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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Magnuson Park Springfest
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
4/19/2009 4:48:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joelle Ligon (206) 233-7929
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Magnuson Park Springfest
Take a break from the city…in the city.
Mayor Greg Nickels will join Seattle Parks and Recreation, The Mountaineers,
the many tenants of Warren G. Magnuson Park, and the friends, family and sports
organizations of the Mickey Merriam Althletic Field Complex at Magnuson Park
for the Magnuson Park SpringFest on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This event will formally dedicate The Mountaineers new facility and the freshly
completed ballfields at the Mickey Merriam Athletic Field Complex at Magnuson
Park.
Mayor Nickels will be at The Mountaineers’ new facility at 11:30 a.m.
for a special dedication, and at the athletic field complex at 12:15 p.m. for
a ceremony opening the fields.
This family friendly event will showcase many of the tenants at the park. Activities
will include:
- Check out the indoor playpark for tots at the Magnuson Community Center.
- Get your face painted.
- Tour art studios at the Northshore’s Building 11.
- Watch a rugby game on the new Mickey Merriam Athletic Field Complex at Magnuson
Park.
- Meet the tooth fairy. (Yes, she’ll be there, courtesy of the University
of Washington School of Dentistry Early Childhood Oral Health Program.)
- Make puppets with Thistle Theater.
- Buy a rain barrel from the Seattle Conservation Corps.
- Learn how to fix a flat with the Cascade Bicycle Club.
- Do some fast and fun sailing with Sail Sand Point.
- Let the Washington Native Plant society show you how to grow native plants in
your yard.
- And much, much more!
Best of all, it’s all FREE, and everyone is welcome.
Come prepared to walk – rain or shine. If at all possible, walk, ride
your bike, carpool or take the bus. Parking is extremely limited. There will
be food, fun and activities for the whole family. Warren G. Magnuson Park is
located 7400 Sand Point Way NE. For more information, call 684-4946 or visit
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/Magnuson.
Participating organizations include:
- Sail Sand Point
- GreenStage
- Music of Remembrance
- Master Composter/Soil Builder Program
- Arena Sports
- S.P.A.C.E.
- The Mountaineers
- EarthCorps
- Magnuson Environmental Stewardship Alliance
- Magnuson Community Center
- Gymboree
- Outdoors For All Foundation
- Seattle Musical Theatre
- Cascade Bicycle Club
- Washington Native Plant Society
- Friends of Seattle Public Library
- Plant Amnesty
- Seattle Sport Courts Unlimited
- Thistle Theatre
- University of Washington School of Dentistry Early Childhood Oral Health Program
For more information, contact Magnuson Park at (206) 684-4946 or http://www.seattle.gov/parks/Magnuson.
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