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Plan to join your neighbors for a Cultural Celebration of Black History Month and the Lunar New Year!
Thursday, Feb. 25
5pm - 7:30pm
A soul food and Vietnamese dinner menu is planned. There will be a Black History Month presentation at 6pm and Vietnamese music and dance at 6:30. Games and raffle prizes at 7:30. NRV youth are also planning a bake sale to benefit Haiti earthquake victims.
Interpretation will be provided. Hosted by the NRV Multicultural Committee, Neighborhood House, SHA, International District Housing Alliance and Horn of Africa Service.
Questions? Contact Kate Farmer (katef@nhwa.org) or Naomi Chang (nchang@seattlehousing.org).
Come join us for our next Community Kitchen event! Neighbors get together and cook food and eat a meal together (and take food home!) Share recipes, cooking skills and fun in one evening!
Monday, February 8th
6:30pm – 8:30pm
New Rainier Vista Neighborhood House
The cost for this month is $5. Please call Kate Farmer at 206.461.4568 ext. 211 to register or email Katef@nhwa.org.
The January sky lightens up a bit, and thoughts turn toward spring. With the help of the Department of Neighborhoods, the Seattle Housing Authority, and other community partners, LettuceLink is working to transform half an acre in the New Rainier Vista neighborhood into a giving and teaching garden. This garden will be located at the north end of NRV, between Andover and Yancey and next to the Habitat site.
click on the image above to see a larger version.
Modeled after Marra Farm, the Seattle Community Farm will be a space for low-income residents of Rainier Valley to grow food for themselves and to share with the Rainier Valley Food Bank. While the garden will focus on food production, there will be many chances for gathering, celebrating, and learning. Garden education opportunities will be available throughout the growing season—seed saving, children’s gardening, and food preparation workshops are all being considered.
Jamie Robinson and Leslie Heimer of Solid Ground and Lettuce Link are coordinating outreach activities in and around New Rainier Vista: asking neighbors what they would like to grow, how they would like the garden to look, and how they will be involved. They are particularly interested in hearing ideas for celebrations and community gatherings that can take place in the garden. When neighbors come together to break bread (or chard or broccoli for that matter), strong communities can take shape.
If you are interested in being involved in the Seattle Community Farm, please contact Jamie Robinson at jamier@solid-ground.org, or Leslie Heimer at leslieh@solid-ground.org. There will be many opportunities to share your ideas, or just get your hands dirty.
The Columbia City Solstice Festival is coming! Please join us for a drop-in lantern-making workshop!
Saturday, December 12 - 2:00 to 5:00pm
Rainier Vista Neighborhood House - Paul Allen Room (4410 29th Ave S)
Materials will be available for $5/person or “pay-what-you-can”. Can’t come but want to make your own lantern? Instructions for making your own lantern at home are online at http://columbiacitizens.net/make-a-solstice-lantern.
- The next NRV Community Kitchen event will be next Monday, 12/14 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm. The cost will be $6 per person. The menu will be:
Snack to share (welcome)
Million dollar chicken recipe! (it’s won awards!)
Southern Braised Greens
Stovetop Rice Pilaf
Holiday Cheesecake
We will prepare the food and then eat together if time permits. Bring a container and bag to carry food home with you.
This is a fun way to get out of the house (despite the cold weather) and come meet your neighbors and eat yummy food and have fun! Spread the word if you can and we hope to see you there!
Come celebrate the Winter Solstice and the (very slow) return of the sun with the Columbia City Solstice Festival, Sunday, December 20, 2009. Be there with bells on - Rain, snow or shine!
Festivities start at 4:20pm with sunset procession. Light up the night with candles, lanterns, bike lights, and glow sticks and join the procession to the Solstice Festival! Bring bells and noisemakers to create a joyful sound as you gather with your neighbors and friends to celebrate the (almost) darkest day of the year. The procession will begin at multiple locations and will pick up other groups along the route at:
At 5:00pm, meet at the Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle 98118) for a Sing-a-long with Columbia City Choir and area musicians. Light candles, walk the labyrinth, and enjoy refreshments and mingling with neighbors and friends.
Become a part of the Solstice Festival planning committee and share your ideas on how to make this a great tradition for SE Seattle! Email anorris@seedseattle.org to be added to the mailing list or to sign up for a volunteer position listed below.
- Distribute posters/flyers (Available at SEED office - 5117 Rainier Ave S)
- Solicit in-kind donations from businesses (refreshments, lantern-making supplies)
- Assist with lantern-making workshop (set-up, help make lanterns, clean-up)
- Organize groups to walk to solstice
- Solstice event set-up/clean-up
This event is supported by SEEDArts, along with the Rainier Valley Post.
The Traffic & Safety Committee Meeting that was scheduled for next Monday, December 7, has been postponed. The new date is Monday, January 4, at 7pm in the Paul Allen Meeting Room at the Neighborhood House. That’s the big room downstairs. All interested parties are welcome.
Kick off Thanksgiving week with a Community Kitchen event on Monday, Nov. 23rd. The menu includes Roasted Winter Squash Soup, braised greens, Million Dollar Chicken, and apple cobbler. The format will be slightly different this time; rather than make a lot of food for take-home portions, participants will make just enough for participants to enjoy that evening in a group dinner. Hopefully, this keeps the cost to $5/person.
Email Kate Farmer at katef@nhwa.org for more information or to participate.
You are invited to join your community forest stewards for a day of tree planting and park restoration!
Saturday, November 7th; 10 AM - 2PM (rain or shine)
Cheasty Greenspace (our greenbelt) and many other forested locations across Seattle. See more information on other locations.
Green Seattle Day is a fun opportunity for you and your family to help keep Seattle green by planting native trees and shrubs in a park near you.
Plan to come out and help! Register here today (it’s free!)
Questions? Please contact info@greenseattle.org or 206-905-6906
Our 2nd Community Kitchen event will be held on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30pm – 8:30pm here at NRV. The menu for the evening will be (copies of the recipes will be available that evening):
- Pie Plate Winner Quiche (homemade pie crust!)
- Autumn Vegetable Soup
- Victorian Green Tomato Cake
The cost of the kitchen is $25, although there is a slight chance that with an accurate participant count and some savvy shopping, the fee might be less, but that won’t be known til the night of. Please bring a box or bag to carry home your food (and bring a jar to put your soup in).
This is a fun event that offers a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors and learn new recipes and cooking skills. Contact Kate Farmer at katef@NHWA.ORG with questions or to let her know you’re coming!
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