Sustainable Capitol Hill is an extremely community-oriented organization committed to perpetuating the things about Capitol Hill that we all know and love (creative small businesses, artsy people, fresh eats, and locally-centered cultural events). They’ll at the park on the 4th educating people on how to recycle properly. Make sure you stop by and say hello!
*image courtesy of ABC Teach
…days until The Cal Anderson Park Alliance 4th of July Party! *photo courtesy of Leo Reynolds
Cal Anderson Park. We all hang out there , appreciate its beauty, and wonder what’s inside that architectural cone fountain thing. But how many people actually know the man behind the name Cal Anderson?
If you identified the man in the photo as Cal Anderson, you are clearly one smart cookie. Washington State history site HistoryLink.org. Did such a good job explaining Cal’s story, I saw no reason to shuffle words around: “On November 9, 1987, Democrat Calvin B. “Cal” Anderson (1948-1995) becomes Washington state’s first openly gay legislator when the King County Council appoints him to a vacant seat in the House of Representatives from Seattle’s 43rd District. Anderson will go on to win election to the House from the 43rd District. In 1994, he will win election to the Washington State Senate. Anderson was a Democratic activist and an aide to Seattle City Council Member George Benson and to Mayor Charles Royer. He was a decorated combat veteran of the U.S. Army in Vietnam and called himself, “a Democrat who happens to be gay” (The Seattle Times). In the legislature Anderson backed gay rights legislation and battled initiatives that would discriminate against gays. He also worked for campaign finance reform, easier voter registration, and open access to government documents. Cal Anderson died on August 4, 1995, of AIDS-related complications. On April 19, 2003, Cal Anderson Park, on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, was named and dedicated in his honor, along with the park’s new structure, the Cal Anderson Shelterhouse. On September 24, 2005, the community celebrated the grand re-opening of the park.” Thought only recently named for Cal Anderson, the park has been around for many, many moons. It actually began life as the Lincoln Reservoir at the turn of the 20th century. Being so old and all, the park has a few secrets of its own. Did you know the Chinese Scholar/Japanese Pagoda Tree located at the entrance nearest Broadway is one of the largest and oldest trees of its type in the state? This tree is so special it’s actually designated as a Seattle Landmark Heritage Tree. Look for the plaque to find proof. And remember how Cal Anderson Park used to be Lincoln Reservoir? Well, it still is. The northern half of the park is built on a giant lid that covers the Lincoln Reservoir, meaning the park’s suspended over a portion of Seattle’s drinking water. Also, do you know one of Cal Anderson’s own personal Rhododendron plants lives in the northwest corner of the park right now? Before finding permanent residence in the park, the Rhody hung out in a community member’s backyard for a full year until the city granted approval to install the plant in the park. Last but not least, did you know the teletubby hill in the northeast corner of the park is actually made of foam? Now that we’ve done all the leg work for you, why not come see all of the park for yourself? Specifically on the 4th of July. In all its Independence Day glory.
Lately we have been getting a bit production happy here in The Adventure Studio. And why not? Art making kicks. And there have been a lot of inspirational creative boot strappy art things in Seattle lately made of paper and trash and simple things. From your average couture cake ladies at the Fremont Summer Solstice to optical illusion blue tape art at Georgetown Artopia to the scrappy yet corporate 2009 Pride Parade complete with floats like the innovative 8 bikes attached to the frame of a Jeep powering the Madison Market float (made by our own favorite Adventure Bike maker, Colin Stevens).
All photos by our Adventure-iPhones. With all of these in mind I was tooling about in the blogosphere this morning and saw this radness on design*sponge. A product launch by arjowiggins, li edelkoort and french photographer gregoire alexandre. Glossy, expensive, not DIY cloud suits made out of pillow-batting-y at all . . . STILL TOTALLY RAD! Curious Story – Making of the Water Curious Story – Making of the Wind Paper company meets fashion photog meets skinny yet tough model. I just like it. Magic happens. Behind the scenes. This week we make some magic. What can we make this week? What can we build for our wedding couples? What can we create for the Cal Anderson Park 4th of July? Stay tuned.
…days until The Cal Anderson Park Alliance 4th of July Party! *The Figure Five in Gold by Charles Demuth
Ooooooooo chile! Check out sweet sounds of Lady A and the Baby Blues. If you like what you hear, come see them on the 4th at Cal Anderson Park! Looks like they know how to have a good time, right?
With the Cal Anderson 4th of July Party getting nearer every day, we wanted to remind everyone to bring your pooches to the party! We’ll be hosting a dog-owner look alike contest with prizes for the winners, both human and canine. We’re not promising anything, but they might involve liver treats. Here are some photos to get you inspired:
photo courtesy of All American Pet Brands
Photos coutesy of Darren Staples/Reuters
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